This Day in Washington Nationals History

August 10

2006 -Note: Alfonso Soriano made a shoe-string catch and his throw to first base doubled up Dan Uggla. The assist was Soriano’s major league-leading 19th outfield assist. Florida Marlins (53-61) beat the Washington Nationals (50-64) 9-6.
Transactions – Washington Nationals released Luis Matos.

2012 – Ryan Zimmerman’s two run home run helped the Washington Nationals (70-43) rout the Arizona Diamondbacks (57-56) 9-1 for their seventh straight win. . Michael Morse added a solo home run and Steve Lombardozzi had a career-high four hits and scored three runs for the Nationals, who remained 4 1-2 games ahead of Atlanta in the NL East.

Standings At Close of Play of August 10, 2005

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                 114   66   48    0  .579     -   540  441
Philadelphia Phillies          114   60   54    0  .526   6.0   534  525
Washington Nationals           113   59   54    0  .522   6.5   437  459
Florida Marlins                113   59   54    0  .522   6.5   521  485
New York Mets                  113   58   55    0  .513   7.5   521  472

Houston Astros 7, Washington Nationals 6

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, August 10, 2005 (N) at Minute Maid Park

WAS N    1  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 11  1
HOU N    4  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   7 13  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Watson lf                     5   0   0   1       0   0       1   0
Vidro 2b                      4   1   2   1       1   0       1   3
Johnson 1b                    5   1   1   1       0   1       7   1
Castilla 3b                   4   0   2   0       1   1       2   2
  Blanco pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Wilkerson cf                  5   0   1   1       0   1       2   0
Wilson rf                     2   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
  Guillen ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Schneider c                   4   0   2   0       0   0       6   0
Carroll ss                    3   1   0   0       0   1       3   2
Hernandez p                   3   1   3   2       0   0       0   1
  Carrasco p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Eischen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Baerga ph                   0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   6  11   6       3   6      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Johnson-Carroll-Johnson, Vidro-Carroll-Johnson.
E: Hernandez (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Hernandez (2,off Rodriguez); Johnson (24,off Lidge).
HR: Vidro (7,1st inning off Rodriguez 0 on 1 out); Hernandez (2,4th inning
off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out).
HBP: Wilson (3,by Springer); Carroll (4,by Springer); Baerga (8,by Lidge).
GDP: Schneider (7,off Springer).
Team LOB: 9.
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Taveras cf                    4   2   3   0       0   0       2   0
Biggio 2b                     5   1   4   1       0   1       2   5
Berkman lf,1b                 4   0   0   0       1   2       5   1
Ensberg 3b                    2   1   1   2       3   1       1   1
Lamb 1b                       5   1   1   1       0   1      10   1
  Lidge p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Palmeiro rf                   4   0   3   3       0   0       0   0
Everett ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Quintero c                    3   1   1   0       1   0       5   0
  Bruntlett lf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Rodriguez p                   2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Springer p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gallo p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burke ph                    0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wheeler p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Vizcaino ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Qualls p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ausmus c                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       34   7  13   7       5   6      27  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Berkman-Biggio-Lamb, Lamb-Everett-Lamb, Berkman.
E: Berkman (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Palmeiro 2 (17,off Hernandez 2); Biggio (31,off Hernandez); Ensberg (24,off
Hernandez).
SH: Burke (5,off Hernandez); Taveras (4,off Hernandez).
GDP: Lamb (9,off Hernandez); Berkman (11,off Carrasco).
IBB: Quintero (1,by Hernandez); Berkman (6,by Hernandez); Ensberg (9,by Carrasco).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez L(13-5)             6    10   7   5   4   5   0  32
Carrasco                      1.2   3   0   0   1   0   0   8
Eischen                       0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Totals                        8    13   7   5   5   6   0  41
IBB: Hernandez 2 (11,Quintero,Berkman); Carrasco (6,Ensberg).
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Rodriguez W(7-5)              5     7   4   4   2   1   2  23
Springer                      0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Gallo                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Wheeler                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Qualls                        1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4
Lidge SV(28)                  1     2   2   0   1   1   0   7
Totals                        9    11   6   4   3   6   2  42
HBP: Springer 2 (3,Wilson,Carroll); Lidge (3,Baerga).
Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 34309
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. Carroll             ss        Quintero            c
9. Hernandez           p         Rodriguez           p

NATIONALS 1ST: Watson flied to left; Vidro homered; Johnson
popped to third; Castilla singled to center; Wilkerson flied to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Taveras singled to left; Biggio singled to center
[Taveras to third]; Berkman was called out on strikes; Ensberg
walked [Biggio to second]; Lamb singled to second [Taveras
scored, Biggio to third, Ensberg to second]; Palmeiro doubled to
right [Biggio scored, Ensberg scored, Lamb scored]; Everett
flied to center [Palmeiro to third]; Quintero was walked
intentionally; Rodriguez popped to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 1, Astros 4.

NATIONALS 2ND: Wilson walked; Schneider singled to right [Wilson
to second]; Carroll forced Schneider (third to second) [Wilson
to third]; Hernandez doubled to shortstop [Wilson scored,
Carroll to third]; Watson grounded out (second to first)
[Carroll scored, Hernandez to third]; Vidro walked; Johnson
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals
3, Astros 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Biggio
singled to center; Berkman was called out on strikes; Ensberg
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 3, Astros 4.

NATIONALS 3RD: Castilla grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wilkerson was called out on strikes; Wilson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Astros
4.

ASTROS 3RD: Lamb flied to center; Palmeiro flied to left;
Everett flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3,
Astros 4.

NATIONALS 4TH: Schneider popped to second; Carroll grounded out
(second to first); Hernandez homered; Watson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Quintero grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
was called out on strikes; Taveras singled to right; Biggio
doubled to center [Taveras scored]; Berkman grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Astros 5.

NATIONALS 5TH: Vidro singled to right; Johnson flied to center;
Castilla singled to center [Vidro to second]; Wilkerson flied
into a double play to left [Castilla out at first (left to
second to first)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Ensberg walked; Lamb grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Ensberg out at second]; Palmeiro
doubled to left; Everett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Astros 5.

NATIONALS 6TH: SPRINGER REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Wilson
was hit by a pitch; Schneider grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to first) [Wilson out at second]; Carroll was hit
by a pitch; Hernandez singled to right [Carroll to third]; GALLO
REPLACED SPRINGER (PITCHING); Watson flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Astros 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Quintero singled to center; BURKE BATTED FOR GALLO;
Burke reached on an error by Hernandez on a sacrifice bunt
[Quintero to second]; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Quintero to third, Burke to second]; Biggio struck out;
Berkman was walked intentionally; Ensberg doubled [Quintero
scored (unearned), Burke scored (unearned), Berkman to third];
Lamb popped to third; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Astros 7.

NATIONALS 7TH: WHEELER REPLACED BURKE (PITCHING); Vidro grounded
out (first unassisted); Johnson was called out on strikes;
Castilla was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: CARRASCO REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Palmeiro
singled to left; Everett popped to third; Quintero grounded out
(third to first) [Palmeiro to second]; VIZCAINO BATTED FOR
WHEELER; Vizcaino flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Astros 7.

NATIONALS 8TH: QUALLS REPLACED VIZCAINO (PITCHING); Wilkerson
lined to first; Wilson struck out; Schneider singled to center;
Carroll was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Taveras singled to right; Biggio singled to right
[Taveras to second]; Berkman grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Taveras to third, Biggio out at second];
Ensberg was walked intentionally; EISCHEN REPLACED CARRASCO
(PITCHING); Lamb struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Astros 7.

