Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants

Nats move atop the NL East by posting 9-runs on the Giants two days in a row.

The Nationals are 15 games above .500, matching their season high. They go for a sweep of the Giants who have lost four of five and have allowed nine-plus runs in consecutive games for the first time since 2009.

July 05, 2012 - FINAL

Washington Nationals 6

San Francisco Giants 5

6 Storylines

Buster Posey will walk 0 times

Posey, the SF catcher, hasn't had a walk in 5 straight games. Prior to that, he walked 3 times in two games.
- Onig guessed Right
- Daniel Sahhar guessed Wrong
- Robert Leskowsky guessed Right
- DrJeff guessed Wrong
- Joseph Dineen guessed Wrong
- slamminsam guessed Right
- David guessed Right
- joseph naggar guessed Wrong
- Kyle F. guessed Right
- Greg Croak guessed Right
- Mike Carlucci guessed Wrong
2 BB
Ross Detwiler will give up more than 6 hits

Detwiler has only faced the Giants once in his career back in 2009. He allowed 4 runs on 10 hits including 3 doubles.
- Onig guessed Right
- Daniel Sahhar guessed Right
- Robert Leskowsky guessed Right
- DrJeff guessed Right
- slamminsam guessed Right
- David guessed Wrong
- joseph naggar guessed Right
- Kyle F. guessed Wrong
- Greg Croak guessed Wrong
- Mike Carlucci guessed Wrong
11 hits
Ryan Zimmerman will have at least 1 RBI

After yesterday, Zimmerman is now 10 for 20 with four homers and 13 RBIs in six Independence Day games.
- Onig guessed Wrong
- Daniel Sahhar guessed Right
- Robert Leskowsky guessed Wrong
- DrJeff guessed Wrong
- slamminsam guessed Right
- David guessed Wrong
- joseph naggar guessed Wrong
- Kyle F. guessed Wrong
- Mike Kosowsky guessed Right
- Greg Croak guessed Wrong
- Mike Carlucci guessed Wrong
0 RBI
Matt Cain will strike out more than 6 batters

Cain faced the Nationals twice in 2011. He struck out 16 and walked 4.
- Onig guessed Wrong
- Daniel Sahhar guessed Wrong
- Robert Leskowsky guessed Wrong
- DrJeff guessed Wrong
- slamminsam guessed Wrong
- David guessed Wrong
- joseph naggar guessed Wrong
- Kyle F. guessed Wrong
- Greg Croak guessed Right
- Mike Carlucci guessed Wrong
4 K
Pablo Sandoval will have at least 2 RBIs

Sandoval had three hits, including a double and a home run, that drove in 3 of SF's 4 runs in the 9-4 loss.
- Onig guessed Right
- Daniel Sahhar guessed Right
- Robert Leskowsky guessed Right
- DrJeff guessed Wrong
- slamminsam guessed Right
- David guessed Right
- joseph naggar guessed Right
- Kyle F. guessed Right
- Mike Kosowsky guessed Right
- Greg Croak guessed Right
- Mike Carlucci guessed Right
- Norm Ginsberg guessed Right
0 RBI
Bryce Harper will have 2 hits

Harper has two hits for the Nationals in each of the games in this series vs SF.
- Onig guessed Wrong
- Daniel Sahhar guessed Wrong
- Robert Leskowsky guessed Right
- DrJeff guessed Right
- slamminsam guessed Wrong
- David guessed Right
- joseph naggar guessed Wrong
- Kyle F. guessed Right
- Mike Kosowsky guessed Wrong
- Greg Croak guessed Right
- Mike Carlucci guessed Right
- Norm Ginsberg guessed Wrong
2 H

Storylines by David on Wed, Jul 04, 2012

Game Leaderboard

1 Greg Croak 4-6 .667
1 slamminsam 4-6 .667
1 Mike Kosowsky 2-3 .667
1 Robert Leskowsky 4-6 .667
5 Kyle F. 3-6 .500
5 Daniel Sahhar 3-6 .500
5 Norm Ginsberg 1-2 .500
5 Onig 3-6 .500
5 David 3-6 .500
10 Mike Carlucci 2-6 .333
10 DrJeff 2-6 .333
10 joseph naggar 2-6 .333
13 Joseph Dineen 0-1 .000

Leaderboards

Buster Posey will walk 0 times

Posey, the SF catcher, hasn't had a walk in 5 straight games. Prior to that, he walked 3 times in two games.

Ross Detwiler will give up more than 6 hits

Detwiler has only faced the Giants once in his career back in 2009. He allowed 4 runs on 10 hits including 3 doubles.

Ryan Zimmerman will have at least 1 RBI

After yesterday, Zimmerman is now 10 for 20 with four homers and 13 RBIs in six Independence Day games.

Matt Cain will strike out more than 6 batters

Cain faced the Nationals twice in 2011. He struck out 16 and walked 4.

Pablo Sandoval will have at least 2 RBIs

Sandoval had three hits, including a double and a home run, that drove in 3 of SF's 4 runs in the 9-4 loss.

Bryce Harper will have 2 hits

Harper has two hits for the Nationals in each of the games in this series vs SF.