This Day in Washington Nationals History

April 2, 2008

Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tim Redding took a one-hitter into the eighth inning and Ryan Zimmerman hit a solo homer to lead the Washington Nationals (3-0) to a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies (0-2.

The Nationals are the first Washington based baseball team to start a season 3-0 since the American League’s Nationals opened 4-0 in 1951.

April 2, 2011

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

Rick Ankiel drove in three runs with a homer and his first successful suicide-squeeze bunt, Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos each had three hits and the Nationals (1-1) beat the Atlanta Braves(1-1)  6-3.

 

Standings At Close of Play of April 2, 2007

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                   1    1    0    0 1.000     -     5    3
New York Mets                    1    1    0    0 1.000     -     6    1
Florida Marlins                  1    1    0    0 1.000     -     9    2
Washington Nationals             1    0    1    0  .000   1.0     2    9
Philadelphia Phillies            1    0    1    0  .000   1.0     3    5

Florida Marlins 9, Washington Nationals 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, April 2, 2007 (D) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

FLA N    1  2  0    3  0  1    2  0  0  -   9 13  0
WAS N    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
BATTING
Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
H. Ramirez ss                 6   4   4   1       0   0       5   4
Uggla 2b                      4   1   1   1       2   0       0   3
Cabrera 3b                    4   1   3   4       2   0       0   2
Jacobs 1b                     4   0   1   1       1   0      12   0
Willingham lf                 5   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Borchard rf                   3   0   0   1       2   1       2   0
Olivo c                       5   1   2   0       0   2       3   0
de Aza cf                     4   2   2   0       1   0       1   0
Willis p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Boone ph                    0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Messenger p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Owens p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wood ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Julio p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   9  13   9       8   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. H. Ramirez-Jacobs, Uggla-H. Ramirez-Jacobs.
PB: Olivo (1).
BATTING - 
2B: H. Ramirez 2 (2,off Patterson,off Speigner); Cabrera (1,off Patterson).
3B: de Aza (1,off Bowie).
HR: Cabrera (1,4th inning off Patterson 1 on 2 out); Uggla (1,7th inning off
Bowie 0 on 2 out).
SH: Willis 2 (2,off Patterson 2).
SF: Boone (1,off Bowie).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: H. Ramirez 2 (2,3rd base off Patterson/Schneider,2nd base off Patterson/Schneider).
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopez 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       4   1
Guzman ss                     3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wilson ss                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   4
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   2   0       0   0       1   3
Kearns rf                     4   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Young 1b                      4   0   2   1       0   0       8   2
Schneider c                   3   0   0   1       0   0       3   1
Church lf,cf                  2   0   0   0       2   0       2   0
Logan cf                      1   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
  Snelling lf                 3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Patterson p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Speigner p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Bowie p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Fick ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colome p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2       2   4      27  11
BATTING - 
2B: Young 2 (2,off Willis 2).
3B: Zimmerman (1,off Willis).
SF: Schneider (1,off Willis).
GDP: Zimmerman (1,off Willis); Snelling (1,off Julio).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Florida Marlins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Willis W(1-0)                 6     7   2   1   1   3   0  26
Messenger                     1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Owens                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Julio                         1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3
Totals                        9     7   2   1   2   4   0  35
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Patterson L(0-1)              3.2   7   6   6   3   2   1  21
Speigner                      2.1   3   1   1   3   1   0  13
Bowie                         1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6
Colome                        2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8
Totals                        9    13   9   9   8   4   2  48
WP: Patterson (1).
Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jeff Kellogg, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - James Hoye
Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 40389

Standings At Close of Play of April 2, 2008

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals             3    3    0    0 1.000     -    15    8
New York Mets                    3    2    1    0  .667   1.0    24    7
Atlanta Braves                   3    1    2    0  .333   2.0    23   17
Florida Marlins                  3    1    2    0  .333   2.0     7   24
Philadelphia Phillies            2    0    2    0  .000   2.5     6   12

Washington Nationals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 (N) at Citizens Bank Park

