Rally effort impressive, but Nats fall

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- An error by second baseman Ronnie Belliard proved costly as the Nationals lost to the Brewers, 11-9, at Nationals Park on Saturday night after a one-hour, 21-minute rain delay pushed back the start of the tilt.

Washington, on a five-game losing streak, dropped its record to 17-19 under interim manager Jim Riggleman.

Rally effort impressive, but Nats fall....



Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez, F, 2B 6 2 4 2 0 0 1 .315
Cameron, M, CF 6 3 4 3 0 2 2 .262
Braun, LF 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 .313
Fielder, 1B 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 .305
McGehee, C, 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 .300
Coffey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bourgeois, RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .273
a-Catalanotto, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .309
Kendall, C 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .244
Escobar, A, SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .320
Burns, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
DiFelice, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Narveson, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
b-Iribarren, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Vargas, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Counsell, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Totals 39 11 16 10 6 6 20

a-Flied out for Bourgeois in the 6th. b-Bunted out for Narveson in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Braun (28, Lannan), Escobar, A (1, Lannan), Lopez, F 3 (28, Lannan, Villone, MacDougal), McGehee, C (14, Lannan), Cameron, M (24, Rivera, S), Kendall (12, Sosa, J).
HR: Cameron, M (18, 2nd inning off Lannan, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Lopez, F 7; Cameron, M 8; Braun 3; McGehee, C 3; Bourgeois; Kendall 3; Escobar, A 2.
RBI: Braun 2 (89), Lopez, F 2 (41), Cameron, M 3 (54), Bourgeois (2), McGehee, C (38), Kendall (31).
2-out RBI: Bourgeois; Cameron, M; McGehee, C; Lopez, F; Kendall.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kendall; Braun 2; Catalanotto; Cameron, M; Escobar, A 2.
S: Burns 2; Escobar, A.
GIDP: McGehee, C.
Team RISP: 8-for-21.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: McGehee, C (10, fielding).
DP: 2 (Lopez, F-Escobar, A-Fielder, McGehee, C-Lopez, F-Fielder).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .310
Gonzalez, Al, SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .265
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .299
Belliard, 2B 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .240
Dukes, RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .233
Padilla, J, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .083
b-Harris, W, PH-LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .222
Nieves, C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .262
Lannan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159
Rivera, S, P 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .500
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 9 10 8 3 6 12

a-Struck out for Bergmann in the 6th. b-Homered for Padilla, J in the 8th. c-Singled for Sosa, J in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Belliard (7, Burns), Morgan (15, Narveson).
HR: Belliard (5, 3rd inning off Burns, 3 on, 2 out), Harris, W (5, 8th inning off Coffey, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 3; Gonzalez, Al; Belliard 7; Harris, W 4; Nieves; Rivera, S; Guzman, C.
RBI: Dukes (46), Belliard 4 (20), Morgan (38), Gonzalez, Al (27), Harris, W (20).
2-out RBI: Belliard 4.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R.
SF: Gonzalez, Al.
GIDP: Gonzalez, Al; Padilla, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Morgan (4, fielding), Belliard (5, throw).
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Belliard-Dunn, A).


Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burns 3.0 5 6 6 2 2 1 6.17
DiFelice 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3.52
Narveson (W, 1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.75
Vargas, C (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57
Coffey (H, 21) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.51
Hoffman (S, 27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.95

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan 1.2 7 7 7 2 0 1 4.03
Rivera, S 3.1 2 1 1 1 3 0 5.64
Bergmann (L, 2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.98
Villone 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.89
Sosa, J 1.1 2 1 1 2 2 0 4.60
MacDougal 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.32

IBB: Fielder (by Bergmann), Catalanotto (by Sosa, J).
HBP: Dunn, A (by Narveson).
Pitches-strikes: Burns 53-34, DiFelice 11-4, Narveson 33-23, Vargas, C 7-5, Coffey 18-11, Hoffman 9-8, Lannan 43-26, Rivera, S 53-32, Bergmann 20-9, Villone 10-8, Sosa, J 22-12, MacDougal 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Burns 4-3, DiFelice 0-0, Narveson 1-5, Vargas, C 2-1, Coffey 3-0, Hoffman 2-0, Lannan 3-2, Rivera, S 3-4, Bergmann 2-1, Villone 2-0, Sosa, J 2-0, MacDougal 2-0.
Batters faced: Burns 15, DiFelice 3, Narveson 11, Vargas, C 3, Coffey 5, Hoffman 3, Lannan 14, Rivera, S 13, Bergmann 6, Villone 4, Sosa, J 7, MacDougal 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Narveson 2-2, Rivera, S 1-1, Sosa, J 1-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman ejected by HP umpire Mike Reilly (3rd).
Umpires: HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Mike Muchlinski. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:07 (1:21 delay).
Att: 19,374.
August 22, 2009