Washington Nationals at the Pittsburgh Pirates

Washington Nationals Lineup                                              Nationals Pitchers
CF 1. Nyjer Morgan 2-5 RBI                                                     SP: John Lannon 7.0, 5H, BB, 7K
SS 2. Ian Desmond 3-5 2B RBI                                                 RP: Doug Slaten 1.0, 3H, 1ER
3B 3. Ryan Zimmerman 2-4 BB                                                 RP: Joel Peralta 1.0, 1H, 1K
1B 4. Michael Morse 1-2BB K
LF 5. Roger Bernadina 1-4 K FC
 C 6. Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez 3-5  4RBI 2B HR
2B 7. Danny Espinosa 2-5 RBI
RF 8. Justin Maxwell 0-5 RBI 2Ks
 P  9. John Lannon 1-3 2B sac bunt




Top of 1st
Nyjer Morgan grounds out to 1B
Ian Desmond strikes out looking
Ryan Zimmerman walked
Michael Morse strikes out swinging

Top of 2nd
Roger Bernadina strikes out swinging
Pudge out
Danny Espinosa grounds out to the 3B

Top of 3rd
Justin Maxwell grounds out to SS
John Lannon doubles to 3B
Nyjer Morgan pops out
Ian Desmond grounds out to the pitcher

Top of 4th
Ryan Zimmerman singles to LF
Michael Morse walked
Roger Bernadina bunts to the P, gets to first on a fielders choice play
Pudge doubles of RF wall, Zim and Morse both score, Bernadina to 3B
Danny Espinosa singles to RF, Bernadina scores, Pudge to 3B
Justin Maxwell has a sac fly to CF, Pudge scores
Nyjer Morgan singles to LF, Espinosa scores
Ian Desmond singles to LF, Nyjer morgan to 2B
Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to SS
Washington Nationals winning 5-0

Top of 5th
Michael Morse singles to RF
Roger Bernadina strikes out looking
Pudge homers to RF
Danny Espinosa popout to RF
Justin Maxwell struck out looking

Top of 6th
John Lannon walked
Nyjer Morgan singles to LF
Ian Desmond doubles to LF, John Lannon scores, Nyjer Morgan to 3B
Ryan Zimmerman singles, nyjer out at the plate
Roger Bernadina pops out to CF

Top of 7th
Pudge singles to RF
Danny Espinosa singles to LF, Pudge to 2B
Justin Maxwell GIDP
John Lannon grounds out to 2B

Top of 8th
Nyjer Morgan pops out to RF
Ian Desmond singles to RF
Ryan Zimmerman grounds out to the pitcher, Desmond to 2B
Michael Morse singles to CF, Ian Desmond scores
Roger Bernadina grounds out to 1B

Top of 9th
Pudge pops out to 1B
Danny Espinosa pops out to 3B
Justin Maxwell strikes out swinging

The Washington Nationals defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2


                                                                                                -WNN