August 9
2005 – Brandon Watson, making his major league debut, hit a solo home run in the fourth inning gave the Nationals 5-1 lead. Fellow Nats’ Brad Wilkerson, Brian Schneider and Vinny Castilla also homered as the Nationals held off the Houston Astros to take 6-5 win.
The win snapped a 13-game losing streak in one-run games.
Debuts on This Date – Brandon Watson
2006 – Debuts on This Date – Brandon Harper
Last Games on This Date – Luis Matos
2009 – Washington Nationals (40-72) won their eighth straight game 9-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks (50-62). The Nationals are enjoying their second longest win streak in their five seasons in the nation’s capital. They won 10 straight from June 2-12, 2005.
Adam Dunn had a two-run home run, his 30th. This is Dunn’s sixth straight seasons of hitting 30 or more home runs. Ryan Zimmerman had three hits and three runs, and Elijah Dukes drove in three.
The Nats’ 26-year-old starter J.D. Martin got his first win and first hit of his major league career. Martin (1-2) became the fifth Nationals pitcher to record their first win as a starter this season at this point in the 2009 season.
2011 – Transactions – San Diego Padres sold Miguel Perez to Washington Nationals.
2012 – Michael Morse, homered twice, Zimmermann matched his career high with 11 strikeouts and the Washington Nationals (69-43) completed a four-game sweep of the Houston Astros (36-77) with a 5-0 victory.
Washington Nationals 6, Houston Astros 5
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, August 9, 2005 (N) at Minute Maid Park
WAS N 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 1 HOU N 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 5 9 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Watson lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 Vidro 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 3 0 7 1 Castilla 3b 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 Wilkerson cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 Wilson rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Schneider c 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 Guzman ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 Patterson p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 6 8 6 6 7 27 7
FIELDING - DP: 2. Stanton-Guzman-Johnson, Vidro-Guzman-Johnson. E: Guzman (11).
BATTING - 2B: Watson (1,off Astacio). HR: Wilkerson (8,2nd inning off Astacio 0 on 1 out); Schneider (8,4th inning off Astacio 0 on 0 out); Watson (1,4th inning off Astacio 0 on 2 out); Castilla (8,5th inning off Harville 0 on 1 out). SH: Patterson (6,off Harville). SF: Vidro (3,off Astacio). GDP: Castilla (14,off Qualls). IBB: Wilkerson (7,by Qualls). Team LOB: 7.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Taveras cf 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 Biggio 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Berkman lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Ensberg 3b 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 Lamb 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 Palmeiro rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Everett ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 Ausmus c 2 1 1 0 2 1 7 0 Astacio p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Burke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harville p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bruntlett ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lane ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gallo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vizcaino 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 9 3 6 4 27 11
FIELDING - DP: 1. Everett-Lamb.
BATTING - 2B: Berkman (22,off Patterson). 3B: Lane (3,off Majewski). HR: Ensberg 2 (31,2nd inning off Patterson 0 on 0 out,5th inning off Patterson 1 on 2 out). GDP: Lamb 2 (8,off Stanton,off C. Cordero). IBB: Ausmus (5,by Patterson). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: Palmeiro (3,2nd base off Patterson/Schneider).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Patterson W(6-3) 5.2 7 5 3 4 2 2 28 Ayala 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Stanton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Majewski 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 C. Cordero SV(37) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 9 5 3 6 4 2 41
Ayala faced 1 batter in the 7th inning WP: Patterson 2 (8). IBB: Patterson (6,Ausmus).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Astacio L(2-5) 4 6 5 5 2 2 3 20 Harville 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 8 Qualls 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 8 Gallo 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Lidge 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 8 6 6 6 7 4 40
IBB: Qualls (2,Wilkerson).
Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Lance Barksdale
Time of Game: 3:08 Attendance: 34255
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Houston Astros 1. Watson lf Taveras cf 2. Vidro 2b Biggio 2b 3. Johnson 1b Berkman lf 4. Castilla 3b Ensberg 3b 5. Wilkerson cf Lamb 1b 6. Wilson rf Palmeiro rf 7. Schneider c Everett ss 8. Guzman ss Ausmus c 9. Patterson p Astacio p NATIONALS 1ST: Watson grounded out (first unassisted); Debut game for Brandon Watson; Vidro popped to shortstop; Johnson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Taveras lined to second; Biggio flied to center; Berkman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Castilla popped to third; Wilkerson homered; Wilson flied to right; Schneider singled to right; Guzman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ensberg homered; Lamb grounded out (first unassisted); Palmeiro singled to center; Palmeiro stole second; Everett popped to shortstop; Ausmus was walked intentionally; Patterson threw a wild pitch [Palmeiro to third, Ausmus to second]; Astacio grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Astros 1. NATIONALS 3RD: Patterson singled to right; Watson doubled [Patterson to third]; Vidro hit a sacrifice fly to center [Patterson scored, Watson to third]; Johnson walked; Castilla grounded out (third to first) [Watson scored, Johnson to second]; Wilkerson walked; Wilson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Taveras struck out; Biggio grounded out (third to first); Berkman doubled to left; Patterson threw a wild pitch [Berkman to third]; Ensberg walked; Lamb popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 1. NATIONALS 4TH: Schneider homered; Guzman flied to left; Patterson grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson homered; Vidro grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 5, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Palmeiro grounded out (first to pitcher); Everett flied to left; Ausmus walked; BURKE BATTED FOR ASTACIO; Burke popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Astros 1. NATIONALS 5TH: HARVILLE REPLACED BURKE (PITCHING); Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Castilla homered; Wilkerson grounded out (second to first); Wilson was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 1. ASTROS 5TH: Taveras singled to right; Biggio popped to first; Berkman flied to center; Ensberg homered [Taveras scored]; Lamb popped to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 3. NATIONALS 6TH: Schneider walked; Guzman was called out on strikes; Patterson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Schneider to second]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Palmeiro flied to right; Everett struck out; Ausmus singled to center; BRUNTLETT BATTED FOR HARVILLE; Bruntlett walked [Ausmus to second]; Taveras singled to shortstop [Ausmus to third, Bruntlett to second]; AYALA REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Biggio reached on an error by Guzman [Ausmus scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bruntlett scored (unearned) (no RBI), Taveras to third]; Berkman flied to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5. NATIONALS 7TH: QUALLS REPLACED BRUNTLETT (PITCHING); Vidro singled to left; Johnson walked [Vidro to second]; Castilla grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Vidro to third, Johnson out at second]; Wilkerson was walked intentionally; Wilson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5. ASTROS 7TH: Ensberg singled to left; STANTON REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Lamb grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Ensberg out at second]; Palmeiro flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5. NATIONALS 8TH: Schneider grounded out (pitcher to first); Guzman grounded out (second to first); BLANCO BATTED FOR STANTON; Blanco was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: MAJEWSKI REPLACED BLANCO (PITCHING); Everett popped to first; Ausmus struck out; LANE BATTED FOR QUALLS; Lane tripled to right; Taveras walked; C. CORDERO REPLACED MAJEWSKI (PITCHING); Biggio popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5. NATIONALS 9TH: GALLO REPLACED LANE (PITCHING); On a bunt Watson made an out to first; Vidro grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson walked; LIDGE REPLACED BIGGIO (PITCHING); VIZCAINO REPLACED GALLO (PLAYING 2B); Castilla struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5. ASTROS 9TH: Berkman walked; Ensberg struck out; Lamb grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Berkman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Astros 5.
Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 2006
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 112 68 44 0 .607 - 600 504 Philadelphia Phillies 113 55 58 0 .487 13.5 583 589 Atlanta Braves 113 52 61 0 .460 16.5 586 583 Florida Marlins 113 52 61 0 .460 16.5 520 545 Washington Nationals 113 50 63 0 .442 18.5 520 580
Washington Nationals 5, Florida Marlins 2
Day
Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
FLA N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 1 WAS N 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 x - 5 9 1
BATTING
Florida Marlins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Amezaga cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Uggla 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 Jacobs 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 Abercrombie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Borchard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cabrera 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Willingham lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Helms ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hermida rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Olivo c 4 1 2 0 0 0 10 2 Willis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Ross lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Totals 37 2 9 1 1 8 24 10
FIELDING - DP: 1. Uggla-Ramirez-Jacobs. E: Willis (5).
BATTING - 2B: Hermida (17,off Ortiz); Olivo (16,off Ortiz). HBP: Uggla (8,by Ortiz). Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - SB: Ramirez (34,2nd base off Ortiz/Harper).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Soriano lf 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 Lopez ss 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 Zimmerman 3b 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 1 Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 2 1 5 2 Kearns rf 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 Escobar cf 2 0 1 2 1 1 6 0 Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Anderson ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harper c 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Ward ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Schneider pr,c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ortiz p 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Bowie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matos ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 9 3 11 9 27 7
FIELDING - E: Lopez (20).
BATTING - 2B: Soriano (29,off Willis); Harper (1,off Willis). SF: Escobar 2 (2,off Willis,off Pinto). HBP: Harper (1,by Willis). GDP: Johnson (9,off Herges). Team LOB: 14.
BASERUNNING - CS: Kearns (3,2nd base by Willis/Olivo).
PITCHING
Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willis L(7-9) 5.1 8 4 3 5 6 0 29 Herges 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Messenger 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Pinto 1.2 0 1 1 4 3 0 9 Totals 8 9 5 4 11 9 0 43
WP: Willis 2 (6). HBP: Willis (16,Harper).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ortiz W(9-9) 6.2 8 2 1 0 6 0 29 Bowie 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Rauch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Cordero SV(20) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 Totals 9 9 2 1 1 8 0 39
WP: Ortiz (3). HBP: Ortiz (12,Uggla).
Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Time of Game: 3:17 Attendance: 21390
Starting Lineups: Florida Marlins Washington Nationals 1. Amezaga cf Soriano lf 2. Uggla 2b Lopez ss 3. Jacobs 1b Zimmerman 3b 4. Cabrera 3b Johnson 1b 5. Willingham lf Kearns rf 6. Hermida rf Escobar cf 7. Ramirez ss Jackson 2b 8. Olivo c Harper c 9. Willis p Ortiz p MARLINS 1ST: Amezaga singled to center; Ortiz threw a wild pitch [Amezaga to second]; Uggla struck out; Jacobs singled to center [Amezaga scored]; Cabrera flied to center; Willingham grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano doubled to right; Lopez struck out (catcher to first); Zimmerman singled to left [Soriano to third]; Willis threw a wild pitch [Zimmerman to second]; Johnson walked while Soriano advanced to home and Zimmerman advanced to third on a wild pitch; Kearns forced Johnson (shortstop to second) [Zimmerman scored]; Kearns was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 2. MARLINS 2ND: Hermida doubled to right; Ramirez singled to third [Hermida to third]; Olivo popped to first; Ramirez stole second; Willis struck out; Amezaga grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 2ND: Escobar singled to center; Jackson flied to right; Harper doubled to right [Escobar to third]; Ortiz reached on a fielder's choice [Escobar out at home (second to catcher), Harper to third]; Soriano walked [Ortiz to second]; Lopez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 2. MARLINS 3RD: Uggla grounded out (shortstop to first); Jacobs flied to center; Cabrera singled to center; Willingham struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 3RD: Zimmerman singled to left; Johnson was called out on strikes; Kearns singled to center [Zimmerman to third, Kearns to second (on throw to 3b)]; Escobar hit a sacrifice fly to right [Zimmerman scored, Kearns to third]; Jackson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 3. MARLINS 4TH: Hermida flied to center; Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Olivo singled to center; Willis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 3. NATIONALS 4TH: Harper was hit by a pitch; On a bunt Ortiz made an out to catcher [Harper stayed at first]; Ramon Ortiz called for interference for running into his own batted ball; Soriano flied to center; Lopez forced Harper (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 3. MARLINS 5TH: Amezaga flied to left; Uggla flied to center; Jacobs flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 3. NATIONALS 5TH: Zimmerman walked; Johnson singled to left [Zimmerman to second]; Kearns walked [Zimmerman to third, Johnson to second]; Escobar struck out; Jackson grounded out (catcher to first) [Zimmerman scored (error by Willis) (unearned) (no RBI), Johnson to third, Kearns to second]; Harper grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 4. MARLINS 6TH: Cabrera singled to left; Willingham was called out on strikes; Hermida forced Cabrera (second to shortstop); Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 6TH: Ortiz walked; Soriano struck out; Lopez singled to center [Ortiz to second]; HERGES REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PITCHING); ROSS REPLACED WILLIS (PLAYING LF); Zimmerman walked [Ortiz to third, Lopez to second]; Johnson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zimmerman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 1, Nationals 4. MARLINS 7TH: Olivo doubled; Ross struck out; Amezaga grounded out (first to pitcher) [Olivo to third]; Uggla was hit by a pitch; BOWIE REPLACED ORTIZ (PITCHING); Jacobs reached on an error by Lopez [Olivo scored (unearned) (no RBI), Uggla to third]; ABERCROMBIE RAN FOR JACOBS; Cabrera walked [Abercrombie to second]; HELMS BATTED FOR HERGES; Helms flied to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Marlins 2, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 7TH: MESSENGER REPLACED ABERCROMBIE (PITCHING); HELMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kearns singled to center; Escobar walked [Kearns to second]; ANDERSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Anderson lined to center [Kearns to third]; WARD BATTED FOR HARPER; PINTO REPLACED MESSENGER (PITCHING); Ward walked [Escobar to second]; MATOS BATTED FOR BOWIE; SCHNEIDER RAN FOR WARD; Matos was called out on strikes; Soriano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Marlins 2, Nationals 4. MARLINS 8TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SCHNEIDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); RAUCH REPLACED MATOS (PITCHING); Hermida popped to third; Nationals pitcher Micah Bowie left the game due to a strained lat; Ramirez flied to center; Olivo flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Marlins 2, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 8TH: Lopez walked; Zimmerman struck out; Johnson walked [Lopez to second]; Kearns walked [Lopez to third, Johnson to second]; Escobar hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lopez scored, Johnson to third]; Anderson flied to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Marlins 2, Nationals 5. MARLINS 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED RAUCH (PITCHING); Ross struck out; Amezaga struck out; Uggla singled to center; BORCHARD BATTED FOR PINTO; Uggla advanced to second because of defensive indifference [Uggla to second]; Borchard popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Marlins 2, Nationals 5.
Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 2007
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 114 64 50 0 .561 - 532 485 Atlanta Braves 115 61 54 0 .530 3.5 572 528 Philadelphia Phillies 114 60 54 0 .526 4.0 625 570 Washington Nationals 115 53 62 0 .461 11.5 452 535 Florida Marlins 115 53 62 0 .461 11.5 550 598
Washington Nationals 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Day
Game Played on Thursday, August 9, 2007 (D) at AT&T Park
WAS N 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1 SF N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 11 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lopez ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 4 Logan cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 Kearns rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 Batista 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 9 0 Belliard 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 6 Flores c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Fick lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Langerhans lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanrahan p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Church ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jimenez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 10 3 3 7 27 14
FIELDING - DP: 1. Lopez-Belliard-Batista. E: Lopez (11).
BATTING - 2B: Hanrahan (2,off Misch). HR: Lopez (8,5th inning off Misch 1 on 1 out). SF: Belliard (4,off Misch). GDP: Flores (2,off Misch). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: Logan (16,2nd base off Misch/Rodriguez). CS: Logan (3,3rd base by Misch/Rodriguez).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Frandsen lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Vizquel ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Winn rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 1 Durham 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Davis lf,cf 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 Rodriguez c 3 0 1 1 0 1 6 0 Bonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Misch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweeney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Molina ph,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 34 1 11 1 4 4 27 14
FIELDING - DP: 1. Feliz-Klesko. E: Durham (8).
