Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

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

Game 1: Tuesday, May 8
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Game 2: Wednesday, May 9
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Game 3: Thursday, May 10
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Nationals 4

(18-11, 6-7 away)

Pirates 5

(13-16, 7-6 home)

Coverage:  ROOT Sports

7:05 PM ET, May 8, 2012

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

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W: T. Watson (2-0)

L: H. Rodriguez (1-2)

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Washington - Top of 1st		SCORE
A.J. Burnett pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
I Desmond struck out looking.00
B Harper grounded out to shortstop.00
R Zimmerman grounded out to second.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st		SCORE
Edwin Jackson pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
J Tabata struck out swinging.00
N Walker doubled to deep left.00
A McCutchen walked.00
P Alvarez struck out looking.00
C McGehee flied out to right.00
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 2nd		SCORE
A.J. Burnett pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
A LaRoche struck out swinging.00
D Espinosa struck out swinging.00
R Ankiel grounded out to first.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd		SCORE
Edwin Jackson pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
G Jones flied out to center.00
C Barmes grounded out to shortstop.00
R Barajas struck out swinging.00
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 3rd		SCORE
A.J. Burnett pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
W Ramos homered to right center (405 feet).10
R Bernadina struck out looking.10
E Jackson singled to left.10
I Desmond grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, E Jackson out at second.10
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd		SCORE
Edwin Jackson pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
A Burnett grounded out to shortstop.10
J Tabata lined out to center.10
N Walker flied out to center.10
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 4th		SCORE
A.J. Burnett pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
B Harper doubled to left.10
R Zimmerman lined out to shortstop.10
A LaRoche singled to right center, B Harper to third.10
D Espinosa struck out swinging.10
R Ankiel singled to right, B Harper scored, A LaRoche to second.20
W Ramos struck out swinging.20
1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th		SCORE
Edwin Jackson pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
A McCutchen homered to center (446 feet).21
P Alvarez grounded out to second.21
C McGehee lined out to right.21
G Jones homered to right (367 feet).22
C Barmes flied out to center.22
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 5th		SCORE
A.J. Burnett pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
R Bernadina grounded out to pitcher.22
E Jackson singled to right.22
I Desmond grounded into double play, third to second to first, E Jackson out at second.22
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th		SCORE
Edwin Jackson pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
R Barajas flied out to center.22
A Burnett struck out looking.22
J Tabata flied out to right.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 6th		SCORE
A.J. Burnett pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
B Harper grounded out to shortstop.22
R Zimmerman grounded out to second.22
A LaRoche walked.22
D Espinosa grounded out to second.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th		SCORE
Edwin Jackson pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
N Walker grounded out to pitcher.22
A McCutchen flied out to center.22
P Alvarez grounded out to pitcher.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 7th		SCORE
A.J. Burnett pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
R Ankiel struck out swinging.22
W Ramos struck out looking.22
R Bernadina grounded out to pitcher.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th		SCORE
Edwin Jackson pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
C McGehee fouled out to first.22
G Jones flied out to left.22
C Barmes struck out swinging.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Washington - Top of 8th		SCORE
A.J. Burnett pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
S Lombardozzi hit for E Jackson.22
S Lombardozzi struck out swinging.22
I Desmond struck out looking.22
B Harper flied out to left.22
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th		SCORE
Tyler Clippard pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
T Clippard relieved E Jackson.22
R Barajas fouled out to third.22
N McLouth hit for A Burnett.22
N McLouth walked.22
J Tabata grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N McLouth safe at third on error by shortstop I Desmond.22
N Walker hit sacrifice fly to right, N McLouth scored, J Tabata to second.23
A McCutchen intentionally walked.23
P Alvarez struck out swinging.23
1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors
Washington - Top of 9th		SCORE
Joel Hanrahan pitching for PittsburghWSHPIT
J Tabata in right field.23
J Hanrahan relieved A Burnett.23
N McLouth in left field.23
R Zimmerman singled to left.23
A LaRoche homered to center (426 feet), R Zimmerman scored.43
D Espinosa struck out swinging.43
R Ankiel grounded out to first.43
T Watson relieved J Hanrahan.43
W Ramos singled to left.43
R Bernadina struck out looking.43
2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th		SCORE
Henry Rodriguez pitching for WashingtonWSHPIT
H Rodriguez relieved T Clippard.43
C McGehee flied out to right.43
A Presley hit for T Watson.43
A Presley singled to left center.43
Y Navarro hit for C Barmes.43
A Presley to second on wild pitch by H Rodriguez.43
A Presley to third on wild pitch by H Rodriguez.43
Y Navarro struck out swinging.43
R Barajas homered to left (372 feet), A Presley scored.45
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors