Nats can't find big hit behind Mock

By B.J. Rains / MLB.com

ST. LOUIS -- Not even a strong outing from Garrett Mock could get the Nationals a win on Sunday afternoon.

Mock tamed the Cardinals' offense for two runs in six innings, but the Nationals were stymied by St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright in a 2-1 loss at Busch Stadium.

The Nationals, who were swept in the three-game series by St. Louis, scored just seven runs in the three games and fell to 7-7 on the road since Aug 2.

Nats can't find big hit behind Mock....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .226
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .299
Dunn, A, 1B 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .282
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .291
Dukes, RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .245
Orr, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .545
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bard, J, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .236
Mock, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .059
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Belliard, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
Totals 31 1 4 1 5 10 14

a-Grounded out for Mock in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Willingham (27, Franklin).
TB: Willingham 2; Dukes; Orr; Bard, J.
RBI: Dukes (52).
2-out RBI: Dukes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Orr 3.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Mock (2, throw), Guzman, C (18, fielding).
DP: (Zimmerman, R-Belliard-Dunn, A).


St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
a-Lugo, PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
Rasmus, CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .255
b-Ludwick, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
Pujols, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .320
Holliday, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308
Ankiel, RF-CF 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 .229
Greene, K, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211
DeRosa, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Molina, Y, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Ryan, Br, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Wainwright, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .151
McClellan, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 27 2 4 2 2 5 9

a-Walked for Schumaker in the 8th. b-Grounded into a double play for Rasmus in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Rasmus 2; Pujols 2.
RBI: Ankiel (35), Pujols (110).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ankiel.
SF: Ankiel.
GIDP: Ludwick.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pujols (14, 2nd base off Mock/Bard, J).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock (L, 3-6) 6.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 5.01
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.56
Burnett, S 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.00
MacDougal 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.02

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wainwright (W, 16-7) 6.0 3 1 1 3 7 0 2.47
McClellan (H, 13) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.11
Miller, T 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.77
Franklin (S, 35) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.05

Burnett, S pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Miller, T pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Mock.
HBP: Dukes (by Wainwright).
Pitches-strikes: Mock 99-62, Clippard 10-7, Burnett, S 5-1, MacDougal 11-7, Wainwright 109-65, McClellan 21-15, Miller, T 7-3, Franklin 23-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Mock 7-6, Clippard 1-2, Burnett, S 0-0, MacDougal 2-1, Wainwright 8-3, McClellan 2-1, Miller, T 0-0, Franklin 0-3.
Batters faced: Mock 23, Clippard 4, Burnett, S 1, MacDougal 2, Wainwright 25, McClellan 5, Miller, T 1, Franklin 6.
Inherited runners-scored: MacDougal 1-0, Franklin 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Tom Hallion. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:47.
Att: 41,083.
August 30, 2009