NATIONALS 9TH: BERKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); LIDGE
REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); BRUNTLETT REPLACED QUINTERO (PLAYING
LF); AUSMUS REPLACED QUALLS (PLAYING C ); BAERGA BATTED FOR
EISCHEN; Baerga was hit by a pitch; Watson reached on an error
by Berkman [Baerga to second]; Vidro lined into a double play to
first [Watson out at first (first unassisted)]; Johnson doubled
to right [Baerga scored (unearned)]; Castilla walked; BLANCO RAN
FOR CASTILLA; Wilkerson singled to right [Johnson scored
(unearned), Blanco to third]; GUILLEN BATTED FOR WILSON; Guillen
struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 6, Astros 7.

Standings At Close of Play of August 10, 2006

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                  113   69   44    0  .611     -   607  507
Philadelphia Phillies          113   55   58    0  .487  14.0   583  589
Florida Marlins                114   53   61    0  .465  16.5   529  551
Atlanta Braves                 113   52   61    0  .460  17.0   586  583
Washington Nationals           114   50   64    0  .439  19.5   526  589

Florida Marlins 9, Washington Nationals 6

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 10, 2006 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

FLA N    0  2  0    1  1  0    2  2  1  -   9 14  0
WAS N    0  0  0    0  2  0    4  0  0  -   6 10  0
BATTING
Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ramirez ss                    3   0   0   0       1   1       2   2
Uggla 2b                      4   1   2   2       1   0       3   1
Cabrera 3b                    4   0   2   1       0   0       2   5
Jacobs 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
  Mitre p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moehler p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Amezaga ph,lf               0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Willingham lf                 5   3   4   1       0   0       3   0
  Borowski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Borchard rf                   5   1   1   1       0   3       2   0
Olivo c                       5   1   2   1       0   1       8   0
Abercrombie cf                5   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
Sanchez p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ross ph                     0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Helms 1b                    1   0   1   2       0   0       1   0
Totals                       37   9  14   9       3   6      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Cabrera-Uggla-Jacobs, Ramirez-Helms.
BATTING - 
2B: Borchard (3,off Astacio); Helms (8,off Wagner).
HR: Willingham (17,4th inning off Astacio 0 on 1 out); Uggla (18,7th inning
off Hughes 1 on 2 out).
SH: Sanchez (2,off Astacio); Ramirez (4,off Hughes).
HBP: Ross (3,by Hughes); Cabrera (6,by Hughes).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Abercrombie (5,2nd base by Astacio/Schneider).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    3   2   2   1       1   0       2   1
Lopez ss                      3   2   1   0       2   1       2   1
Zimmerman 3b                  3   0   1   0       2   0       1   2
Johnson 1b                    3   1   1   3       1   1       9   0
Kearns rf                     5   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Church cf                     4   0   1   0       0   3       3   0
Schneider c                   4   0   1   1       1   1       6   1
Castro 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Ward ph                     1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Escobar ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Astacio p                     2   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hughes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Jackson ph,2b               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6       7   7      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Soriano-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Ward (8,off Moehler).
HR: Soriano (36,5th inning off Sanchez 0 on 1 out).
SF: Johnson (3,off Sanchez).
HBP: Church (1,by Sanchez); Soriano (6,by Mitre).
GDP: Kearns (17,off Sanchez); Zimmerman (13,off Moehler).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sanchez                       6     5   2   2   4   2   1  27
Mitre                         0     0   3   3   2   0   0   3
Moehler W(6-8)                2     4   1   1   0   3   0   9
Borowski SV(24)               1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9    10   6   6   7   7   1  44
Mitre faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
HBP: Sanchez (4,Church); Mitre (5,Soriano).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Astacio                       6     8   4   4   1   4   1  25
Hughes                        1     1   2   2   0   0   1   6
Wagner L(0-1)                 1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7
Rivera                        1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6
Totals                        9    14   9   9   3   6   2  44
WP: Hughes (1), Wagner (1).
HBP: Hughes 2 (3,Ross,Cabrera).
Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 21304
Starting Lineups:

   Florida Marlins               Washington Nationals     
1. Ramirez             ss        Soriano             lf
2. Uggla               2b        Lopez               ss
3. Cabrera             3b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Jacobs              1b        Johnson             1b
5. Willingham          lf        Kearns              rf
6. Borchard            rf        Church              cf
7. Olivo               c         Schneider           c
8. Abercrombie         cf        Castro              2b
9. Sanchez             p         Astacio             p

MARLINS 1ST: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Uggla
flied to center; Cabrera singled to left; Jacobs flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano walked; Lopez walked [Soriano to second];
Zimmerman walked [Soriano to third, Lopez to second]; Johnson
popped to second; Kearns grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Zimmerman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Marlins 0, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 2ND: Willingham singled to left; Borchard doubled to
left [Willingham scored]; Olivo lined to right [Borchard to
third]; Abercrombie singled to center [Borchard scored];
Abercrombie was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Sanchez grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Church was hit by a pitch; Schneider popped to
third; Castro flied to left; Astacio singled to center [Church
to second]; Soriano popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 3RD: Ramirez struck out; Uggla singled to center;
Cabrera lined into a double play to left [Uggla out at first
(left to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Zimmerman flied to right; Johnson walked; Kearns grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 4TH: Jacobs popped to third; Willingham homered;
Borchard popped to second; Olivo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Marlins 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Church struck out; Schneider flied to right;
Castro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Marlins 3, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 5TH: Abercrombie singled to shortstop; Sanchez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Abercrombie to second];
Ramirez flied to center; Uggla walked; Cabrera singled to center
[Abercrombie scored, Uggla to second]; Jacobs struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 4, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Astacio grounded out (third to first); Soriano
homered; Lopez singled to right; Zimmerman singled to left
[Lopez to third]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lopez
scored]; On a bunt Kearns made an out to catcher; Austin
Kearns called for interfering with the catcher on Ryan
Zimmerman's stolen base attempt; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Marlins 4, Nationals 2.

MARLINS 6TH: Willingham grounded out (third to first); Borchard
was called out on strikes; Olivo grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 4, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Church singled to right; Schneider struck out;
Castro lined to left; ANDERSON BATTED FOR ASTACIO; Anderson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 4,
Nationals 2.

MARLINS 7TH: HUGHES REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Abercrombie
popped to first; ROSS BATTED FOR SANCHEZ; Ross was hit by a
pitch; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ross
to second]; Uggla homered [Ross scored]; Cabrera was hit by a
pitch; Hughes threw a wild pitch [Cabrera to second]; Jacobs
flied to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 6, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: MITRE REPLACED JACOBS (PITCHING); HELMS REPLACED
ROSS (PLAYING 1B); Soriano was hit by a pitch; Lopez walked
[Soriano to second]; Zimmerman walked [Soriano to third, Lopez
to second]; MOEHLER REPLACED MITRE (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to center [Soriano scored, Lopez scored, Zimmerman to second];
Kearns forced Zimmerman (third unassisted) [Johnson to second];
Church struck out; Schneider singled to center [Johnson scored,
Kearns to third]; WARD BATTED FOR CASTRO; Ward doubled to left
[Kearns scored, Schneider to third]; JACKSON BATTED FOR HUGHES;
Jackson struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 6, Nationals
6.

