May 20, 2006 Baltimore Orioles at Washington Nationals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 7
CHC 0 PIT 9
@CLE 6 DET 7
CIN 6
(10) STL 4
@KCR 2 SFG 4
@OAK 2
(10) SEA 6
SDP 3 TBD 4
FLA 3 ARI 13
ATL 0 COL 5
TOR 1 TEX 6
@HOU 0 LAD 8
LAA 4 MIN 16
@MIL 10 NYY 5
@NYM 4
(11) BOS 8
@PHI 4 WSN 8
BAL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 32,502

Saturday, May 20, 2006, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Orioles

20-23

Lost 1

4th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    3  8  1
Nationals       0  1  0   0  2  4   0  1  X    8 10  1

W: J Rauch (1-1), L: R Lopez (1-7)

Nationals

15-28

Won 1

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Fahey 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .254  .595   24    3   2   
M Mora 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .858   18    0   1   HBP
M Tejada SS                   3   2   1   0    2   0  .353 1.007   20    0   4   2B
J Gibbons RF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .274  .833   32    3   0   
R Hernandez C                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .306  .848   12    2   0   
K Millar 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .225  .685   10    8   1   
C Patterson CF                4   0   3   0    0   0  .280  .771   15    5   0   2·SB
N Markakis LF                 2   0   0   0    2   1  .217  .624   27    2   0   GDP,IW
R Lopez P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    9    0   0   SH
  J Manon P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  K Birkins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Britton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Matos PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .414    2    0   0   
  S Rleal P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    5   5              169   24   9

BATTING

2B: M Tejada (7, off T Armas).

SH: R Lopez (1, off T Armas).

IBB: N Markakis (1, by T Armas).

HBP: M Mora (7, by C Cordero).

TB: C Patterson 3; J Gibbons 2; M Tejada 2; K Millar; M Mora.

GIDP: N Markakis (3).

RBI: J Gibbons (27); R Hernandez (28); K Millar (15).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Mora-B Fahey-K Millar.

E: R Hernandez (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Patterson 2 (13, 2nd base off T Armas/W Gonzalez 2).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  3   2   1   3    2   0  .277  .882   19    1   0   HR
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .342  .845   10    2   5   SF
N Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .961   13   10   1   
D Ward RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .842   12    3   0   
  M Byrd PH-RF                1   0   0   1    1   1  .237  .721    8    1   0   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   2   2   0    1   0  .267  .786   20    0   3   2B,GDP
A Escobar CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000   13    1   0   
R Clayton SS                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .620   10    2   4   
  M Anderson PH               1   1   1   1    0   0  .214  .646    5    0   0   
  G Majewski P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   SH
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
W Gonzalez C                  2   1   0   1    1   0  .240  .499   18    6   0   SF
T Armas P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .063  .126    3    0   1   
  R Fick PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    6    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Jackson PH-SS             1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .797    7    1   0   HBP
Totals                       30   8  10   7    7   2              146   27  14

BATTING

2B: R Zimmerman (8, off R Lopez).

HR: A Soriano (15, off R Lopez; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: W Gonzalez (1, off R Lopez); J Vidro (3, off K Birkins).

SH: G Majewski (1, off C Britton).

HBP: D Jackson (1, by J Manon).

TB: A Soriano 4; R Zimmerman 3; J Vidro 3; A Escobar 2; R Fick; M Anderson.

GIDP: R Zimmerman (3).

RBI: A Soriano 3 (30); M Byrd (6); J Vidro (18); W Gonzalez (1); M Anderson (3).

2-out RBI: A Soriano 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Vidro-R Clayton-N Johnson.

E: A Escobar (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Zimmerman (3rd base by R Lopez).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Lopez, L (1-7)               5.1   8   6   6    1   1   1   8.07   25   83-55   33· 6·16    9· 9· 5· 0     28    -     1.07  -0.37
J Manon                        0     0   1   1    2   0   0   3.38    3   15-5     0· 2· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          1-1    1.08  -0.09
K Birkins                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.04    2    5-3     3· 0· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          3-1    0.63   0.00
C Britton                      1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.52    5   19-10    7· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
S Rleal                        1     1   1   1    3   0   0   4.05    6   23-7     6· 1· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.01
Totals                         8    10   8   8    7   2   1          41  145-80   49· 9·22   13·12· 6· 0          4-2

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Armas                        5     7   3   2    5   1   0   3.08   26  105-59   40· 5·14   11· 7· 2· 0     39    -     1.28  -0.10
J Rauch, W (1-1)               1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.75    4   17-15    7· 3· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.08
G Majewski                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    6   18-14    9· 2· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.05
C Cordero                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.12    4   15-10    4· 1· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   2    5   5   0          40  155-98   60·11·27   18· 9· 2· 0           -

J Manon faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Armas (3).

IBB: T Armas (1; N Markakis).

PO: R Lopez (0; R Zimmerman, 3rd base).

