Desmond has dinger of debut for Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Shortstop Ian Desmond made his Major League debut on Thursday at Nationals Park, and it was a night he will never forget. Desmond went 2-for-4, drove in four runs and helped the Nationals defeat the Phillies, 8-7.

Desmond has dinger of debut for Nats....


Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .243
Victorino, CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .297
Utley, 2B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .293
Howard, 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .273
Ibanez, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Werth, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .270
Feliz, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .268
Ruiz, C 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .254
Blanton, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .106
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Tracy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Stairs, PH 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .198
Totals 36 7 11 7 2 2 11

a-Flied out for Walker, T in the 7th. b-Homered for Lidge in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Victorino (34, MacDougal).
3B: Utley (2, Hernandez, L).
HR: Stairs (5, 9th inning off Segovia, 3 on, 1 out).
TB: Rollins 2; Victorino 3; Utley 4; Werth; Feliz; Ruiz; Blanton; Stairs 4.
RBI: Utley (86), Howard (117), Stairs 4 (17), Victorino (56).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rollins 2; Howard.
S: Blanton.
SF: Howard.
GIDP: Howard.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Rollins 2 (5, throw, throw).
DP: (Ruiz-Utley-Blanton).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF-LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .233
Orr, 2B 5 0 1 2 0 4 2 .324
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .294
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .281
Morse, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .281
1-Maxwell, PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Dukes, RF 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .259
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 4 0 0 3 .500
Nieves, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .254
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Flores, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Segovia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Totals 32 8 9 8 5 8 13

a-Popped out for Burnett, S in the 8th.
1-Ran for Willingham in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Desmond (1, Blanton), Harris, W (17, Blanton), Willingham (29, Durbin, C).
3B: Orr (1, Blanton), Harris, W (4, Lidge).
HR: Dunn, A (36, 5th inning off Blanton, 1 on, 2 out), Desmond (1, 5th inning off Blanton, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Harris, W 5; Orr 3; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 2; Dukes; Desmond 6; Nieves.
RBI: Orr 2 (6), Desmond 4 (4), Dunn, A 2 (96).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2; Desmond 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Dunn, A; Hernandez, L; Nieves; Zimmerman, R.
S: Hernandez, L 2.
Team RISP: 3-for-13.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Willingham (4, 2nd base off Blanton/Ruiz).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (1, throw).
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Desmond-Morse).


Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blanton (L, 9-7) 4.2 7 8 8 4 4 2 4.11
Walker, T 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.71
Durbin, C 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.73
Lidge 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.97

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (W, 8-10) 7.1 6 2 2 1 2 0 5.30
Burnett, S 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.88
Segovia 0.1 2 4 3 1 0 1 81.00
MacDougal 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.55
Villone (S, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.20

MacDougal pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP: MacDougal.
Pitches-strikes: Blanton 99-57, Walker, T 17-11, Durbin, C 22-13, Lidge 24-19, Hernandez, L 106-71, Burnett, S 9-5, Segovia 20-10, MacDougal 5-4, Villone 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blanton 5-4, Walker, T 0-3, Durbin, C 1-1, Lidge 0-1, Hernandez, L 9-11, Burnett, S 2-0, Segovia 0-1, MacDougal 0-0, Villone 2-0.
Batters faced: Blanton 25, Walker, T 5, Durbin, C 5, Lidge 4, Hernandez, L 29, Burnett, S 2, Segovia 5, MacDougal 2, Villone 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0, Villone 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Dale Scott. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, R to L.
T: 3:03.
Att: 18,706.
September 10, 2009