MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/05/2010
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 7986 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2010 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (67-70) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (83-53) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 9 0
Nationals Do In Pirates, 6-4
The Washington Nationals knocked off the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, in NL action at PNC Park. Washington pitcher and The United States, native Brandon Kintzler had an outstanding performance. By defeating Pittsburgh, the second-place Nationals improved to 67-70.

Randy Ruiz, who led the AL in doubles with 53 in 2003, chipped in a 2-run home run for Washington in the top of the fourth. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"When you win, you always have confidence," said Washington skipper Jacob Sussman. "Nobody likes to lose. Losing is a downer. That's how we look at it. It's always good to win."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Markakis RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .311 13 67
S. Madera C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .325 14 75
C. Davis 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .265 32 90
R. Ruiz LF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .265 18 71
J. Bautista 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .242 17 63
D. Espinosa SS 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 .229 9 50
F. Gutierrez CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .263 4 20
G. Mejia 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .233 3 36
B. Kintzler P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 1 3
   a-C. Jackson PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .280 4 33
   J. Corcoran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Fisher P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
Totals 29 6 4 6 6 10 13      
a - C. Jackson pinch hit for B. Kintzler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jackson (15, 9th Inning off J. Sharpless, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ruiz (18, 4th Inning off M. Loree, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Markakis , R. Ruiz 5 , C. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: R. Ruiz , C. Jackson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Markakis
GIDP: F. Gutierrez
Sac Fly: D. Espinosa , G. Mejia
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Markakis (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mejia-Espinosa-Davis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gordon LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 11 41
C. Rasmus CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .285 19 67
R. Zimmerman 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .286 17 79
M. Carpenter 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .276 6 54
M. Kotsay RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 7 57
J. Uribe SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 30 109
   a-V. Diaz PR, 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .235 0 8
   d-J. Morneau PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278 18 72
D. Barton C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .308 3 20
S. Moore 2B, SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .213 7 51
M. Loree P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 0 1
   b-S. Frisella PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 3 5
   B. Bell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Broxton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Shelby Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .359 13 53
   M. Carvajal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Sharpless P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Bonderman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-I. Stewart PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 0 4
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 6 16      
a - V. Diaz pinch ran for J. Uribe in the 5th
b - S. Frisella pinch hit for M. Loree in the 5th
c - J. Shelby Jr. pinch hit for J. Broxton in the 7th
d - J. Morneau pinch hit for V. Diaz in the 9th
e - I. Stewart pinch hit for J. Bonderman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Uribe (29, 5th Inning off B. Kintzler, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Rasmus 2 , M. Carpenter , J. Uribe 2 , J. Morneau , D. Barton , S. Moore 2 , I. Stewart
2-out RBI: C. Rasmus , S. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Zimmerman , M. Kotsay
GIDP: M. Carpenter
Hit by Pitch: S. Moore
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Moore-Uribe-Carpenter)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Kintzler W (8-2) 8.0 4 1 1 3 6 0 103 4.56   
J. Corcoran 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 17 4.50   
M. Fisher SV (14) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Kintzler 73
Batters Faced: B. Kintzler 30, J. Corcoran 4, M. Fisher 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Kintzler 10-7, J. Corcoran 0-1, M. Fisher 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Kintzler 103-62, J. Corcoran 17-10, M. Fisher 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Fisher 2-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Fisher
Balk: J. Corcoran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Loree L (12-5) 5.0 2 2 2 1 5 1 66 3.55   
B. Bell 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 3.56   
J. Broxton 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.12   
M. Carvajal 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3.19   
J. Sharpless 0.2 2 4 4 3 0 0 26 4.61   
J. Bonderman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Loree 59
Batters Faced: M. Loree 17, B. Bell 4, J. Broxton 4, M. Carvajal 4, J. Sharpless 7, J. Bonderman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Loree 5-4, B. Bell 1-0, J. Broxton 1-1, M. Carvajal 1-1, J. Sharpless 0-2, J. Bonderman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Loree 66-43, B. Bell 13-8, J. Broxton 20-14, M. Carvajal 17-13, J. Sharpless 26-11, J. Bonderman 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bonderman 1-0
WP: M. Carvajal
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Kintzler
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 38180
Special Notes: SS Juan Uribe was injured while running the bases.
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