Zimmerman In Prime Form Against Yanks

By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com

TAMPA, Fla. -- CC Sabathia was rocked for five runs, including a Jeff Frazier homer, and could not get through the third inning, setting the stage for the Nationals' 10-8 victory over the Yankees on Saturday at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

Brett Gardner doubled and tripled in New York's eight-run fourth inning, which also included two Washington errors and a two-run double with no outs by Jorge Vazquez that tied the game at 7. Gardner's triple brought home Vazquez with the eighth and final run of the frame. CONTINUE....

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Hairston, J, CF	6	2	2	1	0	0	2	.214
Desmond, SS	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	.385
Cora, SS	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333
Zimmerman, R, 3B	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	.364
Harper, RF	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.200
Morse, RF-3B	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	.462
Gonzalez, Al, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333
Rodriguez, I, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.429
Flores, J, C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Norris, D, DH	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.500
a-Stairs, PH-DH	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	.333
Marrero, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.571
b-Barker, PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Frazier, LF	5	2	2	1	0	0	3	.375
Bixler, 2B	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	.500
Totals	37	10	13	9	7	2	19	.321

a-Doubled for Norris, D in the 7th. b-Reached on error for Marrero in the 7th.

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Gardner, LF	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.333
Maxwell, LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.167
Swisher, RF	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.214
Curtis, RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Granderson, CF	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	.250
Mesa, CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375
Posada, DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083
a-Golson, PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chavez, Er, 3B	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	.364
1-Suttle, PR-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Montero, J, C	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.273
Romine, Au, C	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.600
Nunez, E, 2B	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	.200
Russo, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Vazquez, Jo, 1B	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	.583
2-Laird, PR-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083
Pena, R, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Bernier, SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	8	10	6	2	6	9	.224

a-Flied out for Posada in the 7th. 
1-Ran for Chavez, Er in the 5th. 2-Ran for Vazquez, Jo in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Hairston, J (2, Sabathia), Zimmerman, R 2 (2, Sabathia, Chamberlain), Frazier (2, Chamberlain), Morse (1, Turpen), Stairs (1, Turpen), Bixler (2, Pope).
HR: Frazier (1, 3rd inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Hairston, J 3; Desmond 2; Zimmerman, R 4; Harper; Morse 2; Stairs 2; Frazier 6; Bixler 3.
RBI: Desmond 2 (3), Frazier (2), Zimmerman, R 2 (5), Morse (5), Hairston, J (2), Stairs (3), Harper (1).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Marrero; Rodriguez, I; Stairs 2; Hairston, J.
SF: Morse.
GIDP: Morse; Frazier 2.
Team RISP: 5-for-16.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bixler 2 (2, 2nd base off Sanchez, Ro/Romine, Au, 3rd base off Sanchez, Ro/Romine, Au).

FIELDING
E: Bixler (2, fielding), Gaudin (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Harper (Romine, Au at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Desmond-Bixler-Marrero, Marrero-Desmond-Marrero).

BATTING
2B: Gardner (2, Gaudin), Vazquez, Jo (2, Wilkie), Romine, Au (1, Burnett, S).
3B: Gardner (1, Wilkie).
TB: Gardner 5; Swisher; Chavez, Er; Montero, J 2; Romine, Au 2; Nunez, E; Vazquez, Jo 3.
RBI: Chavez, Er (1), Montero, J (2), Nunez, E (1), Vazquez, Jo 2 (5), Gardner (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Granderson; Curtis.
GIDP: Granderson; Nunez, E.
Team RISP: 5-for-13.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Suttle (1, fielding), Curtis (1, fielding).
DP: 3 (Nunez, E-Vazquez, Jo, Chavez, Er-Nunez, E-Vazquez, Jo, Suttle-Russo-Laird).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gaudin	3.0	3	5	3	1	2	0	7.50
Wilkie(BS, 1)	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	27.00
Stammen(W, 2-0)	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	2.25
Severino(H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Burnett, S(H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Carr, A(S, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	8	5	2	6	0	3.40

NY Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sabathia	2.2	6	5	5	2	1	1	9.64
Chamberlain	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	6.00
Robertson, D	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Fish(H, 1)	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.40
Turpen(BS, 2)(L, 0-1)	1.0	2	2	1	0	0	0	10.13
Sanchez, Ro	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	9.00
Pope	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	13	10	9	7	2	1	4.06

Gaudin pitched to 5 batters in the 4th.

HBP: Flores, J (by Turpen).
Groundouts-flyouts: Gaudin 5-2, Wilkie 2-0, Stammen 3-0, Severino 1-2, Burnett, S 2-0, Carr, A 2-0, Sabathia 3-3, Chamberlain 3-0, Robertson, D 0-0, Fish 4-2, Turpen 3-0, Sanchez, Ro 3-0, Pope 2-1.
Batters faced: Gaudin 14, Wilkie 7, Stammen 8, Severino 3, Burnett, S 3, Carr, A 3, Sabathia 15, Chamberlain 7, Robertson, D 1, Fish 6, Turpen 6, Sanchez, Ro 7, Pope 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Wilkie 2-2, Chamberlain 2-0, Robertson, D 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Manny Gonzalez. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Tyler Funneman.
Weather: 74 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 10 mph, R to L.
T: 3:03.
Att: 10,835.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media