Relief corps falters in late loss to Marlins

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com

MIAMI -- There's an old saying about struggling teams -- "They never get the breaks."

The Nationals have been one of those teams all season, and games like Tuesday's have been playing out since April.

Relief corps falters in late loss to Marlins....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .320
Johnson, N, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .295
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .301
Dunn, A, LF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .260
Willingham, RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .282
Dukes, CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .244
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .315
Nieves, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240
Stammen, P 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .300
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Colome, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 5 8 5 3 6 11

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (11, West), Zimmerman, R (22, West).
HR: Dunn, A (20, 5th inning off West, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Zimmerman, R 3; Dunn, A 6; Dukes 2; Nieves; Stammen.
RBI: Dunn, A 3 (56), Stammen 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Guzman, C.
GIDP: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R 3 (12, fielding, throw, fielding), Willingham (4, fielding).
Outfield assists: Dukes (Uggla at 2nd base).


Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .262
Bonifacio, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .250
Ramirez, H, SS 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .341
Cantu, 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .287
Hermida, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
c-Carroll, B, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
Uggla, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .224
Ross, C, CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .271
Baker, Jo, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
West, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Leroux, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-De Aza, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gload, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 28 7 9 5 2 4 9

a-Singled for Leroux in the 6th. b-Reached on error for Pinto in the 7th. c-nullHermida in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Cantu 2 (20, Stammen, Clippard).
HR: Ramirez, H (13, 6th inning off Stammen, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Coghlan; Bonifacio; Ramirez, H 5; Cantu 5; Uggla; De Aza.
RBI: Ramirez, H 4 (56), Cantu (47).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, H 2; Cantu.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hermida; Uggla.
S: Baker, Jo.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ramirez, H (12, 2nd base off Stammen/Nieves), Bonifacio (17, 2nd base off Stammen/Nieves).
CS: Ramirez, H (7, 3rd base by Stammen/Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: (Bonifacio-Uggla-Cantu).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 5.1 6 4 3 0 2 1 5.44
Clippard (H, 1) 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6.00
Beimel (BS, 3)(L, 0-4) 0.1 2 2 0 1 1 0 3.52
Colome 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.07

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
West 4.1 8 5 5 3 2 1 4.06
Leroux 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.71
Pinto (W, 3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.63

WP: Stammen, Clippard.
Pitches-strikes: Stammen 73-47, Clippard 22-11, Beimel 19-10, Colome 5-3, West 81-53, Leroux 26-15, Pinto 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 7-5, Clippard 2-0, Beimel 0-0, Colome 0-0, West 8-3, Leroux 3-1, Pinto 0-0.
Batters faced: Stammen 21, Clippard 5, Beimel 5, Colome 0, West 23, Leroux 5, Pinto 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Beimel 1-0, Colome 2-0, Leroux 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 79 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:32 (1:29 delay).
Att: 11,821.
June 30, 2009