This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Washington Nationals @ Cincinnati Reds

2007-05-24 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 19541 · 83°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph R to L · 2:29

Washington Nationals defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–3. Washington Nationals put up 2 in the 4th. Michael Bacsik earned the win and Chad Cordero picked up the save. Alex Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	11
CIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	7

W: Michael Bacsik L: Matt Belisle SV: Chad Cordero

Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Gary Cederstrom · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felipe Lopez	5	0	2	0	0	0
Cristian Guzman	5	2	2	1	0	1
Ryan Zimmerman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ryan Church	4	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Kearns	4	1	2	1	0	0
Dmitri Young	4	0	3	2	0	0
Brian Schneider	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nook Logan	3	0	1	0	1	2
Mike Bacsik	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Batista	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ryan Freel	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	4	1	2	2	0	1
Ken Griffey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Phillips	3	0	2	0	1	0
Jeff Conine	4	0	0	0	0	0
Adam Dunn	4	1	1	1	0	1
Edwin Encarnacion	3	0	0	0	0	0
David Ross	3	0	1	0	0	1
Matt Belisle	1	0	0	0	1	1
Norris Hopper	1	1	1	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Bacsik	7.2	7	1	4
Billy Traber	0.1	0	0	0
Chad Cordero	1.0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Belisle	7.0	10	1	3
Brad Salmon	1.0	0	0	0
Jon Coutlangus	0.1	1	0	0
Gary Majewski	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felipe Lopez: 43/G4
Cristian Guzman: HR/F9D+
Ryan Zimmerman: 8/F8RM
Ryan Church: 3/P3

Bot 1

Ryan Freel: 9/F89D
Alex Gonzalez: 9!/L89M
Ken Griffey: 9/F89D

Top 2

Austin Kearns: 4/P4D
Dmitri Young: S8/L8RS+
Brian Schneider: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 2

Brandon Phillips: 63/G6
Jeff Conine: 7/L7M+
Adam Dunn: 63/G4

Top 3

Nook Logan: K
Mike Bacsik: 53/G56S
Felipe Lopez: 63/G6

Bot 3

Edwin Encarnacion: 53/G
David Ross: K
Matt Belisle: W
Ryan Freel: 7/F7M

Top 4

Cristian Guzman: S8/G4M
Ryan Zimmerman: S5/G56S-.1-2
Ryan Church: 5/P5F
Austin Kearns: S7/G56.2-H;1-2
Dmitri Young: S8/G4M.2-H;1-2
Brian Schneider: 8/F8LD
Nook Logan: K

Bot 4

Alex Gonzalez: S8/L8RS
Ken Griffey: 7/F8LD
Brandon Phillips: S7/L8LS.1-2
Jeff Conine: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 5

Mike Bacsik: 63/G6MS-
Felipe Lopez: S9/G34
Cristian Guzman: 8/F8LS
Ryan Zimmerman: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 5

Adam Dunn: HR/F8LXD+
Edwin Encarnacion: 9/F9D
David Ross: 8/F8LD
Matt Belisle: K

Top 6

Ryan Church: 7/F7M
Austin Kearns: S8/G6M
Dmitri Young: D7/F7S.1-H
Brian Schneider: 43/G4.2-3
Nook Logan: IW
Mike Bacsik: 43/G4M

Bot 6

Ryan Freel: 63/G6
Alex Gonzalez: K
Ken Griffey: 53/G6

Top 7

Felipe Lopez: S9/L89S
Cristian Guzman: K
Ryan Zimmerman: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 7

Brandon Phillips: S7/L6D+
Jeff Conine: 4/P4-
Adam Dunn: K
Edwin Encarnacion: 7/F7M

Top 8

Ryan Church: 6/L6-
Austin Kearns: 43/G4M
Dmitri Young: 8/F8LD

Bot 8

David Ross: S7/G5+
Norris Hopper: S3/BG3S+.1-2
Ryan Freel: 4(B)/NDP/L4+.2X3(51)
Alex Gonzalez: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Ken Griffey: 13/G13+

Top 9

Brian Schneider: 43/G4
Nook Logan: S7/L7S+
Tony Batista: HP.1-2
Felipe Lopez: 8/F8RXD.2-3
Cristian Guzman: 43/G4

Bot 9

Brandon Phillips: W
Jeff Conine: 3/BP3F
Adam Dunn: 45(1)3/GDP/G4

Notes & reviews

Felipe Lopez threw wildly past 2B trying for DP; Ryan Zimmerman retrieved ball and threw to Mike Bacsik covering 3B for second out; this is not DP, due to intervening misplay

⚾ Arcade