Ronnie Belliard hit a two-run in the 12th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
Ronnie Belliard hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning to give the Washington Nationals a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. In front of 39,824 - the largest horde in the three- account of Nationals Park.
The Orioles had reserved a 2-1 lead in the top of the 12th on Adam Jones’ single. George Sherrill (2-3) retired the fundamental two Nationals batters in the bottom half. But Dmitri Young, Washington’s last arrangement trouper obtainable, as a squeeze-hitter.
Belliard then drove a 1-2 area for his sixth homer of the year into the left-discipline stands. Belliard’s hit snapped an 0-for-13 fall.
Joel Hanrahan (5-2), the Nationals’ sixth jug, comforted with runners on elementary and another and two outs in the 12th and legitimate Jones’ go-ahead single. He then retired Guillermo Quiroz to end the inning.
The Nationals in the chief inning. Leadoff batsman Roger Bernadina singled in his major major association at-bat. He to additional when Cristian Guzman was hit by a terrain by Jeremy Guthrie. Elijah Dukes walked to load the , and Bernadina on an infield out by Aaron Boone.
After Jason Bergmann had shut the Orioles out for the first six innings, Luke Scott drove a ball into the starboard-center area for his 14th home run of the year - his second in two tournament - to tie the score at 1.
Bergmann is in his last eight starts. He last won on May 15 when he pitched innings against the New York Mets, just hits. Since then, he’s lost four knockout and to four no-. Bergmann gave up one run and six hits in seven innings.
Guthrie allotted four hits in innings. He , struck out four and hit a batter. In four calling starts against Washington, he’s allowed just four earned runs in 28 innings for a 1.29 ERA, but has won just once with three no-decisions.
Guthrie also had his head foremost group hit - a fifth-inning double, but he was without delay picked off.
Baltimore lost for the 12th uninterrupted Sunday. They’re now 1-12 on Sundays overall. … LHP Adam Loewen told Orioles administrator Dave Trembley that he’s attentive to reoccurrence to the team. Loewen has been on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder agony since April 25. Trembley said he would confer with team president Andy MacPhail before him. …The Nationals signed two draft , OF J.R. Higley (9th round) and RHP Christopher Kelley (24th round). …Washington Manager Manny Acta said that 3B Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day disabled list with a tear in his left carry since May 26, is enlightening and has begun lifting weights and should soon start the ball rolling to take batting manner. … The Nationals used four left fielders: Wily Mo Pena, Willie Harris, Kory Casto and Paul Lo Duca.
