Shaky D sets tone in Nationals' loss

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Saturday's game wasn't pretty for the Nationals, who lost to the Braves, 11-5, at Nationals Park.

Shaky D sets tone in Nationals' loss....


Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264
Prado, 2B 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 .306
Jones, C, 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .271
McCann, C 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .286
Anderson, G, LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .273
1-Gorecki, PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Escobar, Y, SS 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .299
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .284
Diaz, M, RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .320
Hanson, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056
a-Johnson, K, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220
Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Norton, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .137
O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 11 13 9 5 5 15

a-Grounded out for Hanson in the 8th. b-Flied out for Gonzalez, M in the 9th.
1-Ran for Anderson, G in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Prado (34, Mock), LaRoche, Ad (36, Mock), Anderson, G (27, Mock), Jones, C (23, MacDougal), Escobar, Y (26, Kensing).
HR: McCann (21, 9th inning off Villone, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: McLouth; Prado 2; Jones, C 3; McCann 5; Anderson, G 3; Escobar, Y 3; LaRoche, Ad 3; Diaz, M.
RBI: Escobar, Y 3 (74), Diaz, M (55), Anderson, G (58), Jones, C (69), McCann 2 (90), LaRoche, Ad (80).
2-out RBI: Escobar, Y 2; Diaz, M; Anderson, G.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hanson 2; Anderson, G; Escobar, Y 2; Norton.
S: Prado.
GIDP: Diaz, M.
Team RISP: 7-for-18.
Team LOB: 7.


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .227
b-Maxwell, PH-CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221
Orr, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
Segovia, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Zimmerman, R, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .273
Dukes, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255
Bard, J, C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .233
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .266
Desmond, SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .292
Mock, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
a-Morse, PH-3B 3 1 1 3 0 2 2 .259
Totals 32 5 7 5 2 11 7

a-Homered for Mock in the 5th. b-Walked for Harris, W in the 8th. c-Flied out for Segovia in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Morse (1, 5th inning off Hanson, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Harris, W; Dukes; Bard, J; Gonzalez, Al 2; Desmond; Morse 4.
RBI: Harris, W (27), Morse 3 (8), Desmond (6).
2-out RBI: Harris, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morse.
S: Mock.
SF: Desmond.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Orr (4, throw), Dukes 2 (8, fielding, fielding).
DP: (Desmond-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).


Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hanson (W, 11-4) 7.0 4 4 4 1 7 1 2.98
Gonzalez, M (H, 17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.52
O'Flaherty 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.19
Soriano, R 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.06

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Mock (L, 3-10) 5.0 7 6 4 4 5 0 5.91
Segovia 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75
MacDougal 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 4.14
Villone 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.74
Kensing 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.74

Villone pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP: Mock.
IBB: LaRoche, Ad (by Mock).
Pitches-strikes: Hanson 97-65, Gonzalez, M 18-10, O'Flaherty 17-12, Soriano, R 4-3, Mock 87-55, Segovia 33-22, MacDougal 11-6, Villone 6-2, Kensing 9-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hanson 4-10, Gonzalez, M 0-1, O'Flaherty 0-1, Soriano, R 0-0, Mock 8-2, Segovia 5-4, MacDougal 1-0, Villone 0-0, Kensing 1-1.
Batters faced: Hanson 26, Gonzalez, M 4, O'Flaherty 5, Soriano, R 1, Mock 27, Segovia 9, MacDougal 3, Villone 2, Kensing 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Soriano, R 2-0, Villone 1-1, Kensing 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.
Weather: 64 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 2:48.
Att: 29,058.
September 26, 2009