Nats Box Scores on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of June 8, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            59   33   26    0  .559     -   242  246
Philadelphia Phillies           60   32   28    0  .533   1.5   290  289
Atlanta Braves                  59   31   28    0  .525   2.0   262  225
New York Mets                   59   31   28    0  .525   2.0   265  238
Florida Marlins                 56   29   27    0  .518   2.5   244  220

Washington Nationals 7, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

OAK A    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
WAS N    0  0  1    3  0  2    1  0  x  -   7 12  0
BATTING
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Kendall c                     3   1   1   0       0   0       6   0
Crosby ss                     4   1   1   2       0   1       1   2
Kotsay cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Chavez 3b                     2   0   1   0       2   0       1   3
Kielty lf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       2   0
Johnson 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Swisher rf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Scutaro 2b                    3   0   0   0       1   0       4   3
Glynn p                       1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Thomas ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Yabu p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rincon p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Byrnes ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Cruz p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2       3   5      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Crosby-Scutaro-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Kielty (7,off Carrasco).
HR: Crosby (1,1st inning off Loaiza 1 on 0 out).
HBP: Kendall (5,by Carrasco).
GDP: Swisher (3,off Loaiza).
Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson cf                  3   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
  Blanco ph,lf                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Church lf,rf                  5   1   4   3       0   0       2   0
Guillen rf                    2   0   0   0       1   2       0   0
  Byrd lf,cf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Johnson 1b                    3   1   2   0       1   1      11   1
Castilla 3b                   4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Baerga 2b                     4   1   1   1       0   1       2   7
Schneider c                   3   1   1   2       1   0       6   0
Guzman ss                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Loaiza p                      2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  W. Cordero ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   7  12   7       4   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Guzman-Baerga-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Baerga (2,off Glynn).
3B: Church (2,off Rincon); Guzman (2,off Cruz).
HR: Church (5,3rd inning off Glynn 0 on 2 out); Schneider (3,4th inning off
Glynn 1 on 1 out); Castilla (5,7th inning off Cruz 0 on 0 out).
SH: Loaiza (3,off Yabu).
HBP: Guillen (8,by Yabu).
GDP: Byrd (2,off Cruz).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Johnson (3,2nd base off Glynn/Kendall).
PITCHING
Oakland Athletics            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Glynn L(0-2)                  4     7   4   4   1   4   2  20
Yabu                          1.2   1   2   2   2   0   0   8
Rincon                        0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3
Cruz                          2     3   1   1   0   1   1   8
Totals                        8    12   7   7   4   6   3  39
HBP: Yabu (3,Guillen).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Loaiza W(2-4)                 7     4   2   2   3   4   1  27
Carrasco                      2     1   0   0   0   1   0   8
Totals                        9     5   2   2   3   5   1  35
WP: Carrasco (1).
HBP: Carrasco (3,Kendall).
Umpires: HP - Jerry Meals, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 28749
Starting Lineups:

   Oakland Athletics             Washington Nationals     
1. Kendall             c         Wilkerson           cf
2. Crosby              ss        Church              lf
3. Kotsay              cf        Guillen             rf
4. Chavez              3b        Johnson             1b
5. Kielty              lf        Castilla            3b
6. Johnson             1b        Baerga              2b
7. Swisher             rf        Schneider           c
8. Scutaro             2b        Guzman              ss
9. Glynn               p         Loaiza              p

ATHLETICS 1ST: Kendall singled to center; Crosby homered
[Kendall scored]; Kotsay flied to center; Chavez walked; Kielty
grounded out (second to first) [Chavez to second]; Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Wilkerson lined to second; Church singled to
center; Guillen was called out on strikes; Johnson singled to
center [Church to second]; Castilla was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Swisher grounded out (second to first); Scutaro
grounded out (first to pitcher); Glynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Baerga flied to center; Schneider flied to left;
Guzman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Nationals 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Kendall flied to center; Crosby grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kotsay flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Loaiza grounded out (third to first); Wilkerson
struck out; Church homered; Guillen struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Chavez singled to left; Kielty singled to center
[Chavez to second]; Johnson forced Kielty (second to shortstop)
[Chavez to third]; Swisher grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Johnson walked; Johnson stole second; Castilla
grounded out (third to first); Baerga doubled to right [Johnson
scored]; Schneider homered [Baerga scored]; Guzman grounded out
(second to first); Loaiza singled to right; Wilkerson singled to
center [Loaiza to second]; Church flied to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Scutaro flied to left; THOMAS BATTED FOR GLYNN;
Thomas grounded out (second to first); Kendall grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals
4.

NATIONALS 5TH: YABU REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Guillen was hit
by a pitch; Johnson singled to right [Guillen to third, Johnson
out at second (right to shortstop)]; Castilla lined to third;
Baerga grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Nationals 4.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Crosby was called out on strikes; Kotsay grounded
out (first unassisted); Chavez walked; Kielty grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals
4.

NATIONALS 6TH: Schneider walked; Guzman forced Schneider
(shortstop to second); Loaiza out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Guzman to second]; Wilkerson walked; RINCON
REPLACED YABU (PITCHING); Church tripled to right [Guzman
scored, Wilkerson scored]; Guillen walked; Johnson struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Johnson was called out on strikes; Swisher struck
out; Scutaro walked; BYRNES BATTED FOR RINCON; Byrnes popped to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 7TH: CRUZ REPLACED BYRNES (PITCHING); Castilla
homered; Baerga struck out; Schneider grounded out (third to
first); Guzman tripled to center; W. CORDERO BATTED FOR LOAIZA;
W. Cordero flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Nationals 7.

