Nats Box Scores on this Date

Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            80   49   31    0  .613     -   330  329
Atlanta Braves                  81   44   37    0  .543   5.5   388  322
Florida Marlins                 78   41   37    0  .526   7.0   348  326
Philadelphia Phillies           81   41   40    0  .506   8.5   376  395
New York Mets                   80   40   40    0  .500   9.0   357  350

Washington Nationals 4, Chicago Cubs 2

Day

Game Played on Saturday, July 2, 2005 (D) at Wrigley Field

WAS N    1  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4  5  0
CHI N    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wilkerson cf                  4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Spivey 2b                     3   0   0   1       0   1       1   2
Guillen rf                    4   2   2   1       0   0       3   0
Castilla 3b                   2   1   0   0       1   2       2   0
Byrd lf                       3   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
W. Cordero 1b                 3   0   1   1       0   0       6   1
Bennett c                     4   0   1   1       0   3       8   0
  C. Cordero p                0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Carroll ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Armas p                       2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Majewski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Short ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schneider c                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   4   5   4       1   7      27   5
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Spivey-Carroll-W. Cordero, W. Cordero.
BATTING - 
2B: W. Cordero (2,off Williams).
3B: Wilkerson (4,off Williams).
HR: Guillen (17,1st inning off Williams 0 on 2 out).
SH: Byrd (3,off Williams).
SF: W. Cordero (2,off Williams); Spivey (1,off Williams).
HBP: Castilla (2,by Williams).
Team LOB: 3.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Patterson cf                  4   0   0   0       0   3       3   0
Perez ss                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   2
Lee 1b                        4   2   3   1       0   0      10   0
Burnitz rf                    3   0   0   0       1   1       3   0
Ramirez 3b                    4   0   1   1       0   0       0   5
Walker 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   2       2   3
Hollandsworth lf              3   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Barrett c                     4   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Williams p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Hairston ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wuertz p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   8   2       2   8      27  12
BATTING - 
2B: Hollandsworth (12,off Armas).
3B: Lee (2,off Armas).
HR: Lee (25,6th inning off Armas 0 on 0 out).
SH: Williams (1,off Armas).
GDP: Burnitz (6,off Armas).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Armas W(4-4)                  5     7   2   2   1   6   1  22
Majewski                      1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Eischen                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Carrasco                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
C. Cordero SV(29)             1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     8   2   2   2   8   1  35
Armas faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Williams L(1-3)               7     5   4   4   1   3   1  28
Wuertz                        2     0   0   0   0   4   0   6
Totals                        9     5   4   4   1   7   1  34
HBP: Williams (4,Castilla).
Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Tim Welke
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 40488
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Chicago Cubs             
1. Wilkerson           cf        Patterson           cf
2. Spivey              2b        Perez               ss
3. Guillen             rf        Lee                 1b
4. Castilla            3b        Burnitz             rf
5. Byrd                lf        Ramirez             3b
6. W. Cordero          1b        Walker              2b
7. Bennett             c         Hollandsworth       lf
8. Carroll             ss        Barrett             c
9. Armas               p         Williams            p

NATIONALS 1ST: Wilkerson grounded out (second to first); Spivey
flied to right; Guillen homered; Castilla was hit by a pitch;
Byrd flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Patterson struck out; Perez singled to left; Lee
singled to right [Perez to third]; Burnitz grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lee out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: W. Cordero grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bennett struck out; Carroll grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Ramirez singled to left; Walker struck out;
Hollandsworth flied to left; Barrett flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Wilkerson
flied to left; Spivey flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Williams struck out; Patterson struck out; Perez lined
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Guillen singled to center; Castilla walked
[Guillen to second]; Byrd out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Guillen to third, Castilla to second]; W. Cordero hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Guillen scored]; Bennett singled to
center [Castilla scored]; Carroll forced Bennett (third to
shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Lee tripled to right; Burnitz struck out; Ramirez
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lee scored]; Walker struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Cubs 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Armas grounded out (second to first); Wilkerson
tripled to left; Spivey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wilkerson
scored]; Guillen grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 5TH: Hollandsworth doubled to right; Barrett singled to
left [Hollandsworth to third]; Williams out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Barrett to second]; Patterson popped to
shortstop; Perez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Castilla struck out; Byrd grounded out (shortstop
to first); W. Cordero doubled to right; Bennett was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 1.

CUBS 6TH: Lee homered; Burnitz walked; MAJEWSKI REPLACED ARMAS
(PITCHING); Ramirez lined into a double play [Burnitz out at
first (first unassisted)]; Walker singled to left; Hollandsworth
walked [Walker to second]; Barrett flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: Carroll flied to center; SHORT BATTED FOR
MAJEWSKI; Short grounded out (third to first); Wilkerson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 7TH: EISCHEN REPLACED SHORT (PITCHING); HAIRSTON BATTED FOR
WILLIAMS; Hairston popped to third; Patterson was called out on
strikes; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Cubs 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: WUERTZ REPLACED HAIRSTON (PITCHING); Spivey
struck out; Guillen popped to first; Castilla struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 8TH: CARRASCO REPLACED EISCHEN (PITCHING); Lee flied to
center; Burnitz popped to third; Ramirez popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 2.

NATIONALS 9TH: Byrd struck out; W. Cordero flied to left;
Bennett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 2.

CUBS 9TH: C. CORDERO REPLACED BENNETT (PITCHING); SCHNEIDER
REPLACED CARRASCO (PLAYING C ); Walker grounded out (second to
first); Hollandsworth popped to second; Barrett grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Cubs 2.

Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   81   48   33    0  .593     -   424  363
Philadelphia Phillies           81   37   44    0  .457  11.0   392  430
Florida Marlins                 78   35   43    0  .449  11.5   360  359
Atlanta Braves                  82   35   47    0  .427  13.5   392  415
Washington Nationals            83   35   48    0  .422  14.0   362  422

Washington Nationals 6, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

Day

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 2006 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

TB  A    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  4
WAS N    3  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   6  9  0
BATTING
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hollins cf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Crawford lf                   4   0   2   1       0   1       3   0
Huff 3b                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Cantu 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Norton 1b                     4   1   2   0       0   1       7   0
Branyan rf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Navarro c                     4   0   0   0       0   2       3   2
Perez ss                      3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Gomes ph                    1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Seo p                         1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Switzer p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lee ph                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Harper p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wigginton ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2       0   5      24   6
FIELDING - 
E: Cantu (4), Branyan (4), Navarro (2), Perez (6).
BATTING - 
2B: Crawford (11,off Ortiz).
SH: Seo (1,off Ortiz).
HBP: Cantu (2,by Ortiz); Branyan (2,by Ortiz); Lee (2,by Ortiz).
GDP: Huff (3,off Bray).
Team LOB: 7.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Vidro 2b                      5   0   1   1       0   1       3   3
Clayton ss                    4   1   1   0       0   0       4   1
Johnson 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       6   2
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   1   2       0   0       0   1
Ward lf                       3   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Byrd lf                     1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Guillen rf                    4   0   2   1       0   1       1   0
  Jackson pr,rf               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Anderson cf                   3   1   2   0       1   0       4   0
Schneider c                   3   1   0   0       1   2       5   0
Ortiz p                       1   1   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Bray p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  LeCroy ph,1b                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   6   9   4       2   4      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Vidro-Clayton-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Clayton (20,off Seo); Guillen 2 (13,off Seo,off Harper); Johnson (26,off
Seo); Vidro (12,off Seo).
HR: Zimmerman (11,1st inning off Seo 1 on 2 out).
SH: Ortiz 2 (3,off Seo,off Switzer).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Anderson (3,2nd base by Seo/Navarro).
PITCHING
Tampa Bay Devil Rays         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Seo L(0-1)                    5     7   4   3   2   1   1  24
Switzer                       1     1   2   0   0   1   0   6
Harper                        2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Totals                        8     9   6   3   2   4   1  37
WP: Switzer (1).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ortiz W(6-6)                  7     4   1   1   0   4   0  28
Bray                          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3
Rauch                         1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9     7   2   2   0   5   0  36
BK: Ortiz (2).
HBP: Ortiz 3 (11,Cantu,Branyan,Lee).
Umpires: HP - Mark Carlson, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Wally Bell
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 23823
Starting Lineups:

   Tampa Bay Devil Rays          Washington Nationals     
1. Hollins             cf        Vidro               2b
2. Crawford            lf        Clayton             ss
3. Huff                3b        Johnson             1b
4. Cantu               2b        Zimmerman           3b
5. Norton              1b        Ward                lf
6. Branyan             rf        Guillen             rf
7. Navarro             c         Anderson            cf
8. Perez               ss        Schneider           c
9. Seo                 p         Ortiz               p

DEVIL RAYS 1ST: Hollins popped to first; Crawford was called out
on strikes; Huff struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays
0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Vidro lined to center; Clayton doubled to right;
Johnson flied to center; Zimmerman homered [Clayton scored];
Ward reached on an error by Cantu; Guillen doubled to left [Ward
scored (unearned)]; Anderson walked; Schneider grounded out
(first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Devil Rays 0,
Nationals 3.

DEVIL RAYS 2ND: Cantu popped to first; Norton singled to right;
Branyan popped to shortstop; Navarro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 2ND: Ortiz grounded out (third to first); Vidro flied
to left; Clayton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Nationals 3.

DEVIL RAYS 3RD: Perez popped to shortstop; Seo lined to
shortstop; Hollins singled to left; Crawford flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 3RD: Johnson doubled to left; Zimmerman flied to right
[Johnson to third]; Ward lined to right; Guillen flied to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Nationals 3.

DEVIL RAYS 4TH: Huff flied to left; Cantu was hit by a pitch;
Norton flied to center; Branyan was hit by a pitch [Cantu to
second]; Navarro flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Devil
Rays 0, Nationals 3.

NATIONALS 4TH: Anderson singled to center; Anderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Schneider walked; Ortiz out
on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Schneider to second];
Vidro doubled to center [Schneider scored]; Clayton flied to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 0, Nationals 4.

DEVIL RAYS 5TH: On a bunt Perez singled to second; Seo out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Perez to second]; Ortiz balked
[Perez to third]; Hollins grounded out (third to first);
Crawford doubled to left [Perez scored]; Huff grounded out
(first to second to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays
1, Nationals 4.

NATIONALS 5TH: Johnson popped to second; Zimmerman popped to
third; Ward singled to center; Guillen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 1, Nationals 4.

DEVIL RAYS 6TH: Cantu flied to right; Norton struck out; Branyan
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 1, Nationals
4.

NATIONALS 6TH: SWITZER REPLACED SEO (PITCHING); Anderson singled
to center; Schneider struck out; Ortiz reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Anderson to third (error by Perez),
Ortiz to second]; Vidro flied to right; Switzer threw a wild
pitch [Anderson scored (unearned), Ortiz scored (error by
Navarro) (unearned)]; Clayton reached on an error by Branyan
[Clayton to second]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 1, Nationals 6.

