May 11, 2012: Nationals 3 Reds 1

The Nationals continue their midwest tour with a series-opening win in Cinicinnati. Ian Desmond led the charge with a 3 for 4 day, scoring the Nats' first run in the 1st following a double and adding an insurance run with a solo homer in the 9th. Adam Laroche also had 3 hits, and scored the go-ahead run in the 8th off a single followed by a Rick Ankiel double. Gio Gonzalez earns his 3rd win of the year thanks to that 8th inning run. Tyler Clippard earns the save despite being tired from 4 innings of work in the Nats last 2 games.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Washington Nationals At 2012 Cincinnati Reds         5/11/2012
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Desmond SS        4  2  3  1 .259     Z.Cozart SS         4  0  1  0 .291  
  R.Bernadina LF      5  0  2  1 .372     D.Stubbs CF         3  0  0  1 .164  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  0  0 .342     J.Votto 1B          2  0  1  0 .336  
  A.Laroche 1B        5  1  3  0 .268     B.Phillips 2B       4  0  2  0 .262  
  B.Harper RF         3  0  0  0 .173     J.Bruce RF          4  0  0  0 .287  
  D.Espinosa 2B       4  0  0  0 .198     S.Rolen 3B          4  0  0  0 .163  
  R.Ankiel CF         4  0  2  1 .236     R.Ludwick LF        4  0  0  0 .269  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  1  0 .330     D.Mesoraco C        3  0  0  0 .205  
  G.Gonzalez P        2  0  0  0 .000     M.Leake P           1  0  0  0 .182  
  C.Stammen P         0  0  0  0 ----   A-T.Frazier PH        1  1  1  0 .250  
  S.Burnett P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.Chapman P         1  0  0  0 .000  
B-X.Nady PH           1  0  0  0 .154     S.Marshall P        0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Clippard P        0  0  0  01.000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  3 11  3                 Totals      31  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Leake In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burnett In 9th Inning
 
Nationals....... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 1  -  3 11  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
 
Nationals (22-10)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Gonzalez WIN(3-1)       7       3   1   1   2   7   0 103   1.50
C.Stammen HOLD(3rd)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.79
S.Burnett HOLD(4th)       0 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.59
T.Clippard SAVE(3rd)      1       0   0   0   0   2   0  10   0.00
Totals                    9       5   1   1   2  12   0
 
Reds (18-13)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Leake                   6       7   1   1   3   7   0 105   3.44
A.Chapman LOSS(4-1)       2 1/3   4   2   2   0   3   1  40   1.27
S.Marshall                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.50
Totals                    9      11   3   3   3  12   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,889 DATE- Friday, May 11th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Tony Randazzo, Todd Tichenor, Brian Gorman, Larry Vanover
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:10  Reds: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Reds: 1
DOUBLES- I.Desmond(5th), R.Bernadina(7th), R.Ankiel(3rd), B.Phillips(7th),
         T.Frazier(3rd)
HOME RUNS- I.Desmond(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Gonzalez
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Stubbs
WALKS- I.Desmond, R.Zimmerman, B.Harper, J.Votto-2
HIT BY PITCH- D.Mesoraco
STRIKE OUTS- R.Bernadina-2, R.Zimmerman, A.Laroche, B.Harper, D.Espinosa-2,
             R.Ankiel-2, W.Ramos, G.Gonzalez, X.Nady, Z.Cozart, D.Stubbs-2,
             J.Votto, B.Phillips, J.Bruce-3, S.Rolen, R.Ludwick-2, A.Chapman
GIDP- D.Espinosa
2-out RBI- R.Ankiel
RLISP 2-out- D.Espinosa, J.Bruce-4, I.Desmond, R.Bernadina-2, W.Ramos
 
Ian Desmond went yard as the Washington Nationals bested the Cincinnati Reds 3
to 1 at Great American Bpk.
 
Washington won the game with a run in the 8th inning.  Adam Laroche delivered
a one-base hit.  After another out, Danny Espinosa got his chance to keep
things going, but he went down on strikes.  Rick Ankiel then doubled.  Wilson
Ramos followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Cincinnati was retired
without difficulty in the bottom of the 9th.  
 
The win went to Gio Gonzalez(3-1) who allowed 1 run in 7 innings. Tyler
Clippard recorded his 3rd save.  Aroldis Chapman(4-1) took the loss in
relief.  He pitched 2 and 1/3 innings allowing 4 hits and no walks.
 

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May 11, 2012: Red Sox 14 Indians 2

The Red Sox trounce the Indians, led by Will Middlebrooks. The Red Sox rookie had a monster day, going 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI. 4 of those came on a first inning grand slam that made it a short day for Indians starter Ubaldo Jimenez.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Cleveland Indians At 2012 Boston Red Sox             5/11/2012
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon LF          4  1  1  0 .179     R.Sweeney CF        5  1  1  1 .284  
  J.Kipnis 2B         4  0  1  0 .220     D.Pedroia 2B        3  3  1  2 .344  
  A.Cabrera SS        2  0  0  0 .248     D.Ortiz DH          3  2  1  1 .286  
  T.Hafner DH         4  1  1  1 .240   A-D.McDonald PR,DH    0  1  0  0 .111  
  C.Santana C         4  0  1  1 .252     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  2  2  1 .304  
  S.Choo RF           3  0  0  0 .281     W.Middlebrooks 3B   5  2  4  8 .375  
  M.Brantley CF       4  0  0  0 .280     D.Nava LF           5  1  1  1 .222  
  C.Kotchman 1B       3  0  1  0 .189     C.Ross RF           4  0  1  0 .298  
B-L.Marson PH         1  0  0  0 .167     J.Saltalamacchia C  4  1  2  0 .254  
  J.Hannahan 3B       3  0  0  0 .244     N.Punto SS          4  1  0  0 .267  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  5  2                 Totals      37 14 13 14
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kotchman In 9th Inning
 
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
Red Sox......... 4 0 0  0 2 0  8 0    - 14 13  2
 
Indians (12-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
U.Jimenez LOSS(2-5)       0 2/3   2   4   4   3   0   1  31   8.53
J.Asencio                 3 1/3   3   2   2   2   2   0  50   4.10
J.Tomlin                  0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  15   5.27
N.Hagadone                1 1/3   2   2   2   1   1   1  23   7.30
V.Pestano                 0 1/3   2   3   3   1   1   0  16   4.19
J.Smith                   0       3   3   1   0   0   0  11   4.34
T.Sipp                    1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  14   3.38
Totals                    8      13  14  12   8   7   2
 
Red Sox (22-10)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Buchholz WIN(6-0)       7       4   2   2   2   1   0  86   1.89
A.Miller                  2       1   0   0   1   2   0  34   0.00
Totals                    9       5   2   2   3   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,248 DATE- Friday, May 11th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- James Hoye, Jim Joyce, Jim Reynolds, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:12
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6  Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- A.Cabrera, C.Buchholz-2
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia(12th), A.Gonzalez(15th), D.Nava(1st), C.Ross(10th)
TRIPLES- T.Hafner(3rd)
HOME RUNS- W.Middlebrooks-2(4th)
WALKS- A.Cabrera-2, S.Choo, D.Pedroia-2, D.Ortiz-2, A.Gonzalez, C.Ross,
       J.Saltalamacchia, N.Punto
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cabrera, T.Hafner, C.Santana, R.Sweeney-2, A.Gonzalez, C.Ross-2,
             J.Saltalamacchia, N.Punto
GIDP- J.Damon, D.Pedroia
WILD PITCHES- J.Tomlin, A.Miller
2-out RBI- T.Hafner, C.Santana
RLISP 2-out- J.Saltalamacchia-2, S.Choo-2, N.Punto-2, T.Hafner
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Asdrubal Cabrera robbed Jarrod Saltalamacchia of a base hit.
 
Will Middlebrooks smashed 2 homeruns as the Cleveland Indians were badly
beaten by the Boston Red Sox, 14 to 2.
 
Middlebrooks provided much of the offense.  He electrified the crowd with a
Grand Slam home run in the 1st inning, delivered a single in the 3rd inning,
lined a base-hit knocking in a run in the 5th inning and cracked a two-run
shot in the 7th inning.  Boston out-hit Cleveland for the game, 13 hits to 5.
 
