MacDougal misfires in 10th as Nats fall

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Closer Mike MacDougal couldn't control the strike zone in the 10th inning and it hurt the Nationals, who lost to the Braves, 6-3, at Nationals Park on Sunday.

MacDougal misfires in 10th as Nats fall....

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .262
Prado, 2B 4 2 1 0 0 1 4 .305
Jones, C, 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .272
McCann, C 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .285
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .270
Gorecki, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
c-Infante, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .295
Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Escobar, Y, SS 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .301
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .284
Diaz, M, RF-LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
Lowe, D, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
a-Norton, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .135
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Conrad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Church, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Totals 37 6 9 6 3 3 17

a-Grounded out for Lowe, D in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Gonzalez, M in the 10th. c-Singled for Gorecki in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Prado (35, Hernandez, L), LaRoche, Ad (37, Hernandez, L).
3B: Escobar, Y (2, Hernandez, L).
TB: Prado 2; Jones, C 2; McCann; Infante; Escobar, Y 4; LaRoche, Ad 2; Lowe, D.
RBI: Anderson, G (59), Escobar, Y (75), LaRoche, Ad (81), McCann (91), Infante 2 (26).
2-out RBI: Escobar, Y; Infante 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche, Ad 2; Prado.
S: Diaz, M.
GIDP: Prado; Diaz, M.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 6.


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .233
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .269
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .288
Willingham, LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .267
Dukes, RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .251
Morse, 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .250
Burke, J, C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .122
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265
Hernandez, L, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .137
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
1-Maxwell, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 3 9 3 3 9 18

a-Singled for Clippard in the 9th.
1-Ran for Guzman, C in the 9th.

BATTING
3B: Harris, W (6, Moylan).
HR: Zimmerman, R (32, 1st inning off Lowe, D, 0 on, 2 out), Willingham (24, 1st inning off Lowe, D, 0 on, 2 out), Morse (2, 4th inning off Lowe, D, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Harris, W 5; Zimmerman, R 4; Willingham 4; Morse 4; Burke, J; Gonzalez, Al; Guzman, C.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (101), Willingham (61), Morse (9).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R; Willingham.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes 3; Willingham; Hernandez, L 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Al (10, fielding).
DP: 2 (Gonzalez, Al-Desmond-Morse, Desmond-Gonzalez, Al-Morse).


Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D 6.0 7 3 3 2 3 3 4.55
Moylan 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 2.70
Gonzalez, M (W, 5-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.49
Soriano, R (S, 27) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.01

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 6.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 5.48
Clippard 2.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.02
MacDougal (L, 1-1) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.59

WP: Lowe, D.
IBB: Zimmerman, R (by Moylan).
HBP: Prado (by MacDougal).
Pitches-strikes: Lowe, D 92-53, Moylan 27-18, Gonzalez, M 15-10, Soriano, R 7-6, Hernandez, L 96-63, Clippard 31-18, MacDougal 18-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lowe, D 9-6, Moylan 2-0, Gonzalez, M 0-2, Soriano, R 1-1, Hernandez, L 10-7, Clippard 4-3, MacDougal 3-0.
Batters faced: Lowe, D 27, Moylan 8, Gonzalez, M 4, Soriano, R 3, Hernandez, L 26, Clippard 9, MacDougal 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Paul Emmel.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, L to R.
T: 2:55.
Att: 27,840.
September 27, 2009