August 16
2011 – Chien-Ming Wang won back-to-back starts for the first time since 2008 and Michael Morse and Ryan Zimmerman homered to lead the Washington Nationals (58-62) to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds (59-63). Wang (2-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings, his longest outing since June 10, 2008.
Standings At Close of Play of August 16, 2005
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 119 68 51 0 .571 - 569 473 Washington Nationals 118 63 55 0 .534 4.5 467 472 Philadelphia Phillies 119 63 56 0 .529 5.0 554 543 Florida Marlins 118 61 57 0 .517 6.5 530 495 New York Mets 118 60 58 0 .508 7.5 540 486
The Nationals did not play on this date.
Standings At Close of Play of August 16, 2006
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 119 71 48 0 .597 - 621 541 Philadelphia Phillies 119 59 60 0 .496 12.0 628 614 Florida Marlins 120 56 64 0 .467 15.5 559 575 Atlanta Braves 119 55 64 0 .462 16.0 616 614 Washington Nationals 120 53 67 0 .442 18.5 551 615
Washington Nationals 9, Atlanta Braves 6
Day
Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 2006 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
ATL N 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 - 6 9 1 WAS N 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 x - 9 12 1
BATTING
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Giles 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Renteria ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 C. Jones 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Francoeur rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 Diaz lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 LaRoche 1b 2 2 2 2 1 0 7 0 Pratt c 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 Langerhans cf 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 Smoltz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A. Jones ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 T. Pena pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paronto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McBride p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Orr ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 9 6 1 6 24 10
FIELDING - E: C. Jones (15).
BATTING - 2B: Diaz (10,off Traber); Francoeur (18,off Traber). HR: LaRoche (24,8th inning off Rauch 0 on 1 out). HBP: Diaz (4,by Traber); LaRoche (2,by Traber). GDP: Pratt (3,off Traber). Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Soriano lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Lopez ss 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 5 Zimmerman 3b 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 3 Johnson 1b 2 1 1 1 3 0 8 0 Kearns rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Escobar cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schneider c 4 2 2 3 0 1 6 0 Castro 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 6 2 Traber p 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Church cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 9 12 9 6 7 27 11
FIELDING - DP: 1. Castro-Lopez-Johnson. E: Zimmerman (10).
BATTING - 2B: Schneider (12,off Smoltz). HR: Zimmerman (16,4th inning off Smoltz 1 on 1 out); Schneider (4,7th inning off Ray 2 on 2 out). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Lopez (32,2nd base off Smoltz/Pratt). CS: Church (1,2nd base by Paronto/Pratt).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Smoltz L(10-6) 5 9 6 6 3 6 1 26 Paronto 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ray 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 1 6 McBride 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Yates 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 Totals 8 12 9 9 6 7 2 41
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Traber W(3-1) 5.2 6 5 4 1 3 0 26 Rivera 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 Rauch 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 Cordero SV(22) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 9 6 5 1 6 1 39
HBP: Traber 2 (4,Diaz,LaRoche).
Umpires: HP - Joe West, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Jim Wolf
Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 28094
Standings At Close of Play of August 16, 2007
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 120 67 53 0 .558 - 572 522 Philadelphia Phillies 120 64 56 0 .533 3.0 649 592 Atlanta Braves 121 64 57 0 .529 3.5 600 559 Florida Marlins 121 56 65 0 .463 11.5 589 635 Washington Nationals 121 55 66 0 .455 12.5 471 562
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Washington Nationals 2
Day
Game Played on Thursday, August 16, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
PHI N 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 9 1 WAS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 7 0
BATTING
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rollins ss 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 Iguchi 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 5 Burrell lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Roberson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Howard 1b 5 0 1 1 0 3 9 0 Rowand cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Werth rf,lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 Ruiz c 2 1 2 2 1 0 8 0 Nunez 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 Hamels p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dobbs ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Gordon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Myers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 9 4 5 12 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 2. Rollins-Iguchi-Howard, Roberson-Rollins. E: Howard (8).
