Bats back another solid Strasburg outing

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NATIONALS 13, CARDINALS 5
At Viera, Fla.
Friday, March 19

Bats back another solid Strasburg outing....


St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Greene, T, SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .143
Kozma, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jay, CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200
Rapoport, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Craig, A, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .290
MacLane, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
e-Stock, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Stavinoha, RF-1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .417
Freese, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263
Solano, D, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Henley, LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .300
c-Chambers, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
LaRue, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125
Kinney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cazana, RF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Gotay, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Lynn, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Shorey, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Pagnozzi, C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
McClellan, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Descalso, PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .462
d-Folli, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 38 5 10 5 1 14 12

a-Grounded out for McClellan in the 5th. b-Walked for Lynn in the 6th. c-Struck out for Henley in the 8th. d-Grounded out for Descalso in the 8th. e-Struck out for MacLane in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Henley (1, Batista), Cazana (2, Burnett, S), Pagnozzi (1, Burnett, S).
HR: Greene, T (1, 1st inning off Strasburg, 0 on, 0 out), Craig, A (2, 1st inning off Strasburg, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Greene, T 4; Jay; Craig, A 4; Stavinoha; Freese; Solano, D; Henley 3; Cazana 2; Pagnozzi 2.
RBI: Greene, T (1), Craig, A (6), Henley (3), Cazana (3), Pagnozzi (1).
2-out RBI: Cazana; Pagnozzi.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Descalso 2; Folli.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Greene, T (2, fielding), Stavinoha (1, fielding), Kozma (1, fielding).
DP: 3 (Freese-Descalso-Craig, A, McClellan-Craig, A, LaRue-Gotay).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .333
Bernadina, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .300
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .294
Zimmerman, R, 3B 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 .414
Orr, 3B 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .222
Dunn, A, 1B 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .211
Duncan, 1B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .148
Rodriguez, I, C 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .350
Nieves, C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .304
Desmond, SS-CF 4 1 0 1 1 1 6 .343
Maxwell, CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 5 .121
Bruntlett, SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217
Taveras, LF-RF 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .353
Strasburg, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Batista, P 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000
b-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Solano, J, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 13 14 13 8 5 20

a-Grounded out for Strasburg in the 4th. b-Flied out for Batista in the 7th. c-Singled for Burnett, S in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (2, McClellan), Dunn, A (1, McClellan), Kennedy, A (4, Kinney), Bruntlett (3, MacLane).
TB: Harris, W; Kennedy, A 3; Gonzalez, Al; Zimmerman, R 3; Dunn, A 2; Duncan; Rodriguez, I; Maxwell; Bruntlett 2; Taveras 2; Solano, J.
RBI: Dunn, A (2), Rodriguez, I 2 (6), Desmond (12), Maxwell 2 (4), Batista (1), Duncan 2 (6), Nieves (5), Bruntlett (4), Taveras 2 (4).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A; Bruntlett; Taveras 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Maxwell 2; Harris, W 2; Bernadina.
SF: Nieves.
GIDP: Maxwell.
Team RISP: 7-for-19.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (4, 2nd base off McClellan/LaRue).
CS: Desmond (2, 2nd base by McClellan/LaRue), Harris, W (1, 2nd base by McClellan/LaRue).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (2, fielding).


St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
McClellan (L, 1-1) 4.0 5 3 2 4 2 0 2.57
Lynn 1.0 3 4 3 2 1 0 6.75
Kinney 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 9.00
MacLane 2.0 4 4 1 0 1 0 7.71

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg (W, 1-0) 4.0 4 2 2 0 8 2 2.00
Batista (H, 1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 4 0 6.43
Burnett, S 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 15.75
Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60

WP: Kinney.
HBP: Orr (by MacLane).
Groundouts-flyouts: McClellan 6-0, Lynn 1-1, Kinney 2-0, MacLane 1-4, Strasburg 4-0, Batista 2-2, Burnett, S 2-0, Bruney 1-1.
Batters faced: McClellan 19, Lynn 9, Kinney 6, MacLane 12, Strasburg 17, Batista 13, Burnett, S 6, Bruney 3.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Damien Beal. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 3:08.
Att: 5,729.
March 19, 2010