DEVIL RAYS 7TH: BYRD REPLACED WARD (PLAYING LF); Navarro
grounded out (second to first); Perez flied to center; LEE
BATTED FOR SWITZER; Lee was hit by a pitch; Hollins popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 1, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 7TH: HARPER REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Zimmerman flied
to right; Byrd lined to center; Guillen doubled to left; JACKSON
RAN FOR GUILLEN; Anderson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Devil Rays 1, Nationals 6.

DEVIL RAYS 8TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BRAY
REPLACED ORTIZ (PITCHING); Crawford singled to shortstop; Huff
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Crawford out at second]; Cantu grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 1, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 8TH: Schneider struck out (catcher to first); LECROY
BATTED FOR BRAY; LeCroy grounded out (third to first); Vidro
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Devil Rays 1, Nationals 6.

DEVIL RAYS 9TH: RAUCH REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); LECROY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Norton singled to left; Branyan popped to
second; Navarro struck out; GOMES BATTED FOR PEREZ; Norton
advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Norton to
second]; Gomes singled to center [Norton scored]; WIGGINTON
BATTED FOR HARPER; Gomes advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Gomes to second]; Wigginton flied to left; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Devil Rays 2, Nationals 6.

Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                   81   46   35    0  .568     -   370  326
Atlanta Braves                  83   43   40    0  .518   4.0   373  377
Philadelphia Phillies           83   42   41    0  .506   5.0   427  438
Florida Marlins                 83   38   45    0  .458   9.0   399  434
Washington Nationals            82   33   49    0  .402  13.5   303  415

Chicago Cubs 7, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, July 2, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

CHI N    2  1  2    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 11  2
WAS N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    5   1   2   1       0   0       2   0
Theriot ss                    4   1   1   0       1   0       2   6
Lee 1b                        3   2   0   0       1   0      13   0
Ramirez 3b                    5   1   3   2       0   0       1   3
Floyd rf                      4   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Pie cf                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
DeRosa 2b                     5   0   2   3       0   0       3   4
Pagan cf,rf                   4   0   2   0       0   1       0   0
Bowen c                       3   1   0   1       0   1       6   0
Lilly p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Jones ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Petrick p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Howry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   7  11   7       2   5      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. DeRosa-Theriot-Lee, Ramirez-DeRosa-Lee.
E: Lee 2 (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Ramirez (13,off Simontacchi).
SH: Lilly (2,off Simontacchi).
SF: Bowen (2,off Simontacchi).
HBP: Lee (5,by Simontacchi).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Soriano (11,2nd base off Traber/Schneider).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Logan cf                      3   0   1   1       1   1       2   0
Belliard 2b                   3   0   0   0       1   0       3   2
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   2   0       0   1       0   4
Young 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
Kearns rf                     4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Church lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Lopez ss                      3   0   0   0       1   1       1   3
Schneider c                   4   1   1   0       0   0       5   0
Simontacchi p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Flores ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Traber p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jimenez ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Schroder p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fick ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  King p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2       4   6      27  10
FIELDING - 
E: Young (8).
BATTING - 
2B: Schneider (10,off Lilly); Logan (6,off Lilly); Zimmerman (19,off Howry).
GDP: Young (4,off Lilly); Schneider (7,off Howry).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Logan (7,2nd base off Lilly/Bowen).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lilly W(7-4)                  7     3   1   1   3   5   0  26
Petrick                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Howry                         1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6
Totals                        9     5   2   2   4   6   0  35
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Simontacchi L(5-6)            3     7   5   5   1   0   0  18
Traber                        2     3   2   2   1   2   0  10
Schroder                      3     1   0   0   0   3   0  11
King                          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9    11   7   7   2   5   0  42
HBP: Simontacchi (2,Lee).
Umpires: HP - Scott Barry, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jeff Kellogg
Ejections: Robert Fick by Scott Barry
Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 24015
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Washington Nationals     
1. Soriano             lf        Logan               cf
2. Theriot             ss        Belliard            2b
3. Lee                 1b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Ramirez             3b        Young               1b
5. Floyd               rf        Kearns              rf
6. DeRosa              2b        Church              lf
7. Pagan               cf        Lopez               ss
8. Bowen               c         Schneider           c
9. Lilly               p         Simontacchi         p

CUBS 1ST: Soriano flied to center; Theriot walked; Lee was hit
by a pitch [Theriot to second]; Ramirez doubled to left [Theriot
scored, Lee scored]; Floyd grounded out (second to first)
[Ramirez to third]; DeRosa grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Logan walked; Logan stole second [Logan to third
(error by Lee)]; Belliard walked; Zimmerman was called out on
strikes; Young struck out; Kearns forced Belliard (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Nationals 0.

CUBS 2ND: Pagan singled to right; Bowen forced Pagan (pitcher to
shortstop); Lilly out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Bowen to second]; Soriano singled to left [Bowen scored,
Soriano to second (on throw)]; Theriot grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Church flied to left; Lopez struck out; Schneider
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 3, Nationals 0.

CUBS 3RD: Lee grounded out (third to first); Ramirez singled to
left; Floyd singled to shortstop [Ramirez to second]; DeRosa
singled to shortstop [Ramirez scored, Floyd to second]; Pagan
singled to right [Floyd to third, DeRosa to second]; Bowen out
on a sacrifice fly to left [Floyd scored]; Lilly popped to
first; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 5, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: FLORES BATTED FOR SIMONTACCHI; Flores struck out;
Logan struck out; Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 5, Nationals 0.

