Thursday, September 20th, 2012 6:05PM CST
Thursday night, the Washington Nationals secured a playoff spot by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1, marking the return of postseason baseball to the nation's capital for the first time since 1933.
Date: Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 30,359
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
LAD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: R Zimmerman (33, C Capuano); D Espinosa (35, C Capuano)
Runs Batted In: R Zimmerman (86), D Espinosa (53), K Suzuki (18)
Sacrifice Flies: K Suzuki
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (A LaRoche 0-2, D Espinosa 0-1, R Zimmerman 0-1, K Suzuki 0-2, R Detwiler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A LaRoche 1; R Zimmerman 1; K Suzuki 1; R Detwiler 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Detwiler 11-22; C Garcia 1-3; R Mattheus 2-4; D Storen 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Detwiler 11-10-16-15; C Garcia 3-4-2-1; R Mattheus 2-0-4-4; D Storen 5-3-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Detwiler 6-7; C Garcia 1-0; R Mattheus 1-2; D Storen 0-0
Game Scores: R Detwiler 66

Double Plays: 1 (R Detwiler-I Desmond-A LaRoche)
Errors: R Zimmerman (18, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: J Werth 2 (7, 2nd base off K Jansen/A Ellis, 2nd base off C Capuano/A Ellis); I Desmond (18, 2nd base off J Wright/A Ellis)

Home Runs: M Ellis (7, 4th inning off R Detwiler 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: M Ellis (30)
Ground Into Double Play: L Cruz
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (A Gonzalez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gonzalez 1

Wild Pitches: C Capuano
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Capuano 12-22; J Wright 1-4; P Rodriguez 2-3; K Jansen 0-1; R Choate 1-1; S Tolleson 2-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Capuano 11-13-13-16; J Wright 1-0-4-3; P Rodriguez 1-4-4-0; K Jansen 1-0-0-1; R Choate 0-0-1-1; S Tolleson 3-3-0-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Capuano 3-9; J Wright 1-2; P Rodriguez 0-0; K Jansen 1-0; R Choate 1-0; S Tolleson 0-0
Game Scores: C Capuano 43

Errors: H Ramirez (15, throw)
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