September 17
2006 – Bernie Castro legged out an infield single in the seventh by beating pitcher Doug Davis to the bag, and then scored the tiebreaking run from second base on a single by Austin Kearns.The next inning, Castro scored from first base on a three-run single by Felipe Lopez. In this game speed was difference as Washington (65-84) beat Milwaukee Brewers (67-82) 6-1.
2013 – The Washington Nationals overcame a two-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 in the makeup of a series opener postponed by a shooting rampage a day earlier at the nearby Navy Yard.
In game two the Washington Nationals (81-70) rookie pitcher Tanner Roark threw seven shutout innings, and the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves (89-62) 4-0 to sweep a day-night doubleheader ensuring the Braves leave Washington without the NL East title.
Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2005
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 149 85 64 0 .570 - 709 611 Philadelphia Phillies 149 80 69 0 .537 5.0 723 661 Florida Marlins 149 78 71 0 .523 7.0 662 664 Washington Nationals 149 77 72 0 .517 8.0 587 617 New York Mets 148 72 76 0 .486 12.5 658 593
San Diego Padres 8, Washington Nationals 5
Day
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 2005 (N) at PetCo Park
WAS N 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 0 SD N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 - 8 11 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilkerson lf,1b 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 Vidro 2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Kelly pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Majewski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Baerga ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eischen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hughes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rauch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Guillen rf 6 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 Johnson 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 9 0 Byrd pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Wilson cf 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 0 Castilla 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 Bennett c 5 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 Guzman ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 Carrasco p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Cruz 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 44 5 12 5 3 11 35 9
FIELDING - DP: 1. Guzman-Johnson. PB: Bennett (4).
BATTING - 2B: Castilla (34,off Eaton). HR: Johnson (14,2nd inning off Eaton 0 on 0 out); Wilson (24,6th inning off Eaton 0 on 0 out). SH: Carrasco (2,off Eaton). SF: Vidro (4,off Eaton). GDP: Bennett (5,off Eaton); Baerga (4,off Cassidy). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Guzman (5,2nd base off Eaton/Hernandez); Kelly (1,2nd base off Hammond/Hernandez).
San Diego Padres AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Roberts cf 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Young lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 Jackson lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Hernandez c 6 1 2 3 0 1 12 0 Giles rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Fick 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 Nady ph,1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Randa 3b 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 Loretta 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 Greene ss 5 2 4 4 0 0 1 2 Eaton p 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Hammond p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oxspring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Cassidy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Klesko ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W. Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 45 8 11 8 3 10 36 9
FIELDING - DP: 2. Greene-Loretta-Fick, Cassidy-Greene-Nady.
BATTING - 2B: Greene (26,off Carrasco); Randa (39,off Rauch). HR: Greene (12,9th inning off C. Cordero 3 on 2 out); Hernandez (10,12th inning off Rauch 2 on 2 out). GDP: Roberts (9,off Carrasco). Team LOB: 5.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Carrasco 6 3 0 0 1 3 0 21 Stanton 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Majewski 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Bergmann 0.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 Eischen 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Hughes 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 C. Cordero 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 Rauch L(1-4) 2.2 4 3 3 0 3 1 12 Totals 11.2 11 8 8 3 10 2 48
San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eaton 5.1 8 4 4 2 5 2 25 Hammond 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 Oxspring 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Cassidy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Hoffman 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Linebrink W(7-1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 12 12 5 5 3 11 2 49
Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Time of Game: 3:45 Attendance: 37707
Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2006
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 148 90 58 0 .608 - 773 663 Philadelphia Phillies 149 77 72 0 .517 13.5 790 756 Florida Marlins 149 74 75 0 .497 16.5 711 705 Atlanta Braves 149 72 77 0 .483 18.5 767 749 Washington Nationals 149 65 84 0 .436 25.5 693 804
Washington Nationals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Day
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 2006 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
MIL N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1 WAS N 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 x - 6 6 0
BATTING
Milwaukee Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clark cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Turnbow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sarfate p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Graffanino 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Hart rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Hall ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Fielder 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 Mench lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Bell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Miller c 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 2 Gwynn pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Jenkins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera c 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 25 1 3 1 2 8 24 8
FIELDING - E: Hall (17).