ATHLETICS 8TH: CARRASCO REPLACED W. CORDERO (PITCHING); CHURCH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BYRD REPLACED GUILLEN (PLAYING
LF); Kendall was hit by a pitch; Crosby flied to left; Kotsay
popped to third; Carrasco threw a wild pitch [Kendall to
second]; Chavez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Nationals 7.

NATIONALS 8TH: BLANCO BATTED FOR WILKERSON; Blanco flied to
left; Church singled to center; Byrd grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Church out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Nationals 7.

ATHLETICS 9TH: BLANCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BYRD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Kielty doubled; Johnson grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kielty to third]; Swisher was called out on
strikes; Scutaro popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Athletics 2, Nationals 7.

Standings At Close of Play of June 8, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   59   36   23    0  .610     -   295  257
Philadelphia Phillies           60   32   28    0  .533   4.5   300  291
Atlanta Braves                  61   29   32    0  .475   8.0   314  314
Washington Nationals            61   28   33    0  .459   9.0   275  283
Florida Marlins                 57   21   36    0  .368  14.0   266  292

Washington Nationals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Day

Game Played on Thursday, June 8, 2006 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

PHI N    0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  1
WAS N    1  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  x  -   5  9  1
BATTING
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rollins ss                    4   1   1   0       0   0       3   1
Utley 2b                      4   0   1   1       0   0       0   3
Abreu rf                      2   0   1   0       2   0       0   1
Burrell lf                    3   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Howard 1b                     3   0   1   0       1   1      12   1
Rowand cf                     3   0   0   1       0   0       4   1
Bell 3b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       1   6
Fasano c                      3   0   0   0       0   1       3   1
  Dellucci ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Brito p                       2   0   0   0       0   2       0   0
  Condrey p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Victorino ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Franklin p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Fultz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   2   5   2       4   5      24  16
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Rowand-Bell-Utley-Howard, Utley-Rollins-Howard.
E: Burrell (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Utley (16,off O'Connor).
SF: Rowand (1,off O'Connor).
GDP: Burrell (8,off Stanton).
Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    1   4   1   1       2   0       3   0
Clayton ss                    4   1   2   2       0   0       0   2
Vidro 2b                      4   0   2   0       0   0       1   2
Johnson 1b                    2   0   1   2       1   0       9   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
Byrd rf                       4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Schneider c                   4   0   2   0       0   0       4   1
Jackson cf                    3   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
O'Connor p                    2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Anderson ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stanton p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Cordero p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   5   9   5       3   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Zimmerman-Vidro-Johnson.
E: Jackson (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Clayton 2 (13,off Brito 2); Johnson (16,off Brito); Schneider (6,off Condrey).
HR: Soriano (23,7th inning off Franklin 0 on 0 out).
SF: Johnson (1,off Brito).
HBP: Soriano (2,by Brito).
GDP: Johnson (5,off Franklin).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Soriano (14,2nd base off Brito/Fasano).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Brito L(0-2)                  4.2   5   4   4   3   2   0  22
Condrey                       1.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Franklin                      1     2   1   1   0   0   1   4
Fultz                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        8     9   5   5   3   4   1  34
WP: Brito 2 (2).
BK: Brito (1).
HBP: Brito (1,Soriano).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
O'Connor W(3-3)               6     3   2   1   3   3   0  24
Rivera                        1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Stanton                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Cordero SV(12)                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        9     5   2   1   4   5   0  35
WP: O'Connor (6).
Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Joe Brinkman
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 24669
Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia Phillies         Washington Nationals     
1. Rollins             ss        Soriano             lf
2. Utley               2b        Clayton             ss
3. Abreu               rf        Vidro               2b
4. Burrell             lf        Johnson             1b
5. Howard              1b        Zimmerman           3b
6. Rowand              cf        Byrd                rf
7. Bell                3b        Schneider           c
8. Fasano              c         Jackson             cf
9. Brito               p         O'Connor            p

PHILLIES 1ST: Rollins lined to right; Utley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Abreu walked; Burrell flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano walked; Brito threw a wild pitch [Soriano
to second]; Clayton grounded out (third to first); Vidro singled
to center [Soriano to third]; Johnson sacrifice flied into a
double play [Soriano scored, Vidro out at second (center to
third to second to first)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0,
Nationals 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Howard grounded out (second to first); Rowand
flied to left; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Zimmerman flied to center; Byrd popped to first;
Schneider singled to center; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 0, Nationals 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: Fasano grounded out (third to first); Brito was
called out on strikes; Rollins singled to center [Rollins to
second (error by Jackson)]; Utley doubled to right [Rollins
scored (unearned)]; Abreu flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Phillies 1, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: O'Connor grounded out (third to first); Soriano
was hit by a pitch; Brito balked [Soriano to second]; Clayton
doubled to left [Soriano scored]; Vidro flied to center; Johnson
walked; Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Phillies 1, Nationals 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: Burrell walked; Howard singled to right [Burrell
to third]; Rowand hit a sacrifice fly to center [Burrell
scored]; Bell popped to first; Fasano popped to third; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Byrd grounded out (third to first); Schneider
popped to third; Jackson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 2, Nationals 2.

