May 2, 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
@LAA 3 BOS 7
TBR 3 MIN 11
DET 1 NYY 5
SEA 1 TEX 4
@OAK 3 TOR 2
CHW 0 NYM 7
@ARI 2 ATL 2
CIN 0 LAD 11
@COL 6 FLA 6
SDP 4 HOU 7
MIL 4 PHI 6
SFG 5
(10) STL 5
CHC 3
(11) PIT 11
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Nationals Park, Attendance: 26,001

Friday, May 2, 2008, 7:35pm
Time of Game: 2:56

Pirates

12-17

Won 1

5th, 6½ GB

John Russell

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  6   1  1  0   2  1  0   11 12  1
Nationals       0  0  1   3  0  0   0  0  0    4  7  1

W: D Marte (2-0), L: J Lannan (2-3)

Nationals

12-18

Lost 1

5th, 5 GB

Manny Acta

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  3   3   2   0    1   0  .339 1.070   20    3   0   2B,SB,HBP
F Sanchez 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .539   13    1   0   GDP
J Bay LF                      3   1   2   1    2   1  .255  .840   29    3   0   2B
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
R Doumit C                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .366 1.008   19    5   0   
X Nady RF                     3   2   1   1    2   1  .327  .905   27    3   0   GDP
D Mientkiewicz 1B             5   1   0   1    0   0  .196  .549   18    9   0   
J Bautista 3B                 4   3   2   4    1   0  .213  .651   23    2   3   2·HR
C Gomez SS                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .265  .594   18    1   2   
P Dumatrait P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   13    0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A LaRoche PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .483    4    0   0   
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Morgan LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .374    5    0   0   
Totals                       38  11  12  11    6   7              189   27   8

BATTING

2B: N McLouth (13, off J Lannan); J Bay (2, off J Hanrahan).

HR: J Bautista 2 (3, off J Lannan, off M O'Connor; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

HBP: N McLouth (2, by J Lannan).

TB: J Bautista 8; R Doumit 3; J Bay 3; N McLouth 3; C Gomez 2; X Nady.

GIDP: X Nady (2); F Sanchez (1).

RBI: J Bautista 4 (12); R Doumit 2 (12); C Gomez 2 (8); J Bay (11); D Mientkiewicz (5); X Nady (27).

2-out RBI: C Gomez 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

E: F Sanchez (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: N McLouth (3, 2nd base off M O'Connor/W Nieves).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez 2B-LF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .273  .681   12    2   4   2B
C Guzman SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .725   20    2   4   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .608    9    0   3   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
N Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .811   11    8   0   
L Milledge CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .704   13    4   0   2B
A Kearns RF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .189  .580   17    2   0   
W Pena LF                     2   0   0   1    0   0  .196  .442    9    1   0   SF
  J Hanrahan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Harris 2B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .630    5    1   0   
W Nieves C                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .379  .972   15    7   0   2B
J Lannan P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Lo Duca PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .639    4    0   0   
  M O'Connor P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  A Boone 2B-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .630    4    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   7   4    1   5              124   27  11

BATTING

2B: L Milledge (9, off P Dumatrait); F Lopez (3, off P Dumatrait); W Nieves (1, off P Dumatrait).

SF: W Pena (1, off P Dumatrait).

TB: F Lopez 3; W Nieves 2; L Milledge 2; P Lo Duca; W Harris; R Zimmerman.

RBI: W Nieves 2 (8); W Pena (3); F Lopez (11).

2-out RBI: W Nieves 2; F Lopez.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Zimmerman-F Lopez-N Johnson; F Lopez-C Guzman-N Johnson.

E: F Lopez (3).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Dumatrait                    4     6   4   4    1   4   0   4.74   19   66-42   27· 4·11    5· 6· 3· 0     37    -     0.70  -0.05
D Marte, W (2-0)               2     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.79    6   17-11    8· 1· 2    1· 4· 0· 0          1-0    0.79   0.11
J Grabow                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.60    3   12-7     5· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
T Yates                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.95    3   16-10    7· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
M Capps                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.13    4   13-10    6· 0· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     7   4   4    1   5   0          35  124-80   53· 6·21   12·13· 4· 0          1-0

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lannan, L (2-3)              3     6   6   5    2   0   1   3.74   18   85-53   39· 2·12    8· 4· 3· 0     23    -     1.17  -0.33
M O'Connor                     3.2   3   4   4    3   3   1   7.71   16   54-32   13· 5·14    3· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.31  -0.05
J Hanrahan                     1.1   3   1   1    1   3   0   5.40    8   29-17    6· 5· 6    0· 2· 2· 0          2-2    0.14  -0.04
J Colome                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.24    3   10-7     3· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    12  11  10    6   7   2          45  178-109  61·14·34   11·12· 8· 0          2-2

P Dumatrait faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: J Lannan (1).