MARLINS 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); JACKSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Willingham singled to left; Borchard struck
out; Olivo singled to right [Willingham to second]; Abercrombie
popped to shortstop; Wagner threw a wild pitch [Willingham to
third, Olivo to second]; Helms doubled to left [Willingham
scored, Olivo scored]; Ramirez walked; Uggla flied to right; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 8, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 8TH: Soriano singled to left; Lopez struck out;
Zimmerman grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Soriano out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 8,
Nationals 6.

MARLINS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED WAGNER (PITCHING); Cabrera grounded
out (third to first); AMEZAGA BATTED FOR MOEHLER; Amezaga
walked; Willingham singled to right [Amezaga to third]; Borchard
was called out on strikes; Olivo singled to right [Amezaga
scored, Willingham to second]; Abercrombie grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 9, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 9TH: AMEZAGA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BOROWSKI
REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Johnson was called out on
strikes; Kearns singled to left; Church struck out; Schneider
walked [Kearns to second]; ESCOBAR BATTED FOR RIVERA; Escobar
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 9, Nationals
6.

Florida Marlins 9, Washington Nationals 6

Day

Game Played on Thursday, August 10, 2006 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

FLA N    0  2  0    1  1  0    2  2  1  -   9 14  0
WAS N    0  0  0    0  2  0    4  0  0  -   6 10  0
BATTING
Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ramirez ss                    3   0   0   0       1   1       2   2
Uggla 2b                      4   1   2   2       1   0       3   1
Cabrera 3b                    4   0   2   1       0   0       2   5
Jacobs 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
  Mitre p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moehler p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Amezaga ph,lf               0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Willingham lf                 5   3   4   1       0   0       3   0
  Borowski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Borchard rf                   5   1   1   1       0   3       2   0
Olivo c                       5   1   2   1       0   1       8   0
Abercrombie cf                5   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
Sanchez p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ross ph                     0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Helms 1b                    1   0   1   2       0   0       1   0
Totals                       37   9  14   9       3   6      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Cabrera-Uggla-Jacobs, Ramirez-Helms.
BATTING - 
2B: Borchard (3,off Astacio); Helms (8,off Wagner).
HR: Willingham (17,4th inning off Astacio 0 on 1 out); Uggla (18,7th inning
off Hughes 1 on 2 out).
SH: Sanchez (2,off Astacio); Ramirez (4,off Hughes).
HBP: Ross (3,by Hughes); Cabrera (6,by Hughes).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Abercrombie (5,2nd base by Astacio/Schneider).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Soriano lf                    3   2   2   1       1   0       2   1
Lopez ss                      3   2   1   0       2   1       2   1
Zimmerman 3b                  3   0   1   0       2   0       1   2
Johnson 1b                    3   1   1   3       1   1       9   0
Kearns rf                     5   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Church cf                     4   0   1   0       0   3       3   0
Schneider c                   4   0   1   1       1   1       6   1
Castro 2b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Ward ph                     1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  Wagner p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Escobar ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Astacio p                     2   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
  Anderson ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hughes p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Jackson ph,2b               1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6       7   7      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Soriano-Johnson.
BATTING - 
2B: Ward (8,off Moehler).
HR: Soriano (36,5th inning off Sanchez 0 on 1 out).
SF: Johnson (3,off Sanchez).
HBP: Church (1,by Sanchez); Soriano (6,by Mitre).
GDP: Kearns (17,off Sanchez); Zimmerman (13,off Moehler).
Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Sanchez                       6     5   2   2   4   2   1  27
Mitre                         0     0   3   3   2   0   0   3
Moehler W(6-8)                2     4   1   1   0   3   0   9
Borowski SV(24)               1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9    10   6   6   7   7   1  44
Mitre faced 3 batters in the 7th inning
HBP: Sanchez (4,Church); Mitre (5,Soriano).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Astacio                       6     8   4   4   1   4   1  25
Hughes                        1     1   2   2   0   0   1   6
Wagner L(0-1)                 1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7
Rivera                        1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6
Totals                        9    14   9   9   3   6   2  44
WP: Hughes (1), Wagner (1).
HBP: Hughes 2 (3,Ross,Cabrera).
Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 21304
Starting Lineups:

   Florida Marlins               Washington Nationals     
1. Ramirez             ss        Soriano             lf
2. Uggla               2b        Lopez               ss
3. Cabrera             3b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Jacobs              1b        Johnson             1b
5. Willingham          lf        Kearns              rf
6. Borchard            rf        Church              cf
7. Olivo               c         Schneider           c
8. Abercrombie         cf        Castro              2b
9. Sanchez             p         Astacio             p

MARLINS 1ST: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Uggla
flied to center; Cabrera singled to left; Jacobs flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 0, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Soriano walked; Lopez walked [Soriano to second];
Zimmerman walked [Soriano to third, Lopez to second]; Johnson
popped to second; Kearns grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Zimmerman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Marlins 0, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 2ND: Willingham singled to left; Borchard doubled to
left [Willingham scored]; Olivo lined to right [Borchard to
third]; Abercrombie singled to center [Borchard scored];
Abercrombie was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Sanchez grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Church was hit by a pitch; Schneider popped to
third; Castro flied to left; Astacio singled to center [Church
to second]; Soriano popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 3RD: Ramirez struck out; Uggla singled to center;
Cabrera lined into a double play to left [Uggla out at first
(left to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Zimmerman flied to right; Johnson walked; Kearns grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 4TH: Jacobs popped to third; Willingham homered;
Borchard popped to second; Olivo struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Marlins 3, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Church struck out; Schneider flied to right;
Castro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Marlins 3, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 5TH: Abercrombie singled to shortstop; Sanchez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Abercrombie to second];
Ramirez flied to center; Uggla walked; Cabrera singled to center
[Abercrombie scored, Uggla to second]; Jacobs struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 4, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Astacio grounded out (third to first); Soriano
homered; Lopez singled to right; Zimmerman singled to left
[Lopez to third]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lopez
scored]; On a bunt Kearns made an out to catcher; Austin
Kearns called for interfering with the catcher on Ryan
Zimmerman's stolen base attempt; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Marlins 4, Nationals 2.

MARLINS 6TH: Willingham grounded out (third to first); Borchard
was called out on strikes; Olivo grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 4, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 6TH: Church singled to right; Schneider struck out;
Castro lined to left; ANDERSON BATTED FOR ASTACIO; Anderson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 4,
Nationals 2.

MARLINS 7TH: HUGHES REPLACED ANDERSON (PITCHING); Abercrombie
popped to first; ROSS BATTED FOR SANCHEZ; Ross was hit by a
pitch; Ramirez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ross
to second]; Uggla homered [Ross scored]; Cabrera was hit by a
pitch; Hughes threw a wild pitch [Cabrera to second]; Jacobs
flied to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 6, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 7TH: MITRE REPLACED JACOBS (PITCHING); HELMS REPLACED
ROSS (PLAYING 1B); Soriano was hit by a pitch; Lopez walked
[Soriano to second]; Zimmerman walked [Soriano to third, Lopez
to second]; MOEHLER REPLACED MITRE (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to center [Soriano scored, Lopez scored, Zimmerman to second];
Kearns forced Zimmerman (third unassisted) [Johnson to second];
Church struck out; Schneider singled to center [Johnson scored,
Kearns to third]; WARD BATTED FOR CASTRO; Ward doubled to left
[Kearns scored, Schneider to third]; JACKSON BATTED FOR HUGHES;
Jackson struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 6, Nationals
6.

MARLINS 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); JACKSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 2B); Willingham singled to left; Borchard struck
out; Olivo singled to right [Willingham to second]; Abercrombie
popped to shortstop; Wagner threw a wild pitch [Willingham to
third, Olivo to second]; Helms doubled to left [Willingham
scored, Olivo scored]; Ramirez walked; Uggla flied to right; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 8, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 8TH: Soriano singled to left; Lopez struck out;
Zimmerman grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Soriano out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 8,
Nationals 6.

