September 4
2005 – Esteban Loaiza led his Washington Nationals (71-66) past the Philadelphia Phillies (73-64) 6-1. Loaiza struck out 11 and took a shutout into the eighth on short rest, and Preston Wilson and Brian Schneider each hit a three-run homer as Washington gained a game on all three teams it trails in the NL wild-card standings.
2006 – Ramon Ortiz came within three outs of pitching the Nationals first no-hitter since the team moved from Montreal to Washington D.C. in 2005. The Washington Nationals (60-77) went on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (73-63) 4-1.
2007 – Rookie catcher Jesus Flores hit s ninth-inning, two-run double that gave the Washington Nationals (62-77) a 4-3 win over the Florida Marlins (60-79).
2010 – John Lannan allowed only one run for the second consecutive start, Ivan Rodriguez had three hits and four RBIs and the Washington Nationals (58-78) broke a three-game losing streak with a 9-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (45-90).
2012 – Adam LaRoche hit two of Washington’s six homers, Ian Desmond had four RBIs and the Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 11-5. Desmond, Jesus Flores, Tyler Moore and Ryan Zimmerman also went deep for the Nats. The six home runs matched a team record. The other time the Nats hit six home runs was on May 20, 2011, in Baltimore.
2013 – Jordan Zimmermann became the National League’s first 16-game winner, pitching seven innings to lead the Washington Nationals (71-68) past the Philadelphia Phillies (63-77) 3-2t. Zimmermann (16-8) struck out five, walked one and allowed two runs in winning his fourth straight start.
Birthdays
Sun-Woo Kim September 4, 1977 in Inchon, South Korea
Sun, pitched in 12 games for the Nats in 2005. On August 5, 2005, Sun was selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the Washington Nationals.
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2005
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 137 78 59 0 .569 - 657 557 Philadelphia Phillies 137 73 64 0 .533 5.0 636 614 Florida Marlins 136 72 64 0 .529 5.5 603 582 Washington Nationals 137 71 66 0 .518 7.0 534 553 New York Mets 136 70 66 0 .515 7.5 623 545
Washington Nationals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1
Day
Game Played on Sunday, September 4, 2005 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 0 WAS N 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 x - 6 8 0
BATTING
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rollins ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Michaels cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Utley 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 Abreu rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Burrell lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Lieberthal c 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 1 Floyd p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Chavez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Fultz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Liriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tucker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 4 1 5 12 24 9
FIELDING - DP: 1. Utley-Howard.
BATTING - 2B: Utley (29,off Loaiza); Rollins (22,off Loaiza). Team LOB: 8.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilkerson 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 Watson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Byrd ph,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Guillen rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 Wilson cf 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 Castilla 3b 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 Schneider c 4 1 1 3 0 0 12 0 Cruz 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Guzman ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Loaiza p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Baerga ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eischen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 6 8 6 3 7 27 7
BATTING - 2B: Wilson (28,off Floyd). HR: Schneider (10,2nd inning off Floyd 2 on 0 out); Wilson (22,7th inning off Liriano 2 on 1 out). SH: Watson (1,off Floyd); Byrd (5,off Liriano). HBP: Castilla (7,by Floyd); Cruz (1,by Floyd). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Floyd L(1-2) 6 6 3 3 1 6 1 27 Fultz 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Liriano 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 8 Totals 8 8 6 6 3 7 2 36
Fultz faced 1 batter in the 7th inning HBP: Floyd 2 (3,Castilla,Cruz).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Loaiza W(10-10) 8 4 1 1 4 11 0 32 Eischen 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Bergmann 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 9 4 1 1 5 12 0 36
Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Paul Emmel, 3B - Ed Montague
Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 32251
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2006
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 136 84 52 0 .618 - 727 611 Philadelphia Phillies 138 70 68 0 .507 15.0 736 714 Florida Marlins 137 69 68 0 .504 15.5 654 649 Atlanta Braves 137 66 71 0 .482 18.5 721 693 Washington Nationals 137 60 77 0 .438 24.5 629 728
Washington Nationals 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Day
Game Played on Monday, September 4, 2006 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 2 0 WAS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 x - 4 9 0
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Miles ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Duncan lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Pujols 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 0 Rolen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Rodriguez rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Wilson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Belliard 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 Bennett c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Marquis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Spiezio ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flores p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 1 2 1 3 6 24 8
FIELDING - DP: 1. Miles-Belliard.
