| Final - 8.10.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Bryce Harper's got the night off against Arizona's left-hander Wade Miley. The Washington Nationals have Jayson Werth leading off with Edwin Jackson on the mound vs the Diamondbacks.
Washington Nationals' right-hander Stephen Strasburg was dealing with back issues last night, but he made the necessary adjustments and dominated the Arizona Diamondbacks to win his 13th game of 2012.
Stephen Strasburg held the Diamondbacks to one hit over six innings, Trevor Cahill gave up two home runs, Mike Zagurski imploded late in the game, and the Diamondbacks lost to the Nationals 9-1 in the opening game of the weekend series.
The Washington Nationals open their series with the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in Chase Field, sending Stephen Strasburg to the mound for start no.23 of 2012.
Michael Morse's 18-game hit streak was ended at 10 games when MLB went back and reversed a call on a hit in an 8/2 game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies.
Washington Nationals' right-hander Jordan Zimmermann might be getting mentioned as a potential Cy Young candidate, but his goal is finishing strong and making his first postseason start...
The Washington Nationals have won six-straight and they're in Arizona right now where Stephen Strasburg will take on the D-Backs tonight. Links and lots of them...
The Washington Nationals won their 69th game of 2012 and swept the four-game set in Houston's Minute Maid Park with a 5-0 win over the Astros. 11 K's for Jordan Zimmermann. 2 HR's by Michael Morse.
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Lombardozzi, 2B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Bryce Harper, 8,9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Ryan Zimmerman, 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .276 |
| Adam LaRoche, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Michael Morse, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Roger Bernadina, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Jayson Werth, RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| Craig Stammen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Danny Espinosa, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| Kurt Suzuki, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 |
| Stephen Strasburg, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| Sean Burnett, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Mattheus, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tyler Moore, ph,7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Strasburg (W, 13-5) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2.90 | 0 | 104-58 |
| Sean Burnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.81 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Ryan Mattheus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.72 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Craig Stammen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.29 | 0 | 21-14 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Drew, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 |
| Aaron Hill, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 |
| Jason Kubel, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Justin Upton, RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| John McDonald, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Miguel Montero, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .281 |
| Wil Nieves, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Chris Johnson, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Gerardo Parra, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Trevor Cahill, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .102 |
| Matt Albers, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Takashi Saito, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Wheeler, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| Mike Zagurski, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Cahill (L, 9-10) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.85 | 0 | 105-66 |
| Matt Albers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18-9 |
| Takashi Saito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Mike Zagurski | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.18 | 0 | 38-19 |
