Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres
August 31, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2009 at PetCo Park. The San Diego Padres defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Nationals 1, San Diego Padres 3

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris cf 3 0 0 0
Orr 2b 4 0 2 1
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0
Dunn 1b 4 0 0 0
Willingham lf 4 0 0 0
Dukes rf 4 0 2 0
Gonzalez ss 2 0 0 0
  Bard ph 1 0 1 0
Nieves c 3 0 1 0
Hernandez p 2 1 1 0
  Guzman ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 4 1 2 0
Eckstein 2b 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez 1b 3 0 1 0
Kouzmanoff 3b 3 0 1 1
Venable rf 2 0 0 0
Salazar lf 2 0 0 0
  Macias lf 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Gwynn cf 3 0 0 0
Stauffer p 1 0 0 0
  Russell p 0 0 0 0
  Thatcher p 0 0 0 0
  Gregerson p 0 0 0 0
  Headley ph 1 1 1 1
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 7 3
Washington 001 000 000180
San Diego 200 000 01x370
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L(7-9) 8.0 7 3 3 1 5
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
1
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Stauffer  W(3-6) 6.2 7 1 1 3 5
  Russell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Thatcher   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gregerson   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Bell  SV(32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Washington 3. Gonzalez-Orr-Dunn, Zimmerman-Orr-Dunn, Orr-Gonzalez-Dunn, San Diego 2. Stauffer-Hundley-A. Gonzalez, Eckstein-Cabrera-A. Gonzalez.  2B–Washington Zimmerman (30,off Stauffer), San Diego Eckstein (23,off L. Hernandez); Kouzmanoff (30,off L. Hernandez).  HR–San Diego Headley (10,8th inning off L. Hernandez 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Gonzalez (3,by Stauffer).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Stauffer (2,off L. Hernandez).  Team–2.  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Chris Tiller, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:13.  A–19,867.
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