Nationals 5, Pirates 4
Ian Snell earned a no-decision after six innings of three-run ball. (AP)
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
The Bucs blew a chance at their first four-game road sweep in 12 years when lefty reliever Tom Gorzelanny could not channel his earlier success in the series against the Nats. The LaRoches paced the offense with a pair of RBIs each.
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Pittsburgh
(19-22)
Lost 1
Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4
Today's Boxes 5/21/09
PHI 12, CIN 5
DET 4, TEX 3
MIN 20, CWS 1
CLE 8, KC 3
TB 6, OAK 5
COL 9, ATL 0
NYY 7, BAL 4
ARI 4, FLA 3
BOS 5, TOR 1
MIL 4, HOU 3
STL 3, CHC 1
SD 3, SF 2
LAA 3, SEA 0
Washington
(12-28)
Won 1
May 21, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Pittsburgh
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
4
5
0
Washington
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
X
5
8
0
Standings thru 5/21/09  | Recap: PIT | WSH  | Gameday  | Pirates stats  | Nationals stats
Pittsburgh
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Morgan , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.293
Sanchez, F , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
.302
McLouth , CF
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
.284
LaRoche, Ad , 1B
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
.232
Moss , RF
4
1
2
0
0
0
1
.267
LaRoche, An , 3B
3
0
1
2
0
1
0
.279
b-Vazquez , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.200
Jaramillo , C
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
.255
c-Young, D , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.359
Wilson, Ja , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.267
Snell , P
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.176
a-Hinske , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.250
Gorzelanny , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Chavez , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
32
4
5
4
2
5
7
a-Grounded out for Snell in the 7th. b-Struck out for LaRoche, An in the 9th. c-Struck out for Jaramillo in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : LaRoche, Ad (13, Stammen), Moss (8, Stammen).HR : LaRoche, Ad (7, 7th inning off
Stammen, 1 on, 1 out).TB : LaRoche, Ad 6; Moss 3; LaRoche, An.RBI : LaRoche, An 2 (20), LaRoche, Ad
2 (20).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hinske.Team RISP : 1-for-5.Team LOB : 3.
Washington
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Guzman, C , SS
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
.373
Johnson, N , 1B
4
1
2
0
0
1
0
.338
Zimmerman , 3B
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
.353
Dunn, A , RF
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
.280
Hanrahan , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Willingham , LF
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
.221
Harris , CF
4
1
1
0
0
2
3
.264
Bard , C
3
0
1
2
0
0
1
.214
Hernandez, A , 2B
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
.280
Belliard , 2B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.182
Stammen , P
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.000
Tavarez, J , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Kearns , PH-RF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.213
Totals
31
5
8
5
1
7
9
a-Popped out for Tavarez, J in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Johnson, N (6, Snell), Harris (3, Snell), Willingham (6, Snell).TB : Guzman, C; Johnson,
N 3; Zimmerman; Dunn, A; Willingham 2; Harris 2; Bard.RBI : Bard 2 (4), Hernandez, A (11), Zimmerman (32), Dunn,
A (33).2-out RBI : Bard.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Dunn, A; Harris.SF : Hernandez,
A.Team RISP : 3-for-9.Team LOB : 4.
Pittsburgh
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Snell
6.0
4
3
3
1
6
0
4.88
Gorzelanny (BS, 1)(L, 1-1)
1.1
4
2
2
0
0
0
6.00
Chavez
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.00
Washington
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Stammen
6.1
4
4
4
1
3
1
5.68
Tavarez, J (W, 1-3)
1.2
0
0
0
1
0
0
5.71
Hanrahan (S, 4)
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
6.52
Pitches-strikes : Snell 92-57, Gorzelanny 30-20, Chavez 10-7, Stammen 85-57, Tavarez, J 21-12, Hanrahan 19-12.Groundouts-flyouts :
Snell 7-3, Gorzelanny 0-2, Chavez 0-1, Stammen 11-2, Tavarez, J 4-0, Hanrahan 0-1.Batters faced : Snell 23, Gorzelanny
8, Chavez 2, Stammen 24, Tavarez, J 6, Hanrahan 4.Inherited runners-scored : Chavez 2-0, Tavarez, J 1-0.Umpires :
HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Ed Rapuano.Weather : 80 degrees, clear.Wind :
7 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:24.Att : 17,816.May 21, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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