Rally can't save bullpen's struggles

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Reliever Jesus Colome had problems on the mound and it proved costly as the Nationals lost to the Braves, 9-8, in front of 33,982 fans at Nationals Park on Friday night.

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Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 6 0 1 0 0 1 3 .257
Prado, 2B 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 .313
Jones, C, 3B 4 2 2 2 2 0 0 .295
McCann, C 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .311
Escobar, Y, SS 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 .299
Diaz, M, LF 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 .307
Francoeur, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .245
b-Anderson, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kotchman, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .273
Kawakami, P 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .130
Logan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Conrad, PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blanco, G, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195
Totals 38 9 14 9 8 5 24

a-Homered for Logan in the 7th. b-Lined out for Francoeur in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: McCann (15, Detwiler), Prado 2 (16, Detwiler, Villone), Jones, C (14, Detwiler), Escobar, Y (17, Clippard).
HR: Conrad (1, 7th inning off Colome, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: McLouth; Prado 5; Jones, C 3; McCann 3; Escobar, Y 3; Diaz, M 2; Kotchman; Conrad 4.
RBI: Diaz, M 2 (22), Jones, C 2 (38), Escobar, Y 2 (42), Conrad 3 (3).
2-out RBI: Conrad 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McLouth 2; Kawakami 2; Francoeur 2; Kotchman 2; McCann.
S: Escobar, Y; Diaz, M; McCann.
Team RISP: 6-for-16.
Team LOB: 13.

FIELDING
E: Kawakami (1, throw).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .273
Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .295
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .295
Dunn, A, LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .261
Willingham, RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .287
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 .320
Bard, J, C 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .265
Harris, W, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .248
b-Hernandez, A, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
Detwiler, P 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .083
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
Colome, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Kearns, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196
Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 8 8 8 6 10 19

a-Lined out for Burnett, S in the 6th. b-Struck out for Harris, W in the 8th. c-Struck out for Tavarez, J in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Harris, W (12, Kawakami), Guzman, C (15, Soriano, R).
HR: Dunn, A (21, 3rd inning off Kawakami, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Johnson, N; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 4; Willingham; Guzman, C 3; Harris, W 2; Detwiler.
RBI: Willingham (19), Detwiler (1), Johnson, N (34), Dunn, A (57), Bard, J (15), Guzman, C 3 (21).
2-out RBI: Willingham; Johnson, N; Guzman, C 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C; Detwiler; Harris, W; Bard, J.
SF: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (19, 2nd base off Kawakami/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Beimel (2, pickoff).


Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kawakami 4.1 6 5 4 3 6 1 4.46
Logan (W, 1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
Moylan (H, 12) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.13
Gonzalez, M (H, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.54
Soriano, R (S, 8) 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1.63

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Detwiler 3.1 10 5 5 2 1 0 5.81
Clippard 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.60
Burnett, S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.15
Colome (L, 1-1) 1.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 8.40
Villone 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.13
Tavarez, J 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.22
Beimel 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.41

WP: Detwiler.
IBB: Harris, W (by Kawakami), Kotchman (by Detwiler), Escobar, Y (by Villone), Jones, C (by Beimel).
HBP: Willingham (by Kawakami).
Pitches-strikes: Kawakami 92-56, Logan 18-13, Moylan 16-9, Gonzalez, M 17-11, Soriano, R 24-11, Detwiler 86-53, Clippard 29-17, Burnett, S 5-2, Colome 21-10, Villone 15-5, Tavarez, J 13-6, Beimel 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kawakami 3-4, Logan 2-3, Moylan 2-1, Gonzalez, M 0-0, Soriano, R 1-1, Detwiler 6-3, Clippard 1-3, Burnett, S 0-2, Colome 2-1, Villone 1-0, Tavarez, J 1-1, Beimel 0-1.
Batters faced: Kawakami 24, Logan 5, Moylan 5, Gonzalez, M 3, Soriano, R 6, Detwiler 22, Clippard 7, Burnett, S 2, Colome 6, Villone 4, Tavarez, J 3, Beimel 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Logan 2-1, Clippard 2-1, Tavarez, J 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Tony Randazzo. 3B: Chris Guccione.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:28.
Att: 33,982.
July 3, 2009