MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/21/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2225 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (67-60) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
Pittsburgh Pirates (53-73) 0 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 X 12 16 0
Pirates, Zimmerman Blast Nationals
Ryan Zimmerman knocked in 4 runs to help Pittsburgh beat Washington, 12-1. Zimmerman produced 2 singles and 2 home runs. Steven Matz earned the win for Pittsburgh. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits, while striking out 9. With the win, he raised his record to 4-7. Pittsburgh occupies third place in the National League Central Division at 53-73.

Zimmerman came through for the Pirates in the bottom of the second inning. With Pittsburgh leading 6-0, the first baseman hit a 3-run home run. It made the score 9-0, Pittsburgh.

"A great team win and something real positive we can build on," said Zimmerman after the game.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .292 1 13
Y. Gurriel 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .292 13 50
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .254 10 35
T. White 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 1 8
J. Bradley Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .250 6 22
C. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .251 13 64
J. Lowrie 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 2 9
   a-A. Hanson PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225 3 11
T. Murphy C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .206 0 2
M. Wacha P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120 0 0
   W. Miley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 0
   N. Karns P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   B. Norris P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   J. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 14 12      
a - A. Hanson pinch hit for J. Lowrie in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Murphy (1, 3rd Inning off S. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Karns , Y. Gurriel , A. Benintendi , T. Murphy 2 , A. Hanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowrie , A. Benintendi 2
Sac Bunt: W. Miley
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bradley Jr. (3) , A. Eaton (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lowrie (1) , Y. Gurriel (12) , A. Benintendi (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 6 0 0 0 0 5 3 .197 13 37
J. Kipnis SS 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262 14 55
L. Wade LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .366 2 7
F. Reyes RF 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .261 25 66
R. Zimmerman 1B 5 3 4 4 0 0 3 .254 17 59
J. Lamb 3B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .232 16 43
R. Nunez 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .267 15 45
R. Chirinos C 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .201 14 46
S. Matz P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .222 0 3
   a-C. Maybin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 0 2
   N. Kingham P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 1 3
   b-B. Bradley PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 7 23
   A. Warren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
Totals 40 12 16 12 5 13 14      
a - C. Maybin pinch hit for S. Matz in the 6th
b - B. Bradley pinch hit for N. Kingham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Nunez (7, 2nd Inning off W. Miley, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Chirinos (13, 2nd Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Reyes (25, 5th Inning off N. Karns, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Nunez (15, 2nd Inning off M. Wacha, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Kipnis (14, 2nd Inning off M. Wacha, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Zimmerman 2 (17, 2nd Inning off W. Miley, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Reyes 7 , J. Lamb , R. Nunez 6 , J. Kipnis 4 , R. Chirinos 3 , L. Wade 2 , R. Zimmerman 10
2-out RBI: F. Reyes , J. Kipnis , R. Zimmerman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Matz , J. Lamb , B. Buxton , R. Chirinos , R. Zimmerman
Sac Bunt: S. Matz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lamb (4)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Wacha L (7-13) 1.2 7 7 7 0 2 2 39 27 6.87   
W. Miley 1.1 4 2 2 2 2 1 54 33 6.18   
N. Karns 2.0 2 3 3 2 2 2 42 25 5.87   
B. Norris 1.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 30 19 4.28   
J. Edwards 1.1 0 0 0 1 4 0 24 16 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 9
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 12, W. Miley 11, N. Karns 10, B. Norris 8, J. Edwards 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 2-1, W. Miley 0-2, N. Karns 2-2, B. Norris 1-1, J. Edwards 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 39-27, W. Miley 54-33, N. Karns 42-25, B. Norris 30-19, J. Edwards 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Miley 1-1 , J. Edwards 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Matz W (4-7) 6.0 3 1 1 2 9 0 88 53 6.31   
N. Kingham 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 16 4.31   
A. Warren 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 13 4.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 69
Batters Faced: S. Matz 24, N. Kingham 7, A. Warren 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 7-3, N. Kingham 3-1, A. Warren 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 88-53, N. Kingham 24-16, A. Warren 17-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Zimmerman
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 24601
Special Notes: Byron Buxton ties the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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