MARLINS 9TH: RIVERA REPLACED WAGNER (PITCHING); Cabrera grounded
out (third to first); AMEZAGA BATTED FOR MOEHLER; Amezaga
walked; Willingham singled to right [Amezaga to third]; Borchard
was called out on strikes; Olivo singled to right [Amezaga
scored, Willingham to second]; Abercrombie grounded out (pitcher
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 9, Nationals 6.

NATIONALS 9TH: AMEZAGA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BOROWSKI
REPLACED WILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Johnson was called out on
strikes; Kearns singled to left; Church struck out; Schneider
walked [Kearns to second]; ESCOBAR BATTED FOR RIVERA; Escobar
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 9, Nationals
6.

Standings At Close of Play of August 10, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
New York Mets                  115   64   51    0  .557     -   535  489
Philadelphia Phillies          115   61   54    0  .530   3.0   630  574
Atlanta Braves                 116   61   55    0  .526   3.5   576  533
Florida Marlins                116   54   62    0  .466  10.5   554  601
Washington Nationals           116   53   63    0  .457  11.5   456  546

Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Washington Nationals 4

Day

Game Played on Friday, August 10, 2007 (N) at Chase Field

WAS N    0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
ARI N    2  0  2    0  0  0    5  2  x  -  11  9  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez ss                      3   1   1   2       1   0       1   1
Logan cf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   1   1       0   0       0   3
Kearns rf                     4   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
Church lf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Belliard 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       6   1
Schneider c                   4   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Fick 1b                       3   1   1   0       0   0       5   0
  Flores ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Chico p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schroder p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jimenez ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  King p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   4   8   4       2   1      24   5
FIELDING - 
E: Fick (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Fick (5,off Hernandez).
HR: Lopez (9,6th inning off Hernandez 0 on 0 out); Zimmerman (18,6th inning
off Hernandez 0 on 1 out); Kearns (10,6th inning off Hernandez 0 on 1 out).
SH: Chico (7,off Hernandez).
GDP: Fick (5,off Hernandez); Zimmerman (21,off Pena).
Team LOB: 4.
Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Young cf                      4   0   0   0       1   2       0   0
Hudson 2b                     3   3   2   0       2   0       2   4
  Slaten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Byrnes lf                     4   2   0   0       1   0       5   0
Jackson 1b                    3   2   3   4       1   0      11   0
Upton rf                      3   1   0   1       2   2       3   0
Reynolds 3b                   3   1   2   3       2   1       1   2
Drew ss                       4   1   0   0       1   2       4   5
Montero c                     5   0   1   2       0   0       1   1
Hernandez p                   3   1   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Cirillo ph                  1   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Pena p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ojeda 2b                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33  11   9  11      10   7      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Hudson-Drew-Jackson, Reynolds-Hudson-Jackson.
BATTING - 
2B: Hernandez (1,off Chico).
HR: Jackson 2 (9,1st inning off Chico 1 on 2 out,8th inning off Ayala 1 on
1 out).
SH: Jackson (1,off Rivera).
IBB: Upton (2,by Rivera).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Young (19,2nd base off Chico/Schneider); Jackson (2,3rd base off Chico/Schneider).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chico                         5     4   4   4   6   6   1  25
Schroder                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Rivera L(4-4)                 0.1   1   4   4   3   0   0   5
King                          0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2
Ayala                         1.2   3   2   2   0   1   1   9
Totals                        8     9  11  11  10   7   2  44
IBB: Rivera (2,Upton).
Arizona Diamondbacks         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hernandez W(8-7)              7     6   4   4   1   1   3  27
Pena                          1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Slaten                        1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9     8   4   4   2   1   3  35
Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Paul Emmel
Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 31110
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Arizona Diamondbacks     
1. Lopez               ss        Young               cf
2. Logan               cf        Hudson              2b
3. Zimmerman           3b        Byrnes              lf
4. Kearns              rf        Jackson             1b
5. Church              lf        Upton               rf
6. Belliard            2b        Reynolds            3b
7. Schneider           c         Drew                ss
8. Fick                1b        Montero             c
9. Chico               p         Hernandez           p

NATIONALS 1ST: Lopez grounded out (second to first); Logan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zimmerman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Diamondbacks 0.

DIAMONDBACKS 1ST: Young struck out; Hudson singled to left;
Byrnes forced Hudson (shortstop to second); Jackson homered
[Byrnes scored]; Upton struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Diamondbacks 2.

NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns lined to shortstop; Church walked;
Belliard grounded out (shortstop to first) [Church to second];
Schneider flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Diamondbacks 2.

DIAMONDBACKS 2ND: Reynolds struck out; Drew flied to center;
Montero grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Diamondbacks 2.

NATIONALS 3RD: Fick doubled to right; Chico out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Fick to third]; Lopez grounded out
(second to first) [Fick scored]; Logan flied to left; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 2.

DIAMONDBACKS 3RD: Hernandez doubled to center; Young struck out;
Hudson walked; Byrnes grounded out (first unassisted) [Hernandez
to third, Hudson to second]; Jackson walked; Upton walked
[Hernandez scored, Hudson to third, Jackson to second]; Reynolds
walked [Hudson scored, Jackson to third, Upton to second]; Drew
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 4.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman grounded out (pitcher to first); Kearns
singled to left; Church flied to left; Belliard popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 4.

DIAMONDBACKS 4TH: Montero popped to shortstop; Hernandez popped
to second; Young walked; Young stole second; Hudson popped to
catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 4.

NATIONALS 5TH: Schneider singled to center; Fick grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Schneider out at
second]; Chico lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
1, Diamondbacks 4.

DIAMONDBACKS 5TH: Byrnes popped to second; Jackson singled to
center; Upton grounded out (third to first) [Jackson to second];
Jackson stole third; Reynolds walked; Drew struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 4.

NATIONALS 6TH: Lopez homered; On a bunt Logan made an out to
first; Zimmerman homered; Kearns homered; Church flied to left;
Belliard lined to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Diamondbacks 4.

DIAMONDBACKS 6TH: SCHRODER REPLACED CHICO (PITCHING); Montero
flied to left; Hernandez popped to second; Young flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Diamondbacks 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: Schneider flied to left; Fick popped to third;
JIMENEZ BATTED FOR SCHRODER; Jimenez was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Diamondbacks 4.

DIAMONDBACKS 7TH: RIVERA REPLACED JIMENEZ (PITCHING); Hudson
walked; Byrnes walked [Hudson to second]; Jackson out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Hudson to third, Byrnes to
second]; Upton was walked intentionally; Reynolds singled to
right [Hudson scored, Byrnes scored, Upton to third]; KING
REPLACED RIVERA (PITCHING); Drew walked [Reynolds to second];
Montero singled to center [Upton scored, Reynolds scored, Drew
to third]; CIRILLO BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; AYALA REPLACED KING
(PITCHING); Cirillo forced Montero (third to second) [Drew
scored]; Young popped to first; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals
4, Diamondbacks 9.

NATIONALS 8TH: PENA REPLACED CIRILLO (PITCHING); Lopez walked;
Logan singled to shortstop [Lopez to second]; Zimmerman grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Lopez to third,
Logan out at second]; Kearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4, Diamondbacks 9.

