Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 22, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Lombardozzi lf 5 1 2 0
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
Harper rf 5 1 2 2
Tracy 3b 4 0 0 0
LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 1
Desmond ss 3 1 1 1
Espinosa 2b 4 0 2 0
Ankiel cf 4 1 1 1
Flores c 4 0 0 0
Zimmermann p 3 1 2 0
  Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0
  Bernadina ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Pierre lf 5 0 0 0
Polanco 3b 5 0 1 0
Victorino cf 4 0 1 0
Pence rf 3 1 1 0
Ruiz c 1 0 0 0
  Schneider c 2 0 1 0
  Kratz ph,c 1 1 1 1
Luna 1b 4 0 1 1
Galvis ss 4 0 1 0
Fontenot 2b 3 0 1 0
Halladay p 2 0 1 0
  Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0
  Diekman p 0 0 0 0
  Contreras p 0 0 0 0
  Bastardo p 0 0 0 0
  Orr ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Washington 004 100 0005100
Philadelphia 010 000 010291
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Zimmermann  W(3-4) 6.0 7 1 1 2 2
  Gorzelanny   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Clippard  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Halladay  L(4-4) 6.0 9 5 5 1 6
  Diekman   1.2 1 0 0 0 4
  Contreras   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Bastardo   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Halladay (1).  2B–Philadelphia Luna (1,off Zimmermann); Victorino (8,off Zimmermann).  3B–Washington Harper (3,off Halladay).  HR–Washington Desmond (8,3rd inning off Halladay 0 on 2 out); Ankiel (3,4th inning off Halladay 0 on 0 out), Philadelphia Kratz (1,8th inning off Gorzelanny 0 on 1 out).  SF–LaRoche (2,off Halladay).  Team LOB–6.  IBB–Fontenot (1,by Zimmermann).  Team–9.  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Adrian Johnson.  T–2:38.  A–45,569.
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