HBP: C Cordero (1; M Mora); J Manon (2; D Jackson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bruce Dreckman, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 32,502.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 17mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Washington Nationals                 
1. B Fahey              2B    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. M Mora               3B    2. J Vidro              2B 
3. M Tejada             SS    3. N Johnson            1B 
4. J Gibbons            RF    4. D Ward               RF 
5. R Hernandez          C     5. R Zimmerman          3B 
6. K Millar             1B    6. A Escobar            CF 
7. C Patterson          CF    7. R Clayton            SS 
8. N Markakis           LF    8. W Gonzalez           C  
9. R Lopez              P     9. T Armas              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-1  1--  2   26%  52% A Soriano       R Lopez         Home Run (Fly Ball); Fick Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  12-  6  -16%  40% J Gibbons       T Armas         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Fahey Scores; Tejada to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw to Hm); Gibbons to 2B
   t 5   1  1-3  123  5   11%  29% N Markakis      T Armas         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   1  3-3  1--  5   10%  68% A Escobar       R Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Zimmerman to 3B
   t 4   1  1-2  -23  3    9%  38% B Fahey         T Armas         Fielder's Choice SS; Patterson out at Hm/SS-C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  B Fahey         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  1   54%  M Mora          Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   52%  M Tejada        Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
          -2-      51%  J Gibbons       Wild Pitch; Tejada to 3B
   O      --3  8   55%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rodrigo Lopez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   55%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   52%  N Johnson       Lineout: LF
   O      1--  5   50%  D Ward          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Armas facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  R Hernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  K Millar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   53%  C Patterson     Single to P/Bunt
          1--      52%  N Markakis      Patterson Steals 2B
          -2-  6   51%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   55%  R Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rodrigo Lopez facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   61%  R Zimmerman     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   60%  A Escobar       Groundout: SS-1B; Zimmerman to 3B
          --3  6   62%  R Clayton       Walk
   RO     1-3  6   63%  W Gonzalez      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Zimmerman Scores
   O      1--  3   61%  T Armas         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   57%  B Fahey         Walk
   O      1--  3   61%  M Mora          Flyball: CF
          1--  4   57%  M Tejada        Walk; Fahey to 2B
   R      12-  6   40%  J Gibbons       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Fahey Scores; Tejada to 3B/Adv on E8 (throw to Hm); Gibbons to 2B
   RO     -23  1   40%  R Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B; Tejada Scores/unER; Gibbons to 3B
   O      --3  3   44%  K Millar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rodrigo Lopez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   41%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   39%  J Vidro         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   38%  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Nationals 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tony Armas facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   34%  C Patterson     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      31%  N Markakis      Patterson Steals 2B
          -2-  4   29%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   29%  R Lopez         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Patterson to 3B; Markakis to 2B
   O      -23  3   38%  B Fahey         Fielder's Choice SS; Patterson out at Hm/SS-C
   O      12-  6   43%  M Mora          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Rodrigo Lopez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   40%  D Ward          Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   37%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   36%  A Escobar       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Nationals 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tony Armas facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   32%  M Tejada        Walk
          1--  3   27%  J Gibbons       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Tejada to 2B
   O      12-  4   29%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Tejada to 3B
   R      1-3  3   22%  K Millar        Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Tejada Scores; Hernandez to 2B
          12-  4   18%  C Patterson     Single to RF (Line Drive); Hernandez to 3B; Millar to 2B
   OO     123  5   29%  N Markakis      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-3, Rodrigo Lopez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   25%  R Clayton       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   23%  W Gonzalez      Flyball: CF
                  Robert Fick pinch hits for Tony Armas batting 9th
          ---  6   25%  R Fick          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   52%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball); Fick Scores
          ---  2   53%  J Vidro         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  N Johnson       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Jon Rauch facing 9-1-2
                  Jon Rauch replaces Robert Fick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   53%  R Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  B Fahey         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   54%  M Mora          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   58%  M Tejada        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Rodrigo Lopez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   54%  D Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   58%  R Zimmerman     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   68%  A Escobar       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Zimmerman to 3B
                  Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Royce Clayton batting 7th
   R      1-3      76%  M Anderson      Zimmerman Picked off 3B, safe on E2; Zimmerman Scores/No RBI; Escobar to 2B
   R      -2-  4   85%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Escobar Scores
                  Julio Manon replaces Rodrigo Lopez pitching and batting 9th
          1--  5   87%  W Gonzalez      Walk; Anderson to 2B
                  Damian Jackson pinch hits for Jon Rauch batting 9th
          12-  4   90%  D Jackson       Hit By Pitch; Anderson to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   R      123  6   94%  A Soriano       Walk; Anderson Scores; Gonzalez to 3B; Jackson to 2B
                  Kurt Birkins replaces Julio Manon pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  3   95%  J Vidro         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Gonzalez Scores; Jackson to 3B; Soriano to 2B
   O      -23  2   94%  N Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 7.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-7, Gary Majewski facing 4-5-6
                  Gary Majewski replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 7th; Damian Jackson moves to SS
   O      ---  2   96%  J Gibbons       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   97%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   97%  K Millar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Chris Britton facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Britton replaces Kurt Birkins pitching and batting 9th; Marlon Byrd pinch hits for Daryle Ward batting 4th
   O      ---  4   97%  M Byrd          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   97%  R Zimmerman     Walk
          1--  4   98%  A Escobar       Single to LF (Line Drive); Zimmerman to 3B
   O      1-3  2   97%  G Majewski      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Escobar to 2B
   O      -23  5   96%  W Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 7.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-7, Gary Majewski facing 7-8-9
                  Marlon Byrd moves to RF
   O      ---  4   98%  C Patterson     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   98%  N Markakis      Strikeout Swinging
                  Luis Matos pinch hits for Chris Britton batting 9th
   O      ---  2   99%  L Matos         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Sendy Rleal facing 9-1-2
                  Sendy Rleal replaces Luis Matos pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   99%  D Jackson       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   99%  A Soriano       Walk
          1--  1   99%  J Vidro         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Soriano to 2B
          12-  5   99%  N Johnson       Walk; Soriano to 3B; Vidro to 2B
   R      123  4  100%  M Byrd          Walk; Soriano Scores; Vidro to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   OO     123  6   99%  R Zimmerman     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 8.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-8, Chad Cordero facing 1-2-3
                  Chad Cordero replaces Gary Majewski pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  5  100%  B Fahey         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   99%  M Mora          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2  100%  M Tejada        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6  100%  J Gibbons       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Nationals 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation