Dunn's dinger caps Nationals' comeback

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Josh Johnson dominated the Nationals for seven innings, but the game of baseball goes nine frames. The Nationals came back from a four-run deficit to beat the Marlins, 6-4, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Dunn's dinger caps Nationals' comeback....


Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .265
Johnson, N, 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .298
Ramirez, H, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .340
Cantu, 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .285
Uggla, 2B 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .229
Hermida, RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 9 .254
Ross, C, CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 7 .260
Baker, Jo, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Johnson, J, P 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .159
Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Calero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 11 4 6 7 22

BATTING
2B: Cantu (28, MacDougal).
3B: Coghlan (2, Martin, J).
HR: Ross, C (18, 4th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 0 out), Johnson, J (3, 4th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Coghlan 5; Johnson, N 2; Cantu 3; Uggla; Hermida; Ross, C 4; Johnson, J 4.
RBI: Johnson, N (46), Ross, C (58), Johnson, J (9), Hermida (41).
2-out RBI: Hermida.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ross, C 4; Hermida.
GIDP: Hermida.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 11.


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .304
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .309
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .304
Hernandez, A, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .280
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dukes, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240
Harris, W, 3B-LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232
Gonzalez, Al, 2B-3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .269
Nieves, C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
Martin, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Belliard, PH-1B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .205
Totals 32 6 8 6 0 9 6

a-Doubled for Villone in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Belliard (4, Johnson, J).
HR: Dunn, A (28, 8th inning off Meyer, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Guzman, C 2; Willingham; Dunn, A 4; Harris, W; Gonzalez, Al; Nieves; Belliard 2.
RBI: Belliard 2 (11), Morgan (35), Guzman, C (37), Dunn, A 2 (80).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Morgan (Johnson, N at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Dunn, A, Guzman, C-Belliard).


Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnson, J 7.0 6 4 4 0 9 0 2.98
Pinto (H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.77
Calero (BS, 2)(L, 2-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.08
Meyer 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.21

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J 4.1 6 3 3 4 2 2 7.16
Bergmann 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 5.00
Villone (W, 4-5) 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3.82
MacDougal (S, 9) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.20

Johnson, J pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

HBP: Ramirez, H (by Martin, J).
Pitches-strikes: Johnson, J 95-67, Pinto 2-2, Calero 11-6, Meyer 11-6, Martin, J 99-58, Bergmann 35-18, Villone 19-12, MacDougal 16-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Johnson, J 5-7, Pinto 1-0, Calero 0-1, Meyer 1-0, Martin, J 3-7, Bergmann 1-3, Villone 0-2, MacDougal 2-0.
Batters faced: Johnson, J 27, Pinto 1, Calero 2, Meyer 2, Martin, J 23, Bergmann 9, Villone 6, MacDougal 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Pinto 2-1, Calero 1-1, Meyer 1-1, Bergmann 2-0, Villone 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:50.
Att: 19,828.
August 4, 2009