Cold bats hand Nats fifth straight loss

By Tim Powers / Special to MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- A sputtering Washington offense reared its head again, thanks in part to some fine defensive plays by San Diego outfielders, and the Nationals dropped their fifth straight game, 4-1, to the Padres on Tuesday night at PETCO Park.

Cold bats hand Nats fifth straight loss....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maxwell, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111
Gonzalez, Al, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .278
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .284
Dukes, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250
Bard, J, C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .241
Orr, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .471
a-Morse, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
b-Harris, W, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Martin, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 8 9

a-Batted for Orr in the 7th. b-Lined out for Morse in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Bergmann in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (31, Richard).
HR: Bard, J (4, 7th inning off Richard, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Gonzalez, Al; Zimmerman, R 2; Dukes; Bard, J 4.
RBI: Bard, J (25).
2-out RBI: Bard, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bard, J; Dukes; Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Dukes (10, 2nd base by Richard/Hundley).
PO: Dukes (1st base by Richard).

FIELDING
E: Martin, J (3, fielding).


San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, E, SS 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 .266
Eckstein, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .264
Gonzalez, A, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .273
Kouzmanoff, 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .258
Venable, RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .271
Headley, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258
Hundley, C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .222
Gwynn, CF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .266
Richard, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .118
Russell, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Salazar, O, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .378
Gregerson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Macias, D, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .184
Bell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 4 6 4 6 8 13

a-Homered for Russell, A in the 7th. b-Singled for Gregerson in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Kouzmanoff (31, Martin, J).
HR: Salazar, O (4, 7th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Eckstein; Kouzmanoff 2; Venable; Hundley; Salazar, O 4; Macias, D.
RBI: Venable (30), Kouzmanoff (78), Salazar, O (13), Macias, D (6).
2-out RBI: Macias, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Richard 2; Venable; Cabrera, E 2.
SF: Kouzmanoff.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Cabrera, E (9, throw).
Pickoffs: Richard (Dukes at 1st base).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J (L, 3-4) 6.0 5 3 2 3 5 1 4.60
Burnett, S 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.96
Bergmann 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.65
Clippard 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 2.72

San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Richard (W, 8-4) 6.2 4 1 1 2 6 1 4.61
Russell, A (H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
Gregerson (H, 20) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.15
Bell (S, 33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.14

Martin, J pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB: Gwynn (by Martin, J).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 105-63, Burnett, S 13-6, Bergmann 3-3, Clippard 29-14, Richard 96-63, Russell, A 9-6, Gregerson 16-10, Bell 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 7-6, Burnett, S 0-1, Bergmann 0-1, Clippard 0-1, Richard 9-4, Russell, A 0-1, Gregerson 2-1, Bell 1-0.
Batters faced: Martin, J 27, Burnett, S 3, Bergmann 1, Clippard 6, Richard 25, Russell, A 1, Gregerson 4, Bell 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Chris Tiller. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Mike Winters.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 2:30.
Att: 15,131.
September 1, 2009