Clay Buchholz(6-0) went 7 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Ubaldo
Jimenez(2-5) ended up with the loss.  He pitched 2/3 of an inning allowing 2
hits and 3 walks.
 
'They made a couple of mistakes and I took full advantage,' Middlebrooks said
'next time I'm sure they'll pitch me tougher.'

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May 10, 2012: Pirates 3 Nationals 2 (13)

The Nationals lose in 13 one day after winning in 12. There were no baserunners for either team between an 8th inning Pirate walk and a 13th inning Xavier Nady double. Nady was stranded at 3rd, then the Pirates greeted Henry Rodriguez in the bottom of the inning with a Mike McKenry single and a Josh Harrison RBI double to end the game.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Washington Nationals At 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates      5/10/2012
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Desmond SS        5  0  0  0 .244     J.Tabata RF         4  0  0  0 .179  
  R.Bernadina LF,CF   5  0  2  0 .370     J.Hughes P          0  0  0  0 .500  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  1  1  0 .360   E-R.Barajas PH        1  0  0  0 .129  
  A.Laroche 1B        5  1  1  2 .252     C.Resop P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Harper RF         5  0  1  0 .184     J.Grilli P          0  0  0  0 .500  
  D.Espinosa 2B       3  0  0  0 .205     A.Presley LF        5  1  2  0 .260  
  C.Stammen P         0  0  0  0 ----     A.McCutchen CF      5  0  0  0 .262  
D-C.Tracy PH          1  0  0  0 .350     P.Alvarez 3B        3  0  1  0 .181  
  T.Clippard P        0  0  0  01.000   C-N.McLouth PR,RF     1  0  0  0 .243  
F-X.Nady PH,LF        1  0  1  0 .157     N.Walker 2B         5  0  0  0 .196  
  R.Ankiel CF         5  0  1  0 .221     G.Jones 1B          5  1  2  1 .291  
G-W.Ramos C           0  0  0  0 .333     C.Barmes SS         4  0  0  0 .209  
  J.Flores C          5  0  0  0 .265     M.McKenry C         5  1  1  0 .234  
  H.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----     K.Correia P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Strasburg P       2  0  0  0 .167   B-J.Harrison PH,RF,3B 3  0  1  1 .263  
A-S.Lombardozzi 2B    2  0  0  0 .286                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      44  2  7  2                 Totals      43  3  7  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Strasburg In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Correia In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Alvarez In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Stammen In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hughes In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Clippard In 13th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ankiel In 13th Inning
 
Nationals....... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  2  7  1
Pirates......... 0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  3  7  0
 
Nationals (21-10)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Strasburg               6       5   2   2   1   6   1  99   2.72
C.Stammen                 3       0   0   0   1   3   0  40   2.89
T.Clippard                3       0   0   0   0   3   0  34   0.00
H.Rodriguez LOSS(2-2)     0       2   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.53
Totals                   12       7   3   3   2  12   1
 
Pirates (11-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Correia                 7       6   2   2   0   3   1  82   2.45
J.Hughes                  3       0   0   0   0   4   0  30   2.66
C.Resop                   2 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  30   2.30
J.Grilli WIN(1-0)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   5.54
Totals                   13       7   2   2   0   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,952 DATE- Thursday, May 10th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Marty Foster, Tim Timmons, Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper
T- 3:51
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 3  Pirates: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Pirates: 2
ERRORS- C.Stammen
DOUBLES- B.Harper(4th), X.Nady(1st), A.Presley(6th), G.Jones(5th),
         J.Harrison(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Laroche(8th), G.Jones(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- N.McLouth
WALKS- P.Alvarez, C.Barmes
STRIKE OUTS- I.Desmond, R.Zimmerman, A.Laroche-2, B.Harper, R.Ankiel-2,
             J.Flores, J.Tabata, A.Presley, A.McCutchen, N.McLouth, N.Walker-2,
             G.Jones-2, C.Barmes-3, K.Correia
GIDP- A.Laroche, J.Flores
PASSED BALLS- J.Flores
2-out RBI- A.Laroche-2, G.Jones
RLISP 2-out- D.Espinosa, C.Barmes, J.Flores
 
First baseman Garrett Jones cracked a homer and Jared Hughes had a strong
outing as the Pittsburgh Pirates bested the Washington Nationals in 13
innings 3 to 2 at PNC Park.
 
The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings. Finally, Pittsburgh pulled the
game out in the 13th inning.  Michael McKenry singled.  Josh Harrison was
next and he doubled resulting in a mighty exciting win for Pittsburgh and the
25,952 home town fans in attendance.  Both teams finished the game with 7
hits.  
 
Jason Grilli(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 2/3 of an inning and
allowing no runs. Henry Rodriguez(2-2) was hit with the loss in relief.  He
surrendered 1 run and 2 hits without retiring a batter.  
 

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May 10, 2012: Indians 5 Red Sox 4 (10)

The Indians score the eventual winning run in the top of the 10th when Shin-Soo Choo tried to steal 3rd and Sox cather Kelly Shoppach threw the ball into the outfield. The Sox had come back to tie it at 4 in the 7th thanks to a 2-run homer from Dustin Pedroia and a solo shot from Adrian Gonzalez. Old friend Derek Lowe got the start for the Indians, pitched well through the first 4 innings, got pulled at the first sign of trouble in the 5th, and did not factor in the decision.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Cleveland Indians At 2012 Boston Red Sox             5/10/2012
 
  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon LF          6  0  0  0 .171     R.Sweeney RF,CF     5  0  1  1 .289  
  J.Kipnis 2B         5  1  1  0 .220     D.Pedroia 2B        4  1  2  2 .344  
  A.Cabrera SS        5  1  3  1 .253     D.Ortiz DH          5  0  0  0 .284  
  T.Hafner DH         2  0  0  0 .240     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  1  1 .298  
  C.Santana C         5  0  1  1 .252     W.Middlebrooks 3B   5  0  1  0 .296  
  S.Choo RF           4  2  1  0 .290     D.Nava LF           4  0  1  0 .250  
  M.Brantley CF       5  1  2  0 .289   E-J.Saltalamacchia PH 1  0  0  0 .239  
  C.Kotchman 1B       4  0  1  0 .184     M.Aviles SS         3  1  1  0 .225  
C-A.Cunningham PR     0  0  0  0 .171     M.Byrd CF           1  0  0  0 .247  
D-S.Duncan 1B         1  0  0  0 .182   A-N.Punto PH          1  0  0  0 .308  
  J.Hannahan 3B       4  0  2  2 .253   B-D.McDonald RF       1  0  0  0 .111  
                                          K.Shoppach C        3  1  1  0 .298  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  5 11  4                 Totals      37  4  8  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Byrd In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Punto In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Kotchman In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cunningham In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Nava In 10th Inning
 
Indians......... 1 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0  1 -  5 11  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  3 0 0  0 -  4  8  1
 
Indians (12-19)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Lowe                    4 1/3   3   1   1   3   3   0  81   5.03
V.Pestano                 2 2/3   3   3   3   1   4   2  48   2.84
D.Wheeler WIN(1-0)        2       2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6.43
C.Perez SAVE(6th)         1       0   0   0   0   0   0  10   3.38
Totals                   10       8   4   4   4   7   2
 
Red Sox (21-10)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Beckett                 6       7   4   4   2   3   1 101   3.19
F.Morales                 3       3   0   0   0   3   0  40   1.84
R.Hill LOSS(0-1)          1       1   1   0   1   1   0  23   0.00
Totals                   10      11   5   4   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,992 DATE- Thursday, May 10th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Mike Everitt, Paul Schrieber, Tim Welke, Laz Diaz
T- 3:22
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11  Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- J.Kipnis, K.Shoppach
DOUBLES- J.Hannahan-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- A.Cabrera(2nd), D.Pedroia(5th), A.Gonzalez(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Choo-2(2nd), M.Brantley(5th), J.Hannahan(2nd)
WALKS- T.Hafner-2, J.Hannahan, D.Pedroia, A.Gonzalez, M.Aviles, K.Shoppach
HIT BY PITCH- T.Hafner, S.Choo, M.Byrd
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cabrera, C.Santana, S.Choo-2, C.Kotchman, S.Duncan, J.Hannahan,
             R.Sweeney, D.Ortiz-2, W.Middlebrooks, D.Nava, M.Aviles, M.Byrd
GIDP- W.Middlebrooks, M.Aviles
PASSED BALLS- C.Santana
2-out RBI- A.Cabrera, A.Gonzalez
RLISP 2-out- S.Choo, A.Gonzalez-3, J.Damon-3, J.Kipnis, C.Santana, J.Hannahan
 
The Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox locked up in an exciting one-run
game at Fenway Park.  The final score was the Cleveland Indians 5, the Boston
Red Sox 4 in 10 innings.
 