DIAMONDBACKS 8TH: Hudson singled to right; Byrnes popped to
catcher; Jackson homered [Hudson scored]; Upton was called out
on strikes; Reynolds singled to right; Drew reached on an error
by Fick [Reynolds to second]; Montero lined to second; 2 R, 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Diamondbacks 11.

NATIONALS 9TH: SLATEN REPLACED HUDSON (PITCHING); OJEDA REPLACED
PENA (PLAYING 2B); Church grounded out (shortstop to first);
Belliard singled to left; Schneider flied to right; FLORES
BATTED FOR FICK; Flores popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 4, Diamondbacks 11.

Standings At Close of Play of August 10, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          117   64   53    0  .547     -   573  498
New York Mets                  117   62   55    0  .530   2.0   565  528
Florida Marlins                118   62   56    0  .525   2.5   560  578
Atlanta Braves                 118   55   63    0  .466   9.5   544  519
Washington Nationals           118   44   74    0  .373  20.5   444  568

Milwaukee Brewers 5, Washington Nationals 4

Day

Game Played on Sunday, August 10, 2008 (D) at Miller Park

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  -   4 11  1
MIL N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0    1  -   5  7  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bonifacio 2b                  6   0   0   0       0   2       5   2
Guzman ss                     6   1   2   0       0   0       3   4
Zimmerman 3b                  6   1   3   0       0   1       1   4
Kearns rf                     6   1   1   2       0   2       2   0
Milledge cf                   6   1   3   2       0   2       1   0
Flores c                      4   0   0   0       0   2       9   0
  Hanrahan p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Casto ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Manning p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Orr ph                      1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Belliard 1b                   5   0   2   0       1   1       9   1
Harris lf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Lannan p                      2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Langerhans ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rivera p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nieves c                    2   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Totals                       50   4  11   4       1  15      36  13
FIELDING - 
E: Belliard (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Belliard (16,off Parra); Zimmerman (14,off Gagne).
HR: Kearns (6,8th inning off Gagne 1 on 2 out); Milledge (12,8th inning off
Gagne 0 on 2 out).
SH: Harris (3,off Torres).
Team LOB: 9.
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Weeks 2b                      5   0   1   0       1   1       2   3
  Villanueva p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kendall ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mota p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hardy ss                      6   0   0   0       1   3       3   2
Kapler lf                     7   2   1   1       0   2       1   0
Fielder 1b                    4   1   0   0       2   1       9   2
Hart rf                       4   0   2   0       2   2       3   0
Hall 3b                       4   1   1   1       1   2       2   2
Cameron cf                    5   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Rivera c                      3   0   2   3       3   0      14   0
Parra p                       1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Durham ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Gagne p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Branyan ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Torres p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Counsell ph,2b              1   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Totals                       42   5   7   5      13  12      39  10
BATTING - 
2B: Rivera (5,off Hanrahan).
HR: Kapler (6,13th inning off Ayala 0 on 0 out).
SH: Parra (1,off Lannan).
SF: Hall (2,off Lannan).
IBB: Branyan (4,by Hanrahan).
Team LOB: 16.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hart 2 (21,2nd base off Lannan/Flores,2nd base off Manning/Nieves); Rivera
(2,2nd base off Rivera/Flores).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan                        6     1   1   0   5   6   0  25
Rivera                        1.2   2   3   3   2   3   0   9
Hanrahan                      1.1   2   0   0   2   2   0   8
Colome                        1     1   0   0   2   1   0   6
Manning                       2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8
Ayala L(1-8)                  0     1   1   1   0   0   1   1
Totals                       12     7   5   4  13  12   1  57
Ayala faced 1 batter in the 13th inning
IBB: Hanrahan (6,Branyan).
Milwaukee Brewers            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Parra                         7     6   1   1   0   9   0  27
Gagne                         1     3   3   3   0   1   2   6
Torres                        2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7
Villanueva                    2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8
Mota W(3-5)                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                       13    11   4   4   1  15   2  52
WP: Parra (13), Villanueva (3).
Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Laz Diaz
Time of Game: 4:09   Attendance: 42423
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Milwaukee Brewers        
1. Bonifacio           2b        Weeks               2b
2. Guzman              ss        Hardy               ss
3. Zimmerman           3b        Kapler              lf
4. Kearns              rf        Fielder             1b
5. Milledge            cf        Hart                rf
6. Flores              c         Hall                3b
7. Belliard            1b        Cameron             cf
8. Harris              lf        Rivera              c
9. Lannan              p         Parra               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Bonifacio grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
Guzman grounded out (second to first); Zimmerman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Weeks struck out; Hardy struck out; Kapler grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Brewers 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Kearns was called out on strikes; Milledge
grounded out (second to first); Flores struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Fielder struck out; Hart walked; Hart stole second;
Hall grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hart to third]; Cameron
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Brewers 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Belliard singled to left; Harris popped to third;
Parra threw a wild pitch [Belliard to second]; Lannan was called
out on strikes; Bonifacio flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Rivera walked; Parra out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Rivera to second]; Weeks walked; Hardy struck out;
Kapler popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Brewers 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Guzman flied to right; Zimmerman singled to
right; Kearns forced Zimmerman (third to second); Milledge
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Fielder grounded out (second to first); Hart struck
out; Hall struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0,
Brewers 0.

NATIONALS 5TH: Flores popped to shortstop; Belliard doubled;
Harris struck out; Lannan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Cameron grounded out (third to first); Rivera
walked; On a bunt Parra forced Rivera (pitcher to shortstop);
Weeks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 0, Brewers 0.

NATIONALS 6TH: Bonifacio grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guzman singled to third; Zimmerman singled to center [Guzman to
second]; Kearns struck out; Milledge singled to center [Guzman
scored, Zimmerman to third]; Flores struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Hardy grounded out (shortstop to first); Kapler
reached on an error by Belliard (assist by Zimmerman) [Kapler to
second]; Fielder walked; Hart singled to second [Kapler to
third, Fielder to second]; Hall out on a sacrifice fly to right
[Kapler scored (unearned)]; Cameron forced Hart (shortstop to
second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Brewers 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: Belliard struck out; Harris flied to left;
LANGERHANS BATTED FOR LANNAN; Langerhans grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: RIVERA REPLACED LANGERHANS (PITCHING); Rivera
singled to left; DURHAM BATTED FOR PARRA; Durham struck out;
Weeks flied to right; Rivera stole second; Hardy grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Brewers 1.

NATIONALS 8TH: GAGNE REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); Bonifacio was
called out on strikes; Guzman popped to shortstop; Zimmerman
doubled; Kearns homered [Zimmerman scored]; Milledge homered;
Flores lined to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Kapler struck out; Fielder walked; Hart was called
out on strikes; Hall singled to third [Fielder to second];
Cameron walked [Fielder to third, Hall to second]; HANRAHAN
REPLACED FLORES (PITCHING); NIEVES REPLACED RIVERA (PLAYING C );
Rivera doubled to left [Fielder scored, Hall scored, Cameron
scored]; BRANYAN BATTED FOR GAGNE; Branyan was walked
intentionally; Weeks forced Branyan (shortstop unassisted); 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: TORRES REPLACED BRANYAN (PITCHING); Belliard
walked; Harris out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Belliard to second]; Nieves grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Belliard to third]; Bonifacio popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Hardy walked; Kapler struck out; Fielder forced
Hardy (second to third); Hart singled to left [Fielder to
second]; Hall struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Brewers 4.

