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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Pittsburgh
(18-21)
Won 4
Pittsburgh 8, Washington 5
Today's Boxes 5/19/09
ATL 8, COL 1
NYY 9, BAL 1
DET 4, TEX 0
OAK 4, TB 1
ARI 5, FLA 3
PHI 4, CIN 3
BOS 2, TOR 1
MIL 4, HOU 2
KC 6, CLE 5
CWS 6, MIN 2
STL 3, CHC 0
SD 2, SF 1
LAA 6, SEA 5
LAD 5, NYM 3
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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