BATTING - 2B: Werth (4,off Rivera); Dobbs (17,off Rivera). HR: Ruiz (4,2nd inning off Hanrahan 1 on 1 out). SH: Ruiz (3,off Rivera). Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - SB: Rollins (24,3rd base off Hanrahan/Flores).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 Belliard 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Young 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Kearns rf 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 Langerhans rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Flores c 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 2 Logan cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Hanrahan p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Batista ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 4 8 27 5
BATTING - 2B: Belliard (23,off Hamels); Kearns (25,off Hamels). HR: Belliard (7,8th inning off Gordon 0 on 0 out); Young (11,8th inning off Gordon 0 on 1 out). GDP: Flores (3,off Hamels). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Kearns (2,2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz).
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hamels W(14-5) 6.2 4 0 0 2 6 0 26 Alfonseca 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Gordon 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 2 4 Romero 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Myers SV(11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 8 2 37
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hanrahan L(2-1) 5 4 2 2 4 8 1 23 Schroder 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 Bacsik 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Rivera 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 Rauch 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 9 4 4 5 12 1 41
Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Jerry Layne
Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 27308
Standings At Close of Play of August 16, 2008
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 123 67 56 0 .545 - 604 546 Philadelphia Phillies 123 65 58 0 .528 2.0 593 528 Florida Marlins 124 64 60 0 .516 3.5 577 601 Atlanta Braves 123 56 67 0 .455 11.0 565 558 Washington Nationals 124 44 80 0 .355 23.5 460 617
Colorado Rockies 13, Washington Nationals 6
Day
Game Played on Saturday, August 16, 2008 (N) at Nationals Park
COL N 2 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 2 - 13 13 0 WAS N 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 11 3
BATTING
Colorado Rockies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Barmes 2b 5 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 Taveras cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 Holliday lf 2 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 Grilli p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atkins 1b 4 2 2 2 1 0 12 0 Hawpe rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 Tulowitzki ss 5 2 3 3 0 0 1 5 Torrealba c 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 Stewart 3b 5 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 Hernandez p 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Smith ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 40 13 13 13 6 6 27 15
FIELDING - DP: 2. Barmes-Tulowitzki-Atkins, Stewart-Barmes-Atkins.
BATTING - 2B: Tulowitzki (16,off Lannan); Stewart (11,off Ayala). SF: Taveras (3,off Mock). GDP: Torrealba (10,off Lannan). Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - SB: Taveras 2 (57,2nd base off Lannan/Flores,3rd base off Lannan/Flores); Holliday 2 (19,2nd base off Lannan/Flores 2).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonifacio 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Harris lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 Milledge cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 Kearns rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Flores c 4 0 2 0 0 1 7 1 Belliard ss,1b 4 0 3 3 0 0 3 1 Casto 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Shell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lannan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Mock p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Orr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 35 6 11 5 1 3 27 11
FIELDING - DP: 1. Zimmerman-Flores-Casto. E: Bonifacio (3), Zimmerman (5), Milledge (4).
BATTING - 2B: Zimmerman (16,off Hernandez); Milledge (17,off Hernandez); Belliard (17,off Hernandez). GDP: Casto (4,off Hernandez); Kearns (11,off Hernandez). Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hernandez W(1-1) 6 10 6 6 1 2 0 26 Vizcaino 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Grilli 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 11 6 6 1 3 0 36
WP: Hernandez (1).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lannan L(6-12) 4 7 8 8 4 2 0 23 Mock 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 11 Shell 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Ayala 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 13 13 12 6 6 0 47
Lannan faced 3 batters in the 5th inning Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Randy Marsh Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 28909
Standings At Close of Play of August 16, 2009
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 115 66 49 0 .574 - 601 521 Florida Marlins 118 63 55 0 .534 4.5 565 562 Atlanta Braves 117 61 56 0 .521 6.0 518 473 New York Mets 117 55 62 0 .470 12.0 500 533 Washington Nationals 118 43 75 0 .364 24.5 537 638
Washington Nationals 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
Day
Game Played on Sunday, August 16, 2009 (D) at Great American Ball Park
WAS N 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 - 5 9 1 CIN N 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Guzman ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Belliard 3b,2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dunn 1b 2 3 2 0 0 0 5 1 Willingham lf 4 2 3 3 0 0 5 0 Dukes rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Zimmerman ph,3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 Nieves c 4 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 MacDougal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lannan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 36 5 9 4 0 4 27 6
FIELDING - E: Belliard (4).