PHILLIES 5TH: Brito struck out; Rollins grounded out (pitcher to
first); Utley flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: O'Connor was called out on strikes; Soriano
walked; Soriano stole second; Clayton doubled to left [Soriano
scored]; Vidro flied to left; Brito threw a wild pitch [Clayton
to third]; Johnson doubled to left [Clayton scored, Johnson to
third (error by Burrell)]; CONDREY REPLACED BRITO (PITCHING);
Zimmerman flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2,
Nationals 4.

PHILLIES 6TH: Abreu walked; Burrell popped to third; O'Connor
threw a wild pitch [Abreu to second]; Howard struck out (catcher
to first); Rowand flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Phillies 2, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 6TH: Byrd grounded out (third to first); Schneider
doubled to left; Jackson was called out on strikes; ANDERSON
BATTED FOR O'CONNOR; Anderson singled to right [Schneider to
third, Anderson out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Nationals 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: RIVERA REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Bell singled
to center; Fasano struck out; VICTORINO BATTED FOR CONDREY;
Victorino popped to third; Rollins flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: FRANKLIN REPLACED VICTORINO (PITCHING); Soriano
homered; Clayton grounded out (pitcher to first); Vidro singled
to center; Johnson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Vidro out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Phillies 2, Nationals 5.

PHILLIES 8TH: STANTON REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Utley grounded
out (pitcher to first); Abreu singled to left; Burrell grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Abreu out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Nationals 5.

NATIONALS 8TH: FULTZ REPLACED FRANKLIN (PITCHING); Zimmerman
struck out (catcher to first); Byrd grounded out (pitcher to
first); Schneider grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Phillies 2, Nationals 5.

PHILLIES 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED STANTON (PITCHING); Howard
walked; Rowand flied to center; Bell flied to center; DELLUCCI
BATTED FOR FASANO; Dellucci was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 2, Nationals 5.

Standings At Close of Play of June 8, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   59   36   23    0  .610     -   278  220
Atlanta Braves                  62   33   29    0  .532   4.5   283  285
Philadelphia Phillies           61   31   30    0  .508   6.0   307  308
Florida Marlins                 62   31   31    0  .500   6.5   311  305
Washington Nationals            61   25   36    0  .410  12.0   234  301

Washington Nationals 8, Minnesota Twins 5

Day

Game Played on Friday, June 8, 2007 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

WAS N    1  1  2    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   8 15  2
MIN A    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  1  -   5 10  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     5   3   4   1       0   0       2   3
Belliard 2b                   5   0   1   0       0   1       2   6
Zimmerman 3b                  5   1   2   2       0   1       0   0
Young dh                      5   1   3   3       0   0       0   0
Kearns rf                     4   0   1   0       1   1       4   0
Church lf                     5   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Logan cf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Schneider c                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Fick 1b                       4   1   1   0       0   0      13   0
Langerhans cf,lf              3   1   0   0       1   1       4   0
Simontacchi p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Traber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       40   8  15   7       2   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Simontacchi-Belliard-Fick, Guzman-Fick.
E: Guzman (6), Church (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Belliard (7,off Silva); Church (21,off Silva); Guzman (4,off Ortiz).
GDP: Fick (2,off Silva); Zimmerman (11,off Ortiz).
Team LOB: 7.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Castillo 2b                   5   0   1   1       0   1       2   3
Mauer c                       5   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Cuddyer rf                    3   1   0   0       1   1       0   1
Morneau 1b                    4   1   2   0       0   0      11   2
Hunter cf                     4   0   2   1       0   0       3   0
Redmond dh                    4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Kubel lf                      4   1   1   3       0   0       2   0
Punto 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Bartlett ss                   3   0   0   0       0   0       4   6
  Tyner ph                    1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Silva p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Ortiz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       37   5  10   5       1   2      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Morneau-Bartlett-Silva, Bartlett-Castillo-Morneau.
E: Bartlett (11).
BATTING - 
3B: Mauer (1,off Simontacchi).
HR: Kubel (4,7th inning off Simontacchi 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Redmond (4,off Simontacchi); Castillo (1,off Simontacchi).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Simontacchi W(3-4)            7.2   6   4   4   1   2   1  30
Traber                        0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2
Rivera SV(2)                  1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   6
Totals                        9    10   5   5   1   2   1  38
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Silva L(3-7)                  3     9   7   7   2   1   0  19
Ortiz                         6     6   1   1   0   3   0  23
Totals                        9    15   8   8   2   4   0  42
Silva faced 3 batters in the 4th inning
BK: Silva (1).
Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Dan Iassogna, 3B - Ron Kulpa
Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 25144
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Minnesota Twins          
1. Guzman              ss        Castillo            2b
2. Belliard            2b        Mauer               c
3. Zimmerman           3b        Cuddyer             rf
4. Young               dh        Morneau             1b
5. Kearns              rf        Hunter              cf
6. Church              lf        Redmond             dh
7. Schneider           c         Kubel               lf
8. Fick                1b        Punto               3b
9. Langerhans          cf        Bartlett            ss
   Simontacchi         p         Silva               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman singled to right; Belliard doubled [Guzman
to third]; Zimmerman grounded out (second to first) [Guzman
scored, Belliard to third]; Young grounded out (first
unassisted); Kearns struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Castillo grounded out (second to first); Mauer
grounded out (second to first); Cuddyer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Twins 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Church doubled to right; Schneider singled to
center [Church to third]; Fick grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Church scored (no RBI),
Schneider out at second]; Langerhans flied to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Morneau flied to center; Hunter singled to center;
Redmond grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Hunter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2,
Twins 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman singled to
left; Silva balked [Zimmerman to second]; Young singled to left
[Zimmerman scored]; Kearns walked [Young to second]; Church
singled to center [Young scored, Kearns to second]; Schneider
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Kubel grounded out (first unassisted); Punto singled
to right; Bartlett reached on a fielder's choice [Punto to
second (error by Guzman; assist by Belliard)]; Castillo grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bartlett out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Twins 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Fick singled to center; Langerhans walked [Fick
to second]; Guzman singled to center [Fick scored, Langerhans to
second]; ORTIZ REPLACED SILVA (PITCHING); Belliard grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Langerhans to third, Guzman to second];
Zimmerman singled to left [Langerhans scored, Guzman to third];
Young forced Zimmerman (shortstop to second) [Guzman scored];
Kearns reached on an error by Bartlett [Young to second, Kearns
to first]; Church grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Mauer lined to right; Cuddyer was called out on
strikes; Morneau reached on an error by Church [Morneau to
second]; Hunter popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 7, Twins 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Schneider lined to left; Fick lined to shortstop;
Langerhans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 7, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Redmond flied to right; Kubel grounded out (first
unassisted); Punto grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 7, Twins 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Guzman doubled; Belliard grounded out (first
unassisted) [Guzman to third]; Zimmerman struck out (catcher to
first); Young singled to right [Guzman scored]; Kearns singled
to center [Young to third]; Church grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Bartlett grounded out (shortstop to first); Castillo
flied to center; Mauer tripled to center; Cuddyer flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 8, Twins 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: Schneider flied to center; Fick lined to
shortstop; Langerhans flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Morneau singled to center; Hunter flied to center;
Redmond singled to right [Morneau to third]; Kubel homered
[Morneau scored, Redmond scored]; Punto popped to shortstop;
Bartlett lined to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 8,
Twins 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: Guzman singled to center; Belliard struck out;
Zimmerman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Guzman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
8, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Castillo struck out; Mauer grounded out (first
unassisted); Cuddyer walked; TRABER REPLACED SIMONTACCHI
(PITCHING); Morneau singled to right [Cuddyer to third]; Hunter
singled to center [Cuddyer scored, Morneau to second]; RIVERA
REPLACED TRABER (PITCHING); Redmond grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 8, Twins 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: Young singled to right [Young out at second
(right to shortstop)]; Kearns grounded out (shortstop to first);
Church lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 8, Twins
4.

