Nats drop Riggleman's first game at helm

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Jim Riggleman managed his first game for the Nationals on Thursday night, and it wasn't pretty, as they lost to the Cubs, 6-2.

Nats drop Riggleman's first game at helm....


Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson, Re, CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .260
Theriot, SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .299
Bradley, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
Lee, D, 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .287
Ramirez, A, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .323
Soriano, A, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .234
Fontenot, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Baker, Je, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .175
Guzman, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Fuld, PH-LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .412
Hill, K, C 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .217
Harden, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
Blanco, A, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
c-Fox, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
Gregg, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 10 5 2 4 14

a-Grounded out for Harden in the 7th. b-Singled for Marmol in the 9th. c-Reached on a fielder's choice for Blanco, A in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Theriot (17, Lannan), Lee, D (15, Lannan).
HR: Lee, D (18, 6th inning off Lannan, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Johnson, Re 2; Theriot 2; Lee, D 7; Soriano, A; Baker, Je; Fuld; Hill, K.
RBI: Theriot 2 (32), Lee, D (58), Johnson, Re (17), Hill, K (9).
2-out RBI: Theriot; Johnson, Re.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bradley 2; Baker, Je; Theriot.
S: Harden; Hill, K.
SF: Theriot.
GIDP: Ramirez, A.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Hill, K (2, throw).
Pickoffs: Marmol (Morgan at 1st base).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .281
Johnson, N, 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .301
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .288
Dunn, A, LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .263
Willingham, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
Bard, J, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .342
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183
Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 2 4 2 2 9 6

a-Struck out for Bergmann in the 8th.

BATTING
3B: Gonzalez, Al (2, Harden).
HR: Zimmerman, R (15, 9th inning off Gregg, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman, R 4; Gonzalez, Al 4.
RBI: Johnson, N (39), Zimmerman, R (53).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan; Lannan.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (25, 2nd base off Harden/Hill, K).
PO: Morgan (1st base by Marmol).

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (13, throw), Burnett, S (1, missed catch).
Outfield assists: Morgan (Soriano, A at 2nd base).
DP: (Guzman, C-Gonzalez, Al-Johnson, N).


Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harden (W, 6-6) 6.0 3 1 0 0 7 0 5.06
Guzman, A (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.52
Marmol (H, 19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.56
Gregg 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.46

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (L, 6-7) 6.2 7 3 2 1 2 1 3.64
Bergmann 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.23
Tavarez, J 0.0 2 3 1 1 0 0 4.72
Burnett, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.77
Clippard 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52

Tavarez, J pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

WP: Bergmann, Burnett, S.
HBP: Bard, J (by Harden).
Pitches-strikes: Harden 99-61, Guzman, A 12-8, Marmol 13-8, Gregg 18-7, Lannan 106-72, Bergmann 18-11, Tavarez, J 16-9, Burnett, S 7-5, Clippard 6-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Harden 5-6, Guzman, A 1-1, Marmol 1-0, Gregg 0-3, Lannan 10-7, Bergmann 2-1, Tavarez, J 0-0, Burnett, S 0-1, Clippard 0-1.
Batters faced: Harden 22, Guzman, A 3, Marmol 3, Gregg 5, Lannan 28, Bergmann 4, Tavarez, J 3, Burnett, S 2, Clippard 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 1-0, Burnett, S 2-1, Clippard 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Gary Darling. 2B: D.J. Reyburn. 3B: Mike Estabrook.
Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:39.
Att: 26,980.
July 16, 2009