Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals
May 6, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 2006 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Washington Nationals 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf,rf 6 1 3 1
Wilson J. ss 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez J. ss 4 0 1 0
Sanchez 3b 6 0 0 0
Bay lf 5 2 2 2
Doumit 1b 5 0 2 1
Burnitz rf 3 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson C. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
Paulino c 4 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 3 1 1 0
Santos p 2 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
  Marte p 0 0 0 0
  Duffy cf 2 0 1 0
Totals 43 5 11 4
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Church cf 3 0 0 0
Vidro 2b 4 1 1 1
Soriano lf 4 1 1 2
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Guillen rf 5 0 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 0 0
Schneider c 2 1 1 0
  LeCroy ph,c 3 0 2 0
Clayton ss 4 1 2 0
Ortiz p 2 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph,1b 1 0 0 0
  Byrd ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 9 3
Pittsburgh 012 100 000 015112
Washington 220 000 000 00491
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Santos   6.0 5 4 3 2 2
  Capps   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Marte   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Torres   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez  W (1-2) 2.0 2 0 0 2 3
Totals
11.0
9
4
3
4
5
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz   5.0 6 4 4 5 2
  Bergmann   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Stanton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rauch   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Cordero   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Rodriguez  L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
11
5
5
5
6

  E–McLouth (1), Paulino (3), Zimmerman (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Sanchez-Castillo-Doumit.  2B–Pittsburgh Doumit 2 (2,off Ortiz 2); McLouth (2,off Ortiz)..  HR–Pittsburgh Bay (6,11th inning off Rodriguez 0 on 2 out), Washington Soriano (9,1st inning off Santos 1 on 1 out).  SH–Santos (2,off Ortiz); Clayton (1,off Capps).  HBP–Doumit (3,by Ortiz).  IBB–Castillo (3,by Ortiz); Burnitz (2,by Ortiz); Soriano (1,by Gonzalez).  Team LOB–12.  SF–Vidro (2,off Santos).  Team–8.  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–Doug Eddings, 3B–Lance Barksdale.  T–3:51.  A–29,953.
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