Red-hot Nationals run win streak to eight

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander J.D. Martin was solid on the mound and helped the Nationals defeat the D-backs, 9-2, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon.

Washington has won eight consecutive games and is 14-11 under interim manager Jim Riggleman.

Red-hot Nationals run win streak to eight....


Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Oeltjen, T, LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .400
Roberts, R, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .278
Drew, S, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
Reynolds, M, 3B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .290
Tracy, C, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .230
Snyder, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .208
Rosales, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Parra, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
Schoeneweis, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Romero, A, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .307
Young, C, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .194
Petit, Y, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Whitesell, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .191
Zavada, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Montero, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
Totals 33 2 10 2 3 3 16

a-Popped out for Petit, Y in the 5th. b-Grounded into a double play for Rosales, L in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Young, C (23, Martin, J).
HR: Oeltjen, T (2, 1st inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 0 out), Reynolds, M (36, 8th inning off Sosa, J, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Oeltjen, T 6; Reynolds, M 4; Tracy, C 2; Romero, A 2; Young, C 2; Montero.
RBI: Oeltjen, T (2), Reynolds, M (80).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Snyder; Roberts, R 3.
GIDP: Snyder; Young, C; Parra, G.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Oeltjen, T (1, 2nd base by Martin, J/Bard, J).

FIELDING
E: Oeltjen, T (1, throw), Reynolds, M (18, throw), Young, C (2, fielding).
Pickoffs: Snyder (Willingham at 1st base).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .305
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .317
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 3 3 0 0 0 4 .306
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .281
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .309
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Dukes, RF 5 0 2 3 0 0 1 .251
Bard, J, C 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .247
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .268
Martin, J, P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167
Clippard, 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 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Belliard, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Totals 38 9 16 7 4 4 18

a-Singled for Bergmann in the 6th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R 2 (26, Petit, Y, Petit, Y), Willingham (24, Petit, Y), Gonzalez, Al (11, Petit, Y).
HR: Dunn, A (30, 1st inning off Petit, Y, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R 5; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 2; Dukes 2; Bard, J; Gonzalez, Al 3; Martin, J; Padilla, J.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (84), Dukes 3 (42), Guzman, C (40), Morgan (36).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2; Dukes 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes; Guzman, C; Bard, J 2; Dunn, A 2.
S: Sosa, J.
Team RISP: 7-for-15.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (36, 2nd base off Schoeneweis/Montero, 2nd base off Petit, Y/Snyder).
PO: Willingham (1st base by Snyder).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Zimmerman, R-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Guzman, C-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Guzman, C-Belliard).


Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Petit, Y (L, 2-6) 4.0 9 4 3 1 3 1 5.87
Zavada 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.13
Rosales, L 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.72
Schoeneweis 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 0 8.24
Boyer 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.35

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J (W, 1-2) 5.0 5 1 1 1 1 1 5.91
Clippard 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.42
Bergmann (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.66
Villone 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.93
Sosa, J (S, 2) 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2.08

Clippard pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP: Petit, Y.
IBB: Willingham (by Petit, Y).
Pitches-strikes: Petit, Y 83-58, Zavada 24-16, Rosales, L 21-11, Schoeneweis 14-8, Boyer 14-6, Martin, J 87-52, Clippard 11-3, Bergmann 9-6, Villone 13-10, Sosa, J 22-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Petit, Y 3-5, Zavada 1-3, Rosales, L 2-2, Schoeneweis 2-0, Boyer 0-1, Martin, J 3-10, Clippard 0-0, Bergmann 2-1, Villone 2-0, Sosa, J 3-2.
Batters faced: Petit, Y 21, Zavada 7, Rosales, L 6, Schoeneweis 6, Boyer 3, Martin, J 20, Clippard 2, Bergmann 2, Villone 4, Sosa, J 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Rosales, L 3-1, Boyer 2-2, Bergmann 2-0, Sosa, J 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 3:01.
Att: 19,938.
August 9, 2009