Nationals vs. Pirates - Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Nationals mustered 15 hits off of Pirates pitching, two of which were home runs. Michael Morse went 3-for-4 and hit a three-run homer, while Adam LaRoche smoked his third home run of the season. Jason Marquis earned the win for Washington.

Nationals 6, Pirates 3

(10-10)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	6	15	3
PIT	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	0

W:

Marquis (2-0)

L:

Correia (3-2)

SV:

Storen (3)

(9-12)

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Espinosa, 2B	5	1	3	0	0	1	1	.281
Ankiel, CF	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	.213
Werth, RF	5	1	0	0	0	1	5	.200
LaRoche, Ad, 1B	5	1	2	2	0	1	2	.227
Morse, LF	4	1	3	3	0	1	0	.259
Clippard, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Stairs, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Storen, D, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hairston, J, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.184
Rodriguez, I, C	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	.194
Cora, SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	.111
Marquis, P	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.400
Nix, L, LF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.300
Totals	40	6	15	6	1	6	18	.226

a-Struck out for Clippard in the 9th.

Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
McCutchen, A, CF	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	.233
Tabata, LF	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.284
Overbay, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.256
Walker, N, 2B	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	.266
Jones, G, RF	3	1	0	0	1	1	5	.241
Alvarez, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.216
Snyder, C	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	.348
Cedeno, SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.197
Correia, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
McCutchen, D, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Bowker, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200
Crotta, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Veras, J, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Diaz, M, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.265
Totals	34	3	11	3	2	5	18	.240

a-Struck out for McCutchen, D in the 6th. b-Struck out for Veras, J in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Nix, L (1, Crotta).
HR: Morse (1, 3rd inning off Correia, 2 on, 2 out), LaRoche, Ad (3, 5th inning off Correia, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Espinosa 3; LaRoche, Ad 5; Morse 6; Hairston, J 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Marquis 2; Nix, L 2.
RBI: LaRoche, Ad 2 (8), Morse 3 (8), Nix, L (7).
2-out RBI: Morse 3; Nix, L.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cora 2; Werth 2; Espinosa.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Espinosa (1, 2nd base off Correia/Snyder).
CS: Morse (1, 2nd base by Correia/Snyder).
PO: Espinosa (1st base by McCutchen, D).

FIELDING
E: Hairston, J 2 (4, throw, throw), Espinosa (3, missed catch).
Outfield assists: Werth (McCutchen, A at home).
DP: 3 (LaRoche, Ad-Cora-Marquis, Clippard-Cora-LaRoche, Ad, Werth-Rodriguez, I).

BATTING
2B: McCutchen, A (4, Marquis), Alvarez (4, Marquis), Cedeno (3, Marquis).
TB: McCutchen, A 3; Tabata; Overbay; Walker, N 3; Alvarez 3; Snyder; Cedeno 2.
RBI: Walker, N (13), Snyder (6), Cedeno (6).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Snyder 2; McCutchen, A; Alvarez.
SAC: Correia.
SF: Snyder.
GIDP: Overbay; Cedeno.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
Pickoffs: McCutchen, D (Espinosa at 1st base).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Marquis(W, 2-0)	6.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	3.55
Clippard(H, 6)	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1.26
Storen, D(S, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.71
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	2	5	0	3.64

Pittsburgh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Correia(L, 3-2)	4.2	11	5	5	1	2	2	3.48
McCutchen, D	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crotta	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	4.66
Veras, J	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.32
Totals	9.0	15	6	6	1	6	2	4.21

Pitches-strikes: Marquis 100-63, Clippard 25-16, Storen, D 14-10, Correia 84-54, McCutchen, D 12-8, Crotta 28-18, Veras, J 15-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 12-3, Clippard 1-2, Storen, D 0-1, Correia 10-1, McCutchen, D 2-0, Crotta 3-1, Veras, J 1-0.
Batters faced: Marquis 28, Clippard 7, Storen, D 3, Correia 25, McCutchen, D 4, Crotta 8, Veras, J 4.
Inherited runners-scored: McCutchen, D 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 65 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:59.
Att: 9,520.
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