Washington Nationals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - April 23, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 23, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 4/23)

Game 1: Friday, April 22
Washington		Postponed
Pittsburgh		Postponed
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Game 1: Saturday, April 23
Washington	2	Final
Pittsburgh	7	Final
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Game 2: Sunday, April 24
Washington	6	Final
Pittsburgh	3	Final
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Game 3: Monday, April 25
Washington	2	Final
Pittsburgh	4	Final
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Nationals 2

(9-10, 4-6 away)

Pirates 7

(9-11, 2-5 home)

Alerts

7:05 PM ET, April 23, 2011

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3
PIT	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	-	7	9	0

W: J. Karstens (2-0)

L: L. Hernandez (2-2)

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Espinosa 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	.254	.347	.475
R Ankiel CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	23	.225	.313	.296
J Werth RF	3	1	1	1	1	0	12	.214	.304	.400
A LaRoche 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	10	.213	.333	.328
W Ramos C	4	0	1	0	0	1	18	.351	.429	.432
M Morse LF	4	0	2	1	0	1	10	.220	.281	.240
I Desmond SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	13	.203	.253	.338
J Hairston Jr. 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	20	.147	.237	.265
L Hernandez P	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
a-M Stairs PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.286	.000
B Broderick P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Balester P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	32	2	6	2	3	7	127
a-lined out to third for L Hernandez in the 7th
BATTING 2B: A LaRoche (1, J Karstens); W Ramos (3, J Karstens) HR: J Werth (3, 4th inning off J Karstens 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Morse (5), J Werth (5) Nationals RISP: 2-10 (J Werth 0-1, A LaRoche 0-1, W Ramos 0-1, M Stairs 0-1, M Morse 2-2, J Hairston Jr. 0-3, I Desmond 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: I Desmond (8, 2nd base off J Karstens/R Doumit)
FIELDING E: I Desmond 2 (6, catch 2); W Ramos (2, throw) Outfield Assist: M Morse (J Tabata at 3rd base).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hernandez (L, 2-2)	6.0	9	7	4	4	2	0	110-70	3.48
B Broderick	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-4	7.36
C Balester	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	8.10
Totals	8.0	9	7	4	4	3	0	126-80
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hernandez 17/30; B Broderick 1/3; C Balester 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hernandez 23-7-16-24; B Broderick 1-0-0-3; C Balester 2-2-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hernandez 7-8; B Broderick 1-2; C Balester 1-1 Game Scores: L Hernandez 30

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A McCutchen CF	2	3	1	0	2	0	20	.221	.354	.397
J Tabata LF	2	1	2	1	1	0	13	.289	.389	.474
L Overbay 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	11	.253	.333	.360
N Walker 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	12	.240	.337	.427
G Jones RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	16	.255	.377	.451
R Doumit C	4	1	1	1	0	0	11	.268	.302	.415
P Alvarez 3B	4	0	0	1	0	1	18	.200	.263	.286
R Cedeno SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	9	.193	.234	.228
J Karstens P	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	.000	.000	.000
C Resop P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Beimel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Bowker PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.214	.267	.286
E Meek P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	31	7	9	7	4	3	126
a-grounded to shortstop for J Beimel in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Tabata (5, L Hernandez); G Jones (1, L Hernandez); R Cedeno (2, L Hernandez) RBI: L Overbay 2 (10), G Jones (5), R Doumit (4), P Alvarez (7), R Cedeno (5), J Tabata (5) SF: J Tabata 2-out RBI: R Cedeno, L Overbay Pirates RISP: 5-9 (R Doumit 1-1, N Walker 0-2, G Jones 1-1, J Karstens 0-1, L Overbay 2-2, R Cedeno 1-1, P Alvarez 0-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: A McCutchen 2 (3, 2nd base off L Hernandez/W Ramos 2); J Tabata (9, 2nd base off L Hernandez/W Ramos) CS: R Doumit (1, 2nd base by L Hernandez)
FIELDING Outfield Assist: A McCutchen (R Ankiel at 2nd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens (W, 2-0)	6.0	6	2	2	1	3	1	85-51	3.94
C Resop	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	10-7	1.64
J Beimel	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-9	4.50
E Meek	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	17-12	5.14
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	3	7	1	127-79
PITCHING J Karstens pitched to 2 batters in the 7th WP: J Karstens; E Meek First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Karstens 13/24; C Resop 2/3; J Beimel 3/4; E Meek 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Karstens 18-4-9-20; C Resop 1-2-3-1; J Beimel 2-0-5-2; E Meek 3-2-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 10-4; C Resop 0-1; J Beimel 2-1; E Meek 0-1 Game Scores: J Karstens 54

Scoring Summary

			WSH	PIT
	1st	L Overbay reached on infield single to second, A McCutchen scored, J Tabata to third.	0	1
	1st	G Jones doubled to deep right, J Tabata scored, L Overbay to third.	0	2
	1st	R Doumit singled to right, L Overbay scored, G Jones to third.	0	3
	1st	P Alvarez grounded out to second, G Jones scored, R Doumit to third.	0	4
	1st	R Cedeno singled to left, R Doumit scored.	0	5
	2nd	M Morse singled to right, A LaRoche scored.	1	5
	2nd	J Tabata hit sacrifice fly to right, A McCutchen scored.	1	6
	4th	J Werth homered to left (407 feet).	2	6
	6th	L Overbay singled to left, A McCutchen scored, J Tabata to second, J Tabata thrown out at third attempting to advance on play.	2	7
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Game Notes

THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 18 MINUTE DELAY.

Game Information

Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	18,262 (47.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:30
Weather	67 degrees, cloudy
Wind	18 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Dana Demuth, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Doug Eddings