The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings.  Cleveland won the game
in the 10th inning.  Shin-Soo Choo smacked a single.  After another out,
Shelley Duncan was next to the plate, but was promptly struck out.  Jack
Hannahan then drew a walk.  Choo stole third and scored when the ball ended
up in the outfield.  Overall Cleveland out-hit Boston 11 to 8.  
 
The victory went to Dan Wheeler(1-0) who went 2 innings, allowing no runs.
Wheeler got relief help from Chris Perez who gained credit for his 6th save.
Rich Hill(0-1) was given the loss in relief.  He was pinned with the loss
despite not allowing an earned run in his 1 inning of work.  
 

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May 9, 2012: Nationals 8 Pirates 5 (12)

Jesus Flores didn't get into this one until the 12th, but he made sure to be noticed with a 3-run pinch hit blast that gives the Nats the win. All 3 runs are unearned because there were 2 on and 2 out, and the first runner of the inning reached base on an error. If not for the error, there would have been 3 outs before Flores had a chance to pinch hit for pitcher Henry Rodriguez. Tom Gorzelanny pitches the bottom of the 12th with the 3-run lead, and earns the save.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Washington Nationals At 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates       5/9/2012
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Desmond SS        5  3  3  1 .254     J.Tabata RF         4  0  0  0 .187  
  B.Harper CF,LF,RF   6  0  0  0 .182   F-M.McKenry PH        1  0  0  0 .238  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      6  2  3  1 .371     B.Lincoln P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Laroche 1B        6  1  2  2 .255   H-A.Presley PH        1  0  0  0 .253  
  X.Nady RF           4  1  0  0 .140     T.Watson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  T.Clippard P        0  0  0  01.000     N.Walker 2B         5  0  2  2 .206  
G-C.Tracy PH          1  0  0  0 .359     A.McCutchen CF      5  1  2  2 .275  
  H.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----     P.Alvarez 3B        6  0  0  0 .176  
I-J.Flores PH,C       1  1  1  3 .310     C.McGehee 1B        5  0  1  0 .217  
  D.Espinosa 2B       6  0  2  1 .211     Y.Navarro LF        4  1  0  0 .095  
  T.Moore LF          3  0  1  0 .250     R.Barajas C         6  0  1  0 .130  
  R.Mattheus P        0  0  0  0 ----     J.Harrison SS       3  2  2  0 .257  
  S.Burnett P         0  0  0  0 ----   C-C.Barmes PH,SS      1  0  0  0 .220  
E-R.Ankiel CF         3  0  0  0 .222     E.Bedard P          1  1  1  0 .250  
  W.Ramos C           5  0  0  0 .333     C.Resop P           0  0  0  0 .000  
  T.Gorzelanny P      0  0  0  0 .000     J.Grilli P          0  0  0  0 .500  
  R.Detwiler P        2  0  0  0 .222   B-N.McLouth PH        1  0  1  0 .250  
A-R.Bernadina PH,CF,L 3  0  1  0 .368     J.Hughes P          0  0  0  0 .500  
                                        D-G.Jones PH,RF       2  0  1  1 .284  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      51  8 13  8                 Totals      45  5 11  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Detwiler In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Grilli In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Harrison In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Hughes In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Burnett In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Tabata In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Clippard In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Lincoln In 11th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 12th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 4  1 0 0  0 0 3  -  8 13  2
Pirates......... 1 0 1  0 1 0  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  5 11  2
 
Nationals (21-9)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Detwiler                6       5   3   3   2   2   1  78   4.09
R.Mattheus HOLD(3rd)      0 2/3   3   1   1   1   0   0  19   5.87
S.Burnett BS(2nd)         1       3   1   1   0   2   0  22   1.64
T.Clippard                1 1/3   0   0   0   1   3   0  17   0.00
H.Rodriguez WIN(2-1)      2       0   0   0   0   3   0  32   1.69
T.Gorzelanny SAVE(1st)    1       0   0   0   1   2   0  14   1.65
Totals                   12      11   5   5   5  12   1
 
Pirates (10-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Bedard                  5 2/3   4   2   2   0  10   0  78   6.06
C.Resop BS(1st)           0       1   2   1   0   0   1   8   2.70
J.Grilli                  1 1/3   2   1   1   0   2   1  20   5.84
J.Hughes                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0   8   3.12
B.Lincoln                 3       2   0   0   1   2   0  43   4.50
T.Watson LOSS(0-2)        1       3   3   0   0   1   1  20   1.80
Totals                   12      13   8   4   1  16   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,504 DATE- Wednesday, May 9th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Brian O'Nora, Alfonso Marquez, Chad Fairchild, Tom Hallion
T- 4:30
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 8  Pirates:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 3  Pirates: 0
ERRORS- A.Laroche, D.Espinosa, T.Watson, P.Alvarez
DOUBLES- I.Desmond-2(4th), A.Laroche(6th), N.Walker-2(5th)
TRIPLES- D.Espinosa(1st)
HOME RUNS- I.Desmond(5th), A.Laroche(7th), J.Flores(1st), A.McCutchen(4th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Bernadina(2nd), A.McCutchen(4th), P.Alvarez(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Bedard
WALKS- I.Desmond, N.Walker, A.McCutchen, C.McGehee, Y.Navarro-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Barmes
STRIKE OUTS- I.Desmond, B.Harper-3, R.Zimmerman, A.Laroche, X.Nady, D.Espinosa,
             T.Moore, R.Ankiel, W.Ramos-2, R.Detwiler-2, R.Bernadina-2,
             J.Tabata, M.McKenry, N.Walker-2, A.McCutchen, P.Alvarez,
             C.McGehee-3, R.Barajas-2, C.Barmes
GIDP- J.Tabata, Y.Navarro, R.Barajas
2-out RBI- A.McCutchen-2, N.Walker-2, R.Zimmerman, A.Laroche-2, D.Espinosa,
           I.Desmond, G.Jones, J.Flores-3
RLISP 2-out- A.Laroche, A.McCutchen-2, R.Barajas, P.Alvarez-2, T.Moore,
             N.Walker, D.Espinosa, M.McKenry, I.Desmond, B.Harper, C.McGehee
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Tyler Moore robbed Andrew McCutchen of an extra base hit.
          Bot 5th: Danny Espinosa robbed Josh Harrison of a base hit.
 
The Washington Nationals bested the Pittsburgh Pirates in 12 innings by a 8 to
5 score at PNC Park.
 
Both teams had scored 5 runs after nine full innings. Finally, Washington
prevailed in the 12th inning.  Ian Desmond got things going when he reached
on an error.  Bryce Harper was the next batter, but he struck out.  Ryan
Zimmerman then smacked a single.  One out later, Jesus Flores stepped up to
the plate and he lost the ball over the fence for three runs.  Danny Espinosa
came to the plate and banged out a single.  Washington banged out 13 hits on
the night.  
 
The winning pitcher was Henry Rodriguez(2-1) who allowed no runs in 2 innings.
Tom Gorzelanny got the save, his 1st.  The losing pitcher was Tony
Watson(0-2) in relief.  He was a hard-luck loser as he did not allow an
earned run in his 1 inning of work.  
 

