GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (32-46) at PITTSBURGH (33-45)

NL: WASHINGTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED JOSE CASTILLO.

FINAL SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3, WASHINGTON 2</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - MATT CHICO, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH) AND BRIAN
SCHNEIDER

PIT - IAN SNELL, JOHN GRABOW (8TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH),
MATT CAPPS (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

HOME RUNS: WAS - RYAN LANGERHANS (4) OFF IAN SNELL IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

PIT - NONE</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - MATT CHICO, SAUL RIVERA (7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH) AND BRIAN
SCHNEIDER

PIT - IAN SNELL, JOHN GRABOW (8TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH),
MATT CAPPS (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO


WP - MATT CAPPS (4-4)
LP - JON RAUCH (3-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: WAS - RYAN LANGERHANS (4) OFF IAN SNELL IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

PIT - NONE


TIME: 2:31 ATT: 32,361

PROBABLES: WAS - JASON SIMONTACCHI (5-5, 5.81)
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (7-4, 3.10)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (2) VS PITTSBURGH (3) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .176
a-T Batista ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .299
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .241
D Young 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .339
A Kearns rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257
R Church lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .260
F Lopez ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .236
B Schneider c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
M Chico p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-N Logan ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218

Totals 30 2 5 2 1 7 9

a-walked for R Langerhans in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for S Rivera in
the 8th.

BATTING: HR - R Langerhans (4, 3rd inning off I Snell 0 on, 2 Out). SF - F
Lopez. RBI - R Langerhans (15), F Lopez (30). 2-out RBI - R Langerhans. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - B Schneider 1. GIDP - R Church. Team LOB - 4.


FIELDING: Outfield assists - A Kearns (R Davis at Home). DP: 2 (A Kearns-B
Schneider, R Belliard-F Lopez-D Young).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-R Doumit ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
J Bautista 3b 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 .268
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .302
X Nady rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
J Bay lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .219
R Paulino c 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .233
J Castillo pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Wilson ss 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 .260
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .115
a-N McLouth ph-cf 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .227

Totals 29 3 8 3 5 2 17

a-tripled to deep right center for I Snell in the 7th; b-walked for M Capps in
the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (19, M Chico); F Sanchez (17, M Chico). 3B - N McLouth
(1, S Rivera). S - J Wilson. SF - J Bautista 2. RBI - N McLouth (7), J Bautista
2 (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 1, I Snell 3. GIDP - F
Sanchez. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis 2 (5, 2nd base off M Chico/B Schneider, 3rd base
off M Chico/B Schneider).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche).


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WASHINGTON - 001 000 100 -- 2
PITTSBURGH - 000 000 201 -- 3

Two outs when winning run scored.
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Chico 6 6 0 0 2 2 0 4.73
S Rivera (B, 2) 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.03
J Rauch (L, 3-2) 1 2/3 1 1 1 2 0 0 4.22

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 7 5 2 2 0 5 1 2.90
J Grabow 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.85
S Chacon 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.94
M Capps (W, 4-4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.58

WP - J Rauch. IBB - N McLouth (by J Rauch). HBP - J Bay (by M Chico); A
Kearns (by I Snell). Pitches-strikes: M Chico 94-60; S Rivera 14-7; J Rauch
30-16; I Snell 86-63; J Grabow 3-3; S Chacon 13-7; M Capps 8-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Chico 6-9; S Rivera 2-1; J Rauch 1-4; I Snell 7-9; J Grabow
0-0; S Chacon 1-0; M Capps 1-2. Batters faced: M Chico 25; S Rivera 5; J Rauch
8; I Snell 26; J Grabow 1; S Chacon 3; M Capps 3.

UMPIRES: HP--James Hoye. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Marvin Hudson. 3B--Ed Montague.

T--2:31. Att--32,361.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 2
PITTSBURGH 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at PITTSBURGH

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WASHINGTON (2) AT PITTSBURGH (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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WASHINGTON 3RD: B Schneider grounded out to second. M Chico flied out to
left. R Langerhans homered to right. R Belliard struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

WASHINGTON 7TH: D Young singled to right. A Kearns hit by pitch, D Young
to second. R Church grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Kearns out at
second, D Young to third. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Young scored,
R Church to second. B Schneider struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: S Rivera relieved M Chico. J Wilson walked. N McLouth hit
for I Snell. N McLouth tripled to deep right center, J Wilson scored. R Davis
grounded out to shortstop. J Bautista hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth
scored. F Sanchez grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: R Paulino singled to left center. J Wilson sacrificed to
first, R Paulino to second. R Paulino to third on wild pitch by J Rauch.
J Castillo ran for R Paulino. N McLouth intentionally walked. R Doumit hit for
M Capps. R Doumit walked, N McLouth to second. J Bautista hit sacrifice fly to
left, J Castillo scored. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 3.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at PITTSBURGH

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WASHINGTON (2) AT PITTSBURGH (3) - EVENT LOG
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Washington Starting Lineups -- R Langerhans CF, R Belliard 2B, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, A Kearns RF, R Church LF, F Lopez SS, B Schneider C, M Chico LHP.

