Nats' crazy eighth completes sweep

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals showed once again that they can come back from a big deficit under interim manager Jim Riggleman, as they rallied to beat the Marlins, 12-8, at Nationals Park on Thursday afternoon.

Washington swept the three-game series, won five consecutive games for the first time this season and improved its record to 37-72.

Nats' crazy eighth completes sweep....

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .270
Johnson, N, 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .297
Ramirez, H, SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 5 .344
Cantu, 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 7 .282
Uggla, 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .235
Baker, Jo, C 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .269
Ross, C, CF-RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .257
Hermida, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .253
Ayala, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Donnelly, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gload, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Volstad, P 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .125
Wood, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Johnson, J, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .159
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bonifacio, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
Totals 37 8 11 6 5 4 25

a-Walked for Wood, T in the 6th. b-Popped out for Donnelly in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Coghlan (14, Stammen), Ramirez, H (30, Stammen), Uggla 2 (17, Kensing, Sosa, J).
HR: Baker, Jo (8, 5th inning off Kensing, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Coghlan 3; Johnson, N; Ramirez, H 4; Uggla 4; Baker, Jo 4; Hermida; Volstad.
RBI: Cantu (60), Coghlan (22), Johnson, N (47), Ramirez, H (70), Baker, Jo 2 (32).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, H; Baker, Jo 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cantu 4; Hermida; Gload.
SF: Cantu; Johnson, N.
Team RISP: 5-for-19.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ramirez, H 2 (18, 2nd base off Stammen/Bard, J, 2nd base off Kensing/Bard, J).

FIELDING
E: Cantu (8, fielding).
DP: 2 (Cantu-Uggla-Johnson, N, Ramirez, H-Uggla-Johnson, N).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304
Belliard, 2B-1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .214
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 3 4 3 1 0 0 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 .281
1-Harris, W, PR-2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Willingham, LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .303
Dukes, RF 4 2 3 4 0 1 0 .247
Bard, J, C 4 0 1 1 1 2 3 .247
Gonzalez, Al, SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .269
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Kensing, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Padilla, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Guzman, C, SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .314
Totals 34 12 14 11 7 6 13

a-Popped out for Bergmann in the 6th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, Al (10, Volstad), Willingham (23, Volstad).
3B: Zimmerman, R (1, Ayala).
HR: Zimmerman, R (23, 5th inning off Volstad, 1 on, 1 out), Dukes (7, 7th inning off Sanches, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Belliard 2; Zimmerman, R 9; Dunn, A; Willingham 2; Dukes 6; Bard, J; Gonzalez, Al 2.
RBI: Dukes 4 (36), Gonzalez, Al 2 (22), Zimmerman, R 3 (74), Bard, J (21), Belliard (13).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, Al 2; Bard, J; Dukes.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kensing; Dunn, A.
S: Morgan.
SF: Dukes.
GIDP: Willingham; Belliard.
Team RISP: 7-for-12.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Belliard (2, 2nd base off Ayala/Baker, Jo).
CS: Bard, J (1, 2nd base by Ayala/Baker, Jo).

FIELDING
E: Bard, J (5, throw).


Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volstad 4.1 9 7 4 2 3 1 4.48
Wood, T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Sanches (BS, 2) 1.1 1 1 1 3 2 1 1.17
Ayala (L, 1-4) 1.0 2 4 4 2 1 0 4.99
Donnelly 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.75

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 1.2 6 6 5 1 2 0 5.40
Kensing 3.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 9.85
Villone 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.78
Bergmann 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.88
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.42
Burnett, S 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.78
Sosa, J (W, 1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.69

Clippard pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Kensing.
Balk: Donnelly.
IBB: Dunn, A (by Ayala).
Pitches-strikes: Volstad 87-52, Wood, T 11-5, Sanches 37-19, Ayala 21-11, Donnelly 7-6, Stammen 45-26, Kensing 32-23, Villone 17-7, Bergmann 9-6, Clippard 21-7, Burnett, S 6-4, Sosa, J 31-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Volstad 7-3, Wood, T 1-1, Sanches 0-2, Ayala 1-0, Donnelly 1-1, Stammen 0-3, Kensing 4-5, Villone 0-0, Bergmann 0-2, Clippard 0-3, Burnett, S 0-1, Sosa, J 1-4.
Batters faced: Volstad 23, Wood, T 3, Sanches 8, Ayala 6, Donnelly 3, Stammen 12, Kensing 13, Villone 4, Bergmann 2, Clippard 5, Burnett, S 2, Sosa, J 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Wood, T 2-2, Ayala 1-0, Donnelly 2-2, Kensing 2-1, Bergmann 3-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Sosa, J 2-0.
Ejections: Florida Marlins Manager Fredi Gonzalez ejected by HP umpire Adrian Johnson (7th).
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:29.
Att: 23,691.
August 6, 2009