NATIONALS 10TH: Guzman grounded out (first to pitcher);
Zimmerman struck out; Kearns lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 10TH: COLOME REPLACED HANRAHAN (PITCHING); Cameron
popped to second; Rivera walked; COUNSELL BATTED FOR TORRES;
Counsell walked [Rivera to second]; Weeks singled to second
[Rivera to third, Counsell to second]; Hardy struck out; Kapler
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 4.

NATIONALS 11TH: VILLANUEVA REPLACED WEEKS (PITCHING); COUNSELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Milledge struck out; CASTO BATTED
FOR COLOME; Casto was called out on strikes; Belliard flied to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 11TH: MANNING REPLACED CASTO (PITCHING); Fielder popped
to shortstop; Hart walked; Hart stole second; Hall walked;
Cameron flied to center; Rivera flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 4.

NATIONALS 12TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Nieves
popped to second; Bonifacio struck out but advanced to first on
a wild pitch; Guzman singled to second [Bonifacio to second];
Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 12TH: Counsell flied to left; KENDALL BATTED FOR
VILLANUEVA; Kendall popped to second; Hardy grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Brewers 4.

NATIONALS 13TH: MOTA REPLACED KENDALL (PITCHING); Kearns flied
to center; Milledge singled to right; ORR BATTED FOR MANNING;
Orr struck out; Belliard popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 4, Brewers 4.

BREWERS 13TH: AYALA REPLACED ORR (PITCHING); Kapler homered; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Brewers 5.

Standings At Close of Play of August 10, 2009

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          109   61   48    0  .560     -   569  505
Florida Marlins                112   59   53    0  .527   3.5   522  523
Atlanta Braves                 112   58   54    0  .518   4.5   497  460
New York Mets                  112   52   60    0  .464  10.5   482  516
Washington Nationals           112   40   72    0  .357  22.5   517  607

The Nationals did not play on this date.

Standings At Close of Play of August 10, 2010

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                 113   65   48    0  .575     -   512  430
Philadelphia Phillies          112   62   50    0  .554   2.5   533  479
New York Mets                  112   56   56    0  .500   8.5   469  452
Florida Marlins                111   55   56    0  .495   9.0   497  490
Washington Nationals           113   49   64    0  .434  16.0   461  518

Florida Marlins 8, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 (N) at Nationals Park

FLA N    2  0  2    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   8 11  2
WAS N    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  5  0
BATTING
Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ramirez ss                    4   3   3   0       0   0       0   0
  Murphy ss                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Morrison lf                   2   1   1   1       3   0       5   0
G. Sanchez 1b                 5   2   1   1       0   1       4   0
Uggla 2b                      3   2   2   4       1   0       2   0
  Bonifacio ph,2b             0   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Ross cf                       5   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Stanton rf                    4   0   2   0       1   1       3   0
Helms 3b                      5   0   1   2       0   2       1   3
Paulino c                     3   0   0   0       1   1       8   0
A. Sanchez p                  4   0   0   0       0   4       0   0
  Veras p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ohman p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Badenhop p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   8  11   8       7  10      27   4
FIELDING - 
E: Helms (3), A. Sanchez (3).
BATTING - 
2B: Ramirez 3 (21,off Strasburg 2,off Stammen); Uggla (20,off Strasburg); Stanton
(12,off Strasburg); G. Sanchez (27,off Strasburg); Helms (6,off Batista).
HR: Uggla (26,1st inning off Strasburg 1 on 2 out).
GDP: Uggla (5,off Stammen); G. Sanchez (12,off Slaten).
IBB: Paulino (3,by Batista).
Team LOB: 8.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bernadina cf                  4   0   1   0       1   0       2   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   0   1       0   0       1   3
Zimmerman 3b                  3   0   1   0       1   0       0   2
Dunn 1b                       4   0   0   0       0   2       7   1
Willingham lf                 3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Morse rf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       2   0
Rodriguez c                   4   2   2   0       0   0      11   0
Kennedy 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
Strasburg p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Batista p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Maxwell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Stammen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Harris ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Slaten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mench ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   5   1       3   8      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Dunn-Desmond-Stammen, Desmond-Kennedy-Dunn.
BATTING - 
2B: Zimmerman (25,off A. Sanchez).
Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
A. Sanchez W(9-7)             6.2   5   2   0   2   7   0  29
Veras                         0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1
Ohman                         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Badenhop                      2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        9     5   2   0   3   8   0  37
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Strasburg L(5-3)              4.1   6   6   6   2   4   1  21
Batista                       0.2   1   1   1   3   1   0   6
Stammen                       2     4   1   1   0   4   0   9
Slaten                        2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7
Totals                        9    11   8   8   7  10   1  43
IBB: Batista (7,Paulino).
Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 25939
Starting Lineups:

   Florida Marlins               Washington Nationals     
1. Ramirez             ss        Bernadina           cf
2. Morrison            lf        Desmond             ss
3. G. Sanchez          1b        Zimmerman           3b
4. Uggla               2b        Dunn                1b
5. Ross                cf        Willingham          lf
6. Stanton             rf        Morse               rf
7. Helms               3b        Rodriguez           c
8. Paulino             c         Kennedy             2b
9. A. Sanchez          p         Strasburg           p

MARLINS 1ST: Ramirez popped to catcher; Morrison walked; G.
Sanchez flied to right; Uggla homered [Morrison scored]; Ross
flied to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 1ST: Bernadina flied to center; Desmond flied to
right; Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

MARLINS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Helms was called out on
strikes; Paulino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Marlins 2, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Dunn popped to third; Willingham flied to right;
Morse lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 2, Nationals
0.

MARLINS 3RD: A. Sanchez struck out; Ramirez doubled to right;
Morrison walked; G. Sanchez forced Morrison (third to second)
[Ramirez to third]; Uggla doubled to left [Ramirez scored, G.
Sanchez scored]; Ross grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 4, Nationals 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to center; Kennedy lined to
second; Strasburg struck out; Bernadina walked [Rodriguez to
second]; Desmond reached on an error by Helms [Rodriguez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Bernadina to third]; Zimmerman flied to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 4, Nationals 1.

MARLINS 4TH: Stanton doubled to left; Helms flied to left;
Paulino grounded out (third to first); A. Sanchez struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 4, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Dunn struck out; Willingham was called out on
strikes; Morse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 4,
Nationals 1.

MARLINS 5TH: Ramirez doubled to left; Morrison grounded out
(second to first) [Ramirez to third]; G. Sanchez doubled to left
[Ramirez scored]; BATISTA REPLACED STRASBURG (PITCHING); Uggla
walked; Ross popped to first; Stanton walked [G. Sanchez to
third, Uggla to second]; Helms doubled to left [G. Sanchez
scored, Uggla scored, Stanton to third]; Paulino was walked
intentionally; A. Sanchez was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Marlins 7, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Rodriguez flied to center; Kennedy singled to
left; MAXWELL BATTED FOR BATISTA; Maxwell was called out on
strikes; Bernadina grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 7, Nationals 1.

MARLINS 6TH: STAMMEN REPLACED MAXWELL (PITCHING); Ramirez
doubled to left; Morrison singled to left [Ramirez scored]; G.
Sanchez was called out on strikes; Uggla grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Morrison out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 8, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Desmond flied to right; Zimmerman doubled to
left; Dunn struck out; Willingham walked; Morse flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Marlins 8, Nationals 1.