BATTING - 2B: Davis (4,off Hanrahan); Winn (30,off Hanrahan); Vizquel (15,off Cordero). SH: Misch (1,off Hanrahan). GDP: Frandsen (9,off Rivera). Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - SB: Davis 2 (9,2nd base off Hanrahan/Flores,3rd base off Hanrahan/Flores). CS: Roberts (4,Home by Hanrahan/Flores); Feliz (2,2nd base by Rauch/Flores).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hanrahan W(2-0) 5.1 7 1 1 4 2 0 26 King 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rivera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Rauch 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 Cordero SV(25) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 11 1 1 4 4 0 39
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Misch L(0-2) 5.1 8 3 3 2 4 1 24 Chulk 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Correia 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 Kline 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Atchison 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 10 3 3 3 7 1 39
Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Wally Bell
Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 41555
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals San Francisco Giants 1. Lopez ss Roberts cf 2. Logan cf Vizquel ss 3. Zimmerman 3b Winn rf 4. Kearns rf Klesko 1b 5. Batista 1b Durham 2b 6. Belliard 2b Feliz 3b 7. Flores c Davis lf 8. Fick lf Rodriguez c 9. Hanrahan p Misch p NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez grounded out (second to first); Logan struck out; Zimmerman singled to left; Kearns singled to shortstop [Zimmerman to second]; Batista flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Roberts singled to shortstop [Roberts to second (error by Lopez)]; On a bunt Vizquel singled to third [Roberts to third]; Winn popped to third; Roberts was caught stealing home (catcher to shortstop to catcher) [Vizquel to second]; Klesko walked; Durham walked [Vizquel to third, Klesko to second]; Feliz lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. NATIONALS 2ND: FRANDSEN REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Belliard grounded out (second to first); Giants center fielder Dave Roberts left the game due to an injured knee; Flores grounded out (second to first); Fick grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: On a bunt Davis singled to third; Davis stole second; Rodriguez singled to left [Davis scored]; Misch out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rodriguez to second]; Frandsen flied to right [Rodriguez to third]; Vizquel grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 1. NATIONALS 3RD: Hanrahan popped to first; Lopez struck out; Logan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Winn grounded out (second to first); Klesko walked; Durham popped to catcher; Feliz flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Giants 1. NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman walked; Kearns singled to left [Zimmerman to second]; Batista singled to center [Zimmerman to third, Kearns to second]; Belliard out on a sacrifice fly to left [Zimmerman scored]; Flores grounded into a double play (third to first) [Kearns out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Davis doubled to shortstop; Rodriguez struck out; Davis stole third; Misch grounded out (shortstop to first); Frandsen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Giants 1. NATIONALS 5TH: Fick grounded out (first unassisted); Hanrahan doubled to left; Lopez homered [Hanrahan scored]; Logan singled to center; Logan stole second; Logan was picked off and caught stealing third (pitcher to shortstop to third); Zimmerman was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: LANGERHANS REPLACED FICK (PLAYING LF); Vizquel lined to center; Winn doubled to left; Klesko flied to center; Durham walked; Feliz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. NATIONALS 6TH: Kearns walked; Batista singled to left [Kearns to second]; Belliard struck out; CHULK REPLACED MISCH (PITCHING); Flores struck out; Langerhans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: Davis singled to center; Rodriguez flied to right; SWEENEY BATTED FOR CHULK; KING REPLACED HANRAHAN (PITCHING); Sweeney singled to right [Davis to third]; RIVERA REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Frandsen grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sweeney out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. NATIONALS 7TH: CORREIA REPLACED SWEENEY (PITCHING); CHURCH BATTED FOR RIVERA; Church grounded out (first to pitcher); Lopez reached on an error by Durham; Logan singled to right [Lopez to second]; Zimmerman lined to left; Kearns forced Logan (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: AYALA REPLACED CHURCH (PITCHING); Vizquel flied to right; Winn grounded out (third to first); Klesko grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. NATIONALS 8TH: Batista struck out; Belliard flied to center; Flores grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: RAUCH REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Durham singled to center; Feliz singled to right [Durham to third]; Davis struck out; BONDS BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; Bonds popped to third; MOLINA BATTED FOR CORREIA; Feliz was caught stealing second (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. NATIONALS 9TH: KLINE REPLACED BONDS (PITCHING); MOLINA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Langerhans grounded out (third to first); JIMENEZ BATTED FOR RAUCH; Jimenez walked; Lopez singled to right [Jimenez to second]; Logan struck out; ATCHISON REPLACED KLINE (PITCHING); Zimmerman popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: CORDERO REPLACED JIMENEZ (PITCHING); Molina grounded out (second to first); Frandsen struck out; Vizquel doubled to right; Winn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Giants 1.
Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 2008
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 116 63 53 0 .543 - 567 495 New York Mets 116 62 54 0 .534 1.0 563 520 Florida Marlins 117 61 56 0 .521 2.5 552 576 Atlanta Braves 117 55 62 0 .470 8.5 543 513 Washington Nationals 117 44 73 0 .376 19.5 440 563
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Washington Nationals 0
Day
Game Played on Saturday, August 9, 2008 (N) at Miller Park
WAS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 MIL N 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 x - 6 10 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonifacio 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Guzman ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Kearns rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Milledge cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Belliard 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Harris lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Redding p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Orr ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Shell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 0 6 24 4
FIELDING - DP: 1. Flores-Bonifacio.
BATTING - 2B: Orr (2,off Sheets); Harris (10,off Sheets). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Belliard (3,2nd base off Sheets/Kendall).