CUBS 4TH: TRABER REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); Soriano singled to
left; Theriot flied to center; Soriano stole second; Lee walked;
Ramirez singled to left [Soriano to third, Lee to second]; Floyd
was called out on strikes; DeRosa singled to pitcher [Soriano
scored, Lee scored, Ramirez to third]; Pagan popped to first; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman grounded out (first unassisted); Young
grounded out (third to first); Kearns grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 0.

CUBS 5TH: Bowen flied to right; Lilly struck out; Soriano
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
7, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Church grounded out (second to first); Lopez
lined to second; Schneider doubled to right; JIMENEZ BATTED FOR
TRABER; Jimenez walked; Logan doubled to left [Schneider scored,
Jimenez to third]; Belliard grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 1.

CUBS 6TH: SCHRODER REPLACED JIMENEZ (PITCHING); Theriot popped
to second; Lee lined to right; Ramirez lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Zimmerman singled to left; Young grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zimmerman out at
second]; Kearns popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7,
Nationals 1.

CUBS 7TH: Floyd popped to second; DeRosa reached on an error by
Young (assist by Lopez) [DeRosa to second]; Pagan was called out
on strikes; Bowen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: PIE REPLACED FLOYD (PLAYING CF); PAGAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Church flied to left; Lopez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Schneider grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 1.

CUBS 8TH: JONES BATTED FOR LILLY; Jones was called out on
strikes; Soriano flied to right; Theriot singled to shortstop;
Lee popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 8TH: PETRICK REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); FICK BATTED
FOR SCHRODER; Fick was called out on strikes; Nationals
Robert Fick ejected by HP umpire Scott Barry; Logan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Belliard grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 1.

CUBS 9TH: KING REPLACED FICK (PITCHING); Ramirez grounded out
(third to first); Pie flied to left; DeRosa grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 9TH: HOWRY REPLACED PETRICK (PITCHING); Zimmerman
doubled to left; Young popped to third; Kearns singled to center
[Zimmerman scored]; Church reached on an error by Lee [Kearns to
second]; Lopez walked [Kearns to third, Church to second];
Schneider grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Lopez out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 7, Nationals
2.

Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           85   46   39    0  .541     -   435  354
Florida Marlins                 84   44   40    0  .524   1.5   401  419
New York Mets                   84   41   43    0  .488   4.5   393  398
Atlanta Braves                  85   40   45    0  .471   6.0   380  349
Washington Nationals            86   34   52    0  .395  12.5   316  430

Florida Marlins 4, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 (D) at Dolphin Stadium

WAS N    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  0
FLA N    0  0  0    0  0  1    2  1  x  -   4  9  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf                  4   0   0   0       0   2       5   0
Harris lf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Dukes rf                      4   0   0   0       0   3       1   0
Boone 3b                      3   1   0   0       0   2       0   5
Belliard 2b                   4   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
Flores c                      3   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Lo Duca 1b                    3   0   1   2       0   1       9   1
Lopez ss                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Perez p                       2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Manning p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hanrahan p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Young ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Casto pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   2   3   2       1   9      24  10
BATTING - 
2B: Belliard (10,off Nolasco).
HBP: Boone (2,by Nolasco).
GDP: Bernadina (1,off Pinto).
Team LOB: 3.
Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ramirez ss                    4   1   1   0       0   1       3   2
Andino 2b                     4   0   1   1       0   3       1   1
Cantu 1b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       8   1
Willingham lf                 4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Helms 3b                      3   0   1   1       0   0       1   1
Ross rf                       4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Treanor c                     3   0   0   0       0   0       9   1
Amezaga cf                    3   1   1   2       0   0       1   0
Nolasco p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Gonzalez ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Pinto p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gregg p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   4   9   4       0   5      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cantu-Ramirez-Cantu.
E: Ramirez (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Helms (9,off Perez); Ramirez (15,off Perez).
HR: Amezaga (2,7th inning off Manning 1 on 2 out).
SF: Helms (2,off Rivera).
Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Perez                         6.2   5   2   2   0   3   0  25
Manning L(0-2)                0     2   1   1   0   0   1   2
Hanrahan                      0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Rivera                        1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                        8     9   4   4   0   5   1  33
WP: Perez (1).
Florida Marlins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nolasco W(9-4)                7     3   2   2   0   8   0  26
Pinto                         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Gregg SV(15)                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     3   2   2   1   9   0  32
HBP: Nolasco (5,Boone).
Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 23624
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Florida Marlins          
1. Bernadina           cf        Ramirez             ss
2. Harris              lf        Andino              2b
3. Dukes               rf        Cantu               1b
4. Boone               3b        Willingham          lf
5. Belliard            2b        Helms               3b
6. Flores              c         Ross                rf
7. Lo Duca             1b        Treanor             c
8. Lopez               ss        Amezaga             cf
9. Perez               p         Nolasco             p

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina struck out; Harris grounded out (first
unassisted); Dukes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
0, Marlins 0.

MARLINS 1ST: Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Andino
struck out; Cantu flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Marlins 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Boone was hit by a pitch; Belliard doubled to
right [Boone to third]; Flores struck out; Lo Duca singled to
center [Boone scored, Belliard scored, Lo Duca to second (on
throw to home)]; Lopez grounded out (first unassisted) [Lo Duca
to third]; Perez flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Marlins 0.

