Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals
August 9, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2009 at Nationals Park. 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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Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Washington Nationals 9

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Oeltjen lf 4 1 3 1
Roberts 2b 4 0 0 0
Drew ss 3 0 0 0
Reynolds 3b 2 1 1 1
Tracy 1b 4 0 2 0
Snyder c 3 0 0 0
  Rosales p 0 0 0 0
  Parra ph 1 0 0 0
  Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0
  Boyer p 0 0 0 0
Romero rf 4 0 2 0
Young cf 4 0 1 0
Petit p 1 0 0 0
  Whitesell ph 1 0 0 0
  Zavada p 0 0 0 0
  Montero c 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 10 2
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 4 2 2 1
Guzman ss 4 1 2 1
Zimmerman 3b 5 3 3 0
Dunn 1b 4 1 1 2
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Willingham lf 3 0 1 0
  Harris lf 0 0 0 0
Dukes rf 5 0 2 3
Bard c 5 1 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 1 2 0
Martin p 2 0 1 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
  Bergmann p 0 0 0 0
  Padilla ph 1 0 1 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 16 7
Arizona 100 000 0102103
Washington 201 101 04x9160
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Petit  L(2-6) 4.0 9 4 3 1 3
  Zavada   1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Rosales   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Schoeneweis   0.2 4 4 4 0 0
  Boyer   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
16
9
8
4
4
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Martin  W(1-2) 5.0 5 1 1 1 1
  Clippard   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Bergmann   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Villone   0.2 3 0 0 0 0
  Sosa  SV(2) 2.1 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
3

  E–Oeltjen (1), Reynolds (18), Young (2).  DP–Washington 3. Zimmerman-Gonzalez-Dunn, Guzman-Gonzalez-Dunn, Gonzalez-Guzman-Belliard.  2B–Arizona Young (23,off Martin), Washington Zimmerman 2 (26,off Petit 2); Willingham (24,off Petit); Gonzalez (11,off Petit).  HR–Arizona Oeltjen (2,1st inning off Martin 0 on 0 out); Reynolds (36,8th inning off Sosa 0 on 1 out), Washington Dunn (30,1st inning off Petit 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Sosa (1,off Schoeneweis).  IBB–Willingham (2,by Petit).  Team–10.  CS–Oeltjen (1,2nd base by Martin/Bard).  SB–Morgan 2 (36,2nd base off Petit/Snyder,2nd base off Schoeneweis/Montero).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:01.  A–19,938.
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