Nationals 9, Red Sox 3
Willie Harris is congratulated by Josh Bard after his two-run homer. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Backed by four first-inning runs, young righty Jordan Zimmermann struck out six over seven strong innings of one-run ball as the Nationals salvaged the finale. Josh Bard and Willie Harris each contributed three hits and two RBIs.
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Washington 9, Boston 3
Today's Boxes 6/25/09
DET 6, CHC 5
NYM 3, STL 2
HOU 5, KC 4
CWS 6, LAD 5
MIN 6, MIL 4
SEA 9, SD 3
NYY 11, ATL 7
PIT 3, CLE 2
CIN 7, TOR 5
TB 10, PHI 4
FLA 11, BAL 3
TEX 9, ARI 8
June 25, 2009
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Standings thru 6/25/09 | Recap: BOS | WSH | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Nationals stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
.289
Drew, J , RF
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
.260
Bay , LF
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.282
b-Kotsay , PH-LF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.267
Ortiz, D , 1B
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
.216
Lowell , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.283
Lugo , SS
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
.304
Varitek , C
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
.232
Kottaras, G , C
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.242
Ellsbury , CF
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.307
Baldelli , CF
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
.286
Green, N , SS-3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
.284
Smoltz , P
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
.000
Bard, D , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
a-Youkilis , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.312
Saito , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Ramirez, R , P
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.000
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 8 9
BATTING 2B : Kotsay (1, Clippard).HR : Baldelli (4, 9th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 1 out).TB :
Drew, J 2; Bay; Kotsay 2; Lugo; Varitek; Ellsbury; Baldelli 4.RBI : Ortiz, D (34), Baldelli 2 (11).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Green, N; Youkilis; Ortiz, D.SF : Ortiz, D.Team RISP : 0-for-4.Team
LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Ellsbury (31, 2nd base off Zimmermann, J/Bard, J).FIELDING E :
Bard, D (1, fielding), Lugo (6, fielding).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C , SS
4
0
1
2
0
0
0
.336
Gonzalez, Al , SS
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.321
Johnson, N , 1B
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.310
Dukes , RF
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.242
Zimmerman, R , 3B
5
1
1
0
0
1
3
.295
Dunn, A , LF-1B
4
1
0
0
1
3
3
.262
Willingham , RF-LF
4
2
2
1
0
1
0
.256
Bard, J , C
4
1
3
2
0
1
0
.273
Harris, W , CF
4
2
3
2
0
0
3
.238
Hernandez, A , 2B
3
1
1
2
1
0
2
.261
Zimmermann, J , P
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
.000
a-Belliard , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.169
Clippard , P
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 36 9 11 9 2 8 18
BATTING 2B : Zimmerman, R (20, Smoltz), Willingham (8, Smoltz), Bard, J (9, Saito).HR : Harris,
W (3, 7th inning off Saito, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R 2; Willingham 3; Bard, J 4; Harris, W 6;
Hernandez, A.RBI : Willingham (16), Bard, J 2 (12), Hernandez, A 2 (20), Guzman, C 2 (18), Harris, W 2 (14).2-out
RBI : Hernandez, A 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Zimmermann, J 2; Dunn, A 2.S : Zimmermann,
J.Team RISP : 6-for-13.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Bard, J (3, throw).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smoltz (L, 0-1)
5.0
7
5
5
1
5
0
9.00
Bard, D
1.0
2
2
2
1
1
0
3.63
Saito
1.0
2
2
2
0
1
1
3.08
Ramirez, R
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.89
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zimmermann, J (W, 3-3)
7.0
5
1
1
1
6
0
4.65
Clippard
2.0
3
2
2
0
2
1
9.00
WP : Bard, D.HBP : Johnson, N (by Smoltz).Pitches-strikes : Smoltz 92-62, Bard, D 32-16, Saito
24-16, Ramirez, R 15-9, Zimmermann, J 109-77, Clippard 32-19.Groundouts-flyouts : Smoltz 5-5, Bard, D 1-1, Saito
1-1, Ramirez, R 0-2, Zimmermann, J 9-6, Clippard 2-2.Batters faced : Smoltz 24, Bard, D 7, Saito 5, Ramirez, R
4, Zimmermann, J 27, Clippard 9.Umpires : HP: Jeff Nelson. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Bob Davidson.Weather :
88 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:41.Att : 41,985.June 25, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
