Final
Washington leads 1-0 (as of 5/16)
| Game 1: Wednesday, May 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, May 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Washington | 3 | |
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7:05 PM ET, May 16, 2012
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| J Tabata grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| N Walker grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C McGehee struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WSH |
| I Desmond grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harper tripled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop, B Harper scored. | 0 | 1 |
| A LaRoche singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| X Nady walked, A LaRoche to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Espinosa flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| Y Navarro struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| R Barajas struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WSH |
| T Moore grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Flores lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| G Gonzalez flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| J Harrison flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| E Bedard struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| J Tabata grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WSH |
| I Desmond homered to left (391 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| B Harper struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| R Zimmerman grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| A LaRoche struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| N Walker popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| A McCutchen flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| C McGehee grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WSH |
| X Nady grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| D Espinosa struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| T Moore grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| Y Navarro walked. | 0 | 2 |
| R Barajas singled to right center, Y Navarro to third. | 0 | 2 |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| J Harrison singled to center, Y Navarro scored, R Barajas to second. | 1 | 2 |
| E Bedard struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| J Tabata grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Harrison out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WSH |
| J Flores grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| G Gonzalez struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| I Desmond struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| A McCutchen grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| C McGehee struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WSH |
| B Harper struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| R Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| A LaRoche homered to right center (397 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| X Nady homered to left (436 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| D Espinosa reached on bunt single to third. | 1 | 4 |
| T Moore lined out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| B Harper in right field. | 1 | 4 |
| X Nady in left field. | 1 | 4 |
| R Ankiel in center field. | 1 | 4 |
| Y Navarro fouled out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| R Barajas walked. | 1 | 4 |
| C Barmes popped out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| J Harrison homered to left center (419 feet), R Barajas scored. | 3 | 4 |
| N McLouth hit for E Bedard. | 3 | 4 |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Evan Meek pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WSH |
| E Meek relieved E Bedard. | 3 | 4 |
| J Flores hit by pitch. | 3 | 4 |
| R Bernadina hit for G Gonzalez. | 3 | 4 |
| R Bernadina sacrificed to third, J Flores to second. | 3 | 4 |
| I Desmond struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| B Harper walked. | 3 | 4 |
| R Zimmerman walked, J Flores to third, B Harper to second. | 3 | 4 |
| A LaRoche doubled to deep right, J Flores, B Harper and R Zimmerman scored. | 3 | 7 |
| X Nady struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| T Clippard relieved G Gonzalez. | 3 | 7 |
| R Bernadina in left field. | 3 | 7 |
| J Tabata singled to left. | 3 | 7 |
| N Walker struck out swinging, J Tabata stole second. | 3 | 7 |
| A McCutchen singled to left, J Tabata to third. | 3 | 7 |
| C McGehee hit sacrifice fly to left, J Tabata scored. | 4 | 7 |
| P Alvarez hit for Y Navarro. | 4 | 7 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WSH |
| P Alvarez at third base. | 4 | 7 |
| J Harrison in left field. | 4 | 7 |
| J Hughes relieved E Meek. | 4 | 7 |
| D Espinosa grounded out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| R Ankiel grounded out to third. | 4 | 7 |
| J Flores grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Henry Rodriguez pitching for Washington | PIT | WSH |
| H Rodriguez relieved T Clippard. | 4 | 7 |
| R Barajas safe at first on error by shortstop I Desmond. | 4 | 7 |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| J Harrison grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Barajas out at second. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||