Nats fall to Marlins in familiar fashion

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com

MIAMI -- Here's one positive note following the Nationals' third straight loss on Wednesday: They won't have to see the Marlins again until Aug. 4.

In a three-game series at Land Shark Stadium, Washington certainly had its fill of setbacks, with the latest being a 5-3 loss that gave the Marlins the sweep and their 10th straight win over the Nationals.

Washington has now dropped 23 of its past 26 to division-rival Florida.

Nats fall to Marlins in familiar fashion....



Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .245
Guzman, C, SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .318
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson, N, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .295
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .296
Dunn, A, LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .260
Willingham, RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .288
Hernandez, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .256
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .233
Zimmermann, J, P 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .091
Belliard, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
Totals 35 3 8 3 8 9 26

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (12, Johnson, J), Willingham (13, Badenhop).
TB: Harris, W; Guzman, C; Johnson, N; Dunn, A 2; Willingham 3; Zimmermann, J 2.
RBI: Zimmermann, J (2), Willingham 2 (18).
2-out RBI: Zimmermann, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C 2; Hernandez, A 3; Johnson, N 2; Nieves; Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-14.
Team LOB: 13.

BASERUNNING
SB: Harris, W 2 (9, 2nd base off Meyer/Baker, Jo, 2nd base off Johnson, J/Baker, Jo).

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (13, throw).
DP: (Hernandez, A-Johnson, N).


Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .262
Bonifacio, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Ramirez, H, SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .345
Gload, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .284
Uggla, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .225
Hermida, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Helms, PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .240
Nunez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ross, C, CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .274
Baker, Jo, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240
Johnson, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .094
Badenhop, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carroll, B, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 33 5 10 5 2 6 11

a-Grounded into a forceout for Meyer in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, H (26, Zimmermann, J), Baker, Jo (10, Zimmermann, J).
HR: Ross, C (14, 7th inning off Burnett, S, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Coghlan; Bonifacio; Ramirez, H 3; Gload; Uggla; Hermida; Ross, C 5; Baker, Jo 2.
RBI: Ramirez, H 2 (58), Ross, C 2 (48), Helms (15).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, H 2; Ross, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gload; Bonifacio; Baker, Jo.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Bonifacio (6, 3rd base by Zimmermann, J/Nieves).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zimmermann, J 6.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 4.52
Burnett, S (BS, 2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.21
Tavarez, J (L, 3-6) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.31
MacDougal 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.86

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnson, J 3.1 5 1 1 4 3 0 2.76
Badenhop 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.48
Pinto (BS, 4) 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 3.25
Sanches 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.53
Meyer (W, 2-0) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.95
Nunez, L (S, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.86

Tavarez, J pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

IBB: Nieves (by Johnson, J).
Pitches-strikes: Zimmermann, J 100-74, Burnett, S 25-16, Tavarez, J 10-7, MacDougal 13-8, Johnson, J 89-50, Badenhop 40-25, Pinto 18-7, Sanches 10-6, Meyer 21-11, Nunez, L 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zimmermann, J 1-9, Burnett, S 2-2, Tavarez, J 0-0, MacDougal 1-1, Johnson, J 5-2, Badenhop 4-2, Pinto 0-1, Sanches 1-1, Meyer 0-1, Nunez, L 1-0.
Batters faced: Zimmermann, J 24, Burnett, S 5, Tavarez, J 2, MacDougal 4, Johnson, J 19, Badenhop 9, Pinto 5, Sanches 3, Meyer 4, Nunez, L 3.
Inherited runners-scored: MacDougal 2-2, Badenhop 2-0, Sanches 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:18 (:19 delay).
Att: 27,032.
July 1, 2009