Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Monday, May 16, 2011
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
69°
Umpires:
Home -
Tony Randazzo, 1B -
Dan Bellino, 2B -
Larry Vanover, 3B -
Brian Gorman
Attendance:
21960
By SportsDirect Inc.
Slumping Danny Espinosa hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning as the Washington Nationals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, Monday in a matchup of two of the worst offenses in baseball.
Jerry Hairston Jr. homered and Wilson Ramos had an RBI single for Washington, which has won two straight following a three-game losing streak.
Steve Pearce had an RBI single for Pittsburgh, which has lost six straight. The Pirates were just 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position, which led to another hard-luck loss for Paul Maholm (1-6). He has received just 14 runs of support in his nine starts.
Andrew McCutchen tied the game 2-2 in the seventh with an RBI triple, but Washington regained the lead in its half. Mike Morse hit a one-out single chasing Maholm, and Espinosa deposited the first pitch he saw from Jose Ascanio into the right field seats for his fifth homer of the season. The hit snapped a 1-for-24 skid.
Cole Kimball (1-0), who relieved Washington starter John Lannan in the seventh, picked up his first career win with a scoreless inning. Former Pirate Sean Burnett got the final two outs of the eighth and Drew Storen worked out of a first-and-second jam in the ninth to remain perfect in nine save opportunities.
Maholm allowed three runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. Lannan, allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Washington |
|
Paul Maholm |
Player |
John Lannan
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.1 |
IP |
6.1 |
|
7 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
4 |
Hits |
7 |
|
4.26 |
ERA |
2.84 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh |
|
Washington |
|
Ronny Cedeno | Player |
Jayson Werth
|
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
3 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
10 |
0 |
14 |
.303 |
17 |
7 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Washington
|
6 |
2 |
13 |
.207 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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