RFK Stadium Washington, D.C.
| Team | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 12 | 0 |
 | Washinton Nationals | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Highlights
Nationals’ starter Matt Chico while utilizing a little luck pitched well enough to get the victory. He lasted 5 innings and had runners in scoring position for each of them but was able to escape damage until the 5th. After recording two outs on the first two hitters, Chico allowed back-to-back doubles to Adam Dunn and Jeff Conine accounting for the first run and then Edwin Encarnacion singled home Conine to make it 2-0 in favor of the Nats. David Ross followed with another single but Chico was able to get his opposite number Bobby Livingston to pop out to shallow center to retire the side. Livingston seemed to be coasting right along giving up just 1 hit in each of the first 4 innings but came unhinged in the fifth. He led off the inning by allowing a single to the number 8 hitter Nook Logan and then walked Jiminez who was pinch hitting for Chico. Lead off hitter Felipe Lopez followed with a single to load the bases and then Ronnie Belliard delivered yet another single to drive in Logan and reload the bases. Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman came up with still nobody out and slugged a base clearing double which chased Livingston from the game. Todd Coffey came in and got Dmitri Young to ground out short moving Zimmerman to third and then retired Austin Kearns on strikes for the 2nd out of the inning. Ryan Church followed with a single driving in Zimmerman to make the score 5-2 and then Coffey issued a base on balls to Brian Schneider that brought Logan back to the plate for the second time in the inning. He hit into a fielder’s choice forcing Schneider to bring the inning to a close. The Reds got a run back in the top of the 6th off a pair of singles and a pass ball to close the gap to 5-3 but were able to produce only 1 hit the rest of the way. The Nats got that run back in the top of the 7th as Church collected his 2nd RBI by doubling home Robert Fick who was pinch running for Young who had reached on a walk.