TWINS 9TH: LOGAN REPLACED CHURCH (PLAYING CF); LANGERHANS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kubel grounded out (shortstop to
first); Punto flied to left; TYNER BATTED FOR BARTLETT; Tyner
singled to second; Tyner advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Tyner to second]; Castillo singled to center
[Tyner scored]; Mauer lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 8, Twins 5.

Standings At Close of Play of June 8, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           65   39   26    0  .600     -   344  268
Florida Marlins                 62   34   28    0  .548   3.5   309  307
Atlanta Braves                  64   32   32    0  .500   6.5   298  254
New York Mets                   62   30   32    0  .484   7.5   290  288
Washington Nationals            64   25   39    0  .391  13.5   233  314

San Francisco Giants 6, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Sunday, June 8, 2008 (D) at Nationals Park

SF  N    0  0  0    0  4  0    2  0  0  -   6 14  0
WAS N    1  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
BATTING
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lewis lf                      4   1   3   0       1   0       1   1
Castillo 3b                   4   1   0   1       1   1       0   3
Winn rf                       5   0   2   2       0   1       4   0
Rowand cf                     5   0   2   1       0   0       1   0
Durham 2b                     5   1   4   0       0   1       4   3
Bowker 1b                     4   1   1   2       1   0       7   1
  Wilson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Burriss ss                    4   1   1   0       0   0       1   3
Holm c                        3   1   0   0       1   0       7   0
Zito p                        2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Horwitz ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Taschner p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Denker ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Yabu p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Aurilia 1b                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       38   6  14   6       4   3      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Burriss-Durham-Bowker, Durham-Burriss-Bowker.
BATTING - 
2B: Lewis (14,off Mock); Rowand (17,off Mock); Durham (13,off Hanrahan); Denker
(3,off Manning).
HR: Bowker (6,7th inning off Hanrahan 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Castillo (12,off Mock); Burriss (1,off Mock).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Burriss (6,2nd base off Mock/Nieves).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     5   0   2   0       0   0       1   5
Dukes rf                      2   0   0   0       2   1       3   0
Milledge cf                   4   1   2   2       0   1       2   0
Boone 1b                      3   1   1   0       1   2      12   0
Pena lf                       4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Casto 3b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       2   1
Nieves c                      2   0   0   1       0   0       3   0
  Flores ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Harris 2b                     3   1   1   0       0   1       3   3
  Hanrahan p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Manning p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Langerhans lf               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Mock p                        1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Rivera p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lopez 2b                    1   0   0   0       1   0       0   3
Totals                       31   3   8   3       5   7      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Guzman-Harris-Boone, Guzman-Harris-Boone, Boone.
BATTING - 
2B: Boone (7,off Zito); Pena (5,off Yabu).
HR: Milledge (4,1st inning off Zito 0 on 2 out).
SF: Nieves (1,off Zito).
GDP: Dukes (4,off Zito); Harris (1,off Zito).
IBB: Boone (1,by Zito).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Zito W(2-9)                   5     7   3   3   4   2   1  23
Taschner                      2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6
Yabu                          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Wilson SV(17)                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Totals                        9     8   3   3   5   7   1  37
IBB: Zito (3,Boone).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Mock L(0-1)                   4.1   7   4   4   3   0   0  20
Rivera                        1.2   3   0   0   1   2   0   9
Hanrahan                      1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5
Manning                       1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Rauch                         1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    14   6   6   4   3   1  42
BK: Mock (1).
Umpires: HP - Scott Barry, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Brian Runge
Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 30224
Starting Lineups:

