washington nationals at pittsburgh pirates

may 8, 2006

top of the first

casey fossum takes the mound for the pirates.
ichiro suzuki grounded to short. <--->
chris burke struck out. <--->
marcus giles was hit by a pitch. <--1>
aubrey huff grounded to second. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

ryan wagner takes the mound for the nationals.
jose offerman singled to center field. <--1>
the pirates put on the hit and run.
jose offerman was caught stealing second. <--->
jack wilson struck out. <--->
sean casey flied out to left. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

vinny castilla singled through the left side. <--1>
doug mientkiewicz was hit by a pitch. <-21>
jason kendall popped up behind home plate. <-21>
willy taveras singled up the middle. <321>
mike lamb pinch hit for ryan wagner. <321>
mike lamb hit an infield single to short, scoring a run. <321>
ichiro suzuki hit an infield single to third, scoring a run. <321>
chris burke singled to center field for two rbis. <-21>
marcus giles struck out. <-21>
aubrey huff grounded to short. <-21>
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the second, washington leads 4 to 0.

bottom of the second

mike dejean came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
brad ausmus walked. <--1>
terrence long flied out to center. <--1>
david dellucci struck out. <--1>
rich aurilia homered over the left field fence for two rbis. <--->
kazuo matsui struck out. <--->
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the second, pittsburgh trails 4 to 2.

top of the third

vinny castilla grounded to short. <--->
doug mientkiewicz struck out. <--->
jason kendall singled down the right field line. <--1>
willy taveras singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
jeff conine pinch hit for mike dejean. <3-1>
jeff conine flied out to left. <3-1>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the third, washington leads 4 to 2.

bottom of the third

terry mulholland came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
jody gerut pinch hit for casey fossum. <--->
jody gerut grounded to short. <--->
jose offerman doubled over the third baseman. <-2->
jack wilson singled through the hole. <3-1>
terry mulholland threw a wild pitch - a run scored. <-2->
sean casey grounded to short. <--1>
brad ausmus lined out to right. <--1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, pittsburgh trails 4 to 3.

top of the fourth

brian bannister came in to pitch for the pirates. <--->
ichiro suzuki singled to left. <--1>
chris burke flied out to left field. <--1>
the nationals put on the hit and run.
ichiro suzuki was caught stealing second. <--->
marcus giles walked. <--1>
aubrey huff flied out to right. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, washington leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the fourth

terrence long popped up to short. <--->
david dellucci popped up to second. <--->
rich aurilia lined out to left field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, pittsburgh trails 4 to 3.

top of the fifth

vinny castilla flied out to right. <--->
doug mientkiewicz flied out to left. <--->
jason kendall lined out to left. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, washington leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the fifth

gary majewski came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
kazuo matsui popped up to the shortstop. <--->
brian bannister struck out. <--->
jose offerman flied out to right field. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, pittsburgh trails 4 to 3.

top of the sixth

willy taveras struck out. <--->
gary majewski struck out. <--->
ichiro suzuki lined out to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, washington leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the sixth

jack wilson flied out to center. <--->
sean casey popped up foul down the first base line. <--->
brad ausmus popped up to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, pittsburgh trails 4 to 3.

top of the seventh

chris burke struck out. <--->
marcus giles grounded to the shortstop. <--->
aubrey huff grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, washington leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the seventh

terrence long walked. <--1>
david dellucci lined out to center. <--1>
rich aurilia flied out to center field. <--1>
kazuo matsui doubled into the left field corner, scoring a run. <-2->
freddy sanchez pinch hit for brian bannister. <-2->
freddy sanchez singled up the middle, scoring a run. <--1>
chad cordero came in to pitch for the nationals. <--1>
jose offerman lined out to left field. <--1>
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, pittsburgh leads 5 to 4.

top of the eighth

jeremy guthrie came in to pitch for the pirates. <--->
vinny castilla singled to left. <--1>
doug mientkiewicz popped up to short. <--1>
jason kendall walked. <-21>
willy taveras singled down the third base line, scoring a run. <-21>
tony medrano pinch hit for chad cordero. <-21>
tony medrano singled to left, scoring a run. <3-1>
ichiro suzuki singled through the right side, scoring a run. <-21>
chris burke lined out to center. <-21>
jeremy guthrie threw a wild pitch. <32->
marcus giles flied out to right. <32->
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, washington leads 7 to 5.

bottom of the eighth

brian lawrence came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
jack wilson flied out to left field. <--->
sean casey hit an infield single to short. <--1>
brad ausmus grounded to third. <-2->
terrence long doubled down the left field line, scoring a run. <-2->
david dellucci hit an infield single to second. <3-1>
rich aurilia reached second on a throwing error by the shortstop - a run scored.
<32->
kazuo matsui struck out. <32->
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, the game is tied at 7.

top of the ninth

aubrey huff grounded to second. <--->
vinny castilla struck out. <--->
doug mientkiewicz popped up to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, the game is tied at 7.

bottom of the ninth

marlon anderson pinch hit for jeremy guthrie. <--->
marlon anderson grounded to short. <--->
jose offerman struck out. <--->
jack wilson struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the ninth, the game is tied at 7.

top of the tenth

julio mateo came in to pitch for the pirates. <--->
jason kendall popped up to short. <--->
willy taveras popped up to second. <--->
the pirates guarded the lines.
junior spivey pinch hit for brian lawrence. <--->
junior spivey singled up the middle. <--1>
ichiro suzuki popped up to second. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the tenth, the game is tied at 7.

bottom of the tenth

shawn estes came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
sean casey singled to right. <--1>
brad ausmus struck out. <--1>
sean casey stole second. <-2->
terrence long lined out to short. <-2->
david dellucci walked. <-21>
rich aurilia grounded to the third baseman. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the tenth, the game is tied at 7.

top of the eleventh

chris burke homered into the left field bleachers. <--->
marcus giles popped up to the shortstop. <--->
aubrey huff grounded to short. <--->
vinny castilla singled to left. <--1>
doug mientkiewicz singled up the middle. <-21>
jason kendall grounded to the shortstop. <-21>
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eleventh, washington leads 8 to 7.

bottom of the eleventh

kazuo matsui struck out. <--->
the nationals guarded the lines.
mike rivera pinch hit for julio mateo. <--->
mike rivera flied out to left. <--->
jose offerman grounded to first. <--->

nationals win: 8-7