BATTING - HR: Pujols (43,9th inning off Ortiz 0 on 2 out). Team LOB: 3.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Soriano lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 10 0 Kearns rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 Schneider c 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Castro 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Logan cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Ortiz p 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 9 4 2 4 27 6
FIELDING - DP: 1. Johnson.
BATTING - 2B: Castro (1,off Marquis); Logan (1,off Marquis); Soriano (36,off Marquis); Zimmerman (40,off Sosa); Johnson (41,off Flores). HR: Kearns (22,7th inning off Marquis 1 on 0 out); Ortiz (1,8th inning off Sosa 0 on 0 out). IBB: Kearns (3,by Flores). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Lopez (34,2nd base off Marquis/Bennett).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Marquis L(14-13) 7 6 2 2 1 4 1 26 Sosa 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 Flores 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 4 2 33
BK: Marquis (1). IBB: Flores (2,Kearns).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ortiz W(10-12) 8.2 2 1 1 3 5 1 30 Cordero 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 2 1 1 3 6 1 31
Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Bill Miller
Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 31092
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2007
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 138 78 60 0 .565 - 676 605 Philadelphia Phillies 138 73 65 0 .529 5.0 754 707 Atlanta Braves 139 70 69 0 .504 8.5 688 644 Washington Nationals 139 62 77 0 .446 16.5 551 649 Florida Marlins 139 60 79 0 .432 18.5 671 749
Washington Nationals 4, Florida Marlins 3
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
FLA N 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 0 WAS N 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 10 2
BATTING
Florida Marlins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A H. Ramirez ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 Amezaga 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 6 2 Hermida rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Cabrera 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Willingham lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 Jacobs 1b 4 0 3 1 0 0 7 0 Wood 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Ross cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Olivo c 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 Willis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linden ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Abercrombie pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 11 3 1 8 26 10
FIELDING - DP: 3. Cabrera-Amezaga, Willis-Amezaga-Jacobs, Amezaga-Wood.
BATTING - 2B: Jacobs (21,off Hill); Hermida (24,off Hill); Willingham (30,off Hill). GDP: H. Ramirez (7,off Schroder). Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - SB: H. Ramirez 2 (45,2nd base off Hill/Flores,2nd base off Abreu/Flores). CS: Jacobs (2,2nd base by Hill/Flores).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Logan cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 Lopez ss 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 Young 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 Langerhans pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kearns rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 Pena lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 Flores c 4 0 2 2 0 0 8 1 Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Abreu p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 10 4 3 6 27 11
FIELDING - DP: 1. Belliard-Lopez-Young. E: Flores 2 (3).
BATTING - 2B: Logan 2 (17,off Willis 2); Zimmerman (36,off Willis); Flores (7,off Gregg). SH: Lopez (5,off Willis); Hill (7,off Willis). GDP: Young (12,off Willis). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willis 7.1 8 2 2 2 5 0 29 Gardner 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gregg L(0-5) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 5 Totals 8.2 10 4 4 3 6 0 35
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hill 6.1 11 3 3 0 6 0 29 Munoz 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Abreu 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Schroder W(2-1) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Totals 9 11 3 3 1 8 0 37
WP: Hill (2).
Umpires: HP - Bill Welke, 1B - Laz Diaz, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 15611
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2008
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 140 79 61 0 .564 - 693 606 Philadelphia Phillies 140 76 64 0 .543 3.0 676 585 Florida Marlins 140 71 69 0 .507 8.0 652 684 Atlanta Braves 141 61 80 0 .433 18.5 644 674 Washington Nationals 141 54 87 0 .383 25.5 544 695
Atlanta Braves 2, Washington Nationals 0
Day
Game Played on Thursday, September 4, 2008 (N) at Turner Field
WAS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 ATL N 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 5 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harris lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Guzman ss 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Milledge cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Belliard 1b 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 Casto pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Boone ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Dukes rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 Hernandez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Montz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Martis p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Mock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manning p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bernadina ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Speigner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 5 0 3 8 24 9
FIELDING - E: Montz (1).
BATTING - 2B: Belliard (22,off Parr); Zimmerman (21,off Gonzalez). GDP: Dukes (9,off Parr). Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - CS: Guzman (4,2nd base by Parr/McCann).
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Blanco cf,lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 Johnson 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 C. Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 McCann c 3 0 1 1 0 1 8 1 Infante ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Kotchman 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 8 1 xFrancoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Jones lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 Anderson pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parr p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bennett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tavarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norton ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 2 5 2 6 4 27 10
x - reached first on interference.