Milwaukee Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Durham 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 Hardy ss 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 Braun lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Kapler ph,lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Fielder 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 12 1 Hart rf 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 Branyan 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 Cameron cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 Kendall c 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 Sheets p 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 Totals 32 6 10 6 5 6 27 11
BATTING - 2B: Durham (27,off Redding); Kendall (22,off Ayala). HR: Durham (4,4th inning off Redding 0 on 2 out); Hardy (17,4th inning off Redding 0 on 2 out); Hart (17,5th inning off Redding 0 on 1 out). SF: Hart (5,off Redding). IBB: Kendall (4,by Redding). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - CS: Durham (3,2nd base by Redding/Flores).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Redding L(8-7) 5 7 5 5 5 3 3 26 Shell 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 Ayala 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 Totals 8 10 6 6 5 6 3 38
WP: Redding 2 (8). IBB: Redding (4,Kendall).
Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sheets W(11-5) 9 5 0 0 0 6 0 32
Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Wally Bell
Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 42974
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Milwaukee Brewers 1. Bonifacio 2b Durham 2b 2. Guzman ss Hardy ss 3. Zimmerman 3b Braun lf 4. Kearns rf Fielder 1b 5. Milledge cf Hart rf 6. Flores c Branyan 3b 7. Belliard 1b Cameron cf 8. Harris lf Kendall c 9. Redding p Sheets p NATIONALS 1ST: Bonifacio was called out on strikes; Guzman grounded out (pitcher to first); Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Durham walked; Hardy flied to left; Braun struck out while Durham was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns popped to first; Milledge grounded out (first to pitcher); Flores flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Fielder walked; Hart forced Fielder (shortstop to second); Branyan singled to right [Hart to second]; Redding threw a wild pitch [Hart to third]; Cameron was called out on strikes; Redding threw a wild pitch [Branyan to second]; Kendall was walked intentionally; Sheets popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Belliard singled to right; Harris flied to center; On a bunt Redding struck out; Belliard stole second; Bonifacio grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Durham doubled to right; Hardy singled to center [Durham to third]; KAPLER BATTED FOR BRAUN; Kapler singled to left [Durham scored, Hardy to second]; Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun left the game due to an injured back; Fielder forced Kapler (shortstop unassisted) [Hardy to third]; Hart out on a sacrifice fly to center [Hardy scored]; Branyan walked [Fielder to second]; Cameron was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 2. NATIONALS 4TH: KAPLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Guzman struck out; Zimmerman grounded out (second to first); Kearns flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 4TH: Kendall lined to first; Sheets lined to pitcher; Durham homered; Hardy homered; Kapler grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4. NATIONALS 5TH: Milledge grounded out (third to first); Flores grounded out (third to first); Belliard lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 4. BREWERS 5TH: Fielder popped to shortstop; Hart homered; Branyan popped to third; Cameron walked; Kendall popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5. NATIONALS 6TH: Harris flied to center; ORR BATTED FOR REDDING; Orr doubled to left; Bonifacio flied to left; Guzman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5. BREWERS 6TH: SHELL REPLACED ORR (PITCHING); Sheets struck out; Durham popped to third; Hardy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5. NATIONALS 7TH: Zimmerman flied to right; Kearns grounded out (third to first); Milledge singled to center; Flores struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5. BREWERS 7TH: Kapler grounded out (third to first); Fielder singled to right; Hart flied to left; Branyan flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5. NATIONALS 8TH: Belliard singled to left; Harris doubled to right [Belliard to third]; LANGERHANS BATTED FOR SHELL; Langerhans lined to first; Bonifacio struck out; Guzman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 5. BREWERS 8TH: AYALA REPLACED LANGERHANS (PITCHING); Cameron lined to left; Kendall doubled to left; Sheets singled to left [Kendall scored]; Durham flied to left; Hardy was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 6. NATIONALS 9TH: Zimmerman struck out; Kearns grounded out (second to first); Milledge flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Brewers 6.
Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 2009
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 109 61 48 0 .560 - 569 505 Florida Marlins 111 58 53 0 .523 4.0 514 517 Atlanta Braves 112 58 54 0 .518 4.5 497 460 New York Mets 111 52 59 0 .468 10.0 478 509 Washington Nationals 112 40 72 0 .357 22.5 517 607
Washington Nationals 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Day
Game Played on Sunday, August 9, 2009 (D) at Nationals Park
ARI N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 3 WAS N 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 x - 9 16 0
BATTING
Arizona Diamondbacks AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Oeltjen lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Drew ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Reynolds 3b 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 Tracy 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 Snyder c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Rosales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Parra ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romero rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Petit p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Whitesell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zavada p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Montero c 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Totals 33 2 10 2 3 3 24 8
FIELDING - E: Oeltjen (1), Reynolds (18), Young (2).
BATTING - 2B: Young (23,off Martin). HR: Oeltjen (2,1st inning off Martin 0 on 0 out); Reynolds (36,8th inning off Sosa 0 on 1 out). GDP: Snyder (5,off Bergmann); Young (2,off Villone); Parra (13,off Sosa). Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - CS: Oeltjen (1,2nd base by Martin/Bard).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 5 0 Guzman ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 Zimmerman 3b 5 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 Dunn 1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 1 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Willingham lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dukes rf 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 Bard c 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 4 Martin p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Padilla ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Villone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Belliard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 38 9 16 7 4 4 27 11
FIELDING - DP: 3. Zimmerman-Gonzalez-Dunn, Guzman-Gonzalez-Dunn, Gonzalez-Guzman-Belliard.
