Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 12:05PM CST
On September 22, 2012, the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-4. Gio Gonzalez was the winning pitcher for Washington, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball that year to reach twenty victories. During the game, Gonzalez also became the first pitcher for a Washington baseball team with 200 strikeouts in a season since Walter Johnson accomplished it in 1916. This win helped move the Nationals closer to clinching their first National League East division championship.
Date: Saturday, September 22nd, 2012
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 40,493
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
MIL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: J Werth (18, W Peralta); B Harper (23, W Peralta); A LaRoche (31, W Peralta)
Home Runs: R Zimmerman (23, 4th inning off L Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out); I Desmond (24, 4th inning off L Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out); A LaRoche (32, 6th inning off T Thornburg 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Harper (52), A LaRoche 2 (98), R Zimmerman 3 (89), I Desmond 3 (71)
2-out Runs Batted In: A LaRoche
Ground Into Double Play: K Suzuki
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-11 (A LaRoche 1-1, D Espinosa 0-2, B Harper 1-1, R Zimmerman 1-2, I Desmond 2-2, K Suzuki 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: K Suzuki 3

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Gonzalez 18-26; M Gonzalez 2-4; C Garcia 1-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Gonzalez 13-8-17-20; M Gonzalez 4-3-2-1; C Garcia 3-5-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 11-5; M Gonzalez 0-1; C Garcia 1-0
Game Scores: G Gonzalez 71

Errors: B Harper (6, fly ball)

Caught Stealing: J Werth (2, 2nd base by W Peralta/M Maldonado)
Stolen Bases: B Harper (14, 3rd base off W Peralta/M Maldonado)

Doubles: N Aoki (34, G Gonzalez)
Home Runs: T Green (3, 9th inning off C Garcia 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: R Braun (107), A Ramirez (97), T Green 2 (14)
Sacrifice Flies: A Ramirez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (R Weeks 0-2, R Braun 0-1, N Aoki 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Weeks 1

Wild Pitches: W Peralta; L Hernandez
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: W Peralta 10-16; L Hernandez 6-8; J Stinson 4-6; T Thornburg 7-11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: W Peralta 13-10-12-8; L Hernandez 6-2-4-7; J Stinson 5-2-2-4; T Thornburg 7-4-6-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Peralta 1-1; L Hernandez 1-1; J Stinson 2-2; T Thornburg 4-3
Game Scores: W Peralta 36

Double Plays: 3 (M Maldonado-J Segura, N Aoki-M Maldonado, J Segura-R Weeks-M Maldonado)
Errors: W Peralta (1, ground ball); J Segura (7, throw)
Assists: N Aoki (M Morse at Home)

Stolen Bases: J Segura (6, 2nd base off G Gonzalez/K Suzuki)
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