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May 8, 2012: Pirates 4 Nationals 0

The Nationals get shut out for the first time this season, at the hands of AJ Burnett and Joel Hanrahan. The Nats almost tied it at 1 in the top of the 8th when Steve Lombardozzi tried to score on a Ryan Zimmerman double, but was thrown out at the plate. The Pirates put it away in the bottom of the 8th with a 3-run homer from Andrew McCuthen.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Washington Nationals At 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates       5/8/2012
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Desmond SS        3  0  1  0 .240     J.Tabata LF         4  2  2  0 .195  
  R.Bernadina LF      4  0  0  0 .369     N.Walker 2B         4  1  2  0 .196  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  1  0 .359     A.McCutchen CF      4  1  1  3 .268  
  A.Laroche 1B        4  0  0  0 .250     P.Alvarez 3B        3  0  1  1 .188  
  B.Harper RF         3  0  0  0 .211     C.McGehee 1B        3  0  0  0 .218  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  0  0 .354     G.Jones RF          3  0  1  0 .278  
  D.Espinosa 2B       2  0  0  0 .204     J.Hanrahan P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Ankiel CF         3  0  1  0 .233     C.Barmes SS         3  0  0  0 .222  
  E.Jackson P         2  0  1  0 .333     R.Barajas C         2  0  0  0 .127  
B-S.Lombardozzi PH    0  0  0  0 .294     A.Burnett P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Stammen P         0  0  0  0 ----   A-J.Harrison RF       1  0  0  0 .219  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      29  0  4  0                 Totals      29  4  7  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Burnett In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 8th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Pirates......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 3    -  4  7  0
 
Nationals (20-9)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Jackson LOSS(2-3)       7       4   1   1   0   4   0  94   2.13
C.Stammen                 1       3   3   3   0   1   1  20   3.45
Totals                    8       7   4   4   0   5   1
 
Pirates (10-19)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Burnett WIN(2-1)        7       3   0   0   1   7   0  87   2.82
J.Hanrahan SAVE(8th)      2       1   0   0   2   2   0  25   1.84
Totals                    9       4   0   0   3   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,046 DATE- Tuesday, May 8th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Jeff Nelson, Bill Welke, Chris Guccione
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6  Pirates: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1  Pirates: 0
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman(5th), J.Tabata(1st), G.Jones(4th)
HOME RUNS- A.McCutchen(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Harper
SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Alvarez
WALKS- I.Desmond, B.Harper, S.Lombardozzi
HIT BY PITCH- D.Espinosa, R.Barajas
STRIKE OUTS- R.Bernadina-2, R.Zimmerman, B.Harper, W.Ramos, D.Espinosa-2,
             R.Ankiel-2, J.Tabata-2, A.McCutchen, P.Alvarez, A.Burnett
2-out RBI- A.McCutchen-3
RLISP 2-out- A.Laroche, I.Desmond
 
A.J. Burnett went 7 strong innings at PNC Park where the Pittsburgh Pirates
beat the Washington Nationals 4 to 0.
 
Burnett(2-1) was very good in the win.  He was stingy on the mound, allowing
just 3 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.11 to 2.82.
Pittsburgh had 7 hits overall, while Washington had 4.  
 
Joel Hanrahan was credited with his 8th save.  Edwin Jackson(2-3) ended up
with the loss.  He pitched 7 innings and surrendered just 4 hits and no
walks.
 

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May 8, 2012: Royals 10 Red Sox 7

The Royals beat up on Daniel Bard, and go on to win despite the Red Sox attempts at a comeback. The Sox scored 5 runs in the top of the 5th to pull within 3 runs, and actually had the tying run at the plate in the 8th when down by 4 runs.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Boston Red Sox At 2012 Kansas City Royals             5/8/2012
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Aviles SS         5  1  2  2 .221     J.Dyson CF          5  1  2  0 .275  
  D.Pedroia 2B        2  1  1  0 .333     A.Gordon LF         3  2  0  0 .315  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  1  1  1 .308     B.Butler DH         3  3  2  0 .254  
  C.Ross RF,LF        5  0  2  0 .302     E.Hosmer 1B         5  0  0  1 .234  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  1  1 .293     J.Francoeur RF      3  1  1  2 .277  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   3  0  0  1 .333     M.Moustakas 3B      4  1  2  4 .233  
B-N.Punto 3B          1  0  1  1 .320     C.Getz 2B           4  1  1  0 .273  
  D.McDonald LF       1  1  0  0 .114     A.Escobar SS        4  1  3  1 .286  
A-R.Sweeney PH,RF     3  0  0  0 .292     H.Quintero C        3  0  1  0 .197  
  M.Byrd CF           4  1  1  1 .250                                          
  K.Shoppach C        3  1  1  0 .295                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  7 10  7                 Totals      34 10 12  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For McDonald In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Middlebrooks In 7th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 1  0 5 0  0 0 1  -  7 10  1
Royals.......... 3 0 5  1 1 0  0 0    - 10 12  0
 
Red Sox (21-8)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Bard LOSS(1-1)          2 2/3   7   8   7   3   1   1  80   5.00
V.Padilla                 1 2/3   3   2   2   0   0   0  26   7.84
M.Albers                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  28   3.38
A.Miller                  2       1   0   0   1   3   0  30   0.00
Totals                    8      12  10   9   4   5   1
 
Royals (14-15)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Duffy                   4 1/3   3   6   6   4   8   0  86   7.20
V.Mazzaro WIN(1-0)        1 2/3   2   0   0   2   0   0  39   0.00
T.Collins HOLD(4th)       1 2/3   3   0   0   1   2   0  26   2.03
J.Broxton SAVE(6th)       1 1/3   2   1   1   0   2   0  23   3.46
Totals                    9      10   7   7   7  12   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 13,574 DATE- Tuesday, May 8th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Jerry Meals, Paul Emmel, Scott Barry
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:10  Royals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Royals: 1
ERRORS- D.McDonald
DOUBLES- M.Aviles(6th), A.Gonzalez(13th), N.Punto(2nd), M.Byrd(7th),
         K.Shoppach(5th), J.Dyson(4th), A.Escobar-2(5th)
TRIPLES- B.Butler(1st), C.Getz(4th)
HOME RUNS- M.Moustakas(6th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Dyson(6th), A.Escobar-2(7th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Middlebrooks, J.Francoeur
WALKS- D.Pedroia-3, D.Ortiz, A.Gonzalez, D.McDonald, K.Shoppach, A.Gordon-2,
       B.Butler-2
HIT BY PITCH- M.Byrd, H.Quintero
STRIKE OUTS- M.Aviles, D.Ortiz, C.Ross-2, A.Gonzalez-3, W.Middlebrooks,
             D.McDonald, R.Sweeney, M.Byrd, K.Shoppach, A.Gordon, E.Hosmer-2,
             H.Quintero-2
GIDP- W.Middlebrooks
WILD PITCHES- D.Bard
2-out RBI- M.Moustakas
RLISP 2-out- D.Pedroia-2, D.Ortiz-3, R.Sweeney, A.Gordon-2, M.Aviles, B.Butler,
             E.Hosmer, M.Byrd
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Ryan Sweeney robbed Mike Moustakas of a Homerun!
          Top 8th: Jonathan Broxton robbed David Ortiz of a base hit.
 
Third baseman Mike Moustakas went deep and had 4 RBI as the Kansas City Royals
outscored the Boston Red Sox 10 to 7.
 
Boston fell behind quickly as the Kansas City offense came through in the
first inning when they tallied 3 runs on 3 hits.  Kansas City had 12 hits for
the night.  
 
The winning pitcher was Vin Mazzaro(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3
innings. Jonathan Broxton earned the save, his 6th.  Daniel Bard(1-1) was the
losing pitcher.  He was unable to control the Kansas City offense and allowed
7 hits and 3 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.  
 

