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Washington Nationals @ Cincinnati Reds

2012-05-11 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 37255 · 72°F, sunny · 3:12

Washington Nationals defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–3. Washington Nationals put up 3 in the 1st. Gio Gonzalez earned the win. Roger Bernadina went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	12
CIN	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	9

W: Gio Gonzalez L: Mike Leake SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Desmond	5	2	2	0	0	0
Roger Bernadina	5	1	2	3	0	1
Ryan Zimmerman	4	1	3	0	1	1
Adam LaRoche	4	1	2	2	1	2
Bryce Harper	5	0	0	0	0	3
Danny Espinosa	4	1	1	2	0	0
Rick Ankiel	4	0	1	0	0	1
Wilson Ramos	4	1	1	0	0	1
Gio Gonzalez	2	0	0	0	0	2
Craig Stammen	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Zack Cozart	5	0	1	1	0	3
Drew Stubbs	5	0	1	0	0	1
Joey Votto	3	1	1	0	2	1
Brandon Phillips	4	0	2	0	1	0
Jay Bruce	4	1	2	1	0	1
Scott Rolen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ryan Ludwick	3	0	1	1	1	2
Devin Mesoraco	3	0	0	0	1	2
Mike Leake	1	0	0	0	0	1
Miguel Cairo	1	1	1	0	0	0
Wilson Valdez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Heisey	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gio Gonzalez	5.0	5	4	9
Craig Stammen	2.1	2	0	3
Ryan Mattheus	0.2	1	1	1
Sean Burnett	1.0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Leake	3.0	7	2	3
Alfredo Simon	2.0	3	0	3
J. J. Hoover	1.0	1	0	1
Jose Arredondo	2.0	0	0	2
Sam LeCure	1.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Desmond: S8/G6
Roger Bernadina: HR/F89XD+.1-H
Ryan Zimmerman: W
Adam LaRoche: D8/F78XD+.1-H
Bryce Harper: K
Danny Espinosa: 6/F6D
Rick Ankiel: 31/G34+

Bot 1

Zack Cozart: 8/F8LD
Drew Stubbs: 63/G6
Joey Votto: W
Brandon Phillips: 46(1)/FO/G4MD

Top 2

Wilson Ramos: S9/L9M
Gio Gonzalez: 24/SH.1-2
Ian Desmond: 4/F4-
Roger Bernadina: S7/L7S.2-H
Ryan Zimmerman: SB2
Ryan Zimmerman: K

Bot 2

Jay Bruce: DGR/F8RXD+
Scott Rolen: K
Ryan Ludwick: K
Devin Mesoraco: K

Top 3

Adam LaRoche: W
Bryce Harper: 8/F8LM
Danny Espinosa: HR/F9D+.1-H
Rick Ankiel: S8/L4MD-
Wilson Ramos: 54(1)/FO/G5
Gio Gonzalez: K

Bot 3

Mike Leake: K
Zack Cozart: K
Drew Stubbs: K

Top 4

Ian Desmond: S8/G6M
Roger Bernadina: 8/F8LD
Ryan Zimmerman: S9/L89S.1-2
Adam LaRoche: WP.2-3;1-2
Adam LaRoche: S9/L9S.3-H;2-3
Bryce Harper: K
Danny Espinosa: 6/F6-

Bot 4

Joey Votto: S4/G4-
Brandon Phillips: SB2
Brandon Phillips: S9/L4D.2-3
Jay Bruce: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H
Scott Rolen: K
Ryan Ludwick: W.1-2
Devin Mesoraco: K

Top 5

Rick Ankiel: 31/G3
Wilson Ramos: K
Gio Gonzalez: K

Bot 5

Miguel Cairo: D7/L7LM
Zack Cozart: S7/F7LS.2-H
Drew Stubbs: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Joey Votto: W.1-2
Brandon Phillips: W.2-3;1-2
Jay Bruce: K
Scott Rolen: 5/P5F

Top 6

Ian Desmond: 9/F9D
Roger Bernadina: 8/F8LM
Ryan Zimmerman: S9/L89S
Adam LaRoche: K

Bot 6

Ryan Ludwick: K
Devin Mesoraco: 63/G6
Wilson Valdez: 43/G4M

Top 7

Bryce Harper: 31/G34
Danny Espinosa: 4/F4D
Rick Ankiel: K

Bot 7

Zack Cozart: K
Drew Stubbs: 7/F78M
Joey Votto: K

Top 8

Wilson Ramos: 53/G56
Craig Stammen: K
Ian Desmond: 5/L56

Bot 8

Brandon Phillips: S7/G56
Jay Bruce: S9/G4.1-3
Scott Rolen: FC5/G56S.3X3(5);1-2
Ryan Ludwick: S7.2-H;1-2
Devin Mesoraco: W.2-3;1-2
Chris Heisey: 5/IF
Zack Cozart: K

Top 9

Roger Bernadina: K
Ryan Zimmerman: S3/G3
Adam LaRoche: K+SB2
Bryce Harper: K

Bot 9

Drew Stubbs: S1/BG23
Joey Votto: 54(1)/FO/G5
Brandon Phillips: DI.1-2
Brandon Phillips: 9/F9LS
Jay Bruce: 63/G6+

Notes & reviews

Bryce Harper went into the tunnel behind the dugout and slammed his bat against the wall; it rebounded off the concrete and hit him above his left eye; Harper received ten stitches to close the wound

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