MARLINS 2ND: Willingham grounded out (second to first); Helms
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ross lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Bernadina flied to left; Harris reached on an
error by Ramirez; Dukes grounded out (third to first) [Harris to
second]; Boone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Marlins 0.

MARLINS 3RD: Treanor grounded out (shortstop to first); Amezaga
grounded out (third to first); Nolasco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Belliard popped to shortstop; Flores lined to
third; Lo Duca was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Marlins 0.

MARLINS 4TH: Ramirez flied to center; Andino struck out; Cantu
singled to left; Willingham lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Lopez grounded out (first unassisted); Perez
lined to right; Bernadina was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 0.

MARLINS 5TH: Helms doubled to center; Ross grounded out
(shortstop to first); Treanor grounded out (third to first);
Amezaga popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2,
Marlins 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Harris grounded out (catcher to first); Dukes
struck out; Boone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 0.

MARLINS 6TH: Nolasco flied to left; Ramirez doubled to left;
Perez threw a wild pitch [Ramirez to third]; Andino singled to
center [Ramirez scored]; Cantu grounded out (third to first)
[Andino to second]; Willingham grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Belliard flied to left; Flores singled to left;
Lo Duca forced Flores (shortstop to second); Lopez grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins
1.

MARLINS 7TH: Helms flied to right; Ross singled to center;
Treanor grounded out (third to first) [Ross to second]; MANNING
REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Amezaga homered [Ross scored];
GONZALEZ BATTED FOR NOLASCO; Gonzalez singled to center;
HANRAHAN REPLACED MANNING (PITCHING); Ramirez struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 3.

NATIONALS 8TH: PINTO REPLACED GONZALEZ (PITCHING); YOUNG BATTED
FOR HANRAHAN; Young walked; CASTO RAN FOR YOUNG; Bernadina
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Casto
out at second]; Harris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 3.

MARLINS 8TH: RIVERA REPLACED CASTO (PITCHING); Andino struck
out; Cantu singled to left; Willingham singled to shortstop
[Cantu to third]; Helms out on a sacrifice fly to center [Cantu
scored]; Ross flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
2, Marlins 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: GREGG REPLACED PINTO (PITCHING); Dukes struck
out; Boone flied to center; Belliard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Marlins 4.

Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           76   39   37    0  .513     -   394  385
Florida Marlins                 80   41   39    0  .513     -   367  389
New York Mets                   78   39   39    0  .500   1.0   352  362
Atlanta Braves                  78   38   40    0  .487   2.0   329  336
Washington Nationals            76   22   54    0  .289  17.0   322  426

The Nationals did not play on this date.

Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                  80   47   33    0  .588     -   378  317
New York Mets                   80   45   35    0  .563   2.0   367  317
Philadelphia Phillies           78   41   37    0  .526   5.0   367  326
Florida Marlins                 79   37   42    0  .468   9.5   374  349
Washington Nationals            81   35   46    0  .432  12.5   326  369

New York Mets 5, Washington Nationals 3

Day

Game Played on Friday, July 2, 2010 (N) at Nationals Park

NY  N    1  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  8  0
WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  9  1
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Pagan cf                      5   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Tejada ss                     4   1   0   0       0   1       1   4
Wright 3b                     5   1   3   0       0   1       1   0
Davis 1b                      3   1   0   1       1   1       7   0
Bay lf                        3   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
Barajas c                     4   0   0   0       0   0       9   1
Francoeur rf                  4   0   2   0       0   1       3   0
Cora 2b                       4   1   1   3       0   0       1   2
Niese p                       3   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
  Tatis ph                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carter ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Parnell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  P. Feliciano p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dessens p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rodriguez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       36   5   8   5       2   9      27   8
BATTING - 
2B: Wright (25,off Atilano); Niese (1,off Atilano).
3B: Cora (2,off Atilano).
HBP: Tejada (4,by Atilano).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Pagan (15,2nd base off Peralta/Rodriguez).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan cf                     4   0   2   0       0   0       3   0
Guzman 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   5
Dunn 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   3       7   1
Zimmerman 3b                  3   1   1   0       1   1       0   1
Willingham lf                 4   1   2   1       0   1       2   0
Rodriguez c                   4   1   1   0       0   2       9   0
Morse rf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
  Bernadina ph                1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   2   1       0   1       1   0
Atilano p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Peralta p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Batista p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kennedy ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Slaten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Harris ph                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   3       1   9      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Desmond (20).
BATTING - 
2B: Desmond (14,off Niese); Rodriguez (13,off Dessens).
HR: Willingham (15,7th inning off Niese 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Morgan (12,2nd base by Niese/Barajas).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niese W(6-2)                  7     6   1   1   0   8   1  26
Parnell                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
P. Feliciano                  0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Dessens                       0.1   1   2   2   1   0   0   3
Rodriguez SV(19)              0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     9   3   3   1   9   1  35
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Atilano L(6-5)                3.2   4   5   5   2   4   0  18
Peralta                       3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12
Burnett                       1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5
Batista                       0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Slaten                        1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   5   5   2   9   0  39
HBP: Atilano (2,Tejada).
Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 24410
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Washington Nationals     
1. Pagan               cf        Morgan              cf
2. Tejada              ss        Guzman              2b
3. Wright              3b        Dunn                1b
4. Davis               1b        Zimmerman           3b
5. Bay                 lf        Willingham          lf
6. Barajas             c         Rodriguez           c
7. Francoeur           rf        Morse               rf
8. Cora                2b        Desmond             ss
9. Niese               p         Atilano             p

METS 1ST: Pagan grounded out (second to first); Tejada was hit
by a pitch; Wright singled to center [Tejada to third]; Davis
grounded out (second to first) [Tejada scored, Wright to
second]; Bay struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan singled to third; Guzman struck out;
Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to third); Dunn was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Nationals
0.

