Nats' bats soggy in loss to Marlins

By David Villavicencio / MLB.com

MIAMI -- Justin Maxwell and Ian Desmond both had huge games as the Nationals outhit the Marlins, but Washington's pitching could not slow down its division rival's offense.

The Marlins used a barrage of big flies to beat the Nationals, 11-3, and even the series before 38,214 fans at Land Shark Stadium.

Nats' bats soggy in loss to Marlins....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .228
Desmond, SS 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 .750
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .293
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .281
Morse, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Willingham, LF 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .278
Maxwell, RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 4 .222
Bard, J, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
Estrada, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Flores, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Detwiler, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
b-Padilla, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Garate, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Segovia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Orr, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
Totals 34 3 10 3 4 9 18

a-Flied out for Rivera, S in the 4th. b-Struck out for Detwiler in the 6th. c-Singled for Segovia in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Desmond 2 (3, Sanchez, A, Donnelly), Dunn, A (27, Sanchez, A).
HR: Maxwell 2 (2, 2nd inning off Sanchez, A, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Lindstrom, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Desmond 6; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Maxwell 8; Gonzalez, Al; Orr.
RBI: Maxwell 2 (3), Dunn, A (99).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Harris, W; Maxwell 2; Dunn, A.
S: Estrada.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-12.
Team LOB: 9.


Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .306
Johnson, N, 1B 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 .303
1-Gonzalez, An, PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Ramirez, H, SS 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 .358
Cantu, 3B-1B 4 2 2 5 1 1 2 .282
Baker, Jo, C 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .267
Uggla, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .242
Ross, C, CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .271
Carroll, B, RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
Sanchez, A, P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000
Wood, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Sanchez, G, PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167
Donnelly, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Helms, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
Lindstrom, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 11 9 11 7 6 17

a-Homered for Wood, T in the 6th. b-Flied out for Donnelly in the 7th.
1-Ran for Johnson, N in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Cantu (36, Estrada), Ross, C (37, Garate).
3B: Coghlan (5, Segovia).
HR: Cantu (15, 1st inning off Estrada, 2 on, 1 out), Ross, C (22, 6th inning off Kensing, 0 on, 0 out), Sanchez, G (1, 6th inning off Kensing, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Coghlan 4; Cantu 6; Uggla; Ross, C 6; Carroll, B; Sanchez, G 4.
RBI: Cantu 5 (85), Ross, C 2 (83), Sanchez, G 2 (2), Carroll, B (14), Ramirez, H (99).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ross, C; Helms; Baker, Jo.
SF: Carroll, B; Ramirez, H.
Team RISP: 4-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Ramirez, H-Uggla-Johnson, N, Uggla-Cantu).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Estrada (L, 0-1) 2.1 3 5 5 3 4 1 19.29
Rivera, S 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.52
Detwiler 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6.17
Kensing 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 11.06
Garate 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 18.00
Segovia 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 27.00

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sanchez, A 4.2 6 2 2 4 4 1 4.43
Wood, T (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.08
Donnelly 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.83
Lindstrom 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.12
Pinto 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.29

WP: Segovia.
HBP: Baker, Jo (by Garate).
Pitches-strikes: Estrada 61-35, Rivera, S 18-12, Detwiler 37-18, Kensing 26-17, Garate 20-8, Segovia 28-14, Sanchez, A 87-54, Wood, T 16-11, Donnelly 13-10, Lindstrom 11-7, Pinto 11-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Estrada 2-1, Rivera, S 1-0, Detwiler 2-4, Kensing 1-2, Garate 0-3, Segovia 1-1, Sanchez, A 6-4, Wood, T 1-1, Donnelly 1-0, Lindstrom 0-2, Pinto 2-1.
Batters faced: Estrada 13, Rivera, S 3, Detwiler 8, Kensing 6, Garate 6, Segovia 5, Sanchez, A 23, Wood, T 4, Donnelly 4, Lindstrom 4, Pinto 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Rivera, S 1-0, Wood, T 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Tim Welke.
Weather: 76 degrees, drizzle.
Wind: 2 mph, R to L.
T: 3:10 (2:34 delay).
Att: 38,214.
September 12, 2009