Early sparks fizzle for Nats By Mark Schmetzer / Special to MLB.com
The Nationals jumped out to an early six-run lead over the Reds, but couldn't make it hold in the series opener. Ryan Zimmerman, Austin Kearns and Dmitri Young each drove in two runs for the Nationals, who have lost three of their last four games. Jon Rauch took the loss in relief.
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Reds 8, Nationals 7
Javier Valentin is congratulated after his pinch-hit home run. (Al Behrman/AP)
Valentin caps late heroics By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Javier Valentin played the hero for the Reds on Monday night, hitting a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth to cap a comeback win over the Nationals. Starter Bronson Arroyo allowed six runs over two innings, while Jon Coutlangus pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 21, 2007
Cincinnati 8, Washington 7
Today's Boxes 5/21/07
BAL 13, TOR 7
NYY 6, BOS 2
CLE 5, SEA 2
TEX 14, MIN 4
CWS 8, OAK 5
ARI 6, COL 5
MIL 9, LAD 5
SF 4, HOU 0
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Standings thru 5/21/07 | Gameday | Nationals Stats | Reds Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , 2B5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .238
Guzman , SS3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .259
Zimmerman , 3B5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .255
Young , 1B4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .262
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rauch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Belliard , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Kearns , RF4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .244
Schneider , C4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .231
Logan , CF4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259
Langerhans , LF2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .132
Speigner , P0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Abreu , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Fick , 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Totals 34 7 9 7 5 10 12
BATTING 2B : Zimmerman (12, Arroyo), Young (9, Arroyo).HR : Kearns (5, 2nd inning off Arroyo, 1 on, 2 out), Zimmerman (5, 4th inning off Santos, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Lopez; Zimmerman 7; Young 3; Kearns 4; Schneider 2.RBI : Zimmerman 2 (21), Young 2 (19), Schneider (15), Kearns 2 (18).2-out RBI : Kearns 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lopez 3; Schneider.S : Speigner.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING CS : Logan (1, 2nd base by Santos/Ross).FIELDING E : Speigner (1, fielding).DP : (Lopez-Guzman-Young).
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Freel , 3B-CF5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268
Hopper , CF-LF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265
Griffey , RF4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .303
Phillips , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Dunn , LF3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .268
Weathers , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez , SS4 2 1 1 0 0 2 .252
Hatteberg , 1B4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .303
Ross , C2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .206
b-Valentin , PH-C 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .239
Arroyo , P0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .087
Santos , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
a-Moeller , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Coffey , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Coutlangus , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Castro , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .170
Totals 34 8 12 8 3 4 9
BATTING 2B : Gonzalez (8, Speigner), Hatteberg 2 (7, Speigner, Rauch).HR : Hatteberg (3, 2nd inning off Speigner, 1 on, 2 out), Griffey (9, 3rd inning off Speigner, 0 on, 1 out), Valentin (1, 8th inning off Rauch, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Freel; Hopper; Griffey 5; Dunn 2; Gonzalez 2; Hatteberg 8; Ross; Valentin 4.RBI : Hatteberg 4 (15), Griffey (27), Gonzalez (17), Valentin 2 (10).2-out RBI : Hatteberg 3; Gonzalez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Freel; Santos.GIDP : Griffey.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Freel (6, 2nd base by Speigner/Schneider).FIELDING E : Dunn (3, throw).
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Speigner 3.0 7 5 5 3 0 2 6.33
Abreu 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.24
Rivera (H, 6)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Rauch (BS, 2)(L, 2-1)1.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 4.62
IBB : Ross (by Speigner), Langerhans (by Arroyo).Pitches-strikes : Speigner 66-37, Abreu 31-20, Rivera 15-10, Rauch 29-22, Arroyo 62-32, Santos 57-37, Coffey 12-8, Coutlangus 17-11, Weathers 15-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Speigner 2-6, Abreu 5-2, Rivera 2-1, Rauch 1-0, Arroyo 2-2, Santos 4-2, Coffey 2-0, Coutlangus 0-2, Weathers 0-2.Batters faced : Speigner 18, Abreu 9, Rivera 4, Rauch 6, Arroyo 15, Santos 14, Coffey 3, Coutlangus 4, Weathers 4.Inherited runners-scored : Coutlangus 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Tim Welke.Weather : 82 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, R to L.T : 2:50.Att : 15,271.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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