Washington Nationals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - May 08, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 8, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 5/8)

Game 1: Tuesday, May 8
Washington	4	Final
Pittsburgh	5	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, May 9
Washington	2	Final
Pittsburgh	4	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, May 10
Washington	4	Final
Pittsburgh	2	Final
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Nationals 4

(18-11, 6-7 away)

Pirates 5

(13-16, 7-6 home)

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Coverage: ROOT Sports

7:05 PM ET, May 8, 2012

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	1
PIT	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	5	5	0

W: T. Watson (2-0)

L: H. Rodriguez (1-2)

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Desmond SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	15	.258	.290	.427
B Harper RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	11	.300	.405	.500
R Zimmerman 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	14	.226	.319	.339
A LaRoche 1B	3	1	2	2	1	1	18	.323	.406	.548
D Espinosa 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	13	.186	.282	.235
R Ankiel CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	9	.286	.308	.429
W Ramos C	4	1	2	1	0	2	11	.270	.353	.365
R Bernadina LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	13	.184	.286	.286
E Jackson P	2	0	2	0	0	0	7	.308	.308	.308
a-S Lombardozzi PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.300	.373	.350
T Clippard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
H Rodriguez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	34	4	9	4	1	12	116
a-struck out swinging for E Jackson in the 8th
BATTING 2B: B Harper (6, A Burnett) HR: W Ramos (2, 3rd inning off A Burnett 0 on, 0 Out); A Laroche (5, 9th inning off J Hanrahan 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: W Ramos (9), R Ankiel (6), A LaRoche 2 (19) 2-out RBI: R Ankiel GIDP: I Desmond 2 Nationals RISP: 2-5 (A LaRoche 1-1, D Espinosa 0-1, W Ramos 0-1, R Ankiel 1-1, R Zimmerman 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: I Desmond (4, ground ball)

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Jackson	7.0	3	2	2	1	5	2	91-62	3.49
T Clippard	1.0	0	1	0	2	1	0	20-11	4.15
H Rodriguez (L, 1-2; B, 2)	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	12-8	2.84
Totals	8.2	5	5	4	3	7	3	123-81
PITCHING WP: H Rodriguez 2 IBB: A McCutchen (By T Clippard) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Jackson 16/25; T Clippard 3/6; H Rodriguez 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Jackson 11-13-20-18; T Clippard 4-2-3-2; H Rodriguez 2-2-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 5-11; T Clippard 0-2; H Rodriguez 0-1 Game Scores: E Jackson 67

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Tabata LF-RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.229	.282	.313
N Walker 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	12	.289	.346	.351
A McCutchen CF	2	1	1	1	2	0	20	.302	.370	.417
P Alvarez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	12	.235	.300	.543
C McGehee 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	11	.246	.319	.338
G Jones RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	10	.279	.306	.529
J Hanrahan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Watson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-A Presley PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.271	.346
C Barmes SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	17	.159	.196	.307
c-Y Navarro PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.192	.290	.308
R Barajas C	4	1	1	2	0	1	11	.141	.203	.234
A Burnett P	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.167	.000
a-N McLouth PH-LF	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	.211	.302	.263
Totals	31	5	5	5	3	7	123
a-walked for A Burnett in the 8th b-singled to left center for T Watson in the 9th c-struck out swinging for C Barmes in the 9th
BATTING 2B: N Walker (3, E Jackson) HR: A Mccutchen (1, 4th inning off E Jackson 0 on, 0 Out); G Jones (4, 4th inning off E Jackson 0 on, 2 Out); R Barajas (1, 9th inning off H Rodriguez 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: A McCutchen (8), G Jones (11), N Walker (9), R Barajas 2 (2) SF: N Walker 2-out RBI: G Jones, R Barajas 2 Pirates RISP: 1-5 (R Barajas 1-1, C McGehee 0-1, P Alvarez 0-2, Y Navarro 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 2 (C Barmes-N Walker-C McGehee, P Alvarez-N Walker-C McGehee).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Burnett	8.0	6	2	2	1	10	1	93-64	6.08
J Hanrahan (B, 1)	0.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	18-12	4.66
T Watson (W, 2-0)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	5-4	6.00
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	1	12	2	116-80
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Burnett 15/29; J Hanrahan 3/4; T Watson 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Burnett 20-14-12-18; J Hanrahan 2-4-3-3; T Watson 2-0-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Burnett 12-2; J Hanrahan 1-0; T Watson 0-0 Game Scores: A Burnett 71

Scoring Summary

			WSH	PIT
	3rd	W Ramos homered to right center (405 feet).	1	0
	4th	R Ankiel singled to right, B Harper scored, A LaRoche to second.	2	0
	4th	A McCutchen homered to center (446 feet).	2	1
	4th	G Jones homered to right (367 feet).	2	2
	8th	N Walker hit sacrifice fly to right, N McLouth scored, J Tabata to second.	2	3
	9th	A LaRoche homered to center (426 feet), R Zimmerman scored.	4	3
	9th	R Barajas homered to left (372 feet), A Presley scored.	4	5
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Game Information

Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	10,323 (26.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:35
Weather	70 degrees, cloudy
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Greg Gibson