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May 7, 2012: Red Sox 4 Royals 0

Felix Doubront also didn't get the memo that the 2012 Red Sox are supposed to be terrible. He goes the distance with a 2-hit shutout, showing that he still had some gas in the tank at the end by striking out the last 2 batters of the game for 9 total K's. Dustin Pedroia was 3 for 5 with an RBI triple, and Cody Ross went 2 for 5 with a double and a home run.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Boston Red Sox At 2012 Kansas City Royals             5/7/2012
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Aviles SS         5  1  1  0 .214     J.Dyson CF          4  0  0  0 .261  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  1  3  1 .331     A.Gordon LF         3  0  0  0 .324  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  0  0  1 .311     B.Butler DH         4  0  0  0 .243  
  C.Ross RF           5  1  2  1 .297     E.Hosmer 1B         3  0  1  0 .245  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  1  0 .294     J.Francoeur RF      3  0  0  0 .276  
  W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  1  1  0 .400     M.Moustakas 3B      3  0  0  0 .222  
  D.McDonald LF       2  0  0  0 .116     B.Pena C            3  0  1  0 .209  
  M.Byrd CF           4  0  1  1 .250     C.Getz 2B           3  0  0  0 .274  
  K.Shoppach C        3  0  1  0 .293     A.Escobar SS        3  0  0  0 .267  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4 10  4                 Totals      29  0  2  0
 
 
Red Sox......... 2 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 10  1
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1
 
Red Sox (21-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Doubront WIN(3-1)       9       2   0   0   1   9   0 111   3.72
Totals                    9       2   0   0   1   9   0
 
Royals (13-15)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Sanchez LOSS(2-1)       5 1/3   9   4   4   3   4   1  98   2.16
N.Adcock                  3 2/3   1   0   0   0   3   0  37   3.86
Totals                    9      10   4   4   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 18,714 DATE- Monday, May 7th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Paul Nauert, Dana Demuth, Kerwin Danley, Doug Eddings
T- 2:41
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9  Royals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Royals: 0
ERRORS- D.McDonald, A.Escobar
DOUBLES- M.Aviles(5th), C.Ross(9th), M.Byrd(6th)
TRIPLES- D.Pedroia(3rd)
HOME RUNS- C.Ross(4th)
STOLEN BASES- D.McDonald(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ortiz
WALKS- D.McDonald-2, K.Shoppach, A.Gordon
STRIKE OUTS- M.Aviles, D.Ortiz-2, C.Ross, A.Gonzalez, M.Byrd, K.Shoppach,
             A.Gordon-2, B.Butler-2, E.Hosmer, J.Francoeur-2, M.Moustakas-2
GIDP- C.Getz
WILD PITCHES- J.Sanchez
2-out RBI- M.Byrd
RLISP 2-out- D.McDonald, M.Byrd-3, D.Ortiz, J.Dyson, C.Ross
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Darnell McDonald robbed Alcides Escobar of a Homerun!
 
Felix Doubront held Kansas City scoreless on just 2 hits at Kauffman Stadium
where the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 4 to 0.
 
Doubront(3-1) was simply too much for the Kansas City batters.  He didn't give
up much, just 2 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 4.94 to
3.72.  Neither team managed to score after the 3rd inning.  
 
Jonathan Sanchez(2-1) suffered the loss.  He was touched for 9 hits and 3
walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  With this win, Boston has a division leading
21-7 record.  They have been 7-3 lately.  With the loss, Kansas City has a
record of 4-6 lately, 13-15 overall.

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May 6, 2012: Nationals 8 Phillies 4

Danny Espinosa's 1-out double in the 7th was the tipping point in this game. It was just the 4th hit off Cole Hamels, but it put runners on 2nd and 3rd and brought Antonio Bastardo out of the bullpen. Bastardo struck out Rick Ankiel, but a Wilson Ramos single scored 2 runners, a pinch hit home run from Xavier Nady tied the game, and the Nats added 4 more runs in the 8th on a Bryce Harper solo homer and a 3-run shot from Espinosa.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Philadelphia Phillies At 2012 Washington Nationals    5/6/2012
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        5  0  1  0 .267     I.Desmond SS        4  0  1  0 .237  
  J.Pierre LF         3  1  0  1 .270     S.Lombardozzi 3B    5  0  0  0 .294  
  S.Victorino CF      4  1  1  0 .238     B.Harper LF         4  1  1  1 .229  
  H.Pence RF          3  1  1  2 .267     J.Werth RF          3  2  3  0 .382  
  L.Nix 1B            4  0  2  0 .250     C.Tracy 1B          4  1  1  0 .368  
  C.Ruiz C            3  0  0  1 .386     D.Espinosa 2B       4  2  2  3 .208  
  P.Polanco 3B        4  0  0  0 .264     R.Ankiel CF         4  0  1  0 .228  
  P.Orr 2B            4  0  1  0 .404     W.Ramos C           4  1  1  2 .372  
  C.Hamels P          3  1  1  0 .077     J.Zimmermann P      1  0  0  0 .308  
  A.Bastardo P        0  0  0  0 .500   A-T.Moore PH          1  0  0  0 .200  
  J.Savery P          0  0  0  0 .000     T.Gorzelanny P      0  0  0  0 .000  
D-J.Mayberry Jr PH    1  0  1  0 .241   B-X.Nady PH           1  1  1  2 .152  
                                          H.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-R.Bernadina PH      1  0  1  0 .393  
                                          R.Perry P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  8  4                 Totals      36  8 12  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Zimmermann In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gorzelanny In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Savery In 9th Inning
 
Phillies........ 3 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  4 4    -  8 12  2
 
Phillies (13-16)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Hamels                  6 1/3   4   2   2   1  10   0  90   5.02
A.Bastardo L(0-2) BS(1st) 1       3   3   3   0   2   2  28   5.17
J.Savery                  0 2/3   5   3   3   1   0   1  34   6.14
Totals                    8      12   8   8   2  12   3
 
Nationals (20-8)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Zimmermann              6       6   4   2   1   5   0  83   3.41
T.Gorzelanny              1       0   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.76
H.Rodriguez WIN(1-1)      1       0   0   0   0   2   0  11   2.08
R.Perry                   1       2   0   0   0   0   0  25   6.75
Totals                    9       8   4   2   1   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,269 DATE- Sunday, May 6th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Todd Tichenor, Brian Gorman, Larry Vanover, Tony Randazzo
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 6  Nationals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- I.Desmond, B.Harper
DOUBLES- J.Rollins(8th), S.Victorino(7th), L.Nix(6th), D.Espinosa(5th)
HOME RUNS- B.Harper(2nd), D.Espinosa(2nd), X.Nady(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Pierre, C.Ruiz
WALKS- H.Pence, I.Desmond, J.Werth
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins-3, H.Pence, L.Nix-2, P.Orr-2, C.Hamels, I.Desmond,
             S.Lombardozzi-2, B.Harper, C.Tracy-3, D.Espinosa-2, R.Ankiel-2,
             W.Ramos
2-out RBI- W.Ramos-2, X.Nady-2
RLISP 2-out- P.Orr, H.Pence, L.Nix, I.Desmond, S.Lombardozzi-2, J.Rollins
 
Danny Espinosa hit one over the fence and had 3 RBI at Nationals Park as the
Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies by the count of 8 to
4.
 
Washington scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 8th inning when
they came up with 4 runs on 6 hits.  The biggest moment was provided by
Espinosa who made the Washington fans a happy lot when he lofted a three-run
bomb.  Philadelphia was out-hit by Washington, 12 hits to 8.  
 
Henry Rodriguez(1-1) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory.
The losing pitcher was Antonio Bastardo(0-2) in relief.  He gave up 3 runs
and 3 hits in 1 inning.  
 

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May 6, 2012: Red Sox 3 Orioles 2

The Red Sox complete the series sweep of the Orioles, and all 3 games had 2 things in common: the Red Sox won each by a single run, and Alfredo Aceves earned the save in all 3 games. Will Middlebrooks broke the scoreless tie in the 4th with a 2-run homer, his 2nd of his career, and the Sox added a needed insurance run in the 6th with a Jarrod Saltalamacchia sac fly.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Baltimore Orioles At 2012 Boston Red Sox              5/6/2012
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Flaherty LF       4  0  0  0 .231     M.Aviles SS         4  0  0  0 .214  
  J.Hardy SS          4  0  2  0 .231     R.Sweeney RF        3  0  1  0 .302  
  N.Markakis RF       4  1  1  1 .246     D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  1  0 .319  
  A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .351     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  2  0 .296  
  M.Wieters C         4  0  1  0 .248     D.Ortiz DH          2  0  1  0 .323  
B-E.Chavez PR         0  0  0  0 .228   A-D.McDonald PR,DH    0  0  0  0 .122  
  C.Davis DH          3  1  2  0 .406     C.Ross LF           3  1  1  0 .292  
  M.Reynolds 3B       4  0  1  1 .218     J.Saltalamacchia C  2  0  0  1 .258  
  N.Johnson 1B        2  0  0  0 .150     W.Middlebrooks 3B   3  1  1  2 .455  
  R.Andino 2B         3  0  0  0 .231     M.Byrd CF           4  0  0  0 .250  
C-W.Betemit PH        1  0  0  0 .215                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  8  2                 Totals      29  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Wieters In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Andino In 9th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  2  8  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 0    -  3  7  0
 