MARLINS 7TH: Ross singled to left; Stanton singled to center
[Ross to second]; Helms struck out; Paulino struck out; A.
Sanchez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Marlins 8, Nationals 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED RAMIREZ (PLAYING SS); Rodriguez
singled to center; Kennedy reached on an error by A. Sanchez
[Rodriguez to second]; HARRIS BATTED FOR STAMMEN; Harris was
called out on strikes; Bernadina singled to left [Rodriguez to
third, Kennedy to second]; Desmond forced Bernadina (third to
second) [Rodriguez scored (unearned), Kennedy to third]; VERAS
REPLACED A. SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Zimmerman walked [Desmond to
second]; OHMAN REPLACED VERAS (PITCHING); Dunn flied to left; 1
R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Marlins 8, Nationals 2.

MARLINS 8TH: SLATEN REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING); Murphy was
called out on strikes; Morrison walked; G. Sanchez grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Morrison out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 8, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 8TH: BADENHOP REPLACED OHMAN (PITCHING); Willingham
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morse struck out; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 8,
Nationals 2.

MARLINS 9TH: BONIFACIO BATTED FOR UGGLA; Bonifacio walked; Ross
flied to right; Stanton popped to first; Helms lined to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Marlins 8, Nationals 2.

NATIONALS 9TH: BONIFACIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Kennedy
flied to left; MENCH BATTED FOR SLATEN; Mench popped to second;
Bernadina flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Marlins 8,
Nationals 2.

Standings At Close of Play of August 10, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies          117   77   40    0  .658     -   515  384
Atlanta Braves                 118   69   49    0  .585   8.5   486  431
New York Mets                  116   58   58    0  .500  18.5   528  520
Washington Nationals           116   56   60    0  .483  20.5   454  476
Florida Marlins                117   55   62    0  .470  22.0   467  513

Chicago Cubs 4, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 (N) at Wrigley Field

WAS N    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
CHI N    0  1  0    1  1  1    0  0  x  -   4 10  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Ankiel cf                     4   0   1   0       0   2       3   0
Espinosa 2b                   4   0   1   0       0   0       3   1
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Morse 1b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Werth rf                      4   1   2   1       0   2       4   0
Gomes lf                      4   0   0   0       0   3       2   0
Desmond ss                    4   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Flores c                      3   0   2   0       0   0       8   0
Detwiler p                    2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Balester p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nix ph                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  H. Rodriguez p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   1       0  10      24   5
BATTING - 
2B: Ankiel (14,off Lopez); Flores (3,off Samardzija).
HR: Werth (14,6th inning off Lopez 0 on 2 out).
GDP: Zimmerman (9,off Marshall).
Team LOB: 5.
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Castro ss                     4   0   1   0       0   3       1   5
Johnson rf                    4   1   4   1       0   0       2   0
Ramirez 3b                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Baker 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
  Pena ph,1b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Soto c                        3   2   1   1       1   0      11   0
Byrd cf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Soriano lf                    3   1   2   2       1   0       2   0
  Campana pr,lf               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Barney 2b                     3   0   1   0       1   1       1   2
Lopez p                       2   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Samardzija p                1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Marshall p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  DeWitt ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Marmol p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   4  10   4       3   8      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Castro-Barney-Pena.
E: Castro (19).
BATTING - 
2B: Soriano (17,off Detwiler); Barney (17,off Balester).
HR: Soto (12,2nd inning off Detwiler 0 on 0 out); Johnson (5,5th inning off
Detwiler 0 on 0 out); Soriano (20,6th inning off Balester 0 on 1 out).
IBB: Barney (2,by Detwiler).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Campana (14,2nd base off H. Rodriguez/Flores).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Detwiler L(1-2)               5     7   3   3   2   5   2  23
Balester                      1     2   1   1   0   3   1   5
H. Rodriguez                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8
Totals                        8    10   4   4   3   8   3  36
IBB: Detwiler (2,Barney).
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lopez W(3-3)                  5.2   5   2   1   0   4   1  23
Samardzija                    0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3
Marshall                      1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   5
Marmol SV(25)                 1     0   0   0   0   3   0   3
Totals                        9     7   2   1   0  10   1  34
Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Gary Darling
Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 38010
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Chicago Cubs             
1. Ankiel              cf        Castro              ss
2. Espinosa            2b        Johnson             rf
3. Zimmerman           3b        Ramirez             3b
4. Morse               1b        Baker               1b
5. Werth               rf        Soto                c
6. Gomes               lf        Byrd                cf
7. Desmond             ss        Soriano             lf
8. Flores              c         Barney              2b
9. Detwiler            p         Lopez               p

NATIONALS 1ST: Ankiel flied to left; Espinosa grounded out
(first unassisted); Zimmerman singled to left; Morse reached on
an error by Castro [Zimmerman scored (unearned), Morse to
third]; Werth struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Castro singled to pitcher [Castro out at second
(shortstop to second)]; Johnson singled to left; Ramirez flied
to right; Baker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: Gomes was called out on strikes; Desmond flied to
right; Flores flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals
1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Soto homered; Byrd lined to second; Soriano flied to
center; Barney struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1,
Cubs 1.

NATIONALS 3RD: Detwiler grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ankiel struck out; Espinosa flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 3RD: Lopez struck out; Castro struck out; Johnson singled
to left; Ramirez forced Johnson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 1.

NATIONALS 4TH: Zimmerman grounded out (third to first); Morse
struck out; Werth singled to shortstop; Gomes flied to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 1.

CUBS 4TH: Baker was called out on strikes; Soto walked; Byrd
lined to center; Soriano doubled to right [Soto scored]; Barney
was walked intentionally; Lopez singled to center [Soriano to
third, Barney to second]; Castro struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 2.

NATIONALS 5TH: Desmond grounded out (shortstop to first); Flores
singled to catcher; On a bunt Detwiler made an out to catcher;
Ankiel doubled to right [Flores to third]; Espinosa grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 2.

CUBS 5TH: Johnson homered; Ramirez flied to right; Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soto flied to right; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Cubs 3.

NATIONALS 6TH: Zimmerman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morse flied to center; Werth homered; SAMARDZIJA REPLACED LOPEZ
(PITCHING); Gomes was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 3.

CUBS 6TH: BALESTER REPLACED DETWILER (PITCHING); Byrd was called
out on strikes; Soriano homered; Barney doubled to left;
Samardzija was called out on strikes; Castro struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 4.

NATIONALS 7TH: Desmond struck out; Flores doubled to shortstop;
NIX BATTED FOR BALESTER; MARSHALL REPLACED SAMARDZIJA
(PITCHING); Nix grounded out (shortstop to first) [Flores to
third]; Ankiel struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2,
Cubs 4.

CUBS 7TH: H. RODRIGUEZ REPLACED NIX (PITCHING); Johnson singled
to center; Ramirez lined to third; PENA BATTED FOR BAKER; Pena
flied to center; Soto flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Cubs 4.

NATIONALS 8TH: PENA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); On a bunt
Espinosa singled to third; Zimmerman grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Espinosa out at second]; Morse
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 4.

CUBS 8TH: Byrd flied to right; Soriano walked; CAMPANA RAN FOR
SORIANO; Campana stole second; Barney grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Campana to third]; DEWITT BATTED FOR MARSHALL; DeWitt
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 2, Cubs 4.

NATIONALS 9TH: CAMPANA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MARMOL
REPLACED DEWITT (PITCHING); Werth struck out; Gomes was called
out on strikes; Desmond struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 2, Cubs 4.