BATTING - SH: Davis (11,off O'Connor). SF: Miller (5,off O'Connor). HBP: Fielder 2 (10,by O'Connor 2). GDP: Mench (3,off O'Connor); Bell (18,off Rivera). Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - SB: Clark (3,2nd base off O'Connor/Harper).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Soriano lf 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 Castro 2b 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 Lopez ss 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Kearns rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 5 1 Vidro 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harper c 3 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 Logan cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 O'Connor p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lombard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Totals 30 6 6 5 0 10 27 7
FIELDING - DP: 3. Lopez-Castro-Vidro, Zimmerman-Castro-Vidro, Kearns-Johnson.
BATTING - HR: Kearns (23,5th inning off Davis 0 on 1 out). SH: Lopez (9,off Davis). HBP: Soriano (7,by Turnbow). Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - SB: Lopez (39,2nd base off Sarfate/Rivera).
PITCHING
Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Davis L(10-11) 7 3 2 2 0 7 1 24 Turnbow 0.1 2 4 3 0 1 0 5 Shouse 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sarfate 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Totals 8 6 6 5 0 10 1 32
HBP: Turnbow (3,Soriano).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP O'Connor 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 16 Schroder 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 Rivera W(3-0) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Rauch 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Wagner 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 3 1 1 2 8 0 31
HBP: O'Connor 2 (7,Fielder 2).
Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Paul Schrieber
Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 26128
Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2007
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA New York Mets 149 83 66 0 .557 - 721 665 Philadelphia Phillies 150 81 69 0 .540 2.5 833 779 Atlanta Braves 150 77 73 0 .513 6.5 761 692 Washington Nationals 150 67 83 0 .447 16.5 608 714 Florida Marlins 150 65 85 0 .433 18.5 732 824
Washington Nationals 12, New York Mets 4
Day
Game Played on Monday, September 17, 2007 (N) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
NY N 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 4 WAS N 0 0 0 4 1 4 3 0 x - 12 13 1
BATTING
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reyes ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 Castillo 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 Wright 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Beltran cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 Alou lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Green 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 8 1 Lo Duca c 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Castro c 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Milledge rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Lawrence p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sele p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Difelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Collazo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 34 4 10 4 3 6 24 10
FIELDING - E: Reyes (11), Wright (19), Castro (4), Schoeneweis (1). PB: Castro (1).
BATTING - 2B: Lo Duca (15,off Redding). HR: Beltran (30,1st inning off Redding 1 on 1 out); Green (9,4th inning off Redding 0 on 1 out). SF: Castillo (1,off Redding). GDP: Green (14,off Redding). Team LOB: 7.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Logan cf 5 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 Jimenez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Church ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Zimmerman 3b 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 Pena lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 Kearns rf 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 Belliard 2b 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 5 Fick 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 Batista ph,1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 Schneider c 4 1 1 2 1 0 7 0 Redding p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Albaladejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lopez ph,ss 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 12 13 10 5 6 27 13
FIELDING - DP: 2. Belliard-Jimenez-Fick, Zimmerman-Belliard. E: Redding (1).
BATTING - 2B: Schneider (20,off Lawrence); Logan (18,off Sele); Kearns (35,off Sele); Lopez (24,off Collazo). HR: Church (14,7th inning off Smith 1 on 1 out). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: Logan (21,2nd base off Smith/Castro).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lawrence 3.1 6 4 4 1 3 0 17 Sele L(3-2) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 Schoeneweis 0.2 1 3 2 1 1 0 5 Sosa 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 Collazo 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Smith 1.2 2 2 2 0 2 1 8 Totals 8 13 12 10* 5 6 1 44
* - Team earned runs does not equal the composite totals for all pitchers due to instances in which provisions of Section 10.18 (i) of the Scoring rules were applied.
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Redding 4 6 4 4 1 2 2 18 Albaladejo W(1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 Rivera 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ayala 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Munoz 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Colome 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 6 2 38
Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 18678
Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2008
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 152 85 67 0 .559 - 747 634 New York Mets 151 84 67 0 .556 0.5 746 661 Florida Marlins 151 79 72 0 .523 5.5 716 725 Atlanta Braves 152 67 85 0 .441 18.0 703 732 Washington Nationals 152 58 94 0 .382 27.0 607 762
New York Mets 9, Washington Nationals 7
Day
Game Played on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 (N) at Nationals Park
NY N 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 9 10 1 WAS N 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 - 7 14 0
BATTING
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A J. Reyes ss 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 Murphy lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 Chavez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wright 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Delgado 1b 4 2 2 2 1 1 8 1 Beltran cf 3 2 2 3 1 0 4 1 Church rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 A. Reyes 2b 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schneider c 4 1 2 0 0 1 8 2 Knight p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rincon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stokes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 9 10 8 4 8 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 2. Beltran-A. Reyes, J. Reyes-A. Reyes-Delgado. E: Wright (14).
