Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 2, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 2009 at PNC Park. 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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Washington Nationals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 4 0 0 0
Guzman ss 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 3 2 2 0
Willingham lf 3 2 2 3
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Dukes rf 4 0 1 0
Belliard 1b 4 1 2 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 2
Nieves c 4 0 0 0
Balester p 1 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
  Harris lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen cf 4 0 1 0
Milledge lf 4 0 2 0
Jones 1b 2 0 0 0
Doumit c 4 0 0 0
Young 2b 4 1 1 1
LaRoche 3b 3 0 1 0
Moss rf 4 1 1 0
Cedeno ss 3 1 1 2
Maholm p 2 0 0 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
  Vazquez ph 1 0 1 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Washington 010 000 310590
Pittsburgh 002 000 100380
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Balester   5.2 5 2 2 2 3
  Burnett  W(2-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sosa   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Bergmann   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Villone   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal  SV(7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Maholm  L(6-6) 6.1 7 4 4 2 3
  Chavez   1.2 1 1 1 1 1
  Hanrahan   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
4
5

  E–None.  DP–Washington 1. Gonzalez-Guzman-Belliard, Pittsburgh 2. Cedeno-Jones, Cedeno-Jones.  2B–Washington Belliard (3,off Maholm); Gonzalez (9,off Maholm); Willingham (21,off Chavez).  HR–Washington Willingham (17,7th inning off Maholm 1 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Cedeno (1,3rd inning off Balester 1 on 0 out); Young (5,7th inning off Sosa 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Morgan (7,by Maholm).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Belliard (1,2nd base off Hanrahan/Doumit).  CS–Willingham (2,2nd base by Maholm/Doumit); Morgan (15,2nd base by Maholm/Doumit); Milledge (1,2nd base by Balester/Nieves); A. McCutchen (1,2nd base by Balester/Nieves).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Adrian Johnson.  T–2:45.  A–21,894.
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