WAS N    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
PHI N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Guzman ss                     4   0   2   0       0   0       1   4
Milledge cf                   3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   1   2   1       0   0       1   4
Johnson 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1      10   0
Kearns rf                     3   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Lo Duca c                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Belliard 2b                   4   0   0   0       0   2       3   3
Harris lf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Redding p                     3   0   1   0       0   2       1   3
  Ayala p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Young ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rauch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   1   6   1       2   7      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Zimmerman-Belliard-Johnson.
BATTING - 
HR: Zimmerman (2,6th inning off Hamels 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Rollins ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Victorino cf                  4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Utley 2b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Howard 1b                     2   0   0   0       1   1      10   1
Burrell lf                    3   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Jenkins rf                    2   0   0   0       1   0       2   0
Feliz 3b                      3   0   1   0       0   0       2   3
Ruiz c                        3   0   0   0       0   0       7   1
Hamels p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Dobbs ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Durbin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Romero p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       27   0   1   0       3   2      27   8
FIELDING - 
E: Utley (1).
BATTING - 
GDP: Burrell (1,off Redding).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Redding W(1-0)                7     1   0   0   3   2   0  24
Ayala                         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Rauch SV(1)                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     1   0   0   3   2   0  30
Redding faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Philadelphia Phillies        IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hamels L(0-1)                 8     5   1   1   2   6   1  32
Durbin                        0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Romero                        0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        9     6   1   1   2   7   1  36
Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Jerry Crawford
Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 44986

Standings At Close of Play of April 2, 2011

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Philadelphia Phillies            2    2    0    0 1.000     -    14    8
Atlanta Braves                   2    1    1    0  .500   1.0     5    6
Washington Nationals             2    1    1    0  .500   1.0     6    5
New York Mets                    2    1    1    0  .500   1.0     8   10
Florida Marlins                  2    1    1    0  .500   1.0    10    8

Washington Nationals 6, Atlanta Braves 3

Day

Game Played on Saturday, April 2, 2011 (D) at Nationals Park

ATL N    0  0  1    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   3 10  1
WAS N    0  1  3    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   6 10  0
BATTING
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Prado lf                      5   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
McLouth cf                    4   1   1   0       0   2       2   0
Jones 3b                      5   0   2   1       0   0       1   2
McCann c                      4   0   1   0       0   1       4   1
Uggla 2b                      4   1   1   1       0   0       3   3
Heyward rf                    3   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
Gonzalez ss                   3   1   3   1       1   0       0   1
Freeman 1b                    4   0   2   0       0   1       7   1
Hanson p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
  Martinez p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Conrad ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Linebrink p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sherrill p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Hinske ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moylan p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  O'Flaherty p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3       2   5      24  10
FIELDING - 
E: Hanson (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Freeman (1,off Slaten).
HR: Uggla (1,6th inning off Gaudin 0 on 0 out); Gonzalez (1,8th inning off
Storen 0 on 1 out).
SH: Hanson (1,off Lannan).
HBP: McLouth (1,by Lannan).
GDP: Jones (1,off Clippard).
Team LOB: 9.
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Desmond ss                    5   1   0   0       0   0       1   2
Werth rf                      4   1   3   0       1   0       1   0
Zimmerman 3b                  3   2   2   1       1   0       1   2
LaRoche 1b                    5   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
Morse lf                      1   1   0   1       1   0       2   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hairston ph                 0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Burnett p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Ankiel cf                     3   1   1   3       0   0       2   0
Espinosa 2b                   3   0   0   1       0   2       3   4
Ramos c                       4   0   3   0       0   1       5   1
Lannan p                      0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Gaudin p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Slaten p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Nix lf                      2   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Totals                       30   6  10   6       5   4      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Espinosa-Desmond-LaRoche.
BATTING - 
2B: Werth 2 (2,off Hanson 2).
3B: Zimmerman (1,off Linebrink).
HR: Ankiel (1,3rd inning off Hanson 1 on 2 out).
SH: Lannan (1,off Hanson); Ankiel (1,off Sherrill).
SF: Espinosa (1,off Hanson); Morse (1,off Hanson).
HBP: Zimmerman (1,by Hanson).
IBB: Hairston (1,by Sherrill).
Team LOB: 10.
PITCHING
Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hanson L(0-1)                 3.2   5   4   3   2   1   1  19
Martinez                      1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6
Linebrink                     1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Sherrill                      1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4
Moylan                        0.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   5
O'Flaherty                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Totals                        8    10   6   5   5   4   1  40
Linebrink faced 1 batter in the 7th inning
HBP: Hanson (1,Zimmerman).
IBB: Sherrill (1,Hairston).
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Lannan W(1-0)                 5     5   1   1   1   3   0  22
Gaudin                        0.1   1   1   1   1   0   1   3
Slaten                        0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1
Clippard                      1.2   2   0   0   0   1   0   6
Storen                        0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3
Burnett SV(1)                 1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    10   3   3   2   5   2  39
WP: Lannan (1).
HBP: Lannan (1,McLouth).
Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Tim Welke
Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 21941

