Nationals vs. Pirates - Saturday, April 23, 2011

The Pirates batted around in the first inning, scoring five runs on Nationals starter Livan Hernandez, and didn't look back en route to the victory Saturday night. Jeff Karstens hurled six-plus solid innings of two-run ball to notch his second win.

(9-10)

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	x	7	9	0

W:

Karstens (2-0)

L:

Hernandez (2-2)

(9-11)

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Espinosa, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.254
Ankiel, CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.225
Werth, RF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.214
LaRoche, Ad, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.213
Ramos, W, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.351
Morse, LF	4	0	2	1	0	1	0	.220
Desmond, SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.203
Hairston, J, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	.147
Hernandez, L, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Stairs, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Broderick, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Balester, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	2	6	2	3	7	13	.217

a-Lined out for Hernandez, L in the 7th.

Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
McCutchen, A, CF	2	3	1	0	2	0	0	.221
Tabata, LF	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	.289
Overbay, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	1	.253
Walker, N, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.240
Jones, G, RF	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.255
Doumit, C	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.268
Alvarez, 3B	4	0	0	1	0	1	1	.200
Cedeno, SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.193
Karstens, P	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
Resop, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Beimel, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Bowker, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
Meek, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	7	9	7	4	3	8	.236

a-Grounded out for Beimel in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: LaRoche, Ad (1, Karstens), Ramos, W (3, Karstens).
HR: Werth (3, 4th inning off Karstens, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Ankiel; Werth 4; LaRoche, Ad 2; Ramos, W 2; Morse 2.
RBI: Morse (5), Werth (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hairston, J 2; LaRoche, Ad; Stairs.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (8, 2nd base off Karstens/Doumit).

FIELDING
E: Desmond 2 (6, missed catch, missed catch), Ramos, W (2, throw).
Outfield assists: Morse (Tabata at 3rd base).

BATTING
2B: Tabata (5, Hernandez, L), Jones, G (1, Hernandez, L), Cedeno (2, Hernandez, L).
TB: McCutchen, A; Tabata 3; Overbay 2; Jones, G 2; Doumit; Cedeno 3.
RBI: Overbay 2 (10), Jones, G (5), Doumit (4), Alvarez (7), Cedeno (5), Tabata (5).
2-out RBI: Cedeno; Overbay.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Karstens; Walker, N.
SF: Tabata.
Team RISP: 5-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: McCutchen, A 2 (3, 2nd base off Hernandez, L/Ramos, W, 2nd base off Hernandez, L/Ramos, W), Tabata (9, 2nd base off Hernandez, L/Ramos, W).
CS: Doumit (1, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Ramos, W).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: McCutchen, A (Ankiel at 2nd base).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 2-2)	6.0	9	7	4	4	2	0	3.48
Broderick	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.36
Balester	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8.10
Totals	8.0	9	7	4	4	3	0	3.67

Pittsburgh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Karstens(W, 2-0)	6.0	6	2	2	1	3	1	3.94
Resop	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.64
Beimel	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.50
Meek	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	5.14
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	3	7	1	4.12

Karstens pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Karstens, Meek.
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 110-70, Broderick 8-4, Balester 8-6, Karstens 85-51, Resop 10-7, Beimel 15-9, Meek 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 7-7, Broderick 1-2, Balester 1-1, Karstens 10-3, Resop 0-0, Beimel 2-0, Meek 0-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 30, Broderick 3, Balester 3, Karstens 24, Resop 3, Beimel 4, Meek 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Resop 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Kerwin Danley. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather: 67 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, R to L.
T: 2:30 (1:11 delay).
Att: 18,262.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media