Bats back up Stammen as Nats win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals' bullpen needed a break on Sunday afternoon, and Craig Stammen gave it to them. The right-hander delivered a quality start and helped Washington defeated Milwaukee, 8-3, at Nationals Park.

Bats back up Stammen as Nats win....

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez, F, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .314
Counsell, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
Braun, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
Bourgeois, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273
Fielder, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
Cameron, M, CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .260
Catalanotto, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
Villanueva, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
a-Iribarren, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Weathers, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-McGehee, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Rivera, Mi, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241
Parra, M, P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .135
Gerut, RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .206
Escobar, A, SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .321
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 3 12

a-Doubled for Villanueva in the 7th. b-Popped out for Weathers in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Parra, M (2, Stammen), Iribarren (2, Stammen).
HR: Escobar, A (1, 5th inning off Stammen, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Lopez, F; Braun; Iribarren 2; Parra, M 2; Gerut; Escobar, A 4.
RBI: Lopez, F (42), Escobar, A (2), Gerut (20).
2-out RBI: Lopez, F.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rivera, Mi; Cameron, M.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Braun (12, 2nd base off Stammen/Bard, J).

FIELDING
E: Escobar, A (2, missed catch), Counsell (5, fielding).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .310
Guzman, C, SS 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 .307
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .301
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .288
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Padilla, J, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
Belliard, 2B-1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 .241
Bard, J, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .234
Morse, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .167
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .207
Harris, W, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
Totals 34 8 10 8 3 2 16

BATTING
2B: Morse (1, Parra, M).
HR: Guzman, C (6, 2nd inning off Parra, M, 0 on, 2 out), Dunn, A (33, 3rd inning off Parra, M, 0 on, 0 out), Zimmerman, R (26, 4th inning off Parra, M, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 5; Zimmerman, R 5; Dunn, A 5; Belliard; Bard, J; Morse 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 3 (85), Belliard 2 (22), Morgan (39), Guzman, C (43), Dunn, A (89).
2-out RBI: Belliard 2; Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stammen; Belliard.
S: Stammen; Morgan.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 8.


Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Parra, M (L, 8-10) 3.1 8 8 5 1 0 3 6.54
Villanueva 2.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 6.01
DiFelice 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45
Weathers 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.65

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen (W, 4-6) 6.1 5 3 3 1 1 1 5.08
Burnett, S 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.04
Clippard 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.34

WP: Burnett, S.
HBP: Willingham (by Villanueva).
Pitches-strikes: Parra, M 72-44, Villanueva 56-29, DiFelice 12-9, Weathers 14-8, Stammen 97-60, Burnett, S 14-9, Clippard 29-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Parra, M 4-6, Villanueva 1-6, DiFelice 0-2, Weathers 2-1, Stammen 9-9, Burnett, S 1-1, Clippard 0-4.
Batters faced: Parra, M 21, Villanueva 12, DiFelice 3, Weathers 4, Stammen 25, Burnett, S 3, Clippard 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-1.
Ejections: Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun ejected by 1B umpire Mike Muchlinski (6th).
Umpires: HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Mike Muchlinski. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 82 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:51.
Att: 21,484.
August 23, 2009