Nats leave Atlanta with a pair of losses

By Adam Rosenberg / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- The Nationals hoped that starting pitcher Craig Stammen would reverse his recent stretch of rough outings when he took the mound against the Braves on Wednesday.

Stammen did just that, but the Nationals were victimized by four Atlanta solo home runs and a strong outing from Braves starter Derek Lowe, as they dropped a 6-2 contest and ended up on the wrong end of a two-game sweep.

Nats leave Atlanta with a pair of losses....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .309
Guzman, C, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .319
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .305
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .281
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .304
Dukes, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .248
Bard, J, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
Belliard, 2B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .231
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200
a-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Padilla, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Totals 31 2 9 2 6 7 13

a-Walked for Stammen in the 7th. b-Struck out for Villone in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Dukes (15, Lowe, D).
TB: Morgan 2; Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Dukes 2; Belliard 2.
RBI: Dunn, A (85), Belliard (14).
2-out RBI: Belliard.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan 2; Dukes.
GIDP: Willingham; Zimmerman, R; Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Morgan (17, 2nd base by Lowe, D/McCann).
PO: Morgan (1st base by McCann).


Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Church, CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .279
Prado, 2B-3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .313
Jones, C, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .295
Infante, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
McCann, C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .287
Anderson, G, LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .286
Escobar, Y, SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .305
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 2 .259
Diaz, M, RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .288
Lowe, D, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175
a-Johnson, K, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Norton, PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .138
Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 6 8 6 5 4 15

a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Lowe, D in the 7th. b-Walked for Moylan in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Prado (24, Stammen), Anderson, G (20, Stammen), McCann (29, Burnett, S).
HR: Anderson, G (10, 2nd inning off Stammen, 0 on, 0 out), LaRoche, Ad 2 (16, 2nd inning off Stammen, 0 on, 1 out; 7th inning off Sosa, J, 0 on, 1 out), Prado (8, 8th inning off Burnett, S, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Prado 6; Jones, C; McCann 2; Anderson, G 6; LaRoche, Ad 8.
RBI: Anderson, G (45), LaRoche, Ad 3 (50), Prado (37), Norton (6).
2-out RBI: Norton.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann; Diaz, M; Church 3.
S: Johnson, K.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Escobar, Y-Prado-LaRoche, Ad, Jones, C-Prado-LaRoche, Ad 2).
Pickoffs: McCann (Morgan at 1st base).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 2 5.24
Sosa, J (L, 1-1) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.00
Burnett, S 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 1 3.12
Bergmann 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.60
Villone 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.89

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D (W, 12-7) 7.0 7 2 2 4 5 0 4.08
Moylan (H, 18) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.33
Gonzalez, M 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.72

IBB: Escobar, Y (by Burnett, S).
Pitches-strikes: Stammen 79-50, Sosa, J 10-5, Burnett, S 30-14, Bergmann 10-4, Villone 2-1, Lowe, D 101-59, Moylan 17-8, Gonzalez, M 20-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 7-8, Sosa, J 1-0, Burnett, S 1-2, Bergmann 0-0, Villone 0-1, Lowe, D 11-4, Moylan 0-2, Gonzalez, M 0-1.
Batters faced: Stammen 23, Sosa, J 3, Burnett, S 8, Bergmann 2, Villone 1, Lowe, D 28, Moylan 5, Gonzalez, M 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0, Bergmann 3-1, Villone 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Dan Iassogna.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:34.
Att: 17,886.
August 12, 2009