Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 9, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 2012 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Washington Nationals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Desmond ss 5 0 2 0
Harper cf,rf 4 1 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 1 0
LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0
Nady rf,lf 3 0 1 1
  Bernadina ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Espinosa 2b 4 1 1 0
Moore lf 2 0 0 0
  Ankiel ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Ramos c 3 0 0 0
Detwiler p 2 0 0 0
  Tracy ph 0 0 0 1
  Stammen p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardozzi ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Tabata rf 4 1 1 0
Walker 2b 4 0 1 1
McCutchen cf 4 2 4 2
Alvarez 3b 4 0 0 0
McGehee 1b 4 0 1 1
Navarro lf 3 0 1 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
Barajas c 3 0 0 0
Harrison ss 2 0 0 0
  Presley lf 1 0 0 0
Bedard p 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln p 2 1 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  Barmes ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Washington 000 100 100250
Pittsburgh 003 000 01x482
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Detwiler  L(3-2) 6.0 7 3 3 0 4
  Stammen   2.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
1
1
1
0
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bedard   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lincoln  W(2-0) 3.0 1 1 0 1 4
  Hughes   2.0 1 0 0 1 4
  Cruz   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Grilli   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
  Hanrahan  SV(6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Alvarez (7), Barajas (2).  2B–Washington Espinosa (3,off Cruz); Zimmerman (5,off Grilli); Desmond (8,off Hanrahan).  HR–Pittsburgh A. McCutchen (2,8th inning off Stammen 0 on 1 out).  SF–Tracy (1,off Cruz).  HBP–Lombardozzi (2,by Hanrahan).  IBB–LaRoche 2 (2,by Hughes,by Grilli).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  CS–Navarro (1,2nd base by Detwiler/Ramos).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Greg Gibson, 3B–Vic Carapazza.  T–3:00.  A–11,478.
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