Monday, April 1st, 2013 12:05PM CST
The defending National League East champion Washington Nationals opened their season on Monday with a 2-0 shutout win over the Miami Marlins. Powering the Nationals offense early was Bryce Harper, who hit home runs in each of his first two plate appearances, while Stephen Strasburg dominated on the mound and at one point retired nineteen consecutive batters he faced.
Date: Monday, April 1st, 2013
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 45,274
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MIA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: B Harper 2 (2, 1st inning off R Nolasco 0 on, 2 Out; 4th inning off R Nolasco 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Harper 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: B Harper
Sacrifice Hit: S Strasburg 2
Ground Into Double Play: D Espinosa
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (J Werth 0-2, D Span 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Werth 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Strasburg 10-23; T Clippard 2-4; R Soriano 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Strasburg 16-2-14-20; T Clippard 2-4-7-1; R Soriano 6-1-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Strasburg 10-7; T Clippard 0-2; R Soriano 0-1
Game Scores: S Strasburg 74

Double Plays: 1 (B Harper-W Ramos-A LaRoche-D Espinosa-W Ramos)
Assists: B Harper (G Stanton at Home)

Doubles: G Stanton (1, S Strasburg)
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (P Polanco 1-2, G Stanton 0-1, R Brantly 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: P Polanco 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Nolasco 11-23; C Qualls 3-3; M Dunn 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Nolasco 11-9-12-16; C Qualls 1-0-0-3; M Dunn 3-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Nolasco 7-6; C Qualls 3-0; M Dunn 0-3
Game Scores: R Nolasco 61

Double Plays: 1 (C Qualls-A Hechavarria-C Kotchman)
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