Nats can't contain McCutchen, Bucs

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PITTSBURGH -- Outfielder Andrew McCutchen proved to be too much for the Nationals, who were pounded by the Pirates, 11-6, at PNC Park on Saturday night.

McCutchen had the game of his life, going 4-for-5 with three home runs and six RBIs.

Nats can't contain McCutchen, Bucs....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .312
Guzman, C, SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .306
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .291
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 1 1 3 4 .275
Willingham, LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .300
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Kearns, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .197
Dukes, RF 3 0 0 1 1 1 4 .240
Bard, J, C 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .255
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 .272
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hernandez, A, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .230
Totals 36 6 12 6 6 6 29

a-Doubled for Clippard in the 6th. b-Walked for Villone in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (21, Vasquez, V), Zimmerman, R (24, Vasquez, V), Hernandez, A (9, Karstens), Guzman, C (19, Karstens).
TB: Morgan 3; Guzman, C 3; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 2; Bard, J 2; Hernandez, A 2.
RBI: Dunn, A (75), Dukes (31), Bard, J (20), Guzman, C (34), Zimmerman, R (68), Gonzalez, Al (18).
2-out RBI: Bard, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bard, J; Guzman, C; Gonzalez, Al; Willingham 2; Dunn, A; Harris, W.
SF: Dukes; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Dukes.
Team RISP: 4-for-19.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Morgan (3, throw).
DP: 3 (Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Guzman, C-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Guzman, C-Dunn, A).


Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 5 4 4 6 0 0 1 .293
Milledge, LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .219
Jones, G, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .317
Doumit, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237
Young, De, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .311
Karstens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056
a-Pearce, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209
Veal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
LaRoche, An, 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .259
Moss, RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .254
Cedeno, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .175
Vasquez, V, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Vazquez, R, 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235
Totals 34 11 14 11 1 4 8

a-Struck out for Karstens in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Milledge (1, Stammen), Jones, G (8, Villone).
3B: LaRoche, An (5, Stammen).
HR: McCutchen, A 3 (6, 1st inning off Stammen, 0 on, 0 out; 4th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 2 out; 6th inning off Kensing, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: McCutchen, A 13; Milledge 2; Jones, G 3; Young, De; LaRoche, An 4; Moss 2; Cedeno 2.
RBI: McCutchen, A 6 (31), Milledge 2 (5), LaRoche, An (39), Moss (28), Cedeno (18).
2-out RBI: McCutchen, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Doumit 2.
S: Vasquez, V.
GIDP: Doumit; McCutchen, A.
Team RISP: 6-for-11.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
DP: (Cedeno-Young, De-Jones, G).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen (L, 3-6) 3.0 8 6 6 0 0 1 4.96
Clippard 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.86
Kensing 0.2 3 4 4 1 0 1 10.45
Villone 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.02

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vasquez, V (W, 2-5) 5.0 9 3 3 2 2 0 6.09
Karstens 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.40
Veal 0.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6.00
Meek 2.0 0 1 1 2 2 0 3.56

Stammen pitched to 3 batters in the 4th.
Veal pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Meek.
HBP: Vazquez, R (by Villone), Willingham (by Vasquez, V).
Pitches-strikes: Stammen 44-30, Clippard 27-20, Kensing 22-13, Villone 29-18, Vasquez, V 75-47, Karstens 28-21, Veal 10-2, Meek 30-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 5-4, Clippard 0-3, Kensing 1-1, Villone 2-3, Vasquez, V 4-9, Karstens 2-2, Veal 0-0, Meek 3-1.
Batters faced: Stammen 16, Clippard 7, Kensing 6, Villone 8, Vasquez, V 26, Karstens 9, Veal 2, Meek 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-1, Meek 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 2:46.
Att: 26,855.
August 1, 2009