Nationals marred by delays in loss

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- On May 3 of this year, the game between the Nationals and Cardinals was postponed because of rain. The game was made up on Thursday night at Nationals Park, but it lasted just six innings, with St. Louis defeating Washington, 4-1.

There were two rain delays that totaled two hours and 46 minutes, and the game was called during the second delay.

Nationals marred by delays in loss....

St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .307
Rasmus, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262
DeRosa, 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .261
Ludwick, RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .273
Ankiel, LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .219
Molina, Y, C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .288
Thurston, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .231
Ryan, Br, SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
Wainwright, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143
Totals 25 4 6 4 3 7 12

BATTING
2B: Schumaker 2 (23, Balester, Balester), Thurston (15, Clippard).
HR: Ankiel (6, 2nd inning off Balester, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Schumaker 4; Ludwick; Ankiel 4; Molina, Y; Thurston 2.
RBI: DeRosa (54), Ankiel (23), Thurston (24), Schumaker (24).
2-out RBI: Schumaker.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeRosa; Rasmus 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Thurston-Schumaker-DeRosa).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291
Guzman, C, SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .290
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .280
Dunn, A, LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .274
Johnson, N, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302
Willingham, RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .294
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .308
Bard, J, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262
Balester, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hernandez, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 25 1 8 1 1 7 15

a-Struck out for Clippard in the 5th.

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (19, Wainwright), Gonzalez, Al (7, Wainwright).
TB: Morgan 2; Guzman, C; Dunn, A 4; Gonzalez, Al 2; Bard, J.
RBI: Gonzalez, Al (17).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, Al.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R 2; Bard, J.
GIDP: Johnson, N.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (11, fielding).


St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wainwright (W, 11-6) 6.0 8 1 1 1 7 0 2.95

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Balester (L, 0-1) 3.0 3 3 2 1 2 1 6.00
Clippard 2.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 2.45
Villone 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.28

Balester pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.

IBB: Ryan, Br (by Clippard).
Pitches-strikes: Wainwright 94-61, Balester 54-37, Clippard 36-21, Villone 20-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wainwright 8-3, Balester 4-3, Clippard 1-2, Villone 1-1.
Batters faced: Wainwright 26, Balester 13, Clippard 11, Villone 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Brian Knight. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 1:49 (2:46 delay).
Att: 25,359.
July 23, 2009