Nats can't overcome Balester's bad night

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Collin Balester had a rough night on the mound as the Rockies defeated the Nationals, 5-4, at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.

Nats can't overcome Balester's bad night....

Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, C, LF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .289
Fowler, CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .270
Helton, 1B 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 .320
Tulowitzki, SS 4 0 1 2 1 1 4 .273
Hawpe, RF 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 .304
Stewart, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 7 .229
Barmes, 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 5 .251
Iannetta, C 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .221
Marquis, P 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .196
Morales, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Betancourt, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Street, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 5 9 5 10 7 29

BATTING
2B: Tulowitzki (20, Balester), Marquis (3, Balester), Barmes (26, Rivera, S), Hawpe (34, MacDougal).
3B: Fowler (7, Balester).
HR: Barmes (20, 5th inning off Rivera, S, 0 on, 2 out), Gonzalez, C (8, 8th inning off Sosa, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Gonzalez, C 5; Fowler 3; Helton; Tulowitzki 2; Hawpe 2; Barmes 6; Marquis 2.
RBI: Tulowitzki 2 (65), Fowler (31), Barmes (64), Gonzalez, C (18).
2-out RBI: Barmes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Iannetta 2; Stewart 2; Hawpe 2.
GIDP: Tulowitzki 2.
Team RISP: 3-for-14.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
CS: Barmes (8, home by Rivera, S/Bard, J).

FIELDING
DP: (Tulowitzki-Barmes-Helton).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .312
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .307
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .304
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .285
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .303
Dukes, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
Belliard, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bard, J, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .237
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Rivera, S, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Padilla, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 3 11

a-Grounded out for Rivera, S in the 5th. b-Struck out for Sosa, J in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (27, Marquis).
3B: Zimmerman, R (2, Marquis), Morgan (7, Marquis).
HR: Bard, J (3, 9th inning off Street, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan 4; Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R 5; Dunn, A 2; Bard, J 5; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (80), Guzman, C (42), Bard, J (23).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Belliard; Willingham; Dunn, A.
S: Guzman, C; Morgan.
GIDP: Willingham.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (40, 2nd base off Marquis/Iannetta).

FIELDING
E: Balester (1, pickoff).
DP: 2 (Guzman, C-Belliard-Dunn, A, Guzman, C-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).


Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis (W, 14-8) 6.0 9 3 3 1 1 0 3.58
Morales, F (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.63
Betancourt, R (H, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.68
Street (S, 31) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.24

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Balester (L, 1-3) 1.1 3 3 3 5 1 0 6.75
Rivera, S 3.2 3 1 1 2 3 1 6.16
Villone 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.75
Sosa, J 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.70
MacDougal 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.41

Marquis pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Villone pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB: Zimmerman, R (by Morales, F).
HBP: Gonzalez, C (by Villone).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 84-56, Morales, F 15-7, Betancourt, R 9-7, Street 10-9, Balester 51-24, Rivera, S 57-40, Villone 39-20, Sosa, J 34-21, MacDougal 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 14-3, Morales, F 1-1, Betancourt, R 0-2, Street 3-0, Balester 0-3, Rivera, S 6-1, Villone 0-1, Sosa, J 2-3, MacDougal 3-0.
Batters faced: Marquis 27, Morales, F 4, Betancourt, R 3, Street 4, Balester 12, Rivera, S 14, Villone 7, Sosa, J 7, MacDougal 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Morales, F 1-0, Rivera, S 2-0, Sosa, J 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian Knight. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather: 80 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:11.
Att: 16,187.
August 19, 2009