May 21, 2012 · 7:05 PM EDT
Ian Desmond
SS2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterSV
Shane Victorino
CF2-3H-AB2B
Gio GonzalezP6.0IP0 ER · 9 K · WWinning pitcher
Kyle KendrickP7.0IP2 ER · 4 K · L
Sean BurnettP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · SSaveBiggest lead WSH by 2
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WSNationals | 98 | 64 | .605 | — |
2AT Braves | 94 | 68 | .580 | 4.0 |
| 3PHPhillies | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17.0 |
4NY Mets | 74 | 88 | .457 | 24.0 |
5MI Marlins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 29.0 |
46 balls in play · 11 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
SL Steve Lombardozzi Jr.2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BH Bryce HarperRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RZ Ryan Zimmerman3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
AL Adam LaRoche1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| IDIan DesmondSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
DE Danny Espinosa2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RARick AnkielCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JF Jesus FloresC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GGGio GonzalezP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CS Craig StammenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HA Henry Alberto RodriguezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBSean BurnettP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB Roger BernadinaLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
XN Xavier NadyLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
HR: Desmond
RBI: Desmond 2
SB: Harper
LOB: 9
| GGGio GonzalezW | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 108 |
| CSCraig StammenH | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| HAHenry Alberto RodriguezH | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| SBSean BurnettS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 162 |
| JPJuan PierreLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
PP Placido Polanco3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SVShane VictorinoCF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
HP Hunter PenceRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CR Carlos RuizC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JM John Mayberry Jr.1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
FG Freddy GalvisSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF Mike Fontenot2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KKKyle KendrickP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HLHector LunaPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PO Pete OrrPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RV Raul ValdesP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TW Ty WiggintonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
2B: Victorino
RBI: Wigginton
LOB: 21
| KKKyle KendrickL | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 104 |
| RVRaul Valdes | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 123 |
The Nationals edged the Phillies 2-1 at Citizens Bank Park.
Gio Gonzalez got the win, Kyle Kendrick took the loss and Sean Burnett earned the save. Ian Desmond went 2-for-4 for the Nationals, while Shane Victorino went 2-for-3 for the Phillies.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