METS 2ND: Barajas popped to second; Francoeur struck out; Cora
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Zimmerman singled to right; Willingham struck
out; Rodriguez struck out; Morse flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Nationals 0.

METS 3RD: Niese was called out on strikes; Pagan flied to
center; Tejada was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 1, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Desmond struck out; Atilano grounded out (second
to first); Morgan singled to center; Guzman forced Morgan
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Nationals
0.

METS 4TH: Wright doubled to center; Davis walked; Bay walked
[Wright to third, Davis to second]; Barajas flied to center;
Francoeur lined to shortstop; Cora tripled to right [Wright
scored, Davis scored, Bay scored]; Niese doubled to left [Cora
scored]; PERALTA REPLACED ATILANO (PITCHING); Pagan struck out;
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Dunn struck out; Zimmerman struck out; Willingham
singled to left; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 5, Nationals 0.

METS 5TH: Tejada grounded out (first to pitcher); Wright singled
to left; Davis flied to center [Wright to second]; Bay flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Morse flied to right; Desmond doubled to right;
Peralta grounded out (shortstop to first) [Desmond to third];
Morgan flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 0.

METS 6TH: Barajas flied to right; Francoeur singled to center;
Cora flied to left; Niese grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Guzman popped to first; Dunn lined to center;
Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 0.

METS 7TH: Pagan singled to center; Tejada lined to left; Wright
struck out while Pagan stole second; BURNETT REPLACED PERALTA
(PITCHING); Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 7TH: Willingham homered; Rodriguez lined to right;
Morse flied to center; Desmond popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 1.

METS 8TH: Bay grounded out (second to first); Barajas flied to
right; Francoeur singled to right; Cora reached on an error by
Desmond [Francoeur to second]; TATIS BATTED FOR NIESE; BATISTA
REPLACED BURNETT (PITCHING); CARTER BATTED FOR TATIS; Carter was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals
1.

NATIONALS 8TH: PARNELL REPLACED CARTER (PITCHING); KENNEDY
BATTED FOR BATISTA; Kennedy grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morgan grounded out (second to first); Guzman flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 1.

METS 9TH: SLATEN REPLACED KENNEDY (PITCHING); Pagan struck out;
Tejada grounded out (pitcher to first); Wright grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 9TH: P. FELICIANO REPLACED PARNELL (PITCHING); Dunn
struck out; DESSENS REPLACED P. FELICIANO (PITCHING); Zimmerman
walked; Willingham lined to left; Rodriguez doubled to right
[Zimmerman to third]; BERNADINA BATTED FOR MORSE; RODRIGUEZ
REPLACED DESSENS (PITCHING); Bernadina singled to right
[Zimmerman scored, Rodriguez to third]; Desmond singled to
center [Rodriguez scored, Bernadina to second]; HARRIS BATTED
FOR SLATEN; Bernadina was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Nationals 3.

Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies           84   53   31    0  .631     -   341  272
Atlanta Braves                  84   49   35    0  .583   4.0   330  281
Washington Nationals            84   42   42    0  .500  11.0   323  319
New York Mets                   83   41   42    0  .494  11.5   372  366
Florida Marlins                 83   37   46    0  .446  15.5   315  363

Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Washington Nationals 3 (1)

Day

Game Played on Saturday, July 2, 2011 (D) at Nationals Park

PIT N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   5 10  0
WAS N    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3 10  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Presley lf                    4   0   3   0       1   1       1   1
d'Arnaud ss                   5   1   0   0       0   2       1   2
Jones rf                      4   2   3   2       0   0       1   0
  Paul rf                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
A. McCutchen cf               4   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Walker 2b                     3   0   0   1       0   1       5   1
Overbay 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       7   2
B. Wood 3b                    3   1   0   0       1   0       1   1
McKenry c                     2   0   1   0       1   1       8   0
McDonald p                    2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Veras p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Diaz ph                     1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Hanrahan p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       33   5  10   5       3   8      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Presley-d'Arnaud-Walker.
BATTING - 
2B: A. McCutchen (19,off Hernandez); Jones (12,off Hernandez).
HR: Jones (9,8th inning off Burnett 0 on 1 out); A. McCutchen (12,8th inning
off Burnett 0 on 1 out).
SH: McDonald (3,off Hernandez); McKenry (4,off Coffey).
SF: Walker (5,off Hernandez).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: d'Arnaud (3,2nd base off Hernandez/I. Rodriguez).
CS: Presley (1,2nd base by Hernandez/I. Rodriguez).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf,lf               3   1   0   0       2   0       3   0
Werth rf                      5   0   2   1       0   1       2   0
Zimmerman 3b                  3   0   0   0       2   0       0   2
Nix lf                        3   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stairs ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Coffey p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mattheus p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Morse 1b                      4   1   2   0       0   0       8   0
Espinosa 2b                   4   0   2   0       0   1       2   3
I. Rodriguez c                4   0   1   1       0   1       8   2
Desmond ss                    4   0   1   0       0   3       1   1
Hernandez p                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Ankiel ph,cf                2   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Totals                       34   3  10   3       4   8      27  10
BATTING - 
HR: Ankiel (2,7th inning off McDonald 0 on 1 out).
SH: Hernandez (10,off McDonald).
Team LOB: 9.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McDonald                      6.1   7   2   2   3   7   1  28
Veras W(2-2)                  1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   6
Hanrahan SV(24)               1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9    10   3   3   4   8   1  39
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez                     7     6   2   2   2   6   0  28
Burnett L(3-5)                1     2   2   2   0   0   2   5
Coffey                        0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4
Mattheus                      0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2
Totals                        9    10   5   5   3   8   2  39
WP: Hernandez (2).
Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Mark Lollo
Time of Game: 2:57
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Washington Nationals     
1. Presley             lf        Bernadina           cf
2. d'Arnaud            ss        Werth               rf
3. Jones               rf        Zimmerman           3b
4. A. McCutchen        cf        Nix                 lf
5. Walker              2b        Morse               1b
6. Overbay             1b        Espinosa            2b
7. B. Wood             3b        I. Rodriguez        c
8. McKenry             c         Desmond             ss
9. McDonald            p         Hernandez           p