   San Francisco Giants          Washington Nationals     
1. Lewis               lf        Guzman              ss
2. Castillo            3b        Dukes               rf
3. Winn                rf        Milledge            cf
4. Rowand              cf        Boone               1b
5. Durham              2b        Pena                lf
6. Bowker              1b        Casto               3b
7. Burriss             ss        Nieves              c
8. Holm                c         Harris              2b
9. Zito                p         Mock                p

GIANTS 1ST: Lewis singled to second; Debut game for Garrett
Mock; Castillo grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Lewis out at second]; Winn singled to left;
Rowand forced Winn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Giants 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman singled to left; Dukes grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Guzman out at
second]; Milledge homered; Boone struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Durham singled to center; Bowker flied to right;
Burriss grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Durham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Pena flied to right; Casto grounded out (pitcher
to first); Nieves grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Holm grounded out (shortstop to first); Zito flied
to center; Lewis doubled to right; Castillo flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: On a bunt Harris singled to pitcher; On a bunt
Mock struck out; Guzman flied to right; Dukes walked [Harris to
second]; Milledge singled to left [Harris scored, Dukes out at
third (left to third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Nationals 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Winn grounded out (second to first); Rowand doubled
to center; Durham singled to center [Rowand to third]; Bowker
lined into a double play [Durham out at first (first
unassisted)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Boone doubled to left; Pena singled to right
[Boone to third]; Casto walked [Pena to second]; Nieves out on a
sacrifice fly to right [Boone scored, Pena to third]; Harris
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Casto out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Nationals 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Burriss singled to center; Burriss stole second;
Holm walked; Mock balked [Burriss to third, Holm to second];
Zito grounded out (pitcher to first); Lewis walked; Castillo
walked [Burriss scored, Holm to third, Lewis to second]; RIVERA
REPLACED MOCK (PITCHING); Winn singled to center [Holm scored,
Lewis scored, Castillo to second]; Rowand singled to shortstop
[Castillo scored, Winn to second]; Durham struck out; Bowker
walked [Winn to third, Rowand to second]; Burriss forced Rowand
(third unassisted) [Bowker to second]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Giants 4, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 5TH: Rivera grounded out (third to first); Guzman
singled to center; Dukes walked [Guzman to second]; Milledge
grounded out (second to first) [Guzman to third, Dukes to
second]; Boone was walked intentionally; Pena forced Boone
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4,
Nationals 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Holm flied to right; HORWITZ BATTED FOR ZITO;
Horwitz flied to right; Lewis singled to center; Castillo struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 6TH: TASCHNER REPLACED HORWITZ (PITCHING); Casto flied
to left; Nieves popped to second; Harris was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Nationals 3.

GIANTS 7TH: HANRAHAN REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); LOPEZ REPLACED
RIVERA (PLAYING 2B); Winn struck out; Rowand grounded out (third
to first); Durham doubled to right; Bowker homered [Durham
scored]; Burriss grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 6, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 7TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Guzman flied
to center; Dukes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6,
Nationals 3.

GIANTS 8TH: MANNING REPLACED HANRAHAN (PITCHING); Holm lined to
third; DENKER BATTED FOR TASCHNER; Denker doubled to left; Lewis
lined to left; Castillo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: YABU REPLACED DENKER (PITCHING); Milledge struck
out; Boone struck out; Pena doubled to right; Casto grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Nationals 3.

GIANTS 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED PENA (PITCHING); LANGERHANS REPLACED
MANNING (PLAYING LF); Winn grounded out (second to first);
Rowand grounded out (shortstop to first); Durham singled to
right; Bowker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
6, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: WILSON REPLACED BOWKER (PITCHING); AURILIA
REPLACED YABU (PLAYING 1B); FLORES BATTED FOR NIEVES; Flores
flied to right; Langerhans was called out on strikes; Lopez
walked; Lopez advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Lopez to second]; Guzman grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Nationals 3.


Standings At Close of Play of June 8, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           55   33   22    0  .600     -   302  263
New York Mets                   55   30   25    0  .545   3.0   257  238
Atlanta Braves                  56   28   28    0  .500   5.5   243  252
Florida Marlins                 59   28   31    0  .475   7.0   270  294
Washington Nationals            55   15   40    0  .273  18.0   250  324

Nats did not play on this date.