Standings At Close of Play of August 10, 2012

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals           113   70   43    0  .619     -   494  396
Atlanta Braves                 112   65   47    0  .580   4.5   521  447
New York Mets                  113   54   59    0  .478  16.0   497  516
Philadelphia Phillies          112   51   61    0  .455  18.5   462  497
Miami Marlins                  113   51   62    0  .451  19.0   420  513

Washington Nationals 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 1

Day

Game Played on Friday, August 10, 2012 (N) at Chase Field

WAS N    0  0  1    0  2  1    1  0  4  -   9 11  0
ARI N    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lombardozzi 2b                5   4   4   0       0   0       1   4
Harper cf,rf                  2   0   0   2       1   1       0   0
Zimmerman 3b                  3   2   1   2       2   1       0   3
LaRoche 1b                    4   1   1   1       1   0      12   1
Morse lf                      5   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
  Bernadina cf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Werth rf                      5   0   3   2       0   1       2   0
  Stammen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Espinosa ss                   4   0   0   0       1   1       2   3
Suzuki c                      4   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Strasburg p                   3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mattheus p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moore ph,lf                 1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   9  11   8       5   6      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Werth 2 (8,off Cahill,off Zagurski); Moore (6,off Zagurski); LaRoche (24,off
Zagurski).
3B: Lombardozzi (3,off Cahill).
HR: Zimmerman (16,5th inning off Cahill 1 on 2 out); Morse (11,6th inning off
Cahill 0 on 0 out).
SF: Harper 2 (3,off Cahill,off Zagurski).
Team LOB: 7.
Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Drew ss                       3   0   0   0       1   1       2   4
Hill 2b                       4   0   0   0       0   2       1   3
Kubel lf                      4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Goldschmidt 1b                4   0   0   0       0   0      12   1
Upton rf                      2   1   0   0       1   1       3   0
  McDonald ph                 1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Montero c                     1   0   0   0       2   0       6   0
  Nieves ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Johnson 3b                    4   0   1   1       0   1       0   3
Parra cf                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Cahill p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
  Albers p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Saito p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Wheeler ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Zagurski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   1   3   1       4   8      27  14
FIELDING - 
E: Albers (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Kubel (24,off Stammen).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Strasburg W(13-5)             6     1   1   1   4   6   0  23
Burnett                       1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Mattheus                      1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Stammen                       1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9     3   1   1   4   8   0  34
Arizona Diamondbacks         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Cahill L(9-10)                6     6   4   4   3   4   2  27
Albers                        1     1   1   0   1   0   0   5
Saito                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Zagurski                      1     4   4   4   1   1   0   8
Totals                        9    11   9   8   5   6   2  43
Umpires: HP - Dale Scott (left in the 4th inning), 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 
3B - CB Bucknor; CB Bucknor moved to HP in the 4th inning; D.J. Reyburn moved to 3B in the 4th inning
Time of Game: 3:13   Attendance: 29362
Starting Lineups:

   Washington Nationals          Arizona Diamondbacks     
1. Lombardozzi         2b        Drew                ss
2. Harper              cf        Hill                2b
3. Zimmerman           3b        Kubel               lf
4. LaRoche             1b        Goldschmidt         1b
5. Morse               lf        Upton               rf
6. Werth               rf        Montero             c
7. Espinosa            ss        Johnson             3b
8. Suzuki              c         Parra               cf
9. Strasburg           p         Cahill              p

NATIONALS 1ST: Lombardozzi grounded out (first unassisted);
Harper was called out on strikes; Zimmerman struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Diamondbacks 0.

DIAMONDBACKS 1ST: Drew flied to left; Hill flied to right; Kubel
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 0, Diamondbacks 0.

NATIONALS 2ND: LaRoche grounded out (second to first); Morse
grounded out (third to first); Werth doubled to left; Espinosa
walked; Suzuki grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Nationals 0, Diamondbacks 0.

DIAMONDBACKS 2ND: Goldschmidt grounded out (third to first);
Upton struck out; Montero walked; Johnson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 0, Diamondbacks 0.

NATIONALS 3RD: Strasburg grounded out (pitcher to first);
Lombardozzi tripled to center; Harper out on a sacrifice fly to
right [Lombardozzi scored]; Zimmerman walked; LaRoche walked
[Zimmerman to second]; Morse grounded out (pitcher unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 0.

DIAMONDBACKS 3RD: Parra grounded out (second to first); Cahill
grounded out (second to first); Drew walked; Hill struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 0.

NATIONALS 4TH: Werth grounded out (third to first); Espinosa
grounded out (second to first); Suzuki struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 0.

DIAMONDBACKS 4TH: Kubel popped to shortstop; Goldschmidt flied
to right; Upton walked; the 93-MPH fast ball was fouled off
and struck HP umpire Dale Scott on the mask at the chin; the
ball knocked the mask off his face; Scott was staggered and
eventually went to one knee; he left and was replaced by 3B
umpire CB Bucknor; Montero walked [Upton to second]; Johnson
singled to left [Upton scored, Montero to second]; Parra
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 1.

NATIONALS 5TH: Strasburg grounded out (third to first);
Lombardozzi singled to center; Harper grounded out (second to
first) [Lombardozzi to second]; Zimmerman homered [Lombardozzi
scored]; LaRoche grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Diamondbacks 1.

DIAMONDBACKS 5TH: Cahill was called out on strikes; Drew was
called out on strikes; Hill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 3, Diamondbacks 1.

NATIONALS 6TH: Morse homered; Werth singled to center; Espinosa
was called out on strikes; On a bunt Suzuki grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Werth to second]; Strasburg grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 4,
Diamondbacks 1.

DIAMONDBACKS 6TH: Kubel lined to first; Goldschmidt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Upton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 4, Diamondbacks 1.

NATIONALS 7TH: ALBERS REPLACED CAHILL (PITCHING); Lombardozzi
singled to center; Harper walked [Lombardozzi to second];
Zimmerman flied to right; LaRoche forced Harper (first to
shortstop) [Lombardozzi scored (unearned) (no RBI), LaRoche to
first (error by Albers; assist by Drew)]; originally scored
as E6/TH allowing runner to score; changed on 8-11-2012;
Morse forced LaRoche (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 1.

DIAMONDBACKS 7TH: BURNETT REPLACED STRASBURG (PITCHING); Montero
grounded out (second to first); Johnson struck out; On a bunt
Parra grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 1.

NATIONALS 8TH: SAITO REPLACED ALBERS (PITCHING); Werth was
called out on strikes; Espinosa lined to pitcher; Suzuki flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 1.

DIAMONDBACKS 8TH: MATTHEUS REPLACED BURNETT (PITCHING); WHEELER
BATTED FOR SAITO; Wheeler struck out; Drew grounded out (third
to first); Hill lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 1.

NATIONALS 9TH: ZAGURSKI REPLACED WHEELER (PITCHING); MOORE
BATTED FOR MATTHEUS; Moore doubled to left; Lombardozzi singled
to second [Moore to third]; Harper out on a sacrifice fly to
right [Moore scored, Lombardozzi to second (on throw to home)];
Zimmerman walked; LaRoche doubled to right [Lombardozzi scored,
Zimmerman to third]; Morse was called out on strikes; Werth
doubled to left [Zimmerman scored, LaRoche scored]; Espinosa
lined to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Nationals 9,
Diamondbacks 1.

DIAMONDBACKS 9TH: HARPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
BERNADINA REPLACED MORSE (PLAYING CF); STAMMEN REPLACED WERTH
(PITCHING); MOORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Kubel doubled to
center; Goldschmidt popped to second; MCDONALD BATTED FOR UPTON;
McDonald singled to third [Kubel stayed at second]; NIEVES
BATTED FOR MONTERO; Nieves grounded out (second to first) [Kubel
to third, McDonald to second]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Nationals 9, Diamondbacks 1.
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