PIRATES 1ST: Debut for umpire Mark Lollo; Presley singled
to center; d'Arnaud forced Presley (third to second); d'Arnaud
stole second; Jones singled to right [d'Arnaud scored]; A.
McCutchen doubled to right [Jones to third]; Walker lined out on
a sacrifice fly to right [Jones scored]; Overbay lined to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina popped to third; Werth grounded out
(pitcher to first); Zimmerman flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: B. Wood grounded out (pitcher to first); McKenry
struck out; McDonald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates
2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Nix struck out; Morse singled to right; Espinosa
singled to right [Morse to second]; I. Rodriguez singled to
center [Morse scored, Espinosa to second]; Espinosa was picked
off second (pitcher to second); Desmond was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Presley singled to center; Presley was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); d'Arnaud was called out on
strikes; Jones doubled to right; Hernandez threw a wild pitch
[Jones to third]; A. McCutchen flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Bernadina popped to second; Werth was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 4TH: Walker was called out on strikes; Overbay flied to
left; B. Wood grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman walked; Nix popped to second; Morse
lined to center; Espinosa singled to left [Zimmerman to third];
I. Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Nationals 1.

PIRATES 5TH: McKenry singled to second; McDonald out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [McKenry to second]; Presley
walked; d'Arnaud lined to shortstop; Jones flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Desmond singled to center; Hernandez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Desmond to second]; Bernadina
walked; Werth singled to shortstop [Desmond to third, Bernadina
to second]; Zimmerman popped to first; Nix struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 6TH: A. McCutchen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Walker grounded out (second to first); Overbay grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Morse grounded out (third to first); Espinosa
struck out; I. Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 7TH: B. Wood grounded out (second to first); McKenry
walked; On a bunt McDonald struck out; Presley was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Desmond struck out; ANKIEL BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Ankiel homered; Bernadina walked; VERAS REPLACED MCDONALD
(PITCHING); Werth flied into a double play [Bernadina out at
first (left to shortstop to second)]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 8TH: BERNADINA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BURNETT
REPLACED NIX (PITCHING); ANKIEL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
d'Arnaud lined to center; Jones homered; A. McCutchen homered;
Walker flied to right; Overbay flied to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Pirates 4, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: PAUL REPLACED JONES (PLAYING RF); Zimmerman
walked; STAIRS BATTED FOR BURNETT; Stairs flied to center; Morse
singled to center [Zimmerman to second]; Espinosa flied to
center; I. Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 4, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 9TH: COFFEY REPLACED STAIRS (PITCHING); B. Wood walked;
McKenry out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [B. Wood to
second]; DIAZ BATTED FOR VERAS; Diaz singled to right [B. Wood
scored]; Presley singled to right [Diaz to second]; MATTHEUS
REPLACED COFFEY (PITCHING); d'Arnaud struck out; Paul struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 5, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 9TH: HANRAHAN REPLACED DIAZ (PITCHING); Desmond struck
out; Ankiel singled to right; Bernadina forced Ankiel (first to
shortstop); Bernadina advanced to second because of defensive
indifference [Bernadina to second]; Werth singled to right
[Bernadina scored]; Zimmerman grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 5, Nationals 3.

Washington Nationals 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 (2)

