Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals
May 24, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 2009 at Nationals Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 5, Washington Nationals 8

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 2 1 0
Jones cf 4 2 1 2
Markakis rf 5 0 1 2
Huff 1b 4 0 2 1
Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0
Reimold lf 3 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0
Moeller c 4 0 1 0
Andino ss 3 0 0 0
Bergesen p 3 1 1 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Pie lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 7 5
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf 4 1 2 0
Guzman ss 3 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 3 2 1 0
Dunn 1b 4 2 2 6
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
Willingham lf 4 0 1 0
Belliard 2b,1b 4 0 0 0
Kearns rf 4 1 2 0
Nieves c 4 1 2 1
Martis p 2 0 1 1
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Baltimore 002 010 200571
Washington 000 022 40x8121
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Bergesen   5.2 8 4 4 0 2
  Ray  L(0-1) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0
  Walker   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Hendrickson   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
1
4
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Martis   6.0 7 5 5 2 2
  Villone  W(2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Beimel   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hanrahan  SV(5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
5

  E–Jones (4), Guzman (6).  DP–Baltimore 1. Andino-Roberts-Huff.  2B–Baltimore Huff (12,off Martis); Moeller (3,off Martis), Washington Harris (4,off Bergesen); Kearns (6,off Bergesen); Nieves (2,off Bergesen).  3B–Baltimore Markakis (1,off Martis).  HR–Baltimore Jones (10,7th inning off Martis 1 on 0 out), Washington Dunn 2 (14,6th inning off Bergesen 1 on 0 out,7th inning off Walker 3 on 1 out).  HBP–Jones (4,by Martis); Harris (5,by Bergesen).  IBB–Andino (1,by Martis); Zimmerman (4,by Ray).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Guzman (2,off Ray).  Team–5.  SB–Jones (4,2nd base off Martis/Nieves).  U-HP–Jim Reynolds, 1B–Angel Hernandez, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:36.  A–30,880.
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