Gonzalez's single wins finale in 15th

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- After watching his team defeat the Braves, 2-1, in 15 innings at Turner Field on Sunday afternoon, Nationals interim manager Jim Riggleman will head home to Florida as the front office determines his fate.

Gonzalez's single wins finale in 15th....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maxwell, CF 4 0 0 0 3 4 3 .247
Desmond, SS 7 0 2 0 0 2 6 .280
Orr, 3B 7 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253
Dukes, RF 5 1 1 0 2 1 2 .250
Morse, 1B 7 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
Bard, J, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
Nieves, C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .259
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 6 1 2 1 1 0 3 .265
Padilla, J, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .120
b-Willingham, PH-LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .260
Martin, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .160
a-Dunn, A, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
d-Zimmerman, R, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 54 2 13 2 7 15 26

a-Singled for Martin, J in the 7th. b-Struck out for Padilla, J in the 9th. c-Grounded out for Clippard in the 9th. d-Doubled for Rivera, S in the 14th.

BATTING
2B: Bard, J (18, Hudson, T), Desmond (7, Medlen), Morse (3, Kawakami), Zimmerman, R (37, Acosta).
TB: Desmond 3; Orr; Dukes; Morse 2; Bard, J 2; Nieves; Gonzalez, Al 2; Padilla, J; Willingham; Dunn, A; Zimmerman, R 2.
RBI: Dunn, A (105), Gonzalez, Al (33).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, Al.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Orr; Gonzalez, Al; Desmond 4; Dukes; Willingham.
S: Rivera, S.
GIDP: Morse; Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 2-for-13.
Team LOB: 15.

BASERUNNING
CS: Maxwell (1, 2nd base by Hudson, T/Sammons).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Padilla, J (Prado at 3rd base).
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Desmond-Morse).


Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 6 1 1 1 0 3 2 .256
Infante, RF-LF 7 0 3 0 0 1 3 .305
Prado, 3B-RF 6 0 2 0 1 0 2 .307
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
Gorecki, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
d-Conrad, PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .204
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .277
Escobar, Y, SS 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 .299
Johnson, K, 2B 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224
Sammons, C 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 .182
Hudson, T, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Jones, C, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Medlen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Norton, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .145
Kawakami, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098
c-McCann, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Logan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
e-Vazquez, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Totals 55 1 13 1 2 10 20

a-Singled for Moylan in the 8th. b-Walked for Medlen in the 10th. c-Grounded out for Kawakami in the 12th. d-Flied out for Gorecki in the 13th. e-Grounded out for Logan in the 15th.

BATTING
2B: Infante 2 (9, Martin, J, Rivera, S), Prado (38, Kensing).
HR: McLouth (20, 6th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McLouth 4; Infante 5; Prado 3; LaRoche, Ad; Escobar, Y 2; Johnson, K; Sammons; Hudson, T; Jones, C.
RBI: McLouth (70).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson, G; Prado; LaRoche, Ad; Conrad 2.
S: McLouth.
GIDP: Johnson, K.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Escobar, Y-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad 2).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J 6.0 6 1 1 0 2 1 4.44
Clippard 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.69
Villone 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.25
Bergmann 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
Rivera, S 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 6.10
Kensing (W, 1-2) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 8.92

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson, T 7.0 7 1 1 2 7 0 3.61
Moylan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.84
Soriano, R 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.97
Medlen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.26
Kawakami 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
O'Flaherty 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.04
Acosta 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.34
Logan (L, 1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.19

WP: Kawakami.
IBB: Prado (by Rivera, S).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 73-50, Clippard 25-16, Villone 33-22, Bergmann 7-4, Rivera, S 42-25, Kensing 26-18, Hudson, T 93-61, Moylan 8-3, Soriano, R 24-15, Medlen 17-12, Kawakami 24-17, O'Flaherty 11-8, Acosta 22-12, Logan 20-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 2-13, Clippard 2-2, Villone 1-2, Bergmann 0-0, Rivera, S 5-3, Kensing 4-0, Hudson, T 8-5, Moylan 3-0, Soriano, R 1-1, Medlen 1-1, Kawakami 4-1, O'Flaherty 1-1, Acosta 0-1, Logan 0-1.
Batters faced: Martin, J 23, Clippard 7, Villone 7, Bergmann 1, Rivera, S 12, Kensing 8, Hudson, T 29, Moylan 3, Soriano, R 4, Medlen 4, Kawakami 7, O'Flaherty 3, Acosta 6, Logan 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 4:18.
Att: 36,307.
October 4, 2009