Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants
May 12, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 2009 at AT&T Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Nationals 7, San Francisco Giants 9

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 5 1 2 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 2 5
Zimmerman 3b 5 1 2 0
Dunn lf 5 0 1 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
Kearns rf 5 0 1 0
Harris cf 3 1 0 1
Hernandez 2b 3 0 0 0
  Willingham ph 1 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Dukes lf 0 0 0 0
Nieves c 4 1 3 0
Zimmermann p 1 0 0 0
  Cintron ph 1 1 1 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph,2b 1 1 1 1
Totals 38 7 13 7
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burriss 2b 4 1 1 0
Renteria ss 3 2 1 2
Sandoval 3b 5 1 3 3
Molina c 3 2 1 1
Winn lf 4 1 2 2
Rowand cf 4 1 1 0
Ishikawa 1b 4 1 2 1
Schierholtz rf 3 0 0 0
  Uribe ph 1 0 0 0
Cain p 3 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Medders p 0 0 0 0
  Aurilia ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 11 9
Washington 000 100 3307131
San Francisco 200 300 0139110
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann   6.0 7 5 5 2 8
  Tavarez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Wells   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Beimel  L(0-2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
Totals
8.2
11
9
9
3
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Cain   7.0 9 4 4 1 4
  Howry   0.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Affeldt   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Medders  W(2-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
2
6

  E–Beimel (1).  2B–Washington Nieves (1,off Cain); Dunn (5,off Cain), San Francisco Winn (6,off Zimmermann); Sandoval (9,off Tavarez).  HR–Washington Johnson (3,7th inning off Cain 2 on 1 out), San Francisco Molina (8,8th inning off Wells 0 on 0 out); Sandoval (3,9th inning off Beimel 2 on 2 out).  SH–Zimmermann (2,off Cain).  SF–Harris (1,off Cain).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Renteria (1,by Zimmermann).  Team–4.  SB–Renteria (2,2nd base off Zimmermann/Nieves).  U-HP–Tim Timmons, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Mark Wegner.  T–2:51.  A–25,701.
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