Willingham clutch in Nats' victory

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PITTSBURGH -- Clutch hitting by Josh Willingham and Alberto Gonzalez helped the Nationals edge the Pirates, 5-3, at PNC Park on Sunday afternoon.

Willingham clutch in Nats' victory....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .293
Willingham, LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .305
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dukes, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240
Belliard, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .200
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .271
Nieves, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256
Balester, P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hernandez, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Totals 32 5 9 5 4 5 15

a-Flied out for Burnett, S in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Belliard (3, Maholm), Gonzalez, Al (9, Maholm), Willingham (21, Chavez, J).
HR: Willingham (17, 7th inning off Maholm, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R 2; Willingham 6; Dukes; Belliard 3; Gonzalez, Al 2.
RBI: Gonzalez, Al 2 (20), Willingham 3 (42).
2-out RBI: Willingham.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nieves; Hernandez, A; Dukes; Morgan 2.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R; Morgan.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Belliard (1, 2nd base off Hanrahan/Doumit).
CS: Morgan (15, 2nd base by Maholm/Doumit), Willingham (2, 2nd base by Maholm/Doumit).
PO: Willingham (1st base by Maholm), Morgan (1st base by Maholm).

FIELDING
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Guzman, C-Belliard).


Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292
Milledge, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250
Jones, G, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .311
Doumit, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229
Young, De, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309
LaRoche, An, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .259
Moss, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .254
Cedeno, SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .178
Maholm, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071
Chavez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Vazquez, R, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
Hanrahan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 3 8 3 3 5 8

a-Singled for Chavez, J in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Cedeno (6, 3rd inning off Balester, 1 on, 0 out), Young, De (5, 7th inning off Sosa, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McCutchen, A; Milledge 2; Young, De 4; LaRoche, An; Moss; Cedeno 4; Vazquez, R.
RBI: Cedeno 2 (20), Young, De (25).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Doumit.
GIDP: Doumit.
Team RISP: 0-for-1.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
CS: McCutchen, A (1, 2nd base by Balester/Nieves), Milledge (1, 2nd base by Balester/Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Cedeno-Jones, G 2).
Pickoffs: Maholm 2 (Willingham at 1st base, Morgan at 1st base).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Balester 5.2 5 2 2 2 3 1 3.68
Burnett, S (W, 2-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.42
Sosa, J (H, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 9.00
Bergmann (H, 4) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.11
Villone (H, 4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.98
MacDougal (S, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.40

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maholm (L, 6-6) 6.1 7 4 4 2 3 1 4.75
Chavez, J 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.71
Hanrahan 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.85

WP: Hanrahan.
HBP: Morgan (by Maholm).
Pitches-strikes: Balester 85-55, Burnett, S 4-2, Sosa, J 16-10, Bergmann 9-7, Villone 6-3, MacDougal 13-6, Maholm 98-55, Chavez, J 22-12, Hanrahan 24-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Balester 6-6, Burnett, S 0-1, Sosa, J 0-1, Bergmann 0-1, Villone 0-1, MacDougal 2-1, Maholm 12-2, Chavez, J 3-1, Hanrahan 0-2.
Batters faced: Balester 21, Burnett, S 1, Sosa, J 4, Bergmann 3, Villone 1, MacDougal 4, Maholm 25, Chavez, J 7, Hanrahan 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 2-0, Villone 1-0, Chavez, J 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Adrian Johnson.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:45.
Att: 21,894.
August 2, 2009