BATTING - 2B: Schneider (10,off Bergmann). 3B: Murphy (2,off Martis). HR: J. Reyes (15,1st inning off Martis 0 on 0 out); Delgado (36,1st inning off Martis 0 on 2 out); Beltran 2 (26,3rd inning off Martis 1 on 1 out,8th inning off Manning 0 on 0 out). SH: Knight (1,off Bergmann). HBP: A. Reyes (2,by Speigner). GDP: Church (7,off Speigner); Anderson (2,off Speigner). Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - SB: J. Reyes (51,2nd base off Martis/Nieves).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harris lf 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 Guzman ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 3 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 Milledge cf 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 Dukes rf 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 0 Casto 1b 3 0 2 1 1 1 8 1 Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bonifacio 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 4 Nieves c 5 0 3 2 0 0 8 1 Martis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Speigner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Manning p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boone ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Montz ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bernadina ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 39 7 14 7 6 9 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 2. Bonifacio-Guzman-Casto, Bonifacio-Casto-Guzman.
BATTING - 2B: Casto (9,off Knight); Nieves (9,off Heilman). HR: Dukes (13,7th inning off Stokes 1 on 2 out). GDP: Milledge (18,off Knight). Team LOB: 11.
BASERUNNING - CS: Gonzalez (1,3rd base by Rincon/Schneider).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Knight W(1-0) 5 6 2 2 4 5 0 23 Rincon 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 5 Stokes 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 6 Heilman 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Schoeneweis 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Smith 0.1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 Feliciano 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ayala SV(8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 9 14 7 5 6 9 1 45
Heilman faced 2 batters in the 8th inning Smith faced 2 batters in the 9th inning WP: Rincon (1), Stokes (1).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martis L(0-3) 3 5 6 6 2 4 3 16 Bergmann 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Speigner 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 7 Manning 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 7 Mock 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 Totals 9 10 9 9 4 8 4 40
HBP: Speigner (1,A. Reyes).
Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 25019
Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2009
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 145 85 60 0 .586 - 730 623 Atlanta Braves 146 78 68 0 .534 7.5 662 583 Florida Marlins 147 78 69 0 .531 8.0 710 698 New York Mets 147 63 84 0 .429 23.0 611 699 Washington Nationals 146 50 96 0 .342 35.5 649 797
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Washington Nationals 2
Day
Game Played on Thursday, September 17, 2009 (N) at Citizens Bank Park
WAS N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 6 0 PHI N 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 x - 4 6 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Maxwell cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Guzman ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 Willingham lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Dukes rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Desmond 2b 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 Morse 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nieves c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bard c 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 Detwiler p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Padilla ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Villone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kensing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Estrada p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 6 2 1 10 24 8
FIELDING - DP: 1. Zimmerman-Morse.
BATTING - 2B: Maxwell (3,off Hamels). 3B: Dukes (4,off Lidge). Team LOB: 5.
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rollins ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 Victorino cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ibanez ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Utley 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Howard 1b 2 1 0 0 1 1 8 1 Werth rf,cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 0 Francisco lf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Feliz 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 Ruiz c 3 0 0 1 1 0 9 1 Hamels p 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 4 6 3 5 7 27 8
BATTING - 2B: Rollins (38,off Detwiler). HBP: Howard (5,by Detwiler). GDP: Francisco (1,off Detwiler). Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - SB: Rollins (29,3rd base off Detwiler/Bard).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Detwiler L(0-6) 5 4 1 1 1 6 0 20 Clippard 0.2 1 2 2 3 0 0 6 Rivera 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Villone 0.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 Kensing 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Estrada 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 6 4 4 5 7 0 35
WP: Villone (1), Kensing (4). HBP: Detwiler (2,Howard).
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hamels W(10-9) 8 5 1 1 1 10 0 30 Lidge SV(30) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 10 0 34
Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Ed Rapuano
Time of Game: 2:43 Attendance: 45210
Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2010
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 148 87 61 0 .588 - 702 598 Atlanta Braves 148 84 64 0 .568 3.0 691 574 New York Mets 148 74 74 0 .500 13.0 606 594 Florida Marlins 146 73 73 0 .500 13.0 664 645 Washington Nationals 147 62 85 0 .422 24.5 606 677
Philadelphia Phillies 9, Washington Nationals 1
Day
Game Played on Friday, September 17, 2010 (N) at Citizens Bank Park
WAS N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2 PHI N 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 x - 9 10 0
BATTING
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Espinosa 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 5 Desmond ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 4 1 0 0 3 3 Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 Bernadina lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Harris rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 Nieves ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Maxwell cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Marquis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Batista p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Mench ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Olsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bisenius p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 8 1 2 9 24 13
FIELDING - DP: 3. Zimmerman, Zimmerman-Espinosa-Dunn, Zimmerman-Espinosa-Dunn. E: Zimmerman (16), Bisenius (1).