WP: J Lannan (1); M O'Connor (1); J Hanrahan (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Lannan (1; N McLouth).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 26,001.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 13mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Washington Nationals                 
1. N McLouth            CF    1. F Lopez              2B 
2. F Sanchez            2B    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. J Bay                LF    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. R Doumit             C     4. N Johnson            1B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. L Milledge           CF 
6. D Mientkiewicz       1B    6. A Kearns             RF 
7. J Bautista           3B    7. W Pena               LF 
8. C Gomez              SS    8. W Nieves             C  
9. P Dumatrait          P     9. J Lannan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  12-  4   14%  68% R Doumit        J Lannan        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); McLouth Scores; Bay to 3B
   t 3   1  0-3  12-  5   12%  94% J Bautista      J Lannan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Nady Scores/unER; Mientkiewicz Scores
   b 4   2  7-2  1-3  2  -10%  81% W Nieves        P Dumatrait     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Milledge Scores; Kearns Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3   -7%  46% F Sanchez       J Lannan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 3   1  0-1  -23  4    7%  77% X Nady          J Lannan        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bay Scores; Doumit to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lannan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   53%  N McLouth       Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  3   46%  F Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   47%  J Bay           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   45%  R Doumit        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Dumatrait facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  F Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   49%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   50%  R Zimmerman     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lannan facing 5-6-7
          --- 11   54%  X Nady          Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   47%  J Bautista      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  2   49%  C Gomez         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Nady to 2B
          12-      51%  P Dumatrait     Balk; Nady to 3B; Gomez to 2B
   O      -23  5   45%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Dumatrait facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  N Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   49%  L Milledge      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   50%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lannan facing 1-2-3
          ---  9   57%  N McLouth       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   52%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          -2-  9   54%  J Bay           Walk
   R      12-  4   68%  R Doumit        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); McLouth Scores; Bay to 3B
          1-3      70%  X Nady          Wild Pitch; Doumit to 2B
   R      -23  4   77%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Bay Scores; Doumit to 3B
   R      1-3  5   82%  D Mientkiewicz  Reached on E4 (catch)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS to SS); Doumit Scores; Nady to 2B; Mientkiewicz to 1B
   RRR    12-  5   94%  J Bautista      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Nady Scores/unER; Mientkiewicz Scores
   O      ---  1   93%  C Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   93%  P Dumatrait     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Pirates 6, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-6, Phil Dumatrait facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   94%  W Pena          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   95%  W Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
                  Paul Lo Duca pinch hits for John Lannan batting 9th
          ---  4   94%  P Lo Duca       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  2   90%  F Lopez         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lo Duca Scores; Lopez to 3B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      --3  1   92%  C Guzman        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Nationals 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike O'Connor facing 1-2-3
                  Mike O'Connor replaces Paul Lo Duca pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   93%  N McLouth       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   92%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      93%  J Bay           McLouth Steals 2B
          -2-  5   93%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   96%  R Doumit        Single to CF (Line Drive); McLouth Scores; Bay to 2B
   OO     12-  1   94%  X Nady          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-7, Phil Dumatrait facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   93%  R Zimmerman     Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   94%  N Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  4   91%  L Milledge      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Zimmerman to 3B
          -23  6   89%  A Kearns        Walk
   RO     123  1   91%  W Pena          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF Line); Zimmerman Scores; Milledge to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   81%  W Nieves        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Milledge Scores; Kearns Scores
   O      -2-  5   84%  M O'Connor      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 7, Nationals 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 7-4, Mike O'Connor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   83%  D Mientkiewicz  Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  5   89%  J Bautista      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   88%  C Gomez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   88%  P Dumatrait     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-8, Phil Dumatrait facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   85%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Damaso Marte replaces Phil Dumatrait pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   88%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   90%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   92%  N Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 8, Nationals 4.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mike O'Connor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   91%  N McLouth       Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   91%  F Sanchez       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   90%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-8, Damaso Marte facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   92%  L Milledge      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   94%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   94%  W Pena          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 8, Nationals 4.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mike O'Connor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   94%  R Doumit        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   94%  X Nady          Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      94%  J Bautista      Wild Pitch; Nady to 2B
          -2-  6   94%  " "             Walk
                  Joel Hanrahan replaces Wily Mo Pena pitching and batting 7th; Aaron Boone replaces Mike O'Connor playing 2B batting 9th; Felipe Lopez moves to LF
          12-      94%  C Gomez         Wild Pitch; Nady to 3B; Bautista to 2B
   RR     -23  6   98%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Nady Scores; Bautista Scores
                  Adam LaRoche pinch hits for Damaso Marte batting 9th
   O      1--  4   98%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 10, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-10, John Grabow facing 8-9-1
                  John Grabow replaces Adam LaRoche pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  W Nieves        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Boone         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   99%  F Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 10, Nationals 4.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 10-4, Joel Hanrahan facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   99%  N McLouth       Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2  100%  J Bay           Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); McLouth Scores
          -2-  4  100%  R Doumit        Single to CF (Line Drive); Bay to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2   99%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 11, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-11, Tyler Yates facing 2-3-4
                  Tyler Yates replaces Jason Bay pitching and batting 3rd; Nyjer Morgan replaces John Grabow playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  9  100%  C Guzman        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5  100%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2  100%  N Johnson       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Nationals 4.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 11-4, Jesus Colome facing 7-8-9
                  Jesus Colome replaces Ryan Zimmerman pitching and batting 3rd; Willie Harris replaces Joel Hanrahan playing 2B batting 7th; Aaron Boone moves to 3B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Bautista      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Gomez         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5  100%  N Morgan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 11, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-11, Matt Capps facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Capps replaces Tyler Yates pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  L Milledge      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Kearns        Popfly: 1B
          ---  5  100%  W Harris        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  W Nieves        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 11, Nationals 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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