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.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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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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