Standings At Close of Play of April 2, 2013

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Atlanta Braves                   1    1    0    0 1.000     -     7    5
Washington Nationals             1    1    0    0 1.000     -     2    0
New York Mets                    1    1    0    0 1.000     -    11    2
Philadelphia Phillies            1    0    1    0  .000   1.0     5    7
Miami Marlins                    1    0    1    0  .000   1.0     0    2

The Nats did not play on this date.

Standings At Close of Play of April 2, 2014

NL East

Team Name                        G    W    L    T   PCT    GB    RS   RA
Washington Nationals             2    2    0    0 1.000     -    14    8
Atlanta Braves                   3    2    1    0  .667   0.5     6    4
Miami Marlins                    3    2    1    0  .667   0.5    19   10
Philadelphia Phillies            3    1    2    0  .333   1.5    19   17
New York Mets                    2    0    2    0  .000   2.0     8   14

Washington Nationals 5, New York Mets 1

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 (N) at Citi Field

WAS N    0  0  0    1  2  0    1  0  1  -   5 13  1
NY  N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  0
BATTING
Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Span cf                       5   2   2   0       0   1       1   0
Rendon 2b                     5   0   2   1       0   0       0   3
Werth rf                      5   1   4   0       0   1       2   0
LaRoche 1b                    5   0   1   1       0   0       8   0
Zimmerman 3b                  4   0   1   0       0   1       0   4
Harper lf                     4   0   0   0       0   2       1   1
Desmond ss                    4   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Lobaton c                     4   0   1   0       0   0      14   0
Gonzalez p                    3   1   1   1       0   1       0   1
  Storen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Clippard p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McLouth ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stammen p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       40   5  13   4       0   7      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Zimmerman (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Werth (1,off Colon); LaRoche (1,off Colon); Span (2,off Germen); Rendon
(2,off Germen).
3B: Span (1,off Farnsworth).
HR: Desmond (1,5th inning off Colon 0 on 0 out); Gonzalez (1,5th inning off
Colon 0 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 8.
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lagares cf                    4   1   2   0       0   1       7   0
Flores 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   2       2   2
Wright 3b                     2   0   0   1       1   1       1   2
Granderson rf                 4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
C. Young lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Brown lf                    4   0   0   0       0   2       1   0
Satin 1b                      3   0   0   0       0   2       7   0
d'Arnaud c                    3   0   0   0       0   1       7   0
Tejada ss                     2   0   1   0       1   0       1   2
Colon p                       2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Germen p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Duda ph                     1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Farnsworth p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1       2  13      27   6
BATTING - 
2B: Lagares (1,off Gonzalez).
3B: Lagares (1,off Gonzalez).
SF: Wright (1,off Gonzalez).
Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
Washington Nationals         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gonzalez W(1-0)               6     3   1   1   1   6   0  22
Storen                        1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Clippard                      1     0   0   0   1   3   0   4
Stammen                       1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3
Totals                        9     3   1   1   2  13   0  32

New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Colon L(0-1)                  6     9   3   3   0   4   2  27
Germen                        2     2   1   1   0   3   0   8
Farnsworth                    1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5
Totals                        9    13   5   5   0   7   2  40
WP: Germen (1).
Umpires: HP - Clint Fagan, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Tim Welke
Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 29146
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