Orioles (12-16)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hunter LOSS(1-4)        5       5   3   3   2   5   1  77   5.52
P.Strop                   2       1   0   0   3   1   0  35   1.89
T.Patton                  0 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0  16   2.57
L.Ayala                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.37
Totals                    8       7   3   3   6   9   1
 
Red Sox (20-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Buchholz WIN(5-0)       6 2/3   5   1   1   2   7   0  94   1.77
F.Morales HOLD(2nd)       1 1/3   3   1   1   0   0   1  21   2.31
A.Aceves SAVE(4th)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.81
Totals                    9       8   2   2   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,509 DATE- Sunday, May 6th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Dimuro, James Hoye, Jim Joyce, Jim Reynolds
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 7  Red Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- M.Reynolds
DOUBLES- J.Hardy(3rd), M.Reynolds(5th), A.Gonzalez(12th)
HOME RUNS- N.Markakis(5th), W.Middlebrooks(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Davis
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Saltalamacchia
WALKS- C.Davis, N.Johnson, R.Sweeney, D.Ortiz-2, C.Ross, J.Saltalamacchia,
       W.Middlebrooks
HIT BY PITCH- N.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Flaherty-2, M.Wieters, C.Davis, M.Reynolds-2, N.Johnson,
             R.Andino, M.Aviles, R.Sweeney, D.Pedroia, C.Ross-2,
             J.Saltalamacchia, M.Byrd-3
GIDP- M.Wieters, W.Middlebrooks
2-out RBI- W.Middlebrooks-2, M.Reynolds, N.Markakis
RLISP 2-out- M.Byrd-3, M.Wieters, N.Johnson, R.Andino, W.Middlebrooks,
             W.Betemit
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Marlon Byrd robbed Mark Reynolds of an extra base hit.
 
The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles locked up in an exciting one-run
game at Fenway Park.  The final score was the Boston Red Sox 3, the Baltimore
Orioles 2.
 
Clay Buchholz(5-0) gave a fine effort for Boston.  He went 6 and 2/3 innings
surrendering 5 hits and 2 walks.  Buchholz chalked up 7 strikeouts.
Baltimore tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.  
 
Alfredo Aceves recorded the save, his 4th.  Tommy Hunter(1-4) was the losing
pitcher.  He pitched 5 innings giving up 5 hits and 2 walks.
 

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May 5, 2012: Nationals 1 Phillies 0

Ian Desmond is the hero of the day for the Nationals, as he hits a walk off home run to lead off the bottom of the 9th, scoring the game's only run. It's a shame that Gio Gonzalez can't get a win with his 7 shutout innings and 13 K's.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Philadelphia Phillies At 2012 Washington Nationals    5/5/2012
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        3  0  1  0 .270     I.Desmond SS        4  1  1  1 .237  
  P.Polanco 3B        4  0  2  0 .276     S.Lombardozzi 3B    3  0  0  0 .317  
  S.Victorino CF      4  0  0  0 .237     B.Harper LF         3  0  1  0 .226  
  H.Pence RF          2  0  0  0 .265     J.Werth RF          3  0  1  0 .364  
  C.Ruiz C            2  0  0  0 .400     C.Tracy 1B          3  0  1  0 .382  
  T.Wigginton 1B      3  0  0  0 .181     W.Ramos C           3  0  0  0 .378  
  J.Mayberry Jr LF    4  0  0  0 .226     R.Ankiel CF         3  0  0  0 .226  
  F.Galvis 2B         4  0  1  0 .234     D.Espinosa 2B       3  0  1  0 .196  
  V.Worley P          3  0  0  0 .083     G.Gonzalez P        2  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Qualls P          0  0  0  0 ----     R.Mattheus P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Savery P          1  0  0  0 .000   A-A.Laroche PH        1  0  0  0 .261  
                                          S.Burnett P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  4  0                 Totals      28  1  5  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Mattheus In 8th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  0
Nationals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  5  0
 
Phillies (13-15)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Worley                  7       3   0   0   0   6   0  71   2.70
C.Qualls                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  14   3.55
J.Savery LOSS(0-1)        0 1/3   1   1   1   0   1   1  11   2.70
Totals                    8       5   1   1   0   8   1
 
Nationals (19-8)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Gonzalez                7       4   0   0   5  13   0 109   1.54
R.Mattheus                1       0   0   0   1   2   0  14   5.14
S.Burnett WIN(2-1)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0  11   0.90
Totals                    9       4   0   0   6  17   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,224 DATE- Saturday, May 5th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Marty Foster, Tim Timmons, Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 9  Nationals: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Nationals: 0
DOUBLES- P.Polanco(8th), F.Galvis(9th)
HOME RUNS- I.Desmond(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Rollins
WALKS- J.Rollins, H.Pence-2, C.Ruiz-2, T.Wigginton
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins, S.Victorino-3, C.Ruiz, T.Wigginton-3, J.Mayberry Jr-4,
             F.Galvis, V.Worley-3, J.Savery, S.Lombardozzi-2, J.Werth, C.Tracy,
             R.Ankiel, D.Espinosa, G.Gonzalez, A.Laroche
GIDP- R.Ankiel
RLISP 2-out- J.Mayberry Jr-2, C.Ruiz, T.Wigginton, J.Rollins, P.Polanco
 
Gio Gonzalez retired 13 batters on strikeouts as the Washington Nationals won
a heart-stopping victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, 1 to 0.
 
Washington scored the deciding run in the 9th inning.  Ian Desmond smashed a
bases-empty 'big-fly' giving Washington the victory as 38,224 happy fans
celebrated wildly.  Washington had just 5 hits for the afternoon.  
 
Sean Burnett(2-1) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory. Joe
Savery(0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  He allowed 1 run and 1 hit
in 1/3 of an inning.

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May 5, 2012: Red Sox 2 Orioles 1

No one told the Strat-o-matic version of the 2012 Red Sox that they're supposed to be terrible. Well, I suppose the cards will bear that out eventually, but for now they win another one, maintaining the best record in the majors. Jarrod Saltalamacchia was responsible for both Sox runs with solo homers in the 5th and 7th. Robert Andino of the O's got their lone run with a 6th inning solo shot. Aaron Cook wins his first start for the Sox, allowing 3 hits over 5 1/3. Alfredo Aceves seems to be making his case for the closer's job with a save in 2 straight games.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Baltimore Orioles At 2012 Boston Red Sox              5/5/2012
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Chavez LF         4  0  1  0 .228     N.Punto 3B          2  0  1  0 .292  
  J.Hardy SS          3  0  0  0 .221     D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  0  0 .321  
  N.Markakis RF       4  0  0  0 .245     D.Ortiz DH          3  0  0  0 .320  
  A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .355     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  2  0 .288  
  M.Wieters C         4  0  0  0 .247     M.Aviles SS         4  0  0  0 .222  
  C.Davis 1B          4  0  1  0 .398     R.Sweeney RF        4  0  1  0 .301  
  W.Betemit DH        3  0  0  0 .219     C.Ross LF           4  0  0  0 .290  
  M.Reynolds 3B       2  0  0  0 .216     J.Saltalamacchia C  2  2  2  2 .267  
  R.Andino 2B         3  1  1  1 .240     M.Byrd CF           3  0  1  0 .263  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  3  1                 Totals      30  2  7  2
 
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  3  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0    -  2  7  1
 
Orioles (12-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Hammel                  5 2/3   5   1   1   3   4   1  82   4.50
P.Strop LOSS(1-1)         2 1/3   2   1   1   1   5   1  37   2.12
Totals                    8       7   2   2   4   9   2
 
Red Sox (19-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Cook                    5 1/3   3   1   1   2   2   1  87   1.69
R.Hill                    1       0   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.00
C.Mortensen WIN(1-0)      1 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  23   0.00
A.Aceves SAVE(3rd)        1       0   0   0   0   2   0  14   3.00
Totals                    9       3   1   1   3   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,785 DATE- Saturday, May 5th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Laz Diaz, Mike Everitt, Paul Schrieber, Tim Welke
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 5  Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- A.Cook
HOME RUNS- R.Andino(5th), J.Saltalamacchia-2(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Reynolds
WALKS- J.Hardy, A.Jones, M.Reynolds, N.Punto-2, D.Ortiz, J.Saltalamacchia
STRIKE OUTS- M.Wieters-2, C.Davis, W.Betemit-3, A.Gonzalez, M.Aviles-2,
             R.Sweeney-2, C.Ross-3, M.Byrd
GIDP- D.Pedroia
RLISP 2-out- M.Aviles, N.Punto, C.Davis-2, C.Ross
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Mike Aviles robbed Nick Markakis of a base hit.
          Bot 6th: J.J. Hardy robbed Adrian Gonzalez of a base hit.
 
Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia blasted 2 homeruns as the Boston Red Sox
defeated the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 2 to 1 at Fenway Park.
 
Clayton Mortensen(1-0) was the winning pitcher with a solid relief
performance.  He allowed no hits and 1 walk in 1 and 2/3 innings.  Mortensen
got relief help from Alfredo Aceves who was excellent in relief and gained
credit for his 3rd save.  
 
Pedro Strop(1-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.  Despite the loss, he
struckout 5 Boston batters in 2 and 1/3 innings.  
 
With this win, Boston has a division leading 19-7 record.  They have been 7-3
lately.  With the loss, the Baltimore ballclub's record is 12-15, worst in
the division.

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May 4, 2012: Nationals 3 Phillies 2 (13)

After 2 slugfest wins over the Diamondbacks, the Nationals welcome the Phillies to town and have a much tighter competition that thankfully still ends in a win. Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg had trouble keeping the Phillies off the basepaths and gae up 8 hits and 2 runs over just 5 innings. The Nats bullpen fared much better, pitching 8 innings and allowing just 2 hits, including 3 hitless innings for both Craig Stammen and Tyler Clippard. The Nats first got on the board in the fourth on a Jayson Werth solo homer, then tied it in the 6th on doubles from Bryce Harper and Chad Tracy. Finally in the 13th, Werth led off with a double, and ultimately scored on a Jesus Flores single following 2 outs and an intentional walk of Adam Laroche. Credit also goes to Flores for throwing out Juan Pierre while stealing third in the top of the 10th. If not for the CS, Pierre would have scored on Placido Polanco's subsequent single.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Philadelphia Phillies At 2012 Washington Nationals    5/4/2012
 
  Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Rollins SS        5  0  0  0 .268     I.Desmond SS        4  0  0  0 .236  
  J.Pierre LF         6  0  2  0 .282     S.Lombardozzi 3B,2B 6  0  0  0 .333  
  B.Sanches P         0  0  0  0 ----     B.Harper LF         6  1  1  0 .214  
  P.Polanco 3B        6  0  2  0 .265     J.Werth RF          6  2  3  1 .365  
  H.Pence RF          6  0  0  0 .270     C.Tracy 1B,3B       5  0  1  1 .387  
  S.Victorino CF      6  1  1  0 .246     D.Espinosa 2B       3  0  0  0 .191  
  L.Nix 1B            5  1  1  0 .234     C.Stammen P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Ruiz C            5  0  2  1 .410   E-X.Nady PH           1  0  0  0 .133  
  P.Orr 2B            5  0  1  1 .419     H.Rodriguez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Kendrick P        2  0  1  0 .429     T.Clippard P        1  0  1  01.000  
C-T.Wigginton PH      1  0  0  0 .188   G-W.Ramos PH          1  0  0  0 .394  
  C.Qualls P          0  0  0  0 ----     R.Bernadina CF      2  0  0  0 .383  
D-E.Kratz PH          1  0  0  0 .000     S.Burnett P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Bastardo P        0  0  0  0 .500   B-A.Laroche PH,1B     3  0  0  0 .264  
F-J.Mayberry Jr PH,LF 1  0  0  0 .245     J.Flores C          6  0  4  1 .286  
                                          S.Strasburg P       0  0  0  0 .200  
                                        A-R.Ankiel PH,CF      4  0  0  0 .240  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      49  2 10  2                 Totals      48  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Strasburg In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burnett In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Qualls In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Stammen In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Bastardo In 12th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Clippard In 13th Inning
 
Phillies........ 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  2 10  1
Nationals....... 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  3 10  2
 
Phillies (13-14)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Kendrick                6       4   2   2   1   9   1 107   2.48
C.Qualls                  2       1   0   0   0   0   0  25   3.75
A.Bastardo                3       2   0   0   1   6   0  44   3.68
B.Sanches LOSS(1-1)       1 2/3   3   1   1   2   2   0  38   3.86
Totals                   12 2/3  10   3   3   4  17   1
 
Nationals (18-8)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Strasburg               5       8   2   2   0   5   0  81   2.68
S.Burnett                 1       0   0   0   0   1   0  11   1.00
C.Stammen                 3       0   0   0   1   3   0  41   1.84
H.Rodriguez               1       2   0   0   0   0   0  23   2.35
T.Clippard WIN(2-0)       3       0   0   0   0   4   0  33   0.00
Totals                   13      10   2   2   1  13   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,332 DATE- Friday, May 4th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Brian O'Nora, Alfonso Marquez, Chad Fairchild, Tom Hallion
T- 4:18
LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 9  Nationals:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1  Nationals: 0
ERRORS- P.Orr, I.Desmond, S.Lombardozzi
DOUBLES- B.Harper(3rd), J.Werth(10th), C.Tracy(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Werth(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rollins(5th), J.Pierre(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Pierre-2
WALKS- J.Rollins, I.Desmond-2, C.Tracy, A.Laroche
HIT BY PITCH- S.Strasburg
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins-2, H.Pence-2, L.Nix, C.Ruiz, P.Orr-4, T.Wigginton,
             E.Kratz, J.Mayberry Jr, I.Desmond, S.Lombardozzi, B.Harper-2,
             J.Werth-2, C.Tracy-2, D.Espinosa, W.Ramos, R.Bernadina-2,
             A.Laroche-2, J.Flores, R.Ankiel-2
GIDP- I.Desmond
2-out RBI- C.Tracy, J.Flores
RLISP 2-out- S.Victorino-2, J.Rollins, S.Lombardozzi, J.Pierre, D.Espinosa,
             A.Laroche-3, P.Polanco, B.Harper
 
Tyler Clippard went 3 strong innings at Nationals Park where the Washington
Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 13 innings 3 to 2.
 
Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings.  Washington was
victorious in the 13th inning.  Jayson Werth doubled.  After another out,
Wilson Ramos followed, but he was set down on strikes.  Adam Laroche then was
walked intentionally.  Jesus Flores came up and he lined a base-hit resulting
in an exciting win for Washington and a wild post-game celebration by the
home town fans.  Both teams finished the game with 10 hits.  
 
Clippard(2-0) went 3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Brian Sanches(1-1)
was the loser in relief.  With this win, Washington has a division leading
18-8 record.  They have been 5-5 lately.  With this loss, Philadelphia has a
5-5 record of late, 13-14 overall.

