Wednesday, September 5th, 2012 6:05PM CST
On the night of September 5, 2012, the Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-1. Bryce Harper hit two home runs as part of the Nationals' six long balls, their second straight game reaching that mark. Gio Gonzalez earned his 18th victory in the commanding win.
Date: Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 21,244
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: D Espinosa (32, C Volstad)
Home Runs: R Bernadina (4, 3rd inning off C Volstad 0 on, 0 Out); B Harper 2 (17, 3rd inning off C Volstad 0 on, 0 Out; 6th inning off M Bowden 0 on, 1 Out); A LaRoche (28, 3rd inning off C Volstad 1 on, 0 Out); I Desmond (21, 7th inning off B Parker 0 on, 0 Out); D Espinosa (16, 7th inning off B Parker 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: A LaRoche 3 (90), R Bernadina (23), B Harper 2 (47), I Desmond (64), D Espinosa (50), R Zimmerman (73)
2-out Runs Batted In: A LaRoche
Ground Into Double Play: R Zimmerman
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (A LaRoche 1-2, R Bernadina 0-1, D Espinosa 0-1, G Gonzalez 0-2, M Morse 0-1, I Desmond 0-2, R Zimmerman 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: G Gonzalez 3; M Morse 2; I Desmond 1

Intentional Walks: K Suzuki 2 (By C Volstad)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Gonzalez 14-25; C Stammen 5-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Gonzalez 17-13-15-16; C Stammen 9-2-3-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 5-7; C Stammen 2-2
Game Scores: G Gonzalez 80

Errors: I Desmond (14, throw)

Stolen Bases: R Bernadina (15, 2nd base off C Volstad/W Castillo)

Doubles: W Castillo (8, G Gonzalez)
Home Runs: A Rizzo (11, 9th inning off C Stammen 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: A Rizzo (32)
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (J Vitters 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Vitters 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Volstad 13-27; M Bowden 4-5; B Parker 3-6; A Cabrera 0-3; J Chapman 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Volstad 7-7-11-21; M Bowden 4-3-6-3; B Parker 2-2-1-4; A Cabrera 1-3-5-0; J Chapman 1-3-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Volstad 8-5; M Bowden 1-1; B Parker 0-1; A Cabrera 0-0; J Chapman 0-1
Game Scores: C Volstad 27

Double Plays: 1 (C Volstad-D Barney-A Rizzo)
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