Dunn, Zimmerman homer in comeback

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PITTSBURGH -- Given new life after a big effort from reliever Tyler Clippard, the Nationals used the long ball to defeat the Pirates, 8-4, at PNC Park on Monday night.

Dunn, Zimmerman homer in comeback....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .307
Guzman, C, SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .307
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .294
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .280
1-Belliard, PR-1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .198
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .305
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Dukes, RF 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .245
Bard, J, C 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .247
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Clippard, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Kearns, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mock, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Hernandez, A, 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .251
Totals 37 8 12 8 5 7 15

a-Struck out for Clippard in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Willingham (22, Morton), Dunn, A (22, Karstens).
3B: Guzman, C (5, Karstens).
HR: Dunn, A (27, 6th inning off Morton, 2 on, 1 out), Zimmerman, R (21, 7th inning off Karstens, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 4; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 7; Willingham 2; Dukes 2; Hernandez, A 2.
RBI: Guzman, C 2 (36), Dunn, A 3 (78), Zimmerman, R 2 (70), Dukes (32).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R 2; Dukes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bard, J 3.
GIDP: Bard, J.
Team RISP: 4-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Guzman, C (4, 2nd base by Morton/Doumit).

FIELDING
E: Dukes (3, throw), Dunn, A (13, fielding), Belliard (3, missed catch).
DP: 3 (Zimmerman, R-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Clippard-Bard, J-Dunn, A, Hernandez, A-Guzman, C).


Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .296
Milledge, LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220
Jones, G, RF 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .312
Doumit, C 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 .244
Pearce, 1B 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .239
Young, De, 2B 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 .301
LaRoche, An, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .262
Cedeno, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .174
Morton, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
a-Salazar, Je, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
Karstens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056
Jackson, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Moss, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
Veal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 4 11 4 5 5 25

a-Flied out for Morton in the 6th. b-Struck out for Jackson, S in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Pearce (6, Sosa, J), Doumit (8, Kensing).
HR: McCutchen, A (7, 1st inning off Mock, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McCutchen, A 5; Jones, G; Doumit 4; Pearce 3; LaRoche, An 2; Morton.
RBI: McCutchen, A (32), Pearce (2), Young, De (26), Doumit (21).
2-out RBI: Doumit.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Doumit 2; LaRoche, An 2; Moss 2; Young, De.
GIDP: Milledge; Young, De.
Team RISP: 3-for-13.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Cedeno-Young, De-Pearce, Doumit-Young, De).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock 4.0 7 3 2 4 1 1 6.75
Clippard (W, 2-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.52
Sosa, J 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
Burnett, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.40
Kensing 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.55
MacDougal (S, 8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.34

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Morton (L, 2-4) 6.0 6 4 4 2 2 1 4.03
Karstens 0.2 5 4 4 1 2 1 4.77
Jackson, S 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.20
Veal 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 5.40

Mock pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

WP: Mock, Morton, Karstens, Jackson, S.
HBP: Zimmerman, R (by Morton).
Pitches-strikes: Mock 87-46, Clippard 37-24, Sosa, J 14-8, Burnett, S 4-3, Kensing 18-13, MacDougal 5-3, Morton 89-50, Karstens 31-17, Jackson, S 12-9, Veal 26-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mock 8-3, Clippard 3-3, Sosa, J 1-0, Burnett, S 0-0, Kensing 2-0, MacDougal 1-0, Morton 13-2, Karstens 0-0, Jackson, S 1-2, Veal 0-1.
Batters faced: Mock 23, Clippard 8, Sosa, J 4, Burnett, S 1, Kensing 5, MacDougal 1, Morton 25, Karstens 8, Jackson, S 5, Veal 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 3-0, Burnett, S 2-0, MacDougal 2-0, Jackson, S 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Mark Wegner.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
T: 3:14.
Att: 11,630.
August 3, 2009