Washington 9, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 4, 2010
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
68°
Umpires:
Home -
Ed Rapuano, 1B -
Tom Hallion, 2B -
Ron Kulpa, 3B -
Lance Barksdale
Attendance:
30263
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Ivan Rodriguez went 3-for-5 with a home run and a season-high four RBIs as the Washington Nationals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ian Desmond collected three hits and an RBI for the Nationals, who had lost nine of their previous 12 road games.
Rodriguez ignited a five-run rally in the fourth inning with a two-run double. Danny Espinosa followed with an RBI single while Jason Maxwell and Nyjer Morgan plated a run apiece later in the frame.
The following inning, Michael Morse led off with a single before Rodriguez launched Paul Maholm's first offering over the right-field wall for his third homer of the season and a commanding 7-0 lead.
Desmond hit an RBI double in the sixth and Michael Morse added a run-scoring single in the eighth for a 9-1 advantage.
John Lannan (7-6) won for the fifth time in six decisions, allowing one run and five hits in seven innings. The left-hander, who improved to 1-3 lifetime vs. Pittsburgh, walked one and struck out seven.
Maholm (7-14) suffered his fifth straight loss as he was battered for seven runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 frames, falling to 0-4 in seven career starts against the Nationals.
Andrew McCutchen homered and Lastings Milledge had three hits for the Pirates, who had won three in a row at home.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
John Lannan
|
Player |
Paul Maholm
|
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
7.0 |
IP |
4.1 |
|
7 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
5 |
Hits |
9 |
|
1.29 |
ERA |
14.54 |
Hitting
| Washington |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Ivan Rodriguez
| Player |
Lastings Milledge |
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
|
4 |
RBI |
0 |
|
1 |
HR |
0 |
|
6 |
TB |
3 |
|
.600 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Washington
|
15 |
1 |
20 |
.385 |
17 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh
|
9 |
1 |
14 |
.237 |
16 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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