Standings At Close of Play of June 8, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  59   34   25    0  .576     -   289  235
Philadelphia Phillies           57   31   26    0  .544   2.0   263  226
New York Mets                   58   31   27    0  .534   2.5   259  237
Washington Nationals            59   28   31    0  .475   6.0   256  273
Florida Marlins                 59   28   31    0  .475   6.0   269  256

Washington Nationals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 (N) at Nationals Park

PIT N    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
WAS N    1  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  x  -   5 11  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
A. McCutchen cf               4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Walker 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   2       4   3
Milledge lf                   4   0   1   0       0   2       3   1
Jones 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   2      13   1
Young rf                      3   1   1   2       0   2       0   0
LaRoche 3b                    3   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Cedeno ss                     3   0   1   0       0   2       0   8
Jaramillo c                   3   0   0   0       0   2       2   1
Karstens p                    2   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
  Meek p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Church ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Lopez p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2       0  17      24  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Milledge-Jaramillo, Walker-Jones.
BATTING - 
HR: Young (3,4th inning off Strasburg 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Jones (9,off Strasburg).
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Cedeno (6,2nd base off Clippard/Rodriguez).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       2   1
Morgan cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   3   3   1       0   0       0   1
Dunn 1b                       4   1   3   2       0   0       5   0
  Kennedy pr,1b               0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Willingham lf                 3   1   1   1       1   0       0   0
Rodriguez c                   4   0   2   0       0   0      16   1
Bernadina rf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Desmond ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Strasburg p                   2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Harris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Capps p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       33   5  11   4       1   1      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Desmond-Guzman-Dunn.
BATTING - 
2B: Rodriguez (10,off Karstens); Guzman (10,off Karstens).
HR: Zimmerman (12,1st inning off Karstens 0 on 2 out); Dunn (11,6th inning
off Karstens 1 on 0 out); Willingham (11,6th inning off Karstens 0 on 0
out).
GDP: Rodriguez (11,off Lopez).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Karstens L(1-2)               5     9   4   4   0   0   3  23
Meek                          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Lopez                         1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5
Totals                        8    11   5   5   1   1   3  34
Karstens faced 3 batters in the 6th inning
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Strasburg W(1-0)              7     4   2   2   0  14   1  24
Clippard                      1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Capps SV(19)                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     5   2   2   0  17   1  31
Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Ed Rapuano
Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 40315
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Washington Nationals     
1. A. McCutchen        cf        Guzman              2b
2. Walker              2b        Morgan              cf
3. Milledge            lf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Jones               1b        Dunn                1b
5. Young               rf        Willingham          lf
6. LaRoche             3b        Rodriguez           c
7. Cedeno              ss        Bernadina           rf
8. Jaramillo           c         Desmond             ss
9. Karstens            p         Strasburg           p

PIRATES 1ST: A. McCutchen lined to shortstop; Debut game for
Stephen Strasburg; Walker grounded out (first unassisted);
Milledge struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals
0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Guzman grounded out (third to first); Morgan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman homered; Dunn
grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
0, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 2ND: Jones struck out; Young struck out; LaRoche singled
to right; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0,
Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 2ND: Willingham flied to left; Rodriguez doubled to
left; Bernadina grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rodriguez to
third]; Desmond grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Jaramillo was called out on strikes; Karstens
struck out; A. McCutchen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Strasburg grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guzman flied to center; Morgan singled to second; Zimmerman
forced Morgan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Walker singled to right; Milledge singled to right
[Walker to second]; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Walker to third, Milledge out at second];
Young homered [Walker scored]; LaRoche popped to second; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Dunn singled to right; Willingham forced Dunn
(third to second); Rodriguez singled to right [Willingham to
third]; Bernadina lined into a double play [Willingham out at
home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Nationals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: Cedeno struck out; Jaramillo grounded out (first
unassisted); Karstens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Desmond grounded out (shortstop to first);
Strasburg grounded out (shortstop to first); Guzman doubled to
right; Morgan lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Nationals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: A. McCutchen struck out; Walker struck out;
Milledge struck out (catcher to first); three strikeouts on
11 pitches for Strasburg; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Zimmerman singled to left; Dunn homered
[Zimmerman scored]; Willingham homered; MEEK REPLACED KARSTENS
(PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Bernadina
flied to left; Desmond grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 4.

PIRATES 7TH: Jones struck out; Young struck out; LaRoche struck
out; three strikeouts on 13 pitches for Strasburg; he struck
out the last seven batters he faced, with his last pitch at 99
MPH; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR STRASBURG; Harris struck out;
Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 4.

PIRATES 8TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Cedeno singled
to right; Jaramillo struck out; CHURCH BATTED FOR MEEK; Church
struck out; Cedeno stole second; A. McCutchen flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED CHURCH (PITCHING); Zimmerman
singled to right; Dunn singled to left [Zimmerman to second];
KENNEDY RAN FOR DUNN; Willingham walked [Zimmerman to third,
Kennedy to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Zimmerman scored (no RBI), Kennedy to third,
Willingham out at second]; Bernadina grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 5.

PIRATES 9TH: KENNEDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CAPPS REPLACED
CLIPPARD (PITCHING); Walker was called out on strikes; Milledge
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 5.

