baltimore orioles at washington nationals

may 20, 2006

top of the first

livan hernandez takes the mound for the nationals.
jimmy rollins reached first on a fielding error by the first baseman. <--1>
the orioles put on the hit and run.
ray durham flied out to left field. <--1>
the orioles put on the hit and run.
jimmy rollins stole second. <-2->
jay gibbons singled up the middle, scoring a run. <--1>
hank blalock grounded to first for a double play (3-6-3). <--->
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the first, baltimore leads 1 to 0.

bottom of the first

greg maddux takes the mound for the orioles.
ichiro suzuki singled through the left side. <--1>
the nationals put on the hit and run.
chris burke reached second on a throwing error by the first baseman. <32->
marcus giles popped up behind home plate. <32->
aubrey huff popped up to second. <32->
vinny castilla doubled down the first base line for two rbis. <-2->
jose molina lined out to third. <-2->
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, washington leads 2 to 1.

top of the second

shawn green grounded to second. <--->
javy lopez grounded to the second baseman. <--->
pedro feliz walked. <--1>
luis matos popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the second, baltimore trails 2 to 1.

bottom of the second

jason kendall grounded to the third baseman. <--->
matt lecroy grounded to first. <--->
livan hernandez grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the second, washington leads 2 to 1.

top of the third

greg maddux struck out. <--->
jimmy rollins grounded to second. <--->
ray durham homered into the center field bleachers. <--->
jay gibbons hit an infield single to third. <--1>
livan hernandez threw a wild pitch. <-2->
hank blalock struck out. <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the third, the game is tied at 2.

bottom of the third

ichiro suzuki singled through the left side. <--1>
chris burke struck out. <--1>
the nationals put on the hit and run.
marcus giles doubled to right-center, scoring a run. <-2->
aubrey huff singled in the left field gap, scoring a run. <--1>
vinny castilla singled up the middle. <-21>
jose molina flied out to center. <-21>
jason kendall grounded back to the pitcher. <-21>
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the third, washington leads 4 to 2.

top of the fourth

shawn green grounded to third. <--->
javy lopez singled to left. <--1>
pedro feliz reached first on a fielding error by the third baseman. <-21>
luis matos popped up to the shortstop. <-21>
brad hawpe pinch hit for greg maddux. <-21>
brad hawpe singled to left, scoring a run. <-21>
jimmy rollins singled to left field, scoring a run. <3-1>
ray durham popped up to the shortstop. <3-1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, the game is tied at 4.

bottom of the fourth

chris ray came in to pitch for the orioles. <--->
matt lecroy grounded to second. <--->
jeff conine pinch hit for livan hernandez. <--->
jeff conine grounded to second. <--->
ichiro suzuki homered to right-center. <--->
chris burke singled to center field. <--1>
marcus giles walked. <-21>
aubrey huff walked. <321>
vinny castilla homered over the left field fence for a grand slam. <--->
steve karsay came in to pitch for the orioles. <--->
jose molina grounded to the pitcher. <--->
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, washington leads 9 to 4.

top of the fifth

josh karp came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
jay gibbons walked. <--1>
hank blalock grounded to the shortstop for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
shawn green grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, baltimore trails 9 to 4.

bottom of the fifth

jason kendall popped up to short. <--->
matt lecroy flied out to center. <--->
josh karp struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, washington leads 9 to 4.

top of the sixth

javy lopez singled up the middle. <--1>
pedro feliz walked. <-21>
luis matos singled through the hole. <321>
jose hernandez pinch hit for steve karsay. <321>
jose hernandez homered to right-center for a grand slam. <--->
jimmy rollins flied out to left. <--->
ray durham flied out to right. <--->
jay gibbons struck out. <--->
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, baltimore trails 9 to 8.

bottom of the sixth

ricardo rincon came in to pitch for the orioles. <--->
ichiro suzuki struck out. <--->
chris burke grounded to third. <--->
marcus giles struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, washington leads 9 to 8.

top of the seventh

tony medrano came in to play shortstop. <--->
willy taveras came in to play left field. <--->
hank blalock reached second on a fielding error by the center fielder. <-2->
shawn green struck out. <-2->
javy lopez homered around the foul pole in right for two rbis. <--->
pedro feliz singled down the right field line. <--1>
luis matos flied out to left. <--1>
chris gomez pinch hit for ricardo rincon. <--1>
chris gomez grounded to short. <--1>
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, baltimore leads 10 to 9.

bottom of the seventh

latroy hawkins came in to pitch for the orioles. <--->
willy taveras grounded to the shortstop. <--->
vinny castilla flied out to right. <--->
jose molina struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, washington trails 10 to 9.

top of the eighth

jimmy rollins homered to deep left-center. <--->
ray durham grounded to the second baseman. <--->
jay gibbons struck out. <--->
hank blalock walked. <--1>
shawn green struck out. <--1>
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, baltimore leads 11 to 9.

bottom of the eighth

jason kendall flied out to left. <--->
matt lecroy popped up to first. <--->
mike lamb pinch hit for josh karp. <--->
danny kolb came in to pitch for the orioles. <--->
mike lamb grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, washington trails 11 to 9.

top of the ninth

ryan wagner came in to pitch for the nationals. <--->
javy lopez singled back through the middle. <--1>
pedro feliz was hit by a pitch. <-21>
luis matos walked. <321>
desi relaford pinch hit for danny kolb. <321>
desi relaford grounded to first. <321>
jimmy rollins popped up behind home plate. <321>
ray durham struck out. <321>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, baltimore leads 11 to 9.

bottom of the ninth

ryan dempster came in to pitch for the orioles. <--->
ichiro suzuki grounded to first. <--->
tony medrano struck out. <--->
marcus giles flied out to right field. <--->

orioles win: 11-9