Stammen roughed up by Cardinals

By B.J. Rains / MLB.com

ST. LOUIS -- If two pitches were the difference for the Nationals on Friday night, one booted grounder may have indirectly done the same on Saturday.

Cristian Guzman's error with two outs in the fifth inning allowed the Cardinals to score four unearned runs as they opened the floodgates and beat the Nationals, 9-4, at Busch Stadium.

Stammen roughed up by Cardinals....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .231
Guzman, C, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .304
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .302
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .283
Willingham, LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .291
Dukes, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .244
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Orr, 2B-RF 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .714
Nieves, C 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .256
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
b-Belliard, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Totals 35 4 11 4 3 4 16

a-Grounded out for Sosa, J in the 7th. b-Grounded into a double play for Rivera, S in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Orr (1, Boggs, M).
3B: Guzman, C (7, Boggs, M).
HR: Dunn, A (35, 6th inning off Boggs, M, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Harris, W; Guzman, C 4; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 5; Dukes; Orr 5.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (90), Nieves (23), Dunn, A (91).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stammen 2; Nieves; Dukes 2.
SF: Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Nieves; Belliard.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C (17, fielding).
DP: (Guzman, C-Orr-Dunn, A).


St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .297
Ryan, Br, SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .296
Pujols, 1B 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 .319
Holliday, LF 4 2 1 3 1 1 5 .310
Ludwick, RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .262
Rasmus, CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .252
DeRosa, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261
LaRue, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .227
Boggs, M, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .077
a-Thurston, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Motte, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Ankiel, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Thompson, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Totals 35 9 11 8 6 7 19

a-Popped out for Boggs, M in the 6th. b-Walked for Motte in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Schumaker 2 (30, Stammen, Sosa, J), Pujols 2 (34, Stammen, Sosa, J).
HR: Holliday (19, 3rd inning off Stammen, 2 on, 1 out), Rasmus (14, 5th inning off Villone, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Schumaker 5; Ryan, Br 2; Pujols 4; Holliday 4; Rasmus 5; DeRosa.
RBI: Holliday 3 (86), Rasmus 3 (44), Ryan, Br (28), Pujols (109).
2-out RBI: Rasmus 3; Ryan, Br; Pujols.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Boggs, M; Holliday; Ludwick 2.
GIDP: LaRue.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rasmus (3, 2nd base off Stammen/Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Ryan, Br-Schumaker-Pujols, Boggs, M-Ryan, Br-Pujols).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen (L, 4-7) 4.2 4 6 3 4 4 1 5.11
Villone 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.19
Sosa, J 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 7.71
Rivera, S 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.19
Bergmann 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 5.70

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Boggs, M (W, 2-2) 6.0 8 3 3 1 1 1 4.57
McClellan 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.21
Miller, T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.77
Motte 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.59
Thompson, B 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.02

IBB: Holliday (by Stammen), Pujols (by Bergmann).
Pitches-strikes: Stammen 89-51, Villone 12-9, Sosa, J 22-13, Rivera, S 6-5, Bergmann 23-11, Boggs, M 88-56, McClellan 17-9, Miller, T 1-1, Motte 22-15, Thompson, B 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 4-6, Villone 0-1, Sosa, J 1-1, Rivera, S 3-0, Bergmann 1-0, Boggs, M 11-6, McClellan 1-0, Miller, T 0-1, Motte 2-0, Thompson, B 1-1.
Batters faced: Stammen 23, Villone 2, Sosa, J 6, Rivera, S 4, Bergmann 6, Boggs, M 26, McClellan 4, Miller, T 1, Motte 5, Thompson, B 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Villone 2-2, Miller, T 2-0, Motte 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:53.
Att: 44,028.
August 29, 2009