Standings At Close of Play of June 8, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           62   37   25    0  .597     -   246  212
Atlanta Braves                  62   34   28    0  .548   3.0   234  204
Florida Marlins                 60   31   29    0  .517   5.0   241  247
New York Mets                   61   29   32    0  .475   7.5   254  279
Washington Nationals            62   27   35    0  .435  10.0   236  247

San Francisco Giants 3, Washington Nationals 1

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 (D) at AT&T Park

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  0
SF  N    0  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   3  8  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina lf                  3   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   2   0       0   0       2   8
Nix rf                        4   0   0   0       0   1       6   1
Morse 1b                      4   1   1   0       0   3       8   1
Ramos c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Espinosa 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   2       4   1
Ankiel cf                     3   0   1   1       0   1       2   0
Cora 3b                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Maya p                        2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Stairs ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   1   5   1       1  11      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Nix-Morse.
BATTING - 
2B: Ankiel (7,off Cain).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bernadina (9,2nd base off Cain/Whiteside); Morse (2,2nd base off Cain/Whiteside).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Torres cf                     2   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
Tejada 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
F. Sanchez 2b                 4   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Huff 1b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
Ross rf                       4   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
Rowand lf                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Crawford ss                   3   1   2   1       0   0       2   3
Whiteside c                   3   1   2   1       0   0      10   1
Cain p                        3   0   1   1       0   0       0   1
Totals                       30   3   8   3       2   1      27   7
FIELDING - 
E: Cain (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Whiteside (3,off Maya); Cain (1,off Maya).
3B: Crawford (1,off Burnett).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Crawford (2,2nd base by Maya/Ramos).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Maya                          6     4   1   1   1   1   0  21
Burnett L(1-3)                1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6
Coffey                        1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5
Totals                        8     8   3   3   2   1   0  32
WP: Maya (1).
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cain W(5-4)                   9     5   1   1   1  11   0  33
Umpires: HP - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Greg Gibson
Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 41738
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          San Francisco Giants     
1. Bernadina           lf        Torres              cf
2. Desmond             ss        Tejada              3b
3. Nix                 rf        F. Sanchez          2b
4. Morse               1b        Huff                1b
5. Ramos               c         Ross                rf
6. Espinosa            2b        Rowand              lf
7. Ankiel              cf        Crawford            ss
8. Cora                3b        Whiteside           c
9. Maya                p         Cain                p

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina struck out; Desmond flied to right; Nix
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Torres flied to right; Tejada grounded out
(shortstop to first); F. Sanchez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Morse struck out; Ramos flied to right; On a bunt
Espinosa singled to third; Espinosa was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Cain [Espinosa to second]; Ankiel struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Huff singled to center; Ross popped to second;
Rowand flied into a double play [Huff out at first (right to
first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Cora popped to shortstop; Maya struck out;
Bernadina walked; Bernadina stole second; Desmond flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Crawford singled to second; Whiteside flied to
center; Crawford was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cain flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Giants 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Nix was called out on strikes; Morse struck out;
Ramos struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Tejada
flied to right; F. Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Espinosa grounded out (pitcher to first); Ankiel
flied to center; Cora grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Huff grounded out (first unassisted); Ross was
called out on strikes; Rowand grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Giants 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Maya grounded out (shortstop to first); Bernadina
grounded out (shortstop to first); Desmond singled to left; Nix
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Crawford lined to right; Whiteside doubled to left;
Cain doubled to center [Whiteside scored]; Torres walked; Tejada
forced Torres (shortstop to second) [Cain to third]; Maya threw
a wild pitch [Tejada to second]; F. Sanchez grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals
0, Giants 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Morse singled to right; Morse stole second; Ramos
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morse to third]; Espinosa
struck out (catcher to first); Ankiel doubled to right [Morse
scored]; Cora grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: BURNETT REPLACED MAYA (PITCHING); Huff grounded out
(first to pitcher); Ross singled to left; Rowand flied to right;
Crawford tripled to center [Ross scored]; Whiteside singled to
center [Crawford scored]; Cain forced Whiteside (shortstop to
second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Giants 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: STAIRS BATTED FOR BURNETT; Stairs struck out;
Bernadina popped to shortstop; Desmond singled to center; Nix
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: COFFEY REPLACED STAIRS (PITCHING); Torres walked;
Tejada singled to right [Torres to second]; F. Sanchez forced
Tejada (shortstop to second) [Torres to third]; Huff popped to
shortstop; Ross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Giants 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: Morse struck out; Ramos flied to left; Espinosa
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Giants 3.

Standings At Close of Play of June 8, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            56   33   23    0  .589     -   216  186
Atlanta Braves                  58   33   25    0  .569   1.0   279  243
New York Mets                   59   32   27    0  .542   2.5   256  272
Miami Marlins                   58   31   27    0  .534   3.0   222  239
Philadelphia Phillies           60   29   31    0  .483   6.0   253  251

Washington Nationals 7, Boston Red Sox 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, June 8, 2012 (N) at Fenway Park