Day

Game Played on Saturday, July 2, 2011 (N) at Nationals Park

PIT N    0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  2
WAS N    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  5  0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Presley lf                    4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
d'Arnaud ss                   4   1   2   1       0   0       1   4
A. McCutchen cf               4   0   3   1       0   0       0   0
Jones 1b,rf                   4   0   0   0       0   0      10   1
  Watson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Diaz rf                       3   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Overbay 1b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Walker 2b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       0   3
Harrison 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       2   4
  D. McCutchen p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Resop p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Paul rf                     1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Fryer c                       4   1   1   0       0   0       6   0
Lincoln p                     1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  B. Wood 3b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3   9   2       0   2      24  12
FIELDING - 
E: Paul (1), Fryer (1).
BATTING - 
2B: A. McCutchen (20,off Lannan).
3B: A. McCutchen (3,off Lannan).
SH: Lincoln (1,off Lannan).
GDP: Harrison (3,off Lannan).
Team LOB: 5.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina lf                  3   1   0   0       2   2       0   0
Espinosa 2b                   3   0   2   0       1   0       3   4
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   0   1       0   1       1   3
Morse 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   0      15   0
  Bixler pr,1b                0   1   0   0       0   0       2   0
Werth rf                      3   1   0   0       1   2       1   0
Ankiel cf                     3   1   1   0       1   0       2   0
Ramos c                       3   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
Desmond ss                    3   0   0   0       1   1       1   9
Lannan p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Nix ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mattheus p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  I. Rodriguez ph             1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   4   5   3       7   6      27  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Desmond-Espinosa-Morse.
BATTING - 
2B: Ramos (10,off Lincoln); Espinosa (13,off Lincoln).
HBP: Morse (7,by Resop).
IBB: Desmond (1,by Lincoln).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Bixler (3,3rd base off Watson/Fryer); Ankiel (8,2nd base off Watson/Fryer).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lincoln                       6     4   2   2   3   4   0  25
D. McCutchen                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5
Resop                         0.1   0   1   1   0   0   0   2
Watson L(0-1)                 0.2   1   1   1   2   1   0   5
Totals                        8     5   4   4   7   6   0  37
HBP: Resop (3,Morse).
IBB: Lincoln (1,Desmond).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan                        7     6   3   3   0   1   0  26
Mattheus W(1-0)               1     2   0   0   0   1   0   5
Storen SV(20)                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     9   3   3   0   2   0  35
Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Alan Porter, 3B - Mark Lollo
Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 39638
Starting Lineups:

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Washington Nationals     
1. Presley             lf        Bernadina           lf
2. d'Arnaud            ss        Espinosa            2b
3. A. McCutchen        cf        Zimmerman           3b
4. Jones               1b        Morse               1b
5. Diaz                rf        Werth               rf
6. Walker              2b        Ankiel              cf
7. Harrison            3b        Ramos               c
8. Fryer               c         Desmond             ss
9. Lincoln             p         Lannan              p

PIRATES 1ST: Presley grounded out (shortstop to first); d'Arnaud
grounded out (second to first); A. McCutchen tripled to right;
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina struck out; Espinosa grounded out
(first to pitcher); Zimmerman grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

PIRATES 2ND: Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first); Walker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrison grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Morse grounded out (shortstop to first); Werth
walked; Ankiel singled to right [Werth to third]; Ramos grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Werth scored, Ankiel to second];
Desmond grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Pirates 0, Nationals 1.

PIRATES 3RD: Fryer singled to left; Lincoln out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Fryer to second]; Presley grounded out
(second to first) [Fryer to third]; d'Arnaud singled to
shortstop [Fryer scored]; A. McCutchen doubled to right
[d'Arnaud scored]; Jones grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lannan grounded out (third to first); Bernadina
walked; Espinosa singled to right [Bernadina to third];
Zimmerman forced Espinosa (second to shortstop) [Bernadina
scored]; Morse grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 4TH: Diaz flied to right; Walker flied to center;
Harrison grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 4TH: Werth struck out; Ankiel popped to third; Ramos
doubled to center; Desmond was walked intentionally; Lannan
flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 5TH: Fryer popped to second; Lincoln struck out; Presley
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Pirates 2, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Bernadina was called out on strikes; Espinosa
doubled to center; Zimmerman lined to left; Morse grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 6TH: d'Arnaud grounded out (third to first); A.
McCutchen grounded out (pitcher to first); Jones popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Werth struck out; Ankiel popped to third; Ramos
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Pirates 2,
Nationals 2.

PIRATES 7TH: Diaz singled to right; Walker singled to second
[Diaz to third]; Harrison grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Diaz scored (no RBI), Walker out at
second]; Fryer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: D. MCCUTCHEN REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); B.
WOOD REPLACED LINCOLN (PLAYING 3B); Desmond flied to left; NIX
BATTED FOR LANNAN; Nix grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bernadina walked; Espinosa walked [Bernadina to second];
Zimmerman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Pirates 3, Nationals 2.

PIRATES 8TH: MATTHEUS REPLACED NIX (PITCHING); B. Wood flied to
center; Presley struck out; d'Arnaud singled to center; A.
McCutchen singled to third [d'Arnaud to second]; Jones popped to
third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: JONES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); OVERBAY
REPLACED DIAZ (PLAYING 1B); RESOP REPLACED D. MCCUTCHEN
(PITCHING); Morse was hit by a pitch; BIXLER RAN FOR MORSE;
Werth flied to right; WATSON REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); PAUL
REPLACED RESOP (PLAYING RF); Ankiel walked [Bixler to second];
Bixler stole third and Ankiel stole second [Bixler scored (error
by Fryer)]; Ramos walked; Desmond struck out; I. RODRIGUEZ
BATTED FOR MATTHEUS; I. Rodriguez singled to right [Ankiel
scored, Ramos to third (on throw to home), I. Rodriguez to
second (error by Paul)]; Bernadina grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 4.

PIRATES 9TH: BIXLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); STOREN REPLACED
I. RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Overbay grounded out (shortstop to
first); Walker grounded out (third to first); Paul singled to
left; Fryer forced Paul (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Pirates 3, Nationals 4.

Standings At Close of Play of July 2, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals            77   45   32    0  .584     -   316  268
New York Mets                   80   43   37    0  .538   3.5   365  343
Atlanta Braves                  79   41   38    0  .519   5.0   358  340
Miami Marlins                   79   38   41    0  .481   8.0   302  361
Philadelphia Phillies           81   36   45    0  .444  11.0   347  362

The Nationals did not play on this date.

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