Rockies snap Nats' win streak in opener

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Carlos Gonzalez's eighth-inning home run helped the Rockies edge the Nationals, 4-3, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Rockies snap Nats' win streak in opener....

Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, C, LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .282
Fowler, CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .270
Helton, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .318
Tulowitzki, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .273
Hawpe, RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .304
Atkins, G, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
Stewart, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232
Barmes, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .249
Iannetta, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .226
Jimenez, U, P 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239
a-Smith, S, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291
Street, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 4 6 4 5 7 11

a-Walked for Jimenez, U in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Hawpe (17, 2nd inning off Stammen, 0 on, 1 out), Gonzalez, C (7, 8th inning off Burnett, S, 0 on, 0 out), Barmes (19, 9th inning off Clippard, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Gonzalez, C 4; Fowler; Helton; Hawpe 4; Barmes 4; Jimenez, U.
RBI: Hawpe 2 (72), Gonzalez, C (17), Barmes (63).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Helton; Atkins, G 2.
GIDP: Jimenez, U.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 6.


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .310
Guzman, C, SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .308
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .302
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .282
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
Dukes, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .267
Nieves, C 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261
b-Belliard, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .230
Stammen, P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Bard, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
Totals 36 3 10 3 1 5 18

a-Singled for Bergmann in the 7th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Nieves in the 9th. c-Flied out for Clippard in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Stammen (3, Jimenez, U), Willingham (26, Jimenez, U).
TB: Morgan 3; Guzman, C; Willingham 2; Dukes; Gonzalez, Al 2; Stammen 2; Harris, W.
RBI: Stammen (4), Morgan (37), Guzman, C (41).
2-out RBI: Stammen; Morgan; Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Guzman, C; Gonzalez, Al 2; Zimmerman, R 2.
S: Morgan.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (39, 2nd base off Jimenez, U/Iannetta).

FIELDING
DP: (Bergmann-Guzman, C-Dunn, A).


Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jimenez, U (W, 11-9) 8.0 7 2 2 1 5 0 3.41
Street (S, 30) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.12

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 5.1 4 2 2 2 3 1 5.13
Villone (BS, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
Bergmann 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.36
Burnett, S (L, 2-3) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 3.22
Clippard 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 1 2.67

WP: Stammen.
HBP: Nieves (by Jimenez, U).
Pitches-strikes: Jimenez, U 108-72, Street 16-13, Stammen 80-50, Villone 1-1, Bergmann 20-13, Burnett, S 10-4, Clippard 29-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jimenez, U 10-9, Street 1-2, Stammen 7-6, Villone 1-0, Bergmann 2-1, Burnett, S 0-1, Clippard 1-1.
Batters faced: Jimenez, U 33, Street 6, Stammen 22, Villone 1, Bergmann 4, Burnett, S 3, Clippard 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Villone 3-1, Bergmann 2-0, Clippard 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 88 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:37.
Att: 18,192.
August 18, 2009