WAS N    0  0  3    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   7 12  0
BOS A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   4  8  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Espinosa 2b                   4   2   2   1       1   1       0   1
Harper cf                     5   2   3   3       0   1       4   0
Zimmerman 3b                  5   1   2   1       0   1       1   0
Morse dh                      4   0   0   0       1   2       0   0
LaRoche 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   2   2       0   1       0   1
Nady rf                       4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Moore lf                      4   2   2   0       0   1       1   0
Flores c                      4   0   0   0       0   1      13   0
Strasburg p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Detwiler p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lidge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   7  12   7       2  10      27   3
BATTING - 
2B: Espinosa 2 (11,off Doubront 2); Harper (8,off Doubront); Desmond (16,off
Doubront); Moore (1,off Doubront); Zimmerman (10,off Hill).
HR: Harper (6,4th inning off Doubront 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Espinosa (8,3rd base off Doubront/Saltalamacchia); Moore (1,2nd base off
Albers/Saltalamacchia).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Nava lf                       5   0   2   1       0   3       0   1
Pedroia 2b                    5   0   1   0       0   2       1   2
Gonzalez 1b                   5   1   2   1       0   0       9   1
Ortiz dh                      2   1   0   0       2   1       0   0
Saltalamacchia c              4   0   0   0       0   2      11   0
Youkilis 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   3       0   2
  Middlebrooks 3b             1   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Sweeney rf                    2   1   1   0       0   1       4   0
  McDonald ph,rf              2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Aviles ss                     3   0   1   2       1   1       0   4
Podsednik cf                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Byrd ph,cf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Punto ph                    0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Doubront p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Albers p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hill p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Atchison p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Miller p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4       4  13      27  12
BATTING - 
2B: Aviles (15,off Strasburg); Gonzalez (22,off Strasburg); Nava (12,off Lidge).
HR: Gonzalez (5,8th inning off Detwiler 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Strasburg W(7-1)              6     4   2   2   2  13   0  24
Detwiler                      2     3   1   1   1   0   1  10
Lidge                         0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3
Clippard SV(6)                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     8   4   4   4  13   1  39
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Doubront L(6-3)               4     8   6   6   2   6   1  22
Albers                        1.2   1   1   1   0   3   0   6
Hill                          1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4
Atchison                      1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5
Miller                        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    12   7   7   2  10   1  40
WP: Doubront (5).
Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Alan Porter, 3B - Paul Nauert
Ejections: Kevin Youkilis by Doug Eddings
Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 37309
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Boston Red Sox           
1. Espinosa            2b        Nava                lf
2. Harper              cf        Pedroia             2b
3. Zimmerman           3b        Gonzalez            1b
4. Morse               dh        Ortiz               dh
5. LaRoche             1b        Saltalamacchia      c
6. Desmond             ss        Youkilis            3b
7. Nady                rf        Sweeney             rf
8. Moore               lf        Aviles              ss
9. Flores              c         Podsednik           cf
   Strasburg           p         Doubront            p

NATIONALS 1ST: Espinosa doubled to center; Harper struck out;
Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); Morse was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Nava struck out; Pedroia struck out; Gonzalez
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Red Sox 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: LaRoche grounded out (pitcher to first); Desmond
singled to center; Nady struck out; Doubront threw a wild pitch
[Desmond to third]; Moore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Ortiz walked; Saltalamacchia lined to center;
Youkilis struck out; Sweeney singled to center [Ortiz to
second]; Aviles doubled to center [Ortiz scored, Sweeney
scored]; Podsednik grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Red Sox 2.

NATIONALS 3RD: Flores flied to right; Espinosa walked; Harper
doubled to center [Espinosa to third]; Zimmerman singled to
center [Espinosa scored, Harper to third]; Morse walked
[Zimmerman to second]; LaRoche was called out on strikes;
Desmond doubled to right [Harper scored, Zimmerman scored, Morse
to third]; Nady grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Nava was called out on strikes; Pedroia struck out;
Gonzalez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Red
Sox 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Moore doubled to center; Flores grounded out
(third to first); Espinosa doubled [Moore scored]; Espinosa
stole third; Harper homered [Espinosa scored]; Zimmerman struck
out; Morse grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Ortiz struck out; Saltalamacchia struck out;
Youkilis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 6, Red Sox
2.

NATIONALS 5TH: ALBERS REPLACED DOUBRONT (PITCHING); LaRoche
popped to catcher; Desmond struck out; Nady flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Sweeney struck out; Aviles struck out; Podsednik
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 6, Red Sox 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Moore singled to left; Moore stole second; Flores
struck out; Espinosa struck out; HILL REPLACED ALBERS
(PITCHING); Harper singled to left [Moore scored, Harper out at
second (left to second to first to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Nava struck out; Pedroia singled to left; Gonzalez
doubled to center [Pedroia to third]; Ortiz walked;
Saltalamacchia struck out; Youkilis was called out on
strikes; Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis ejected by HP
umpire Doug Eddings; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 7, Red
Sox 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: MIDDLEBROOKS REPLACED YOUKILIS (PLAYING 3B);
Zimmerman doubled to center; Morse was called out on strikes;
LaRoche lined to right [Zimmerman to third]; ATCHISON REPLACED
HILL (PITCHING); Desmond flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: DETWILER REPLACED STRASBURG (PITCHING); MCDONALD
BATTED FOR SWEENEY; McDonald flied to center; Aviles walked;
BYRD BATTED FOR PODSEDNIK; Byrd popped to first; Nava singled to
left [Aviles to second]; Pedroia flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Nationals 7, Red Sox 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: MCDONALD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BYRD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Nady singled to shortstop; Moore flied to
center; Flores flied to center; Espinosa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 7, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Gonzalez homered; Ortiz grounded out (first
unassisted); Saltalamacchia flied to right; Middlebrooks singled
to right; McDonald lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 7, Red Sox 3.

NATIONALS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED ATCHISON (PITCHING); Harper
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morse grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 7, Red Sox 3.

RED SOX 9TH: LIDGE REPLACED DETWILER (PITCHING); Aviles grounded
out (second to first); PUNTO BATTED FOR BYRD; Punto walked;
Punto advanced to second because of defensive indifference
[Punto to second]; Nava doubled to center [Punto scored];
CLIPPARD REPLACED LIDGE (PITCHING); Pedroia flied to center;
Gonzalez flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 7,
Red Sox 4.
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