BATTING - 2B: Rodriguez (18,off Oswalt); Zimmerman (29,off Oswalt). SH: Desmond (9,off Oswalt); Batista (1,off Oswalt). GDP: Dunn (10,off Contreras). Team LOB: 7.
Philadelphia Phillies AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Victorino cf 3 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 Polanco 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Utley 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 Howard 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 8 0 Werth rf 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Ibanez lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 Ruiz c 3 2 1 2 0 0 10 0 Valdez ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 Oswalt p 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Francisco ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Contreras p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Romero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 9 10 9 4 1 27 12
FIELDING - DP: 2. Victorino-Ruiz, Utley-Valdez-Howard.
BATTING - HR: Werth (22,5th inning off Olsen 0 on 1 out); Ruiz (8,8th inning off Bisenius 1 on 0 out). HBP: Ruiz (4,by Marquis). GDP: Ruiz (7,off Olsen); Werth (10,off Slaten). Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Victorino (33,2nd base off Batista/Rodriguez).
PITCHING
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Marquis L(2-9) 0.1 6 6 6 1 0 0 9 Batista 3.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 Olsen 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 8 Slaten 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Bisenius 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 6 Totals 8 10 9 8 4 1 2 38
HBP: Marquis (7,Ruiz).
Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Oswalt W(13-13) 6 6 1 1 1 7 0 24 Durbin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Contreras 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Romero 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 9 0 35
Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Angel Hernandez, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Bob Davidson
Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 45338
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Philadelphia Phillies 150 98 52 0 .653 - 673 482 Atlanta Braves 152 87 65 0 .572 12.0 613 562 New York Mets 152 72 80 0 .474 27.0 668 690 Washington Nationals 150 71 79 0 .473 27.0 578 615 Florida Marlins 152 69 83 0 .454 30.0 594 659
Florida Marlins 4, Washington Nationals 1
Day
Game Played on Saturday, September 17, 2011 (N) at Nationals Park
FLA N 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 10 1 WAS N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
BATTING
Florida Marlins AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonifacio ss,lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Infante 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 8 Stanton rf 6 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 Morrison lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 Cishek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lopez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hensley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rottino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nunez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Sanchez 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 18 1 Petersen cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Buck c 5 0 3 0 0 0 9 1 Hayes pr,c 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dominguez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Dobbs ph,3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Volstad p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Baker ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mujica p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murphy ss 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 Totals 46 4 10 4 0 10 39 22
FIELDING - DP: 1. Infante-Murphy-G. Sanchez. E: Cishek (4).
BATTING - 2B: Volstad (2,off Strasburg); Stanton (27,off Balester). HR: Murphy (1,13th inning off Balester 1 on 1 out). SH: Bonifacio (11,off Strasburg); Petersen (3,off Burnett). SF: Infante (8,off Strasburg). GDP: Dominguez (1,off Strasburg). Team LOB: 6.
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Desmond ss 5 0 1 0 1 1 3 4 Bernadina rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Morse lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 Werth cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Espinosa 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 Marrero 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 12 1 Ramos c 4 1 1 1 1 0 9 1 Strasburg p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 H. Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Nix ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Coffey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ankiel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Balester p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cora ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 1 6 1 3 9 39 15
FIELDING - DP: 1. Desmond-Espinosa-Marrero. E: Espinosa (14).
BATTING - 2B: Morse (35,off Volstad). HR: Ramos (13,5th inning off Volstad 0 on 0 out). SH: Bernadina (2,off Cishek). GDP: Morse (8,off Cishek). IBB: Ramos (6,by Volstad); Zimmerman (4,by Cishek). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Volstad 7 6 1 1 2 3 1 27 Mujica 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Cishek 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 Hensley W(5-6) 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Nunez SV(36) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 13 6 1 1 3 9 1 46
IBB: Volstad (6,Ramos); Cishek (7,Zimmerman).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Strasburg 6 4 1 1 0 3 0 21 H. Rodriguez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Coffey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Storen 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Burnett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Balester L(1-4) 3 4 3 3 0 5 1 14 Totals 13 10 4 4 0 10 1 49
Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Cory Blaser, 2B - Vic Carapazza, 3B - Scott Barry
Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 33247
Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2012
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Washington Nationals 146 89 57 0 .610 - 653 525 Atlanta Braves 148 85 63 0 .574 5.0 654 570 Philadelphia Phillies 148 74 74 0 .500 16.0 624 630 New York Mets 147 66 81 0 .449 23.5 595 647 Miami Marlins 148 65 83 0 .439 25.0 575 668 The Nationals did not play on this date.
