Offense falls silent in finale

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Garrett Mock continues to get better as a pitcher, but he had some bad luck on Thursday night as the Nationals lost to the Rockies, 4-1, at Nationals Park.

Offense falls silent in finale....

Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, C, CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .288
Spilborghs, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253
Helton, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .319
Tulowitzki, SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274
Hawpe, RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .304
Stewart, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .226
Barmes, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .249
Torrealba, C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252
Hammel, P 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .111
Betancourt, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Atkins, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Street, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 6 3 2 13 8

a-Flied out for Betancourt, R in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, C (10, Mock), Tulowitzki (21, Bergmann).
TB: Gonzalez, C 2; Spilborghs; Helton; Tulowitzki 2; Hawpe; Torrealba.
RBI: Gonzalez, C (19), Tulowitzki (66), Hawpe (73).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, C; Tulowitzki; Hawpe.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hawpe; Spilborghs; Stewart.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .310
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .307
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .302
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .287
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .303
Dukes, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236
Bard, J, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mock, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
a-Padilla, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 7 7

a-Grounded out for Mock in the 5th.

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (26, Hammel).
TB: Guzman, C; Dunn, A 3; Willingham.
RBI: Dunn, A (87).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes 2; Willingham.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guzman, C (4, 2nd base off Hammel/Torrealba).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C (15, fielding), Dukes (5, fielding).


Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hammel (W, 8-7) 7.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 4.54
Betancourt, R (H, 14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.61
Street (S, 32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock (L, 2-5) 5.0 3 2 2 2 8 0 5.10
Burnett, S 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.08
Bergmann 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.86
Clippard 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.56

WP: Mock.
Pitches-strikes: Hammel 85-51, Betancourt, R 17-13, Street 13-10, Mock 91-56, Burnett, S 35-23, Bergmann 18-10, Clippard 21-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hammel 12-6, Betancourt, R 0-0, Street 1-1, Mock 3-4, Burnett, S 4-0, Bergmann 1-0, Clippard 1-1.
Batters faced: Hammel 26, Betancourt, R 4, Street 3, Mock 20, Burnett, S 8, Bergmann 3, Clippard 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Dana DeMuth. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:50.
Att: 18,036.
August 20, 2009