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- R Davis CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B, X Nady RF,
J Bay LF, A LaRoche 1B, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, I Snell RHP.

Umpires -- James Hoye (HP), Bill Miller (1B), Marvin Hudson (2B), Ed Montague (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to right at 6 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: R Langerhans flied out to right. R Belliard singled to
center. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. D Young popped out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 1ST: R Davis singled to center. R Davis stole second.
J Bautista popped out to second. R Davis stole third. F Sanchez flied out to
right, R Davis thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
PITTSBURGH 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: A Kearns reached on infield single to third. R Church
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Kearns out at
second. F Lopez flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: X Nady grounded out to third. J Bay lined out to center.
A LaRoche doubled to deep left center. R Paulino walked. J Wilson walked,
A LaRoche to third, R Paulino to second. I Snell grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, PITTSBURGH 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: B Schneider grounded out to second. M Chico flied out to
left. R Langerhans homered to right. R Belliard struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: R Davis bunt grounded out to third. J Bautista grounded
out to third. F Sanchez doubled to center. X Nady struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman grounded out to second. D Young singled to
center. A Kearns flied out to center. R Church popped out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Bay singled to center. A LaRoche flied out to left.
R Paulino singled to center, J Bay to second. J Wilson flied out to left.
I Snell struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

WASHINGTON 5TH: F Lopez grounded out to shortstop. B Schneider grounded
out to second. M Chico lined out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: R Davis reached on infield single to third. J Bautista
flied out to right. F Sanchez grounded into double play, second to shortstop
to first, R Davis out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1,
PITTSBURGH 0.

WASHINGTON 6TH: R Langerhans struck out swinging. R Belliard popped out to
second. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: X Nady fouled out to first. J Bay hit by pitch. A LaRoche
flied out to left. R Paulino flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

WASHINGTON 7TH: D Young singled to right. A Kearns hit by pitch, D Young
to second. R Church grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Kearns out at
second, D Young to third. F Lopez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Young scored,
R Church to second. B Schneider struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: S Rivera relieved M Chico. J Wilson walked. N McLouth hit
for I Snell. N McLouth tripled to deep right center, J Wilson scored. R Davis
grounded out to shortstop. J Bautista hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth
scored. F Sanchez grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 2.

WASHINGTON 8TH: J Grabow relieved I Snell. N McLouth in center field.
N Logan hit for S Rivera. N Logan struck out swinging. T Batista hit for
R Langerhans. S Chacon relieved J Grabow. T Batista walked. R Belliard struck
out looking. R Zimmerman grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Rauch relieved S Rivera. N Logan in center field. X Nady
popped out to shortstop. J Bay flied out to center. A LaRoche lined out to
left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 2.

WASHINGTON 9TH: M Capps relieved S Chacon. D Young grounded out to second.
A Kearns flied out to right. R Church popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: R Paulino singled to left center. J Wilson sacrificed to
first, R Paulino to second. R Paulino to third on wild pitch by J Rauch.
J Castillo ran for R Paulino. N McLouth intentionally walked. R Doumit hit for
M Capps. R Doumit walked, N McLouth to second. J Bautista hit sacrifice fly to
left, J Castillo scored. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 3.</div>

 

Bautista's sacrifice fly helps Pirates edge Nationals

<h3>PITTSBURGH 3, WASHINGTON 2</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Jose Bautista's sacrifice fly in thebottom of the ninth inning scored Jose Castillo to give thePittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over theWashington Nationals on Friday.

Rookie Rajai Davis had two hits and Ian Snell pitched sevenstrong innings for Pittsburgh, which has won four of five aswell as five of its past seven home games.

In the bottom of the ninth, Ronny Paulino led off with a singleto left and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. On the firstpitch to Nate McLouth, Jon Rauch (3-2) threw a wild pitch underthe glove of catcher Brian Schneider to move Paulino to thirdbase.

After Jose Castillo pinch ran for Paulino and McLouth wasintentionally walked to put runners on first and third, pinchhitter Ryan Doumit walked to load the bases. Bautista thenlifted a fly ball moderate depth to left fielder Ryan Church,whose accurate throw was not in time to get Castillo.

Reliever Matt Capps (4-4) earned the victory with a perfect topof the ninth.

