Early output not enough for Nationals

By Pete Kerzel / Special to MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Starter J.D. Martin served up a pair of first-pitch homers and the Nationals lost, 7-3, to the Brewers on Friday night, extending their skid to four games.

Early output not enough for Nationals....



Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez, F, 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .310
Counsell, SS-3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .286
Braun, LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .313
Fielder, 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .306
Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McGehee, C, 3B-1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .297
Cameron, M, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256
Catalanotto, RF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .312
Escobar, A, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Kendall, C 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .241
Looper, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
a-Iribarren, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Coffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gerut, PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .203
Totals 37 7 12 7 2 7 15

a-Flied out for Looper in the 7th. b-Walked for Coffey in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Fielder (33, 1st inning off Martin, J, 1 on, 2 out), McGehee, C (10, 4th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Lopez, F 2; Braun; Fielder 4; McGehee, C 4; Cameron, M 2; Catalanotto 2; Kendall 3.
RBI: Fielder 2 (110), McGehee, C (37), Lopez, F 2 (39), Kendall (30), Counsell (31).
2-out RBI: Fielder 2; Lopez, F.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Counsell; Fielder.
SF: Counsell.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Braun (5, 2nd base by Clippard/Nieves).

FIELDING
E: Lopez, F (14, throw).
DP: (McGehee, C-Lopez, F-Fielder).
Pickoffs: Looper (Belliard at 1st base).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .309
Guzman, C, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .302
Dunn, A, 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .288
Willingham, RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .299
Harris, W, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218
Belliard, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
Nieves, C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .263
Martin, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 3 5 3 2 7 6

a-Lined out for Clippard in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Morgan (14, Looper).
HR: Dunn, A (32, 1st inning off Looper, 0 on, 2 out), Zimmerman, R (25, 9th inning off Hoffman, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 4; Belliard; Nieves.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (82), Dunn, A (88).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan.
S: Guzman, C; Martin, J.
GIDP: Willingham.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
PO: Belliard (1st base by Looper).

FIELDING
DP: (Nieves-Guzman, C).


Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Looper (W, 11-6) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 4.95
Coffey (H, 20) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.40
Hoffman 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.00

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J (L, 2-3) 6.2 8 4 4 0 4 2 4.76
Villone 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.72
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.48
Sosa, J 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 4.40

Pitches-strikes: Looper 78-50, Coffey 16-13, Hoffman 13-8, Martin, J 89-63, Villone 3-3, Clippard 16-7, Sosa, J 23-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Looper 9-4, Coffey 1-3, Hoffman 1-1, Martin, J 7-9, Villone 0-0, Clippard 0-0, Sosa, J 0-3.
Batters faced: Looper 23, Coffey 6, Hoffman 4, Martin, J 28, Villone 1, Clippard 3, Sosa, J 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Villone 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Mike Muchlinski.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:28 (:20 delay).
Att: 26,307.
August 21, 2009