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Pirates
@ Nationals
Nationals Park
May 17, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on May 17, 2012 at Nationals Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 17, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 17, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Washington Nationals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | James McDonald |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jordan Zimmermann |
| Ballpark | Nationals Park |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Attendance | 25,757 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Alan Porter 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Brian Gorman 3B: Tony Randazzo |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Tabata | Left Fielder |
| Neil Walker | Second Baseman |
| Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
| Pedro Alvarez | Third Baseman |
| Garrett Jones | Right Fielder |
| Casey McGehee | First Baseman |
| Rod Barajas | Catcher |
| Josh Harrison | Shortstop |
| James McDonald | Pitcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Manager |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ian Desmond | Shortstop |
| Roger Bernadina | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
| Bryce Harper | Right Fielder |
| Danny Espinosa | Second Baseman |
| Rick Ankiel | Center Fielder |
| Jesus Flores | Catcher |
| Jordan Zimmermann | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Nationals
Nationals Park
May 17, 2012
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tabata vs. Zimmermann
Tabata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Zimmermann
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Zimmermann
McCutchen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Zimmermann
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alvarez for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. McDonald
Desmond strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bernadina vs. McDonald
Bernadina hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. McDonald
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Zimmermann
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McGehee vs. Zimmermann
McGehee hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Zimmermann
Barajas hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Zimmermann
Harrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barajas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
McDonald vs. Zimmermann
McDonald hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDonald for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. McDonald
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McDonald
Harper strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. McDonald
Espinosa strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tabata vs. Zimmermann
Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Zimmermann
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCutchen vs. Zimmermann
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. McDonald
Ankiel strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flores vs. McDonald
Flores strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zimmermann vs. McDonald
Zimmermann hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Zimmermann
Alvarez hits a fly ball into left field. Bernadina settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Zimmermann
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGehee vs. Zimmermann
McGehee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Barajas vs. Zimmermann
Barajas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Zimmermann
Harrison hits a popup towards first. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Desmond vs. McDonald
Desmond strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bernadina vs. McDonald
Bernadina hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGehee scoops it up and throws to first, with McDonald covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. McDonald
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Zimmermann
McDonald strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Tabata vs. Zimmermann
Tabata strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Zimmermann
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. McDonald
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McDonald
Harper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Espinosa vs. McDonald
Espinosa hits a fly ball into left field. Tabata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ankiel vs. McDonald
Ankiel strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Zimmermann
McCutchen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Zimmermann
Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Zimmermann
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Harper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGehee vs. Zimmermann
McGehee strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barajas vs. Zimmermann
There's a wild pitch. Alvarez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Barajas vs. Zimmermann
Barajas hits a fly ball into center field. Ankiel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Flores vs. McDonald
Flores hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tabata. Flores reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardozzi vs. McDonald
Steve Lombardozzi pinch hits for Jordan Zimmermann.
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Tabata. Lombardozzi reaches second base with a double. Flores moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Desmond vs. McDonald
Desmond hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Bernadina vs. McDonald
Bernadina strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Zimmerman vs. McDonald
Zimmerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flores scores. Lombardozzi scores. Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
LaRoche vs. McDonald
LaRoche hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Tabata who is chasing the ball. LaRoche reaches third base with a triple. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Harper vs. Watson
Tony Watson now pitching.
Harper hits a popup in front of the plate. Barajas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Stammen
Craig Stammen now pitching. Steve Lombardozzi now playing left field.
Harrison hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lombardozzi. Harrison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barmes vs. Stammen
Clint Barmes pinch hits for Tony Watson.
Barmes bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrison moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Tabata vs. Stammen
Tabata takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Stammen
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Desmond fields it and throws to second for the out. Harrison scores. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCutchen vs. Stammen
McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Cruz
Juan Cruz now pitching. Clint Barmes now playing shortstop.
Espinosa hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Tabata. Espinosa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ankiel vs. Cruz
Ankiel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Flores vs. Cruz
Flores bunts towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. Espinosa moves to third. Ankiel moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Lombardozzi vs. Cruz
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Desmond vs. Cruz
Desmond strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Burnett
Sean Burnett now pitching.
Alvarez strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Burnett
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McGehee vs. Burnett
McGehee hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Espinosa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Tracy vs. Grilli
Jose Tabata now playing right field. Jason Grilli now pitching. Nate McLouth now playing left field. Chad Tracy pinch hits for Sean Burnett.
Tracy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Grilli
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Grilli
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Grilli
Harper hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barajas vs. Mattheus
Chad Tracy now playing first base. Ryan Mattheus now pitching.
Barajas hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLouth vs. Mattheus
McLouth hits a popup towards short. Desmond settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barmes vs. Mattheus
Barmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barajas moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tabata vs. Mattheus
Tabata hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Flores fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Hanrahan
Joel Hanrahan now pitching.
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ankiel vs. Hanrahan
Ankiel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Flores vs. Hanrahan
Flores hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ankiel moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Lombardozzi vs. Hanrahan
Lombardozzi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alvarez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 5 - Nationals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Desmond vs. Hanrahan
Desmond strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/2012 -- Pittsburgh at Washington (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Washington AB R H RBI
Tabata J, lf-rf 4 0 0 0 Desmond I, ss 5 0 0 0
Walker N, 2b 4 0 1 1 Bernadina R, lf 3 0 0 0
McCutchen A, cf 4 2 2 2 Stammen C, p 0 0 0 0
Alvarez P, 3b 4 0 1 0 Burnett S, p 0 0 0 0
Jones G, rf 4 0 0 0 Tracy C, ph-1b 0 0 0 0
Grilli J, p 0 0 0 0 Zimmerman R, 3b 4 1 1 2
Hanrahan J, p 0 0 0 0 LaRoche A, 1b 4 0 1 1
McGehee C, 1b 3 1 0 0 Mattheus R, p 0 0 0 0
Barajas R, c 4 1 3 2 Harper B, rf 3 0 0 0
Harrison J, ss 3 1 2 0 Espinosa D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Cruz J, p 0 0 0 0 Ankiel R, cf 2 0 0 0
McLouth N, lf 1 0 0 0 Flores J, c 3 1 2 0
McDonald J, p 2 0 0 0 Zimmermann J, p 1 0 0 0
Watson T, p 0 0 0 0 Lombardozzi S, ph-lf 3 1 1 0
Barmes C, ph-ss 1 0 1 0
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34 5 10 5 32 3 6 3
Pittsburgh 100 201 100 -- 5
Washington 000 003 000 -- 3
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
McDonald J (W) 5.2 4 3 3 1 11
Watson T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Cruz J 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Grilli J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Hanrahan J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Washington IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann J (L) 6.0 7 4 4 1 6
Stammen C 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Burnett S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Mattheus R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
DP -- Washington 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 5, Washington 7
2B -- Flores J, Lombardozzi S, Harrison J, Espinosa D
3B -- LaRoche A
HR -- McCutchen A 2, Barajas R
SH -- Barmes C, Flores J
WP -- Zimmermann J
T -- 3:01
A -- 25757
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