Nationals Vs Reds

washington nationals at cincinnati reds may 9, 2006 top of the first mark buehrle takes the mound for the reds. ichiro suzuki doubled in the left field gap. <-2-> chris burke walked. <-21> marcus giles lined out to left. <-21> aubrey huff flied out to left. <-21> vinny castilla struck out. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0. bottom of the first ted lilly takes the mound for the nationals. david dejesus grounded to short. <---> corey patterson struck out. <---> miguel tejada grounded to the pitcher. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0. top of the second doug mientkiewicz singled to right. <--1> jason kendall grounded to the second baseman. <--1> the nationals put on the hit and run. willy taveras singled through the right side, advancing the runner to third. <3-1> the reds brought the infield in. ted lilly struck out. <3-1> ichiro suzuki flied out to center. <3-1> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0. bottom of the second todd helton singled in the right field gap. <--1> tony womack flied out to left field. <--1> dallas mcpherson grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <---> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the second, the game is tied at 0. top of the third chris burke walked. <--1> marcus giles grounded to second. <-2-> aubrey huff singled through the left side, scoring a run. <--1> vinny castilla grounded to second. <--1> doug mientkiewicz struck out. <--1> 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the third, washington leads 1 to 0. bottom of the third wily mo pena homered over the center field fence. <---> paul bako doubled down the left field line. <-2-> mark buehrle popped up to the second baseman. <-2-> david dejesus was hit by a pitch. <-21> corey patterson popped up to second. <-21> miguel tejada walked. <321> todd helton hit an infield single to short, scoring a run. <321> tony womack grounded to the second baseman. <321> 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.

at the end of the third, cincinnati leads 2 to 1. top of the fourth jason kendall popped up to the second baseman. <---> willy taveras lined out to right. <---> ted lilly grounded to second. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the fourth, washington trails 2 to 1. bottom of the fourth dallas mcpherson struck out. <---> wily mo pena struck out. <---> paul bako flied out to center field. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the fourth, cincinnati leads 2 to 1. top of the fifth ichiro suzuki grounded to short. <---> chris burke hit an infield single to the second baseman. <--1> marcus giles struck out. <--1> aubrey huff flied out to right. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the fifth, washington trails 2 to 1. bottom of the fifth mark buehrle struck out. <---> david dejesus walked. <--1> corey patterson grounded to second. <--1> miguel tejada singled through the hole. <-21> todd helton struck out. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the fifth, cincinnati leads 2 to 1. top of the sixth vinny castilla flied out to right. <---> doug mientkiewicz lined out to left. <---> jason kendall singled over the first baseman. <--1> willy taveras reached second on a fielding error by the center fielder. <32-> mike lamb pinch hit for ted lilly. <32-> mike lamb grounded to short. <32-> 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the sixth, washington trails 2 to 1. bottom of the sixth chad cordero came in to pitch for the nationals. <---> tony womack struck out. <---> dallas mcpherson struck out. <---> wily mo pena struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the sixth, cincinnati leads 2 to 1. top of the seventh ichiro suzuki singled in the left field gap. <--1> chris burke struck out. <--1> marcus giles walked. <-21> aubrey huff grounded to third. <32-> vinny castilla lined out to left. <32-> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.

in the middle of the seventh, washington trails 2 to 1. bottom of the seventh paul bako struck out. <---> mark buehrle grounded to first. <---> david dejesus walked. <--1> corey patterson struck out. <--1> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the seventh, cincinnati leads 2 to 1. top of the eighth doug mientkiewicz reached first on a fielding error by the shortstop. <--1> jason kendall popped up to the second baseman. <--1> willy taveras struck out. <--1> the reds guarded the lines. jeff conine pinch hit for chad cordero. <--1> jeff conine singled back through the middle. <-21> ichiro suzuki grounded to second. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the eighth, washington trails 2 to 1. bottom of the eighth mike dejean came in to pitch for the nationals. <---> miguel tejada hit an infield single to third. <--1> todd helton singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1> tony womack grounded to the shortstop. <3-1> dallas mcpherson flied out to center field. <3-1> wily mo pena popped up to short. <3-1> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the eighth, cincinnati leads 2 to 1. top of the ninth ambiorix burgos came in to pitch for the reds. <---> chris burke popped up to short. <---> marcus giles struck out. <---> aubrey huff grounded to second. <---> reds win: 2-1