BATTING - 2B: Zimmerman 2 (26,off Petit 2); Willingham (24,off Petit); Gonzalez (11,off Petit). HR: Dunn (30,1st inning off Petit 1 on 2 out). SH: Sosa (1,off Schoeneweis). IBB: Willingham (2,by Petit). Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - SB: Morgan 2 (36,2nd base off Petit/Snyder,2nd base off Schoeneweis/Montero).
PITCHING
Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Petit L(2-6) 4 9 4 3 1 3 1 21 Zavada 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 Rosales 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 Schoeneweis 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 Boyer 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 8 16 9 8 4 4 1 43
WP: Petit (2). IBB: Petit (1,Willingham).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martin W(1-2) 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 20 Clippard 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Bergmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Villone 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Sosa SV(2) 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 8 Totals 9 10 2 2 3 3 2 36
Clippard faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Time of Game: 3:01 Attendance: 19938
Starting Lineups: Arizona Diamondbacks Washington Nationals 1. Oeltjen lf Morgan cf 2. Roberts 2b Guzman ss 3. Drew ss Zimmerman 3b 4. Reynolds 3b Dunn 1b 5. Tracy 1b Willingham lf 6. Snyder c Dukes rf 7. Romero rf Bard c 8. Young cf Gonzalez 2b 9. Petit p Martin p DIAMONDBACKS 1ST: Oeltjen homered; Roberts flied to center; Drew flied to left; Reynolds popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 0. NATIONALS 1ST: Morgan flied to left; Guzman struck out; Zimmerman doubled; Dunn homered [Zimmerman scored]; Willingham doubled to left; Dukes reached on a fielder's choice [Willingham out at third (third unassisted)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 2. DIAMONDBACKS 2ND: Tracy grounded out (first to pitcher); Snyder flied to right; Romero lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 2ND: Bard grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez doubled to right; Martin singled to left [Gonzalez to third]; Morgan struck out; Guzman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 2. DIAMONDBACKS 3RD: Young popped to second; Petit struck out; Oeltjen singled to second; Oeltjen was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 2. NATIONALS 3RD: Zimmerman doubled to left; Dunn popped to shortstop; Willingham was walked intentionally; Willingham was picked off first (catcher to first); Petit threw a wild pitch [Zimmerman to third]; Dukes singled to third [Zimmerman scored, Dukes to second (error by Oeltjen)]; Bard grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 3. DIAMONDBACKS 4TH: Roberts flied to center; Drew flied to center; Reynolds walked; Tracy singled to center [Reynolds to second]; Snyder flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 3. NATIONALS 4TH: Gonzalez flied to center; Martin struck out; Morgan singled to left; Morgan stole second; Guzman singled to third [Morgan scored (error by Reynolds) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Zimmerman flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 4. DIAMONDBACKS 5TH: Romero singled to center; Young doubled to left [Romero to third]; WHITESELL BATTED FOR PETIT; Whitesell popped to third; Oeltjen grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 5TH: ZAVADA REPLACED WHITESELL (PITCHING); Dunn grounded out (first to pitcher); Willingham popped to shortstop; Dukes flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 4. DIAMONDBACKS 6TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Drew walked; Reynolds walked [Drew to second]; BERGMANN REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); Tracy flied to left; Snyder grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 4. NATIONALS 6TH: Bard singled to left; Gonzalez popped to shortstop; PADILLA BATTED FOR BERGMANN; Padilla singled to right [Bard to second]; Morgan walked [Bard to third, Padilla to second]; ROSALES REPLACED SNYDER (PITCHING); MONTERO REPLACED ZAVADA (PLAYING C ); Guzman walked [Bard scored, Padilla to third, Morgan to second]; Zimmerman forced Padilla (pitcher to catcher) [Morgan to third, Guzman to second]; Dunn struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 5. DIAMONDBACKS 7TH: VILLONE REPLACED PADILLA (PITCHING); Romero singled to center; Young grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Romero out at second]; Montero singled to center; Oeltjen singled to right [Montero to second]; SOSA REPLACED DUNN (PITCHING); BELLIARD REPLACED VILLONE (PLAYING 1B); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 5. NATIONALS 7TH: Willingham lined to shortstop; Dukes flied to center; Bard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 1, Nationals 5. DIAMONDBACKS 8TH: Drew flied to right; Reynolds homered; Tracy singled to left; PARRA BATTED FOR ROSALES; Parra grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Tracy out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Nationals 5. NATIONALS 8TH: SCHOENEWEIS REPLACED PARRA (PITCHING); Gonzalez singled to right; Belliard grounded out (third to first) [Gonzalez to second]; Morgan singled to center [Gonzalez scored]; Morgan stole second; Guzman singled to center [Morgan scored (error by Young) (no RBI)]; Zimmerman singled to center [Guzman to second]; Sosa out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Guzman to third, Zimmerman to second]; BOYER REPLACED SCHOENEWEIS (PITCHING); Willingham walked; Dukes singled to center [Guzman scored, Zimmerman scored, Willingham to third]; Bard popped to third; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Nationals 9. DIAMONDBACKS 9TH: HARRIS REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PLAYING LF); Romero popped to third; Young struck out; Montero grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 2, Nationals 9.
Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 2010
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 112 64 48 0 .571 - 508 428 Philadelphia Phillies 111 62 49 0 .559 1.5 524 464 New York Mets 111 55 56 0 .495 8.5 468 452 Florida Marlins 110 54 56 0 .491 9.0 489 488 Washington Nationals 112 49 63 0 .438 15.0 459 510 The Nationals did not play on this date.
Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 2011
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 116 76 40 0 .655 - 506 376 Atlanta Braves 117 68 49 0 .581 8.5 480 429 New York Mets 115 58 57 0 .504 17.5 523 511 Washington Nationals 115 56 59 0 .487 19.5 452 472 Florida Marlins 116 55 61 0 .474 21.0 465 507
Washington Nationals 3, Chicago Cubs 1
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 (N) at Wrigley Field
WAS N 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 3 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ankiel cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 Espinosa 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 Morse 1b 4 1 1 1 0 2 12 0 Werth rf 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 Gomes lf 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 Ramos c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Wang p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Bixler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 15 27 14
FIELDING - DP: 1. Desmond-Espinosa-Morse.
BATTING - 2B: Gomes (9,off Garza). HR: Morse (20,6th inning off Garza 0 on 1 out); Gomes (13,6th inning off Garza 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 5.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Castro ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Barney 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 DeWitt 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 Byrd cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Soriano lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Colvin rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Soto c 2 0 0 0 1 1 15 0 Garza p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campana ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Marmol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 28 1 3 1 3 4 27 4
BATTING - HR: Castro (6,8th inning off Clippard 0 on 2 out). SH: Garza (1,off Wang). HBP: Byrd (7,by Wang). GDP: Soriano (13,off Wang). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Campana (13,2nd base off Wang/Ramos).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wang W(1-2) 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 21 Burnett 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Clippard 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 Storen SV(30) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 4 1 33
HBP: Wang (1,Byrd).
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Garza L(5-9) 6 6 3 3 2 9 2 26 Russell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Wood 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Marmol 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 15 2 35
Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Alan Porter, 3B - Rob Drake
Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 37109
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Chicago Cubs 1. Ankiel cf Castro ss 2. Espinosa 2b Barney 2b 3. Zimmerman 3b DeWitt 3b 4. Morse 1b Pena 1b 5. Werth rf Byrd cf 6. Gomes lf Soriano lf 7. Desmond ss Colvin rf 8. Ramos c Soto c 9. Wang p Garza p NATIONALS 1ST: Ankiel was called out on strikes; Espinosa struck out; Zimmerman singled to shortstop; Morse flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Castro grounded out (shortstop to first); Barney grounded out (shortstop to first); DeWitt flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Werth struck out; Gomes doubled to center; Desmond struck out; Ramos struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: Pena flied to left; Byrd was hit by a pitch; Soriano grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Byrd out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Wang lined to center; Ankiel singled to left; Espinosa popped to second; Zimmerman popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Colvin grounded out (second to first); Soto walked; Garza out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Soto to second]; Castro grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. NATIONALS 4TH: Morse struck out; Werth walked; Gomes was called out on strikes; Desmond flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Barney grounded out (third to first); DeWitt grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena walked; Byrd flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. NATIONALS 5TH: Ramos grounded out (shortstop to first); Wang struck out; Ankiel walked; Espinosa grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 5TH: Soriano grounded out (third to first); Colvin grounded out (shortstop to first); Soto was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Cubs 0. NATIONALS 6TH: Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); Morse homered; Werth singled to third; Gomes homered [Werth scored]; Desmond struck out; Ramos lined to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 6TH: CAMPANA BATTED FOR GARZA; Campana singled to first; Campana stole second; Castro flied to right; Barney lined to center; DeWitt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 0. NATIONALS 7TH: RUSSELL REPLACED CAMPANA (PITCHING); BIXLER BATTED FOR WANG; Bixler popped to shortstop; Ankiel struck out; Espinosa popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 7TH: BURNETT REPLACED BIXLER (PITCHING); Pena lined to right; Byrd grounded out (pitcher to first); Soriano singled to third; Colvin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 0. NATIONALS 8TH: WOOD REPLACED RUSSELL (PITCHING); Zimmerman struck out; Morse struck out; Werth was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 0. CUBS 8TH: CLIPPARD REPLACED BURNETT (PITCHING); Soto flied to left; JOHNSON BATTED FOR WOOD; Johnson struck out; Castro homered; Barney grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 1. NATIONALS 9TH: MARMOL REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Gomes struck out; Desmond struck out; Ramos grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: STOREN REPLACED CLIPPARD (PITCHING); DeWitt popped to shortstop; Pena walked; Byrd struck out; Soriano flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Cubs 1.
Standings At Close of Play of August 9, 2012
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 112 69 43 0 .616 - 485 395 Atlanta Braves 111 64 47 0 .577 4.5 517 447 New York Mets 112 54 58 0 .482 15.0 497 512 Miami Marlins 112 51 61 0 .455 18.0 418 508 Philadelphia Phillies 111 50 61 0 .450 18.5 459 496
Washington Nationals 5, Houston Astros 0
Day
Game Played on Thursday, August 9, 2012 (N) at Minute Maid Park
WAS N 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 - 5 12 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lombardozzi 2b 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 4 Bernadina cf 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 Zimmerman 3b 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 LaRoche 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 Morse lf 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 Werth rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Espinosa ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 Suzuki c 3 0 1 0 1 0 14 0 Zimmermann p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Moore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 M. Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Izturis ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 12 5 3 7 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 2. Lombardozzi-Espinosa-LaRoche, Zimmerman-Lombardozzi-LaRoche. E: Espinosa (10).
BATTING - HR: Morse 2 (10,6th inning off Storey 0 on 1 out,8th inning off F. Rodriguez 0 on 1 out). SF: Morse (4,off Harrell); Zimmerman (3,off Fick). GDP: Bernadina (2,off Harrell); LaRoche (8,off Fick). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Bernadina 2 (13,2nd base off Harrell/Snyder 2).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Altuve 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 M. Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 Pearce rf,1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 Maxwell cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 Wallace 3b 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 J. Martinez lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Moore 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Francisco ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Snyder c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Harrell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Barnes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Storey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F. Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Downs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 14 27 6
FIELDING - DP: 2. M. Gonzalez-Moore, Altuve-M. Gonzalez-Pearce.
BATTING - 2B: Wallace (4,off Zimmermann); Pearce (3,off Zimmermann). HBP: Moore (4,by Zimmermann). GDP: J. Martinez 2 (16,off M. Gonzalez,off Storen). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zimmermann W(9-6) 6 3 0 0 0 11 0 22 M. Gonzalez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Storen 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 14 0 33
HBP: Zimmermann (5,Moore).
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Harrell L(9-8) 5 5 2 2 2 5 0 21 Storey 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 Cedeno 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 F. Rodriguez 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 6 Wright 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 Fick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 12 5 5 3 7 2 40
Wright faced 3 batters in the 9th inning
Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Chris Conroy, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Angel Hernandez
Time of Game: 2:58 Attendance: 14417
Starting Lineups: Washington Nationals Houston Astros 1. Lombardozzi 2b Altuve 2b 2. Bernadina cf M. Gonzalez ss 3. Zimmerman 3b Pearce rf 4. LaRoche 1b Maxwell cf 5. Morse lf Wallace 3b 6. Werth rf J. Martinez lf 7. Espinosa ss Moore 1b 8. Suzuki c Snyder c 9. Zimmermann p Harrell p NATIONALS 1ST: Lombardozzi struck out; Bernadina singled to center; Bernadina stole second; Zimmerman flied to center [Bernadina to third]; LaRoche flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Altuve grounded out (second to first); M. Gonzalez grounded out (second to first); Pearce flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. NATIONALS 2ND: Morse struck out; Werth grounded out (third to first); Espinosa struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Maxwell struck out; Wallace doubled to center; J. Martinez struck out; Moore was hit by a pitch; Snyder forced Moore (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. NATIONALS 3RD: Suzuki grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmermann struck out; Lombardozzi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Harrell was called out on strikes; Altuve struck out; M. Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Astros 0. NATIONALS 4TH: Bernadina singled to left; Bernadina stole second; Zimmerman walked; LaRoche singled to right [Bernadina scored, Zimmerman to third]; Morse lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Zimmerman scored]; Werth flied to center; Espinosa singled to right [LaRoche to second]; Suzuki walked [LaRoche to third, Espinosa to second]; Zimmermann lined to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Pearce doubled to left; Maxwell grounded out (third to first); Wallace struck out; J. Martinez flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0. NATIONALS 5TH: Lombardozzi singled to right; Bernadina grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Lombardozzi out at second]; Zimmerman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Moore was called out on strikes; Snyder struck out; BARNES BATTED FOR HARRELL; Barnes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Astros 0. NATIONALS 6TH: STOREY REPLACED BARNES (PITCHING); LaRoche popped to first; Morse homered; Werth struck out; Espinosa lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Altuve lined to second; M. Gonzalez singled to shortstop; Pearce struck out; Maxwell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 0. NATIONALS 7TH: CEDENO REPLACED STOREY (PITCHING); Suzuki singled to left; MOORE BATTED FOR ZIMMERMANN; Moore was called out on strikes; Lombardozzi flied to left; Bernadina walked [Suzuki to second]; F. RODRIGUEZ REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Zimmerman flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: M. GONZALEZ REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Wallace singled to right; J. Martinez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wallace out at second]; FRANCISCO BATTED FOR MOORE; Francisco struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Nationals 3, Astros 0. NATIONALS 8TH: PEARCE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FRANCISCO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LaRoche flied to left; Morse homered; Werth popped to second; Espinosa singled to center; Suzuki flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: BURNETT REPLACED M. GONZALEZ (PITCHING); Snyder grounded out (shortstop to first); DOWNS BATTED FOR F. RODRIGUEZ; Downs grounded out (shortstop to first); Altuve reached on an error by Espinosa; M. Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Astros 0. NATIONALS 9TH: WRIGHT REPLACED DOWNS (PITCHING); IZTURIS BATTED FOR BURNETT; Izturis singled to left; Lombardozzi singled to left [Izturis to second]; On a bunt Bernadina singled to pitcher [Izturis to third, Lombardozzi to second]; FICK REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Zimmerman out on a sacrifice fly to left [Izturis scored, Lombardozzi to third]; LaRoche grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bernadina out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: STOREN REPLACED IZTURIS (PITCHING); Pearce struck out; Maxwell walked; Wallace singled to right [Maxwell to second]; J. Martinez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Wallace out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Nationals 5, Astros 0.
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