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Pittsburgh leads 2-1 (as of 8/2)

Game 1: Friday, July 31
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Game 2: Saturday, August 1
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Game 3: Sunday, August 2
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Game 4: Monday, August 3
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Nationals 5

(33-72, 13-39 away)

Pirates 3

(45-59, 28-20 home)

1:35 PM ET, August 2, 2009

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

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WAS 010000310 5 9 0
PIT 002000100 3 8 0

W: S. Burnett (2-2)

L: P. Maholm (6-6)

S: M. MacDougal (7)

Washington Nationals
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
N Morgan CF40000123.308.372.393
C Guzman SS40100111.305.321.420
R Zimmerman 3B32201014.293.359.499
J Willingham LF32231021.305.417.598
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E Dukes RF40100111.240.305.405
R Belliard 1B41200021.200.254.285
A Gonzalez 2B40120116.271.315.367
W Nieves C40000114.256.301.301
C Balester P1000107.250.400.250
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1000001.246.305.316
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0000105.230.367.385
Totals3259545144   
a-flied out to left for S Burnett in the 7th
BATTING
2B: R Belliard (3, P Maholm); A Gonzalez (9, P Maholm); J Willingham (21, J Chavez)
HR: J Willingham (17, 7th inning off P Maholm 1 on, 0 Out)
RBI: A Gonzalez 2 (20), J Willingham 3 (42)
2-out RBI: J Willingham
GIDP: R Zimmerman, N Morgan
Nationals RISP: 1-8 (A Gonzalez 1-2, E Dukes 0-1, W Nieves 0-2, R Belliard 0-1, A Hernandez 0-1, N Morgan 0-1)
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING
SB: R Belliard (1, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/R Doumit)
CS: J Willingham (2, 2nd base by P Maholm); N Morgan (15, 2nd base by P Maholm)
FIELDING
DP: 1 (A Gonzalez-C Guzman-R Belliard).
Washington Nationals
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
C Balester5.252223185-553.68
S Burnett
(W, 2-2)		0.10000004-22.42
J Sosa
(H, 1)		1.021101116-109.00
J Bergmann
(H, 4)		0.21000109-75.11
R Villone
(H, 4)		0.10000006-33.98
M MacDougal
(S, 7)		1.000010013-62.96
Totals9.0833352133-83 
PITCHING
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Balester 12/21; S Burnett 1/1; J Sosa 1/4; J Bergmann 2/3; R Villone 0/1; M MacDougal 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Balester 23-4-13-15; S Burnett 1-0-0-1; J Sosa 3-1-4-2; J Bergmann 3-1-1-2; R Villone 0-1-1-1; M MacDougal 3-0-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Balester 6-6; S Burnett 0-1; J Sosa 0-1; J Bergmann 0-1; R Villone 0-1; M MacDougal 2-1
Game Scores: C Balester 52
Pittsburgh Pirates
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
A McCutchen CF40100112.292.347.484
L Milledge LF40200115.250.289.278
G Jones 1B20002127.311.371.689
R Doumit C40000013.229.248.415
D Young 2B41110012.309.372.431
A LaRoche 3B30101017.259.332.378
B Moss RF41100115.254.314.385
R Cedeno SS31120012.364.364.636
P Maholm P2000017.071.133.143
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1010003.241.356.278
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Totals3138335133   
a-singled to center for J Chavez in the 8th
BATTING
HR: R Cedeno (1, 3rd inning off C Balester 1 on, 0 Out); D Young (5, 7th inning off J Sosa 0 on, 0 Out)
RBI: R Cedeno 2 (3), D Young (25)
GIDP: R Doumit
Pirates RISP: 0-1 (R Doumit 0-1)
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
CS: A McCutchen (1, 2nd base by C Balester/W Nieves); L Milledge (1, 2nd base by C Balester/W Nieves)
FIELDING
DP: 2 (R Cedeno-G Jones 2).
Pittsburgh Pirates
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
P Maholm
(L, 6-6)		6.174423198-554.74
J Chavez1.211111022-123.71
J Hanrahan1.010011024-156.85
Totals9.0955451144-82 
PITCHING
WP: J Hanrahan
HBP: N Morgan (By P Maholm)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Maholm 12/25; J Chavez 5/7; J Hanrahan 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Maholm 17-5-15-18; J Chavez 1-2-4-5; J Hanrahan 4-2-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 12-2; J Chavez 3-1; J Hanrahan 0-2
Game Scores: P Maholm 44

Scoring Summary

WASPIT
2ndA Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop, J Willingham scored, R Belliard to second.10
3rdR Cedeno homered to left, B Moss scored.12
7thJ Willingham homered to left, R Zimmerman scored.32
7thA Gonzalez hit a ground rule double to left, R Belliard scored.42
7thD Young homered to right center.43
8thJ Willingham doubled to deep left, R Zimmerman scored.53
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Game Information

StadiumPNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance21,894 (57.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time2:45
Weather77 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind8 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Adrian Johnson