Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals
May 18, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 2012 at Nationals Park. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 2, Washington Nationals 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Avery lf 4 1 2 0
Hardy ss 5 0 0 0
Markakis rf 5 1 2 1
Jones cf 5 0 2 1
Wieters c 5 0 0 0
Betemit 3b 3 0 0 0
  Strop p 0 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Andino 2b 4 0 0 0
Arrieta p 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  O'Day p 0 0 0 0
  Patton p 0 0 0 0
  Hall ph 0 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
  Flaherty 3b 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 7 2
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Desmond ss 5 1 2 1
Bernadina lf 5 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 5 0 2 0
LaRoche 1b 5 0 0 0
Harper rf 3 0 2 0
Espinosa 2b 3 0 0 0
Ankiel cf 4 0 0 0
Flores c 4 0 1 0
Jackson p 2 0 0 0
  Tracy ph 1 0 0 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Mattheus p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardozzi ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 7 1
Baltimore 100 000 000 01271
Washington 000 001 000 00171
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Arrieta   7.0 6 1 1 1 9
  O'Day   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Patton   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Gregg  W(2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Strop  SV(3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson   8.0 5 1 1 1 8
  Clippard   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Burnett   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Mattheus  L(2-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.0
1
1
1
0
0

  E–Andino (6), Espinosa (4).  DP–Baltimore 2. Andino-Hardy-Davis, Davis-Hardy-Davis, Washington 2. Desmond-LaRoche, Espinosa-Desmond-LaRoche.  2B–Baltimore Markakis (9,off Jackson); Avery (2,off Jackson).  HR–Baltimore Markakis (7,11th inning off Mattheus 0 on 1 out), Washington Desmond (6,6th inning off Arrieta 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Hall (1,by Burnett).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Espinosa (1,by Gregg); Lombardozzi (3,by Strop).  Team–6.  SB–Desmond (4,2nd base off Arrieta/Wieters).  CS–Harper (2,2nd base by Arrieta/Wieters); Flores (1,2nd base by Arrieta/Wieters).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Andy Fletcher, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Joe West.  T–3:13.  A–36,680.
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