Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals
May 5, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 2006 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Washington Nationals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Washington Nationals 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez 3b 4 0 0 0
Wilson J. ss 4 0 2 0
Bay lf 3 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson C. 1b 4 0 0 0
McLouth cf 4 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 3 0 1 0
Cota c 3 0 1 0
Perez p 1 0 0 0
  Duffy ph 1 0 0 0
  Vogelsong p 0 0 0 0
  Paulino ph 1 0 1 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 2 2 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Vidro 2b 4 2 3 1
Soriano lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 2 2 2 4
Guillen rf 3 0 0 1
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0
LeCroy c 4 0 0 0
Clayton ss 2 0 0 0
Day p 2 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 0 0 0 0
  Church pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 6 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 000050
Washington 301 000 02x660
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  L (1-5) 4.0 3 4 4 4 1
  Vogelsong   3.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Grabow   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
5
3
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Day  W (2-3) 7.0 4 0 0 1 5
  Rauch   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Sanchez-J. Wilson-Castillo, McLouth-C. Wilson, Washington 1. Johnson-Clayton-Day.  2B–Washington Vidro (3,off O. Perez).  HR–Washington Johnson 2 (8,1st inning off O. Perez 1 on 1 out,8th inning off Grabow 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Bay (3,by Day); Anderson (1,by Vogelsong).  Team LOB–6.  SF–Guillen (3,off O. Perez).  Team–4.  SB–Church (2,2nd base off Vogelsong/Cota); Church (2,2nd base off Vogelsong/Cota).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–2:43.  A–21,059.
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