MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
08/24/2051
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2530 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2051 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (75-56) 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 9 15 0
Toronto Blue Jays (60-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Toronto Decked by Garcia, Nationals
Nationals second baseman Gus Garcia put his stamp on his team's 9-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Garcia was 2-2 with 2 home runs, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for Washington in the contest. Alex Murphy got the win, improving to 6-5. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 3 hits and no runs, while striking out 5 and walking 2. Washington's record now stands at 75-56, placing them second in the National League East Division.

Early in the game, Garcia had a 2-run home run for Washington. It was his 35th home run of the season and put the Nationals on top, 2-0.

Said losing manager Scott Smith: "We need to play with more of an edge."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Rico RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .248 9 38
M. Lozada DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .326 13 50
G. Garcia 2B 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 .304 35 96
   a-R. Kelley PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 2 7
N. Becker 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .290 16 64
L. Figueroa 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .270 23 75
R. Cummings LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .289 18 80
J. Sanchez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .248 12 38
   b-R. Tarrant PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 4
   c-S. Landon C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 7 20
R. Quijada CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .251 6 50
N. Paulus SS 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .235 1 6
Totals 40 9 15 9 1 6 18      
a - R. Kelley pinch hit for G. Garcia in the 8th
b - R. Tarrant pinch hit for J. Sanchez in the 9th
c - S. Landon substituted for R. Tarrant in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Paulus (6, 4th Inning off E. Jacobs, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Cummings (25, 5th Inning off S. Love, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Garcia 2 (35, 1st Inning off E. Jacobs, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off E. Jacobs, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Quijada (6, 7th Inning off A. Craig, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lozada 2 , G. Garcia 8 , N. Becker 2 , L. Figueroa , R. Cummings 4 , R. Quijada 5 , N. Paulus 4
2-out RBI: N. Becker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rico , M. Lozada , L. Figueroa , R. Quijada
GIDP: J. Sanchez
Sac Fly: R. Cummings
Hit by Pitch: H. Rico , G. Garcia
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Goldring 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .273 1 43
R. Murphy DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .307 12 70
H. Pecina C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .321 11 73
P. Harris RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .269 32 89
B. Norris CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .248 4 16
D. Ramirez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267 3 18
M. Bennett 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 13 61
J. Arellano SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 7 39
C. Gilkey LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296 2 46
Totals 30 0 3 0 2 9 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Murphy , H. Pecina , C. Gilkey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Harris , J. Arellano
Hit by Pitch: H. Pecina
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bennett-Arellano-Ramirez)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Murphy W (6-5) 5.1 3 0 0 2 5 0 87 5.55   
M. Lyons SV (6) 3.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 46 3.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Murphy 65
Batters Faced: A. Murphy 22, M. Lyons 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Murphy 6-5, M. Lyons 6-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Murphy 87-51, M. Lyons 46-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lyons 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Murphy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Jacobs L (1-1) 4.0 8 5 5 0 1 2 78 5.36   
S. Love 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 50 7.06   
A. Craig 2.1 3 2 2 0 4 1 32 5.03   
B. Moreno 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Jacobs 27
Batters Faced: E. Jacobs 21, S. Love 10, A. Craig 10, B. Moreno 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Jacobs 3-7, S. Love 2-2, A. Craig 1-2, B. Moreno 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Jacobs 78-50, S. Love 50-28, A. Craig 32-23, B. Moreno 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Craig 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Jacobs 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gus Garcia
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 24487
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