Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals - Box Score - May 16, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 16, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 2

Pirates 4

(17-20, 7-12 away)

Nationals 7

(23-14, 14-5 home)

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7:05 PM ET, May 16, 2012

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

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

W: G. Gonzalez (5-1)

L: E. Bedard (2-5)

S: H. Rodriguez (9)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Tabata RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	13	.242	.287	.367
N Walker 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	19	.260	.309	.323
A McCutchen CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	10	.344	.404	.488
C McGehee 1B	3	0	0	1	0	2	19	.210	.301	.284
Y Navarro LF	2	1	0	0	1	1	15	.162	.256	.243
b-P Alvarez PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.215	.277	.467
R Barajas C	3	1	1	0	1	1	13	.188	.244	.325
C Barmes SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	20	.155	.183	.282
J Harrison 3B-LF	4	1	2	3	0	0	13	.222	.243	.389
E Bedard P	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.071	.071	.071
a-N McLouth PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	.170	.250	.213
E Meek P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Hughes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	32	4	6	4	2	12	137
a-struck out swinging for E Bedard in the 7th b-grounded to second for Y Navarro in the 8th
BATTING HR: J Harrison (1, 7th inning off G Gonzalez 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Harrison 3 (8), C McGehee (5) SF: C McGehee 2-out RBI: J Harrison 2 GIDP: J Harrison Pirates RISP: 2-5 (C Barmes 0-1, J Tabata 0-1, A McCutchen 1-1, J Harrison 1-1, E Bedard 0-1) Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING SB: J Tabata (5, 2nd base off T Clippard/J Flores)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Bedard (L, 2-5)	6.0	6	4	4	1	7	3	92-62	3.07
E Meek	1.0	1	3	3	2	2	0	25-14	7.59
J Hughes	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	1.31
Totals	8.0	7	7	7	3	9	3	131-84
PITCHING HBP: J Flores (By E Meek) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: E Bedard 18/25; E Meek 5/7; J Hughes 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: E Bedard 19-9-17-17; E Meek 0-7-5-2; J Hughes 0-1-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Bedard 7-4; E Meek 1-0; J Hughes 3-0 Game Scores: E Bedard 50

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Desmond SS	4	1	1	1	0	2	16	.276	.300	.448
B Harper CF-RF	3	2	1	0	1	2	19	.238	.319	.460
R Zimmerman 3B	3	1	0	1	1	1	11	.222	.343	.311
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	3	4	0	1	11	.339	.429	.595
X Nady RF-LF	3	1	1	1	1	1	16	.147	.194	.294
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
D Espinosa 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	18	.212	.295	.311
T Moore LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.143	.143	.143
R Ankiel CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.256	.304	.395
J Flores C	3	1	0	0	0	0	14	.208	.259	.229
G Gonzalez P	2	0	0	0	0	1	9	.125	.125	.188
a-R Bernadina PH-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.233	.317	.397
Totals	30	7	7	7	3	9	131
a-sacrificed to third for G Gonzalez in the 7th
BATTING 2B: A LaRoche (10, E Meek) 3B: B Harper (1, E Bedard) HR: I Desmond (5, 3rd inning off E Bedard 0 on, 0 Out); A Laroche (7, 6th inning off E Bedard 0 on, 2 Out); X Nady (3, 6th inning off E Bedard 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Zimmerman (9), I Desmond (15), A LaRoche 4 (29), X Nady (4) S: R Bernadina 2-out RBI: A LaRoche 4, X Nady Nationals RISP: 1-5 (A LaRoche 1-1, D Espinosa 0-1, I Desmond 0-1, R Zimmerman 0-1, X Nady 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: I Desmond (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-D Espinosa-A LaRoche).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
G Gonzalez (W, 5-1)	7.0	4	3	3	2	10	1	106-68	2.22
T Clippard	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	18-13	3.71
H Rodriguez (S, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	4.32
Totals	9.0	6	4	4	2	12	1	137-90
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Gonzalez 15/27; T Clippard 4/5; H Rodriguez 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Gonzalez 18-17-19-14; T Clippard 4-2-3-4; H Rodriguez 1-4-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 6-5; T Clippard 1-1; H Rodriguez 2-0 Game Scores: G Gonzalez 65

Scoring Summary

			PIT	WSH
	1st	R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop, B Harper scored.	0	1
	3rd	I Desmond homered to left (391 feet).	0	2
	5th	J Harrison singled to center, Y Navarro scored, R Barajas to second.	1	2
	6th	A LaRoche homered to right center (397 feet).	1	3
	6th	X Nady homered to left (436 feet).	1	4
	7th	J Harrison homered to left center (419 feet), R Barajas scored.	3	4
	7th	A LaRoche doubled to deep right, J Flores, B Harper and R Zimmerman scored.	3	7
	8th	C McGehee hit sacrifice fly to left, J Tabata scored.	4	7
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Game Notes

ADAM LAROCHE AND XAVIER NADY HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	25,942 (62.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:44
Weather	82 degrees, clear
Wind	3 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Larry Vanover, Third Base - Brian Gorman