Trailing, 2-0, in the seventh, the Pirates tied the game againstreliever Saul Rivera. Jack Wilson walked to lead off. Hescored when McLouth followed with a triple to right on a ballthat just eluded the glove of right fielder Austin Kearns. Twobatters later, Bautista's sacrifice fly to center scoredMcLouth.

Matt Chico pitched six shutout innings and Ryan Langerhans hit asolo homer for the Nationals, who have lost four in a row, fiveof six and eight of 10.

Chico, who has not won since May 17 - a span covering eightstarts, deserved a better fate Friday. Though the Pirates had abaserunner in every inning against Chico, he did not allow arun in permitting six hits and two walks while striking out two.

Langerhans, who entered the game hitting only .173, hammered an0-1 pitch from Snell into the elevated seats in right-centerfield with two outs in the third. It was his fourth home run,all coming while a member of the Nationals. Langerhans hadbegun the season in Atlanta and was traded to Oakland beforebeing acquired by Washington.

The Nationals' made it 2-0 in the seventh, when Felipe Lopez'ssacrifice fly to the warning track in center scored DimitriYoung, who had led off with a single.

Snell was nearly as effective as Chico in earning a no-decision.The righthander allowed only two runs and five hits in seveninnings. Snell, who struck out five and entered the game fifthin the National League in earned run average, has allowed tworuns or less in four of his past five starts.

 

Bautista's sacrifice fly helps Pirates edge Nationals

<h3>PITTSBURGH 3, WASHINGTON 2</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Jose Bautista's sacrifice fly in thebottom of the ninth inning scored Jose Castillo to give thePittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over theWashington Nationals on Friday.

Rookie Rajai Davis had two hits and Ian Snell pitched sevenstrong innings for Pittsburgh, which has won four of five aswell as five of its past seven home games.

In the bottom of the ninth, Ronny Paulino led off with a singleto left and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. On the firstpitch to Nate McLouth, Jon Rauch (3-2) threw a wild pitch underthe glove of catcher Brian Schneider to move Paulino to thirdbase.

After Jose Castillo pinch ran for Paulino and McLouth wasintentionally walked to put runners on first and third, pinchhitter Ryan Doumit walked to load the bases. Bautista thenlifted a fly ball moderate depth to left fielder Ryan Church,whose accurate throw was not in time to get Castillo.

"I wasn't trying to get a sac fly," Bautista said. "I was justtrying to put the ball in play and hope something good wouldhappen, and it did and it got the job done and won the game forus."

Reliever Matt Capps (4-4) earned the victory with a perfect topof the ninth for the Pirates, who just returned from a 3-6 roadtrip.

"This feels great, especially after losing two in Anaheim inextra innings," Capps said. "To win one like that is a greatfeeling. I think it's a great thing for our team, and hopefullywe can feed off it."

Trailing, 2-0, in the seventh, the Pirates tied the game againstreliever Saul Rivera. Jack Wilson walked to lead off. Hescored when McLouth followed with a triple to right on a ballthat just eluded the glove of right fielder Austin Kearns. Twobatters later, Bautista's sacrifice fly to center scoredMcLouth.

"We knew that we were going to win the game after we came backin the seventh and tied it," Paulino said.

Matt Chico pitched six shutout innings and Ryan Langerhans hit asolo homer for the Nationals, who have lost four in a row, fiveof six and eight of 10.

Chico, who has not won since May 17 - a span covering eightstarts, deserved a better fate Friday. Though the Pirates had abaserunner in every inning against Chico, he did not allow arun in permitting six hits and two walks while striking out two.

"Chico threw the ball well," Nationals manager Manny Acta said."It was very tough because he didn't have one inning where heretired the side in order, but he did make the pitches when hehad to."

Langerhans, who entered the game hitting only .173, hammered an0-1 pitch from Snell into the elevated seats in right-centerfield with two outs in the third. It was his fourth home run,all coming while a member of the Nationals. Langerhans hadbegun the season in Atlanta and was traded to Oakland beforebeing acquired by Washington.

The Nationals' made it 2-0 in the seventh, when Felipe Lopez'ssacrifice fly to the warning track in center scored DimitriYoung, who had led off with a single.

Snell was nearly as effective as Chico in earning a no-decision.The righthander allowed only two runs and five hits in seveninnings. Snell, who struck out five and entered the game fifthin the National League in earned run average, has allowed tworuns or less in four of his past five starts.

Snell hopes he is a candidate to be named to the NL All-Starteam when the lineups are announced Sunday.

"It's not up to me, but I'm not going to sit here and lie andsay I haven't thought about it," Snell said. "I think I'mworthy of consideration. I would obviously love to go. I guesswe'll find out soon if I have been good enough so far."