Comeback nets Nats sixth straight win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals made another comeback under interim manager Jim Riggleman on Friday night. They were down five runs but defeated the D-backs, 7-6, at Nationals Park.

Comeback nets Nats sixth straight win....


Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew, S, SS 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .270
Romero, A, RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .299
Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Parra, G, CF-RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .292
Reynolds, M, 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .288
Snyder, C 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .212
a-Montero, PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285
Oeltjen, T, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273
Whitesell, J, 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .200
c-Tracy, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224
Ojeda, A, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .249
Garland, P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .083
Gutierrez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Young, C, PH-CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .195
Totals 39 6 13 6 3 6 16

a-Grounded out for Snyder in the 7th. b-Walked for Gutierrez, J in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Whitesell, J in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Reynolds, M (34, 2nd inning off Balester, 0 on, 0 out), Whitesell, J (1, 2nd inning off Balester, 0 on, 2 out), Drew, S (9, 2nd inning off Balester, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Drew, S 4; Romero, A 2; Parra, G 2; Reynolds, M 6; Oeltjen, T; Whitesell, J 4; Ojeda, A 2; Garland.
RBI: Reynolds, M (77), Whitesell, J (12), Drew, S 4 (47).
2-out RBI: Whitesell, J; Drew, S 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Oeltjen, T; Montero; Romero, A; Tracy, C.
SF: Drew, S.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Parra, G (5, fielding).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .304
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .316
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .281
Willingham, LF 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .309
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dukes, RF 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 .248
Belliard, 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .224
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
Nieves, C 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .245
Balester, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Totals 32 7 11 7 2 6 9

BATTING
2B: Belliard (5, Garland), Dunn, A (23, Garland), Dukes (14, Garland).
HR: Zimmerman, R (24, 5th inning off Garland, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 2; Willingham 3; Dukes 2; Belliard 3.
RBI: Dukes 3 (39), Nieves (16), Zimmerman, R (75), Willingham 2 (44).
2-out RBI: Willingham 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Balester; Morgan; Dukes.
SF: Dukes; Nieves.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guzman, C (2, 2nd base off Gutierrez, J/Montero).
CS: Guzman, C (5, 2nd base by Garland/Snyder).


Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garland 6.0 8 5 4 1 5 1 4.33
Gutierrez, J (L, 3-3) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.53
Vasquez, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.93

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Balester 4.1 8 5 5 1 3 3 5.21
Rivera, S 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.42
Burnett, S 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.74
Bergmann (W, 2-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.82
Villone (H, 5) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.01
MacDougal (S, 11) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.86

IBB: Dunn, A (by Gutierrez, J).
Pitches-strikes: Garland 111-74, Gutierrez, J 22-14, Vasquez, E 10-8, Balester 82-53, Rivera, S 18-12, Burnett, S 18-11, Bergmann 2-1, Villone 13-5, MacDougal 31-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Garland 7-5, Gutierrez, J 1-2, Vasquez, E 2-0, Balester 2-8, Rivera, S 3-1, Burnett, S 1-0, Bergmann 1-0, Villone 1-0, MacDougal 2-2.
Batters faced: Garland 26, Gutierrez, J 7, Vasquez, E 3, Balester 22, Rivera, S 5, Burnett, S 4, Bergmann 1, Villone 3, MacDougal 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Rivera, S 2-0, Bergmann 2-0, MacDougal 2-1.
Ejections: Arizona Diamondbacks Manager A. J. Hinch ejected by 1B umpire Jerry Crawford (8th).
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 1 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:07.
Att: 22,674.
August 7, 2009