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May 4, 2012: Red Sox 3 Orioles 2

Jon Lester strikes out 10 over 8 innings and earns his 2nd win of the season in a close one over the Orioles. Will Middlebrooks hit his first career home run in the 1st, and the Sox took advantage of some sloppy play in the 6th to add the tying and go-ahead run. The Orioles committed 2 passed balls and 2 errors in the inning.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Baltimore Orioles At 2012 Boston Red Sox              5/4/2012
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Andino 2B         4  0  0  0 .236     M.Aviles SS         5  0  0  0 .231  
  J.Hardy SS          4  0  0  0 .227     W.Middlebrooks 3B   5  1  2  1 .500  
  N.Markakis RF       4  1  1  1 .255     A.Gonzalez 1B       3  0  1  0 .280  
  A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .364     D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  1  0 .333  
  M.Wieters DH        4  0  0  0 .258     D.Ortiz DH          4  0  0  0 .330  
  W.Betemit LF        3  1  0  0 .230     C.Ross RF           2  1  0  0 .303  
  C.Davis 1B          3  0  0  0 .404   A-R.Sweeney PH,RF     1  0  1  0 .304  
  M.Reynolds 3B       3  0  1  0 .222     D.McDonald LF       3  0  0  0 .122  
  R.Paulino C         3  0  1  1 .333     M.Byrd CF           2  1  1  1 .260  
B-E.Chavez PR         0  0  0  0 .226     K.Shoppach C        3  0  1  1 .289  
C-L.Exposito C        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  4  2                 Totals      31  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ross In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Paulino In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Chavez In 8th Inning
 
Orioles......... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  2
Red Sox......... 1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0    -  3  7  1
 
Orioles (12-14)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Chen                    5       4   2   1   5   3   1  84   4.00
M.Lindstrom L(0-1)B(1st)  0 1/3   1   1   0   0   1   0  17   2.70
D.O'Day                   2 2/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  41   0.00
Totals                    8       7   3   1   6   5   1
 
Red Sox (18-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester WIN(2-1)         8       4   2   2   1  10   1 112   5.06
A.Aceves SAVE(2nd)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.21
Totals                    9       4   2   2   1  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,614 DATE- Friday, May 4th 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Dale Scott, Bill Miller, Dan Iassogna, C.B. Bucknor
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 4  Red Sox:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 0  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- A.Jones, M.Reynolds, J.Lester
DOUBLES- A.Jones(9th), R.Paulino(2nd), A.Gonzalez(11th), D.Pedroia(11th),
         R.Sweeney(6th)
HOME RUNS- N.Markakis(4th), W.Middlebrooks(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Byrd
WALKS- W.Betemit, A.Gonzalez, D.Pedroia, C.Ross, D.McDonald, M.Byrd, K.Shoppach
STRIKE OUTS- R.Andino-2, J.Hardy-2, N.Markakis, A.Jones-2, M.Wieters-2,
             W.Betemit, C.Davis, C.Ross-2, D.McDonald-2, K.Shoppach
WILD PITCHES- W.Chen
PASSED BALLS- R.Paulino-2
2-out RBI- N.Markakis, R.Paulino
RLISP 2-out- C.Ross-2, R.Andino-2, K.Shoppach, M.Aviles-2, D.Ortiz, M.Wieters,
             A.Gonzalez-2, D.Pedroia-2, M.Byrd
 
Jon Lester mowed down 10 Baltimore batters at Fenway Park where the Boston Red
Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3 to 2.
 
Lester(2-1) looked very much in control throughout the night.  He didn't give
up much, just 4 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings.  Boston had 7 hits for the game
and Baltimore had 4.  
 
Lester got help from Alfredo Aceves who was credited with his 2nd save.  Matt
Lindstrom(0-1) was the loser in relief.  When asked about his strikeout total
for the game, Lester offered, 'The fan's really got into it.  It is fun to
see them tally up the strikeout totals up there in the stands.  Fortunately,
I kept them busy tonight - of course, it would be all for naught without the
'W'.'

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May 3, 2012: Nationals 18 Diamondbacks 2

The Nationals follow up yesterday's 12-4 win with an 18-2 shellacking of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Nats scored 7 runs in two separate innings! Steve Lombardozzi had another big day, going 4 for 6 with 4 RBI. Wilson Ramos continued his hot season with 5 RBI and a 2 for 3 day. Chad Tracy was 4 for 5 in a rare start, and Jayson Werth was 2 for 5 with 3 RBI. Leadoff hitter Ian Desmond was hitless but scored 3 runs - he reached all 3 times via the walk. Even pitcher Ross Detwiler scored twice and knocked in a run.

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Arizona Diamondbacks At 2012 Washington Nationals     5/3/2012
 
  Diamondbacks       AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  W.Bloomquist SS     4  1  3  0 .361     I.Desmond SS        3  3  0  0 .245  
  A.Hill 2B           3  1  1  1 .309     S.Lombardozzi 3B,2B 6  2  4  4 .370  
  J.Upton RF          2  0  0  0 .235     B.Harper LF,CF      6  1  1  1 .227  
  J.Kubel LF          2  0  0  1 .256     J.Werth RF          5  2  2  3 .357  
  P.Goldschmidt 1B    3  0  0  0 .318     C.Tracy 1B,3B       5  2  4  2 .423  
  M.Montero C         4  0  0  0 .312     D.Espinosa 2B       3  3  1  0 .198  
  R.Roberts 3B        4  0  2  0 .263     T.Gorzelanny P      0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Pollock CF        4  0  0  0 .208     R.Ankiel CF         4  0  1  0 .261  
  I.Kennedy P         2  0  0  0 .091     R.Mattheus P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Zagurski P        0  0  0  0 ----   C-A.Laroche PH,1B     1  0  1  1 .273  
  C.Breslow P         0  0  0  0 .000     W.Ramos C           3  2  2  5 .400  
A-J.McDonald PH       1  0  0  0 .162     R.Detwiler P        2  2  1  1 .286  
  B.Shaw P            0  0  0  0 .000   B-T.Moore LF          1  1  0  0 .250  
D-C.Ransom PH         1  0  0  0 .231                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  6  2                 Totals      39 18 17 17
 
A-Pinch Hit For Breslow In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Detwiler In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mattheus In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Shaw In 9th Inning
 
Diamondbacks.... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0
Nationals....... 0 2 0  7 2 0  7 0    - 18 17  0
 
Diamondbacks (15-11)     IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
I.Kennedy LOSS(4-2)       3 2/3  10   9   9   2   5   0  72   4.24
M.Zagurski                0 2/3   2   2   2   2   0   0  31   3.86
C.Breslow                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   2.61
B.Shaw                    3       5   7   7   3   2   0  62  10.93
Totals                    8      17  18  18   7   7   0
 
Nationals (17-8)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Detwiler WIN(3-1)       6       5   2   2   4   4   1 107   4.00
R.Mattheus                1       1   0   0   0   0   0  12   6.00
T.Gorzelanny              2       0   0   0   0   3   0  16   1.88
Totals                    9       6   2   2   4   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,371 DATE- Thursday, May 3rd 2012 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Winters, Wally Bell, Mark Wegner, Brian Knight
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Diamondbacks: 7  Nationals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Diamondbacks: 1  Nationals: 2
DOUBLES- R.Roberts(5th), S.Lombardozzi-2(5th), C.Tracy(3rd), W.Ramos(3rd),
         R.Detwiler
HOME RUNS- A.Hill(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Kubel, W.Ramos
WALKS- J.Upton-2, J.Kubel, P.Goldschmidt, I.Desmond-3, D.Espinosa, W.Ramos,
       R.Detwiler, T.Moore
HIT BY PITCH- A.Hill, D.Espinosa
STRIKE OUTS- J.Upton, J.Kubel, P.Goldschmidt, M.Montero, I.Kennedy-2, C.Ransom,
             I.Desmond-2, B.Harper-2, J.Werth, R.Ankiel, T.Moore
GIDP- A.Hill, P.Goldschmidt
WILD PITCHES- M.Zagurski-2, B.Shaw
2-out RBI- J.Werth-2, C.Tracy
RLISP 2-out- P.Goldschmidt, M.Montero-2, J.Werth-2, A.Hill, I.Kennedy,
             C.Tracy-2, R.Ankiel-3, T.Moore
 
Steve Lombardozzi had 4 hits and 4 RBI at Nationals Park as the Washington
Nationals, running on all cylinders, ripped the Arizona Diamondbacks by a
large 18 to 2 margin.
 
Lombardozzi had a big evening at the plate.  He doubled in the 1st inning,
lined a single in the 4th inning, doubled plating two runs in the 5th inning
and delivered a one-base hit plating two runs in the 7th inning.  Washington
bats were hot in the 4th inning when they had 7 runs on 7 hits and the 7th
inning which saw them plate 7 runs on 5 hits.  Washington had 17 hits
overall, while Arizona had 6.  
 
Ross Detwiler(3-1) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 6 innings. The losing
pitcher was Ian Kennedy(4-2).  He got hit hard, allowing 10 hits and 2 walks
in 3 and 2/3 innings.  
 

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