BATTING - 2B: Dunn 2 (25,off Lehr 2); Willingham (25,off Lehr). HR: Willingham (19,4th inning off Lehr 1 on 0 out). HBP: Dunn 2 (3,by Lehr,by Rhodes). Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - CS: Willingham (3,Home by Lehr/Hanigan).
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Sutton 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 Votto 1b 5 1 2 1 0 2 12 0 Gomes rf 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 Masset p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nix rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balentien lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Rosales 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Janish ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 Hanigan c 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Lehr p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dickerson rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 4 8 4 3 5 27 12
FIELDING - E: Rosales (5).
BATTING - 2B: Lehr (1,off Lannan). HR: Gomes (15,5th inning off Lannan 2 on 2 out). SH: Lehr (2,off Lannan). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Taveras (25,2nd base off Bergmann/Nieves).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lannan 5.2 7 4 4 3 2 1 28 Bergmann 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Sosa W(2-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 MacDougal SV(13) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 8 4 4 3 5 1 39
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lehr 6 6 3 3 0 2 1 25 Burton 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Herrera 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Masset 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rhodes L(0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 5 Fisher 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 9 5 5 0 4 1 38
WP: Lehr (1). HBP: Lehr (1,Dunn); Rhodes (1,Dunn).
Umpires: HP - Angel Campos, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Greg Gibson
Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 18030
Standings At Close of Play of August 16, 2010
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 118 69 49 0 .585 - 539 438 Philadelphia Phillies 117 66 51 0 .564 2.5 552 490 New York Mets 118 59 59 0 .500 10.0 480 466 Florida Marlins 117 57 60 0 .487 11.5 518 516 Washington Nationals 118 51 67 0 .432 18.0 477 546 The Nationals did not play on this date.
Standings At Close of Play of August 16, 2011
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 120 78 42 0 .650 - 530 394 Atlanta Braves 123 72 51 0 .585 7.5 512 454 New York Mets 122 59 63 0 .484 20.0 546 548 Washington Nationals 120 58 62 0 .483 20.0 470 497 Florida Marlins 122 57 65 0 .467 22.0 481 534
Washington Nationals 6, Cincinnati Reds 4
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 (N) at Nationals Park
CIN N 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 4 8 1 WAS N 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 x - 6 8 2
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Stubbs cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Renteria ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Janish pr,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Votto 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 10 2 Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Bruce rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 Hernandez c 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 Alonso lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Leake p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Lewis ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Arredondo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sappelt lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 4 8 4 1 3 24 11
FIELDING - E: Votto (5).
BATTING - 2B: Votto (29,off Wang); Renteria (10,off Wang). SH: Leake (9,off Wang). Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - SB: Stubbs (29,2nd base off Wang/Ramos).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ankiel cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 Espinosa 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Zimmerman 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 Morse 1b 4 2 2 2 0 0 6 2 Werth rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 Nix lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Gomes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Desmond ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 Ramos c 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Wang p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bixler lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 33 6 8 5 1 6 27 7
FIELDING - E: Zimmerman (9), Desmond (18).
BATTING - 2B: Morse (29,off Leake); Ramos (15,off Leake); Werth (23,off Bray). HR: Morse (21,3rd inning off Leake 0 on 1 out); Zimmerman (7,5th inning off Leake 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leake L(10-8) 6 7 6 5 1 5 2 27 Arredondo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Bray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 8 6 5 1 6 2 34
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wang W(2-2) 6.1 7 4 4 1 0 0 29 Clippard 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Storen SV(32) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 8 4 4 1 3 0 38
Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Angel Campos
Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 23888
Standings At Close of Play of August 16, 2012
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 118 73 45 0 .619 - 525 420 Atlanta Braves 118 69 49 0 .585 4.0 554 461 New York Mets 118 56 62 0 .475 17.0 515 543 Philadelphia Phillies 118 54 64 0 .458 19.0 482 524 Miami Marlins 119 53 66 0 .445 20.5 439 533 The Nationals did not play on this date.
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