FIELDING - DP: 1. Johnson-Infante-Kotchman.
BATTING - 2B: Johnson (33,off Mock). 3B: Johnson (5,off Martis). SF: McCann (2,off Martis). IBB: C. Jones (12,by Mock). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - CS: Anderson (1,2nd base by Speigner/Montz).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martis L(0-1) 5 4 2 2 5 2 0 24 Mock 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 Manning 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Shell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Speigner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 5 2 2 6 4 0 35
WP: Martis (1). IBB: Mock (2,C. Jones).
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Parr W(1-0) 6 2 0 0 3 3 0 21 Bennett 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Tavarez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Gonzalez SV(9) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 8 0 33
WP: Parr (1).
Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 18708
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2009
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 132 77 55 0 .583 - 668 575 Florida Marlins 135 71 64 0 .526 7.5 643 647 Atlanta Braves 135 70 65 0 .519 8.5 611 550 New York Mets 135 61 74 0 .452 17.5 571 631 Washington Nationals 135 46 89 0 .341 32.5 605 735
Florida Marlins 9, Washington Nationals 6
Day
Game Played on Friday, September 4, 2009 (N) at Nationals Park
FLA N 3 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 9 13 1 WAS N 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 13 0
BATTING
Florida Marlins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Coghlan lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 N. Johnson 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 8 1 Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nunez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ramirez ss 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 5 Cantu 3b,1b 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 Baker c 5 1 3 4 0 1 11 0 Uggla 2b 3 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 Ross rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maybin cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 West p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hayes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Badenhop p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 39 9 13 9 5 8 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 1. Uggla-Ramirez-N. Johnson. E: N. Johnson (11).
BATTING - 2B: Ramirez (38,off Rivera). 3B: Maybin (2,off Mock). HR: Cantu (14,1st inning off Mock 1 on 1 out); Baker (9,3rd inning off Mock 1 on 0 out). SF: Ramirez (4,off Rivera). IBB: Ramirez (8,by Sosa). Team LOB: 9.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Maxwell cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Orr ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guzman ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 MacDougal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 Dunn 1b 4 2 3 1 1 1 8 1 Willingham lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 Dukes rf 3 1 2 0 2 1 4 0 Bard c 5 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 Gonzalez 2b,ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 Mock p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Rivera p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morse ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harris ph,cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 40 6 13 6 4 11 27 7
BATTING - 3B: Gonzalez (3,off West); Zimmerman (3,off West). HR: Willingham (22,3rd inning off West 1 on 2 out). GDP: Guzman (8,off West). Team LOB: 11.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP West 3 7 5 5 1 4 1 16 Badenhop W(6-4) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 12 Calero 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 6 Lindstrom 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 Pinto 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Nunez SV(18) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 13 6 6 4 11 1 44
WP: West (3).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Mock L(3-7) 3 7 6 6 1 3 2 17 Rivera 2.2 6 3 3 1 1 0 15 Bergmann 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Sosa 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 Clippard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MacDougal 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 Totals 9 13 9 9 5 8 2 45
WP: Rivera (1). IBB: Sosa (2,Ramirez).
Umpires: HP - Brian Knight, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Greg Gibson
Time of Game: 3:45 Attendance: 16364
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2010
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 136 79 57 0 .581 - 642 515 Philadelphia Phillies 136 78 58 0 .574 1.0 628 549 Florida Marlins 134 68 66 0 .507 10.0 610 581 New York Mets 136 66 70 0 .485 13.0 542 543 Washington Nationals 136 58 78 0 .426 21.0 564 638
Washington Nationals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Day
Game Played on Saturday, September 4, 2010 (N) at PNC Park
WAS N 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 - 9 15 3 PIT N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 1
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan cf 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Desmond ss 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Morse 1b 4 2 2 1 1 1 8 3 Bernadina lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 Rodriguez c 5 2 3 4 0 0 9 0 Espinosa 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 Maxwell rf 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 Lannan p 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Peralta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 9 15 9 3 6 27 10
FIELDING - E: Desmond 2 (31), Zimmerman (14).
BATTING - 2B: Lannan (2,off Maholm); Desmond (26,off D. McCutchen). HR: Rodriguez (3,5th inning off Maholm 1 on 1 out). SH: Lannan (2,off Maholm). SF: Maxwell (2,off Maholm). GDP: Maxwell (1,off D. McCutchen). Team LOB: 8.
