Detwiler hit hard in Nationals' loss

By Cheng Sio / MLB.com

DENVER -- After putting up valiant battles against Major League Baseball's hottest team the first two games, the Nationals just couldn't hang in the series finale as they lost, 10-4, and were swept by the Rockies on Wednesday at Coors Field in front of 23,098.

Detwiler hit hard in Nationals' loss....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .281
Gonzalez, Al, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .306
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .291
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .260
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .290
Kearns, RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .197
Hernandez, A, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .255
Nieves, C 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234
Detwiler, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .175
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 4 7 4 3 9 8

a-Struck out for Clippard in the 6th. b-Struck out for Villone in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Nieves (4, De La Rosa, J), Morgan (9, Daley, M).
TB: Morgan 4; Gonzalez, Al; Willingham; Hernandez, A; Nieves 2.
RBI: Hernandez, A 2 (23), Nieves (13), Zimmerman, R (51).
SF: Nieves.
GIDP: Kearns.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A 2 (10, fielding, pickoff), Nieves (4, fielding).


Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fowler, CF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .252
Barmes, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .282
Helton, 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .317
Atkins, G, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .224
Daley, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tulowitzki, SS 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .253
Spilborghs, RF 5 1 1 3 0 1 3 .257
Torrealba, C 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .232
Gonzalez, C, LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .224
De La Rosa, J, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .037
Fogg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Quintanilla, PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194
Totals 39 10 14 10 6 8 19

a-Grounded out for Fogg in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Helton (24, Detwiler), Gonzalez, C (4, Detwiler), Fowler (19, Detwiler), Torrealba (3, Clippard), Barmes (21, Tavarez, J).
3B: Spilborghs (2, Detwiler), Gonzalez, C (2, Tavarez, J).
HR: Tulowitzki (14, 6th inning off Villone, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Fowler 3; Barmes 2; Helton 3; Atkins, G; Tulowitzki 6; Spilborghs 3; Torrealba 2; Gonzalez, C 6.
RBI: Helton (56), Fowler (21), Spilborghs 3 (33), Torrealba (8), Tulowitzki 2 (35), Barmes (43), Gonzalez, C (5).
2-out RBI: Fowler; Barmes; Gonzalez, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: De La Rosa, J; Spilborghs; Barmes 2; Atkins, G; Quintanilla.
Team RISP: 6-for-17.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Fowler (17, 2nd base off Tavarez, J/Nieves).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Spilborghs (Morgan at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Helton, Barmes-Tulowitzki-Helton).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Detwiler (L, 0-5) 4.0 8 6 6 3 3 0 6.40
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.00
Villone 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 3.75
Tavarez, J 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 4.46

Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
De La Rosa, J (W, 6-7) 6.1 5 3 3 3 5 0 5.08
Fogg 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.96
Daley, M 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 5.03

Detwiler pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Detwiler 89-52, Clippard 25-15, Villone 19-10, Tavarez, J 43-27, De La Rosa, J 108-67, Fogg 14-10, Daley, M 31-27.
Groundouts-flyouts: Detwiler 3-6, Clippard 0-1, Villone 0-2, Tavarez, J 3-1, De La Rosa, J 7-5, Fogg 0-1, Daley, M 2-1.
Batters faced: Detwiler 24, Clippard 5, Villone 5, Tavarez, J 11, De La Rosa, J 24, Fogg 3, Daley, M 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-1, Fogg 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Randy Marsh.
Weather: 87 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 23,098.
July 8, 2009