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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 9, Pittsburgh 8
Saturday, May 3, 2008 1:05 PM
Location - Nationals Park
Temperature - 78°
Umpires - Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth,
Attendance - 34128
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Pittsburgh 0101301208142
Washington 2300040009141
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 12-18 6-7 6-11 L1
Washington 13-18 9-8 4-10 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Washington Nationals have a 9-8 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 6-11 record on the road.
  • Washington has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nationals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Jesus Colome pitched 1.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.95. Jon Rauch closed out the game to get the save and has 7 saves for the season. Paul Maholm took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Cristian Guzman had the only homerun for Washington. Jose Bautista had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Washington
Paul Maholm Player Matt Chico
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 4.1
2 Strikeouts 4
10 Hits 8
12.60 ERA 8.31
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Washington
Jose Bautista Player Cristian Guzman
3 Hits 4
3 RBI 6
1 HR 1
7 TB 8
.750 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 14 1 21 .359 24 8 8 5 1 2
Washington 14 1 18 .389 17 4 9 5 0 1
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Nationals have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Pirates have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .444 after a loss.