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A A. McCutchen cf 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Tabata lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Walker 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 Jones 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 1 Alvarez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 Milledge rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Cedeno ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 Ledezma p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Snyder c 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Gallagher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaRoche ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 D. McCutchen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Park p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Diaz ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 2 9 2 1 8 27 12
FIELDING - DP: 1. D. McCutchen-Cedeno-Jones. E: Snyder (2).
BATTING - 2B: Walker (24,off Lannan); Cedeno (26,off Slaten). HR: A. McCutchen (13,5th inning off Lannan 0 on 1 out). Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lannan W(7-6) 7 5 1 1 1 7 1 30 Slaten 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5 Peralta 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 8 1 39
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Maholm L(7-14) 4.1 9 7 7 2 4 1 24 Gallagher 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 D. McCutchen 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 Park 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Ledezma 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 15 9 9 3 6 1 44
Umpires: HP - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Tom Hallion, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Lance Barksdale
Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 30263
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2011
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 136 88 48 0 .647 - 618 449 Atlanta Braves 139 82 57 0 .590 7.5 570 505 New York Mets 138 68 70 0 .493 21.0 619 626 Washington Nationals 138 64 74 0 .464 25.0 530 573 Florida Marlins 139 62 77 0 .446 27.5 545 622
New York Mets 6, Washington Nationals 3
Day
Game Played on Sunday, September 4, 2011 (D) at Nationals Park
NY N 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 11 0 WAS N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
BATTING
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tejada ss 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 Turner 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 Duda rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Wright 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Pagan cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Bay lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Satin 1b 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 Harris ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Stinson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thole ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nickeas c 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 Pelfrey p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Igarashi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Evans ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Totals 35 6 11 6 1 4 27 15
FIELDING - DP: 1. Tejada-Turner-Evans.
BATTING - HR: Duda (9,6th inning off Hernandez 0 on 1 out). SH: Pelfrey (4,off Hernandez); Nickeas (1,off Coffey). GDP: Tejada (6,off Hernandez). Team LOB: 5.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Desmond ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Bernadina lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 H. Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bixler ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Werth cf 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 Ankiel rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Espinosa 2b 3 1 3 1 1 0 2 3 Marrero 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 Ramos c 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cora ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gomes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 33 3 7 3 7 3 27 9
FIELDING - DP: 1. Espinosa-Desmond-Marrero.
BATTING - 2B: Bernadina (10,off Pelfrey); Espinosa (23,off Pelfrey); Ramos 2 (19,off Pelfrey,off Stinson). GDP: Desmond (9,off Stinson). Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING - SB: Werth (16,2nd base off Pelfrey/Nickeas); Espinosa (14,2nd base off Isringhausen/Nickeas).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pelfrey 4.2 5 3 3 5 3 0 24 Igarashi W(3-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stinson 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 Isringhausen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Parnell SV(5) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 9 7 3 3 7 3 0 40
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hernandez L(8-13) 5.1 8 6 6 1 1 1 24 Coffey 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Slaten 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 H. Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Storen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 11 6 6 1 4 1 38
Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Ed Rapuano
Time of Game: 3:12 Attendance: 29679
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2012
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 135 83 52 0 .615 - 603 483 Atlanta Braves 136 76 60 0 .559 7.5 613 537 Philadelphia Phillies 136 65 71 0 .478 18.5 565 586 New York Mets 136 64 72 0 .471 19.5 566 598 Miami Marlins 136 60 76 0 .441 23.5 513 613
Washington Nationals 11, Chicago Cubs 5
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 (N) at Nationals Park
CHI N 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 - 5 8 0 WAS N 2 3 0 3 0 1 1 1 x - 11 19 0
BATTING
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A DeJesus rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Valbuena 3b,2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 Rizzo 1b 3 1 2 0 1 1 7 0 Soriano lf 4 2 2 3 0 1 3 1 Castro ss 4 0 2 2 0 1 3 0 W. Castillo c 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 Jackson cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Mather ph,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barney 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Socolovich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sappelt ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cabrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beliveau p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Recker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rusin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chapman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campana ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dolis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cardenas 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Vitters ph,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 8 5 4 10 24 8
BATTING - 3B: Soriano (2,off Jackson). HR: Soriano (26,8th inning off Mattheus 0 on 0 out). GDP: Soriano (16,off Jackson). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - CS: Castro (12,2nd base by Jackson/Flores).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Werth cf,rf 5 2 4 1 0 1 2 0 Desmond ss 5 1 2 4 0 2 4 2 Zimmerman 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 Lombardozzi 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morse rf,lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 LaRoche 1b 4 2 4 2 1 0 6 1 Espinosa 2b 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 Moore lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DeRosa ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 M. Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Flores c 5 1 1 1 0 1 10 0 Jackson p 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Garcia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 42 11 19 11 2 8 27 8
FIELDING - DP: 1. Jackson-Desmond-LaRoche.
