Final
Baltimore won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, May 18 | ||
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| Baltimore | 2 | Final in 11 |
| Washington | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 19 | ||
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| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 20 | ||
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| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 9 | |
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1:35 PM ET, May 20, 2012
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
W: S. Strasburg (4-1)
L: W. Chen (4-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| X Avery singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hardy flied out to center, X Avery to second. | 0 | 0 |
| N Markakis singled to right, X Avery scored. | 1 | 0 |
| A Jones grounded into double play, third to second to first, N Markakis out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | WSH |
| D Espinosa struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| B Harper grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Zimmerman reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A LaRoche walked, R Zimmerman to second. | 1 | 0 |
| I Desmond flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| W Betemit safe at second on error by center fielder B Harper. | 1 | 0 |
| C Davis reached on infield single to first, W Betemit to third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Andino grounded out to second, W Betemit scored, C Davis to second. | 2 | 0 |
| L Exposito walked. | 2 | 0 |
| C Davis to third, L Exposito to second on passed ball by J Flores. | 2 | 0 |
| W Chen struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| X Avery singled to left, C Davis scored, L Exposito to third. | 3 | 0 |
| X Avery stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Hardy struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | WSH |
| X Nady popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| T Moore flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| J Flores grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| N Markakis grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| A Jones struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| W Betemit struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | WSH |
| S Strasburg singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| D Espinosa doubled to left, S Strasburg to third. | 3 | 0 |
| B Harper tripled to deep right, S Strasburg and D Espinosa scored. | 3 | 2 |
| R Zimmerman struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| A LaRoche walked. | 3 | 2 |
| I Desmond grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Harper scored, A LaRoche out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| I Desmond caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| C Davis struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| R Andino grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| L Exposito struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | WSH |
| X Nady struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| T Moore struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| J Flores homered to right center (398 feet). | 3 | 4 |
| S Strasburg homered to left center (398 feet). | 3 | 5 |
| D Espinosa struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| W Chen struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| X Avery struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| J Hardy flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wei-Yin Chen pitching for Baltimore | BAL | WSH |
| B Harper reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| R Zimmerman fouled out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| A LaRoche walked, B Harper to second. | 3 | 5 |
| I Desmond singled to center, B Harper scored, A LaRoche to second. | 3 | 6 |
| D O'Day relieved W Chen. | 3 | 6 |
| X Nady struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| R Ankiel hit for T Moore. | 3 | 6 |
| R Ankiel popped out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| B Harper in right field. | 3 | 6 |
| X Nady in left field. | 3 | 6 |
| R Ankiel in center field. | 3 | 6 |
| T Gorzelanny relieved S Strasburg. | 3 | 6 |
| N Markakis grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 6 |
| A Jones struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| W Betemit flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | WSH |
| J Flores flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| T Gorzelanny flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| D Espinosa grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| C Davis flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| R Andino grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 6 |
| L Exposito walked. | 3 | 6 |
| B Hall hit for D O'Day. | 3 | 6 |
| B Hall struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Baltimore | BAL | WSH |
| D Eveland relieved D O'Day. | 3 | 6 |
| B Harper grounded out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| R Zimmerman singled to right. | 3 | 6 |
| A LaRoche struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| I Desmond doubled to deep right, R Zimmerman to third. | 3 | 6 |
| X Nady intentionally walked. | 3 | 6 |
| R Ankiel lined out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| T Clippard relieved T Gorzelanny. | 3 | 6 |
| X Avery struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| J Hardy flied out to left. | 3 | 6 |
| N Markakis struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Baltimore | BAL | WSH |
| J Flores flied out to left. | 3 | 6 |
| S Lombardozzi hit for T Clippard. | 3 | 6 |
| S Lombardozzi singled to left center. | 3 | 6 |
| D Espinosa homered to center (410 feet), S Lombardozzi scored. | 3 | 8 |
| B Harper walked. | 3 | 8 |
| R Zimmerman grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Harper safe at third on throwing error by second baseman R Andino. | 3 | 8 |
| A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to center, B Harper scored. | 3 | 9 |
| I Desmond lined out to right. | 3 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Mattheus pitching for Washington | BAL | WSH |
| R Mattheus relieved T Clippard. | 3 | 9 |
| A Jones reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 9 |
| W Betemit struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| C Davis singled to center, A Jones to third. | 3 | 9 |
| R Andino walked, C Davis to second. | 3 | 9 |
| N Johnson hit for L Exposito. | 3 | 9 |
| N Johnson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Andino out at second. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||