Nats deny Dodgers with wild walk-off

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Thanks to infielder Pete Orr, the Nationals avoided their 100th loss on Wednesday night as they defeated the Dodgers, 5-4, at Nationals Park.

Nats deny Dodgers with wild walk-off....

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .264
Belliard, 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .268
Ethier, RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 6 .279
Ramirez, M, LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .298
Kemp, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .304
Loney, 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .288
Martin, C 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .256
Hudson, O, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
1-Repko, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McDonald, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billingsley, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
a-Pierre, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sherrill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Thome, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
2-Castro, J, PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Totals 33 4 8 3 7 2 24

a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Billingsley in the 7th. b-Singled for Sherrill in the 9th.
1-Ran for Hudson, O in the 9th. 2-Ran for Thome in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Belliard (13, Detwiler).
TB: Furcal 2; Belliard 3; Loney 2; Martin; Thome.
RBI: Ethier (103), Martin (50), Loney (90).
2-out RBI: Martin; Loney.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martin; Ethier; Kemp 2.
S: Pierre.
Team RISP: 2-for-16.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Furcal (10, 2nd base off Detwiler/Bard, J).
CS: Furcal (6, 2nd base by Detwiler/Bard, J).
PO: Furcal (1st base by Detwiler).

FIELDING
E: Ethier (6, fielding).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .222
c-Desmond, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
d-Orr, PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .300
Guzman, C, SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .285
Dunn, A, 1B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .280
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .290
Dukes, RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .254
Bard, J, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230
Maxwell, CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .234
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255
Detwiler, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Willingham, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272
Padilla, J, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .095
Totals 29 5 5 5 6 10 12

a-Walked for Bergmann in the 6th. b-Flied out for Clippard in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Harris, W in the 7th. d-Hit a sacrifice fly for Rivera, S in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Zimmerman, R (31, 6th inning off Billingsley, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Guzman, C; Dunn, A; Zimmerman, R 4; Maxwell; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 3 (100), Dukes (56), Orr (9).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dukes; Desmond.
S: Gonzalez, Al.
SF: Orr.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Maxwell (5, 3rd base off McDonald, J/Martin).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C 2 (20, throw, throw).
Outfield assists: Dukes (Ethier at home).
DP: (Dunn, A).
Pickoffs: Detwiler (Furcal at 1st base).


LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Billingsley 6.0 1 3 3 4 9 1 4.07
Kuo 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.28
Sherrill 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.81
McDonald, J (L, 5-5) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.99

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Detwiler 5.2 6 3 3 3 0 0 5.71
Bergmann 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.24
MacDougal 1.0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3.81
Burnett, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
Rivera, S (W, 1-3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.21

MacDougal pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.

IBB: Kemp (by Detwiler).
Pitches-strikes: Billingsley 87-52, Kuo 16-9, Sherrill 12-8, McDonald, J 16-7, Detwiler 90-49, Bergmann 2-1, Clippard 16-7, MacDougal 35-18, Burnett, S 5-3, Rivera, S 3-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Billingsley 7-2, Kuo 1-1, Sherrill 1-2, McDonald, J 1-0, Detwiler 7-8, Bergmann 0-1, Clippard 1-2, MacDougal 0-1, Burnett, S 0-0, Rivera, S 1-1.
Batters faced: Billingsley 23, Kuo 5, Sherrill 5, McDonald, J 4, Detwiler 24, Bergmann 1, Clippard 5, MacDougal 8, Burnett, S 1, Rivera, S 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 2-0, Burnett, S 3-0, Rivera, S 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:59.
Att: 18,635.
September 23, 2009