BATTING - 2B: Werth (16,off Rusin); Desmond (26,off Rusin); Espinosa 2 (31,off Dolis,off Beliveau); Harper (20,off Cabrera). HR: Desmond (20,1st inning off Rusin 1 on 0 out); Flores (5,2nd inning off Rusin 0 on 0 out); LaRoche 2 (27,4th inning off Dolis 0 on 2 out,8th inning off Beliveau 0 on 1 out); Moore (8,4th inning off Dolis 1 on 2 out); Zimmerman (18,6th inning off Socolovich 0 on 0 out). Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - SB: Espinosa (18,2nd base off Socolovich/W. Castillo).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rusin L(0-2) 1 8 5 5 1 1 2 11 Chapman 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Parker 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Dolis 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 6 Socolovich 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 8 Cabrera 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 Beliveau 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 Totals 8 19 11 11 2 8 6 44
Rusin faced 4 batters in the 2nd inning WP: Cabrera (3).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jackson W(9-9) 5.2 7 4 4 1 8 0 23 Garcia 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gorzelanny 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 Mattheus 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 M. Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 8 5 5 4 10 1 37
Umpires: HP - Mike Estabrook, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Bill Miller
Time of Game: 3:30 Attendance: 17648
Standings At Close of Play of September 4, 2013
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 139 85 54 0 .612 - 606 473 Washington Nationals 139 71 68 0 .511 14.0 549 563 New York Mets 138 63 75 0 .457 21.5 557 590 Philadelphia Phillies 140 63 77 0 .450 22.5 528 648 Miami Marlins 138 52 86 0 .377 32.5 448 560
Washington Nationals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Game Played on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 (N) at Citizens Bank Park
WAS N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 6 0 PHI N 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Span cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 3 Werth rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Ramos c 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 Kobernus pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Solano c 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Brown lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Hairston ph,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lombardozzi 2b 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 4 Zimmermann p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Moore ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Krol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stammen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 6 3 6 8 27 13
FIELDING - DP: 1. Zimmerman-Lombardozzi-LaRoche.
BATTING - 2B: Brown (1,off Halladay). HR: Zimmerman (17,7th inning off Miner 0 on 1 out). SH: Hairston (1,off Diekman). SF: LaRoche (4,off Halladay). HBP: Span (2,by Halladay); Lombardozzi (1,by Halladay). GDP: Ramos (6,off Halladay). IBB: Lombardozzi (1,by Halladay). Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - SB: Span (13,2nd base off Halladay/Ruiz); Brown (1,2nd base off Halladay/Ruiz); Kobernus (2,3rd base off Diekman/Ruiz); Werth (8,2nd base off Papelbon/Ruiz).
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hernandez cf 3 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 Rollins ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Utley 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 Ruiz c 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 Ruf 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 Asche 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Mayberry lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Bernadina rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Halladay p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Miner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Frandsen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diekman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 9 2 1 8 27 7
FIELDING - DP: 1. Asche-Utley-Ruf.
BATTING - 2B: Hernandez (2,off Zimmermann). SH: Halladay (1,off Zimmermann); Bernadina (2,off Zimmermann). HBP: Mayberry (3,by Zimmermann). GDP: Ruiz (8,off Zimmermann). Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - CS: Hernandez (1,2nd base by Zimmermann/Ramos).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Zimmermann W(16-8) 7 7 2 2 1 5 0 28 Krol 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Stammen 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Soriano SV(38) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 8 0 35
HBP: Zimmermann (5,Mayberry).
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Halladay 6 3 1 1 5 5 0 27 Miner 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 Diekman L(1-4) 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 Papelbon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 6 3 3 6 8 1 41
HBP: Halladay 2 (8,Span,Lombardozzi). IBB: Halladay (1,Lombardozzi).
Umpires: HP - Chris Conroy, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Paul Emmel
Time of Game: 3:02 Attendance: 31495
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