Morgan sets tone for Nationals victory

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

MILWAUKEE -- Nyjer Morgan's bat and Collin Balester's arm helped the Nationals defeat the Brewers, 8-3, at Miller Park on Tuesday night.

Morgan sets tone for Nationals victory....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .304
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .301
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson, N, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .283
Dunn, A, 1B 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 .280
Kearns, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Willingham, RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .302
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 4 .235
Gonzalez, Al, 2B-SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .285
Nieves, C 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .262
Balester, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Belliard, PH-2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .193
Totals 35 8 12 8 8 3 24

a-Singled for Bergmann in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Morgan (3, 1st inning off Villanueva, 0 on, 0 out), Dunn, A (26, 4th inning off Villanueva, 0 on, 0 out), Guzman, C (5, 8th inning off Dillard, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan 5; Guzman, C 5; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 2; Harris, W; Nieves; Balester; Belliard.
RBI: Morgan 3 (34), Dunn, A (74), Nieves (15), Guzman, C 3 (31).
2-out RBI: Morgan 2; Guzman, C 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C; Harris, W; Nieves.
S: Balester.
GIDP: Dunn, A; Gonzalez, Al; Morgan.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (31, 2nd base off Villanueva/Kendall).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Zimmerman, R-Belliard-Dunn, A).


Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez, F, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308
Cameron, M, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
Braun, LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .318
Fielder, 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .302
McGehee, C, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
Hart, C, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259
Hardy, SS 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .235
Kendall, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239
Villanueva, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Dillard, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
a-Counsell, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296
Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 3 7 3 1 5 7

a-Walked for Dillard in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Hart, C (20, Balester), Hardy (12, Bergmann).
3B: Braun (5, Villone).
HR: Braun (21, 6th inning off Balester, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Lopez, F; Braun 7; Hart, C 2; Hardy 4.
RBI: Hardy (44), Braun (69), Fielder (88).
2-out RBI: Hardy; Braun.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kendall.
GIDP: Cameron, M 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Fielder-Hardy-Fielder, McGehee, C-Lopez, F-Fielder, Lopez, F-Fielder).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Balester (W, 1-1) 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 4.00
Bergmann (H, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.48
Kensing 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.84
Villone 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.34

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Villanueva (L, 2-8) 4.0 8 5 5 1 2 2 6.61
Dillard 4.0 4 3 3 5 1 1 6.75
Hoffman 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.86
DiFelice 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.01

IBB: Dunn, A (by Dillard).
Pitches-strikes: Balester 93-60, Bergmann 11-8, Kensing 16-10, Villone 18-11, Villanueva 67-47, Dillard 63-32, Hoffman 21-10, DiFelice 6-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Balester 8-7, Bergmann 1-1, Kensing 2-1, Villone 2-0, Villanueva 8-2, Dillard 9-2, Hoffman 0-2, DiFelice 0-1.
Batters faced: Balester 22, Bergmann 4, Kensing 3, Villone 4, Villanueva 20, Dillard 19, Hoffman 4, DiFelice 1.
Inherited runners-scored: DiFelice 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Ed Rapuano.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:47.
Att: 36,502.
July 28, 2009