Pair of homers not enough for Nationals

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals didn't get the pitching, defense or clutch hitting needed to win a ballgame, as they lost to the Padres, 6-2, at Nationals Park on Friday night.

Pair of homers not enough for Nationals....

San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gwynn, CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .291
Cabrera, E, SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .220
Gonzalez, A, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .249
Kouzmanoff, 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .244
Headley, LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .240
Blanks, RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .190
Rodriguez, L, 2B 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .203
Alfonzo, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .193
Latos, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Gregerson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Salazar, O, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .378
Adams, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burke, G, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 10 6 3 7 16

a-Grounded out for Gregerson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Headley (15, Mock), Alfonzo (2, Mock), Kouzmanoff (17, Bergmann).
HR: Rodriguez, L (2, 4th inning off Mock, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Gwynn 2; Gonzalez, A; Kouzmanoff 3; Headley 3; Rodriguez, L 5; Alfonzo 2.
RBI: Gonzalez, A (55), Headley (36), Rodriguez, L 3 (12), Kouzmanoff (51).
2-out RBI: Headley; Rodriguez, L.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blanks; Gwynn; Latos; Rodriguez, L 2.
S: Cabrera, E 2.
SF: Gonzalez, A.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cabrera, E (9, 2nd base off Mock/Bard, J).
CS: Gwynn (4, 2nd base by Mock/Bard, J).
PO: Cabrera, E (1st base by Mock).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Alfonzo-Cabrera, E, Rodriguez, L-Cabrera, E-Gonzalez, A).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .293
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .283
Dunn, A, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .272
Johnson, N, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .302
Willingham, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288
Bard, J, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .262
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
Mock, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kearns, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .198
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 6 2 3 9 10

a-Walked for Villone in the 7th.

BATTING
HR: Guzman, C (4, 1st inning off Latos, 0 on, 1 out), Zimmerman, R (16, 6th inning off Latos, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Guzman, C 5; Zimmerman, R 5; Johnson, N; Bard, J.
RBI: Guzman, C (25), Zimmerman, R (57).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Guzman, C 2.
GIDP: Dunn, A.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Johnson, N (2, 2nd base by Latos/Alfonzo).

FIELDING
E: Mock (1, throw), Dunn, A (12, fielding), Bard, J (4, fielding), Bergmann (2, throw).
PB: Bard, J (3).
Pickoffs: Mock (Cabrera, E at 1st base).


San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Latos (W, 1-1) 5.2 5 2 2 2 5 2 3.72
Gregerson (H, 8) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.95
Adams, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.13
Burke, G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.81

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock (L, 0-4) 5.1 9 5 3 1 5 1 7.06
Bergmann 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.66
Villone 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.18
Burnett, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.59
Kensing 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11.15

IBB: Gonzalez, A (by Bergmann).
HBP: Harris, W (by Gregerson).
Pitches-strikes: Latos 94-58, Gregerson 24-15, Adams, M 18-13, Burke, G 11-7, Mock 90-56, Bergmann 18-10, Villone 15-6, Burnett, S 8-5, Kensing 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Latos 6-5, Gregerson 0-3, Adams, M 0-0, Burke, G 2-1, Mock 5-4, Bergmann 2-1, Villone 0-2, Burnett, S 1-1, Kensing 0-2.
Batters faced: Latos 22, Gregerson 7, Adams, M 3, Burke, G 3, Mock 25, Bergmann 6, Villone 3, Burnett, S 3, Kensing 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Gregerson 1-0, Bergmann 2-0, Villone 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: John Hirschbeck.
Weather: 86 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:56.
Att: 23,506.
July 24, 2009