Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Washington 3
Saturday, July 2, 2011 3:35 PM
When: 3:35 PM ET, Saturday, July 2, 2011
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Mark Lollo
Attendance:
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 2000000215100
Washington 0100001013100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 42-40 19-20 23-20 W1
Washington 41-42 23-14 18-28 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Washington Nationals have a 23-14 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 23-20 record on the road.
  • Washington has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Nationals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Jose Veras pitched 1.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.63. Joel Hanrahan closed out the game to get the save and has 23 saves for the season. Sean Burnett took the loss for Washington.
  • Rick Ankiel had the only homerun for Washington. Garrett Jones, Andrew McCutchen hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Washington
James McDonald Player Livan Hernandez
Loss W/L Loss
6.1 IP 7.0
7 Strikeouts 6
7 Hits 6
2.84 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Washington
Garrett Jones Player Rick Ankiel
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 1
1 HR 1
7 TB 5
.750 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 10 2 18 .303 8 5 3 1 0
Washington 10 1 13 .294 8 3 4 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Nationals have a W/L % of .537 after a win and .452 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Pirates have a W/L % of .452 after a win and .575 after a loss.