Standings At Close of Play of September 17, 2013
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 151 89 62 0 .589 - 641 514 Washington Nationals 151 81 70 0 .536 8.0 620 594 Philadelphia Phillies 151 71 80 0 .470 18.0 581 698 New York Mets 150 67 83 0 .447 21.5 582 648 Miami Marlins 151 55 96 0 .364 34.0 485 618
Washington Nationals 6, Atlanta Braves 5 (1)
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 (D) at Nationals Park
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 - 5 9 2 WAS N 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 4 2
BATTING
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A E. Johnson 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 J. Upton rf,lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Freeman 1b 2 1 0 1 2 1 9 1 Gattis lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 Carpenter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Avilan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Janish 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 McCann c 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 C. Johnson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Kimbrel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Simmons ss 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 B. Upton cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Minor p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Uggla ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Schafer rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 35 5 9 4 4 6 25 8
FIELDING - E: McCann (4), Simmons (12).
BATTING - 2B: J. Upton (25,off Haren); E. Johnson (5,off Haren). HR: Gattis (20,8th inning off Clippard 1 on 1 out). SF: Freeman (4,off Haren). GDP: Gattis (10,off Haren). Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - SB: E. Johnson (6,3rd base off Mattheus/Ramos).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Span cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Zimmerman 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 Werth rf 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 Harper lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 Desmond ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 LaRoche 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 0 Ramos c 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 Kobernus pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rendon 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 Haren p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Storen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lombardozzi ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clippard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Krol p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tracy ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 6 4 5 7 6 27 7
FIELDING - DP: 1. Desmond-Rendon-LaRoche. E: Harper (6), Desmond (18).
BATTING - 2B: Werth (22,off Minor). Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - SB: Span (17,2nd base off Minor/McCann).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Minor 6 3 3 3 4 3 0 25 Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Carpenter 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Avilan 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Kimbrel L(3-3) 0.1 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 Totals 8.1 4 6 5 7 6 0 37
WP: Minor (5).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Haren 6 3 1 1 2 4 0 22 Storen 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 Clippard 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 7 Mattheus 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Krol W(2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 9 9 5 4 4 6 1 40
Umpires: HP - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Dale Scott
Time of Game: 3:03 Attendance: 25066
Washington Nationals 4, Atlanta Braves 0 (2)
Day
Game Played on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 (N) at Nationals Park
ATL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 WAS N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 x - 4 11 1
BATTING
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Schafer cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 J. Upton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Freeman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 3 Gattis lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 C. Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Laird c 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Uggla 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 5 Simmons ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 Garcia p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 E. Johnson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Walden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 0 5 0 1 9 24 12
FIELDING - DP: 2. Simmons-Freeman, Simmons-Uggla-Freeman. E: Simmons (13).
BATTING - Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - SB: E. Johnson (7,2nd base off Stammen/Solano).
Washington Nationals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Span cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Zimmerman 3b 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 Werth rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Harper lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 Desmond ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 5 LaRoche 1b 3 0 1 1 1 1 7 1 Lombardozzi 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 Solano c 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 Roark p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Tracy ph 1 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 1 Totals 32 4 11 4 2 6 27 10
FIELDING - DP: 1. Zimmerman-Lombardozzi. E: Desmond (19).
BATTING - 2B: Desmond (37,off Walden). HR: Zimmerman (25,8th inning off Walden 0 on 1 out). GDP: Solano (3,off Garcia). Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - SB: Harper (11,2nd base off Garcia/Laird); Span (18,2nd base off Garcia/Laird).
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Garcia L(1-2) 7 7 1 1 2 6 0 27 Walden 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 7 Totals 8 11 4 4 2 6 1 34
WP: Garcia (1).
Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roark W(7-0) 7 2 0 0 1 6 0 24 Stammen 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 Soriano 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 9 0 33
Umpires: HP - Jordan Baker, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Dana DeMuth
Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 28369
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