Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
May 8, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2009 at Chase Field. The Washington Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 4

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 5 0 2 2
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 2 0
Dunn lf 5 1 2 1
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
Dukes cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Kearns rf 3 1 1 0
Flores c 3 2 2 2
Hernandez 2b 4 0 0 0
Martis p 2 1 1 0
  Mock p 0 0 0 0
  Willingham ph 1 0 1 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Harris cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Lopez 2b 5 2 3 0
Young cf 4 0 1 1
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Vasquez p 0 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 0 0 0
Upton rf 4 1 1 1
Reynolds 3b 5 0 1 0
Whitesell 1b 4 0 1 0
Jackson lf 3 0 0 1
Montero c 4 1 2 0
Wilson ss 4 0 1 0
Petit p 1 0 0 0
  Tracy ph 1 0 0 0
  Rosales p 0 0 0 0
  Byrnes ph,cf 2 0 2 1
Totals 38 4 12 4
Washington 021 101 0005110
Arizona 100 011 1004120
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Martis  W(4-0) 5.1 9 3 3 2 6
  Mock   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Tavarez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wells  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
8
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Petit  L(0-3) 4.0 6 4 4 1 2
  Rosales   2.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Rauch   1.0 3 0 0 0 0
  Vasquez   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Pena   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
3
6

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Wilson-Whitesell, Arizona 1. Wilson-Whitesell.  2B–Washington Kearns (5,off Rosales), Arizona Lopez (9,off Martis); Montero (3,off Martis); Whitesell (1,off Hanrahan).  3B–Washington Guzman (1,off Petit), Arizona Young (1,off Martis).  HR–Washington Dunn (8,3rd inning off Petit 0 on 1 out); Flores (4,4th inning off Petit 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Kearns (1,2nd base off Vasquez/Montero); Byrnes (5,2nd base off Tavarez/Flores).  CS–Byrnes (2,3rd base by Tavarez/Flores).  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Casey Moser.  T–2:52.  A–28,640.
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