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    Pirates 8, Nationals 5
    Adam Dunn follows through on his fourth-inning blast. (Evan Vucci/AP)
    By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
    Unwilling to stand pat after facing a sizable deficit in the early frames, the Nationals pushed the Pirates to extra innings behind rookie Shairon Martis, who recovered from a rocky start, and a resilient offense, led by Adam Dunn's 12th homer.
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    Series at a glance:
    PIT
    Pittsburgh (18-21)
    Won 4     		Pittsburgh 8, Washington 5   WSH
    Washington (12-27)
    Lost 6
    May 19, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   R   H   E 
    Pittsburgh
    		 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3   8 8 0
    Washington
    		 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0   5 8 0
    Standings thru 5/19/09  |  Recap: PIT | WSH  |  Gameday  |  Pirates stats  |  Nationals stats
    Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Morgan, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
    Sanchez, F, 2B 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 .305
    McLouth, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .289
    LaRoche, 1B 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 .231
    Moss, RF 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 .261
    LaRoche, 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .262
      Gorzelanny, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
    Jaramillo, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264
    Wilson, Ja, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
    Karstens, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Monroe, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
      Meek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Vazquez, R, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .203
    Totals 37 8 8 8 4 5 11  

    a-Flied out for Karstens in the 7th.

    BATTING
    2B: Morgan (3, Martis), Moss (7, Martis), LaRoche (12, Beimel).
    HR: LaRoche (2, 3rd inning off Martis, 1 on, 2 out).
    TB: Sanchez, F; Moss 3; LaRoche 4; McLouth; Vazquez, R; LaRoche 2; Morgan 2.
    RBI: Sanchez, F (13), Moss 3 (10), LaRoche 2 (18), LaRoche 2 (18).
    2-out RBI: LaRoche 2; LaRoche 2; Moss.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilson, Ja.
    SAC: Morgan.
    Team RISP: 5-for-10.
    Team LOB: 4.

    FIELDING
    DP: 2 (Sanchez, F-LaRoche, Sanchez, F-Wilson, Ja-LaRoche).
    		 
    Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .373
    Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
    Zimmerman, 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .358
    Dunn, A, RF 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 .287
    Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .220
    Harris, CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .250
    Hernandez, A, 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .286
    Nieves, C 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .289
    Martis, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
      a-Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196
      Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      b-Kearns, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
      Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      c-Cintron, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
    Totals 34 5 8 4 7 5 16  

    a-Struck out for Martis in the 6th. b-Flied out for Villone in the 8th. c-Flied out for Beimel in the 10th.

    BATTING
    3B: Hernandez, A (1, Karstens), Johnson, N (1, Burnett, S).
    HR: Dunn, A (12, 4th inning off Karstens, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Zimmerman; Nieves 2; Hernandez, A 4; Dunn, A 4; Harris; Johnson, N 3.
    RBI: Dunn, A (32), Harris (9), Hernandez, A (10), Nieves (4).
    2-out RBI: Harris; Hernandez, A; Nieves.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hernandez, A; Zimmerman; Willingham; Kearns; Harris.
    SAC: Martis; Hernandez, A.
    GIDP: Willingham, Johnson, N.
    Team RISP: 2-for-11.
    Team LOB: 10.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Harris (2, 2nd base off Karstens/Jaramillo).
     
    Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Karstens 6.0 7 4 4 2 2 1 5.21
    Meek (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3.07
    Burnett, S (BS, 1) 1.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.15
    Gorzelanny (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
    		 
    Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Martis 6.0 5 5 5 2 2 1 4.53
    Villone 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
    Beimel (L, 0-3) 2.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 5.63

    Game Scores: Karstens , Martis .
    WP: Burnett, S, Martis 2.
    IBB: Sanchez, F (by Beimel).
    HBP: Johnson, N (by Karstens), Harris (by Burnett, S).
    Pitches-strikes: Karstens 105-60, Meek 24-9, Burnett, S 35-16, Gorzelanny 16-10, Martis 85-55, Villone 24-15, Beimel 42-24.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Karstens 10-4, Meek 1-1, Burnett, S 2-2, Gorzelanny 0-2, Martis 5-7, Villone 3-2, Beimel 1-2.
    Batters faced: Karstens 27, Meek 5, Burnett, S 9, Gorzelanny 4, Martis 25, Villone 6, Beimel 11.
    Inherited runners-scored: Gorzelanny 2-0.
    Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Paul Nauert.
    Weather: 67 degrees, clear.
    Wind: 4 mph, In from CF.
    T: 3:07.
    Att: 18,579.
    Venue: Nationals Park.
    May 19, 2009
    May 19, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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