MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
10/01/2107
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2941 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2107 - GAME LOG
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Pittsburgh Pirates (79-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 9 10 0
Washington Nationals (67-92) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 8 1
Nelson hits 21st home run in Pittsburgh Win
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Washington Nationals, 9-3, in National League action at Nationals Park. Jonathan Nelson pulled his weight. The 14-year veteran went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Ivan Juarez, the winner, improved to 8-6. He held Washington to 2 runs on 6 hits over 8 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. Washington has now lost 6 consecutive games.

Had Mark Norlander not delivered a key base hit in the top of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Norlander hit a 2-run single. That made the score 2-0, in favor of the Pirates.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Nelson.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wade LF 4 2 1 1 2 0 1 .274 2 37
J. Nelson DH 3 1 2 4 2 1 0 .282 21 103
K. Damm 2B 5 0 2 1 0 3 3 .260 17 83
B. Keyes CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .226 14 83
D. Dietzel 1B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .265 1 2
P. Wilson SS 5 1 0 0 0 2 6 .224 12 53
J. Margolis 3B 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 .294 7 35
R. Hofer C 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .270 4 38
M. Norlander RF 4 2 2 2 1 2 0 .222 6 17
Totals 38 9 10 9 8 11 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wade (36, 7th Inning off B. Trevino, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Dietzel (3, 8th Inning off T. Brown, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hofer (19, 8th Inning off T. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Nelson (21, 8th Inning off N. Johnson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Wade 2 , J. Nelson 5 , K. Damm 2 , D. Dietzel 3 , R. Hofer 2 , M. Norlander 2
2-out RBI: M. Wade , J. Nelson , K. Damm , M. Norlander
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Keyes 2 , P. Wilson , R. Hofer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Dietzel (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Norlander(Becerra at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. English DH 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .328 2 9
D. Kane LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .344 24 83
C. Becerra 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 12 58
K. Lovett 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .094 0 0
C. Rutigliano CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 6 44
   a-C. Montague PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .282 18 61
K. Hoff 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 5 26
M. Germain C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 10 31
S. Jaynes SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .200 3 8
A. Struthers RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 20 47
Totals 33 3 8 3 0 7 4      
a - C. Montague pinch hit for C. Rutigliano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. English (3, 7th Inning off I. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Becerra (39, 9th Inning off M. Phillips, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. English (2, 9th Inning off I. Juarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. English 7 , D. Kane , C. Becerra 2 , K. Lovett , C. Rutigliano , K. Hoff
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: C. Becerra (12)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Juarez W (8-6) 8.0 6 2 2 0 7 1 86 2.90   
M. Phillips 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Juarez 69
Batters Faced: I. Juarez 28, M. Phillips 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Juarez 9-6, M. Phillips 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: I. Juarez 86-60, M. Phillips 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Palmer 4.0 0 0 0 1 6 0 59 5.15   
S. Payne 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 28 4.74   
B. Trevino L (1-1) 1.1 3 4 0 2 1 0 35 1.59   
T. Brown 1.0 3 4 4 2 0 0 32 3.57   
N. Johnson 1.1 3 1 1 2 1 1 36 9.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Palmer 67
Batters Faced: N. Palmer 13, S. Payne 6, B. Trevino 10, T. Brown 8, N. Johnson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Palmer 4-2, S. Payne 0-1, B. Trevino 3-0, T. Brown 2-1, N. Johnson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Palmer 59-37, S. Payne 28-16, B. Trevino 35-19, T. Brown 32-18, N. Johnson 36-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Trevino 1-0 , T. Brown 2-1 , N. Johnson 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jonathan Nelson
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:35 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 27159
Special Notes: SP Nick Palmer was injured while pitching.
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