Kennedy comes through in clutch for Nats

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The deck appeared stacked against the Nationals on Friday night. Ryan Zimmerman's balky hamstring sidelined him again. Adam Dunn got tossed in the first inning. Two of the team's top hitters could only watch and then, the Nationals fell behind in the eighth inning.

Kennedy comes through in clutch for Nats....

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .324
Hart, C, RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .269
Braun, LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .400
Fielder, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .289
McGehee, C, 3B 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .378
Gomez, C, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Zaun, C 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .133
Escobar, A, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250
Gallardo, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Parra, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vargas, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hawkins, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Counsell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Totals 33 3 8 3 3 6 14 .271
a-Grounded out for Hawkins in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Weeks (2, Lannan).
HR: McGehee, C (4, 2nd inning off Lannan, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Weeks 2; Hart, C; Braun 2; Fielder; McGehee, C 6.
RBI: McGehee, C (9), Hart, C (5), Zaun (1).
2-out RBI: Hart, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fielder 2; Braun; Zaun; Gallardo.
S: Gomez, C.
SF: Zaun.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hart, C (2, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), Gomez, C (3, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), Braun (1, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Escobar, A-Weeks-Fielder 2, Escobar, A-Fielder).
Pickoffs: Gallardo (Harris, W at 1st base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .243
Harris, W, RF-3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .150
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .273
Dunn, A, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .179
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
1-Taveras, PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Willingham, LF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .375
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Kennedy, A, 3B-1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .214
Nieves, C 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .250
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
a-Maxwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Zimmerman, R, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 5 10 5 4 6 13 .243
a-Struck out for Lannan in the 7th. b-Grounded into a double play for Bruney in the 8th.
1-Ran for Gonzalez, Al in the 8th.
BATTING
3B: Morgan (3, Gallardo).
HR: Willingham (3, 6th inning off Gallardo, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 3; Harris, W; Guzman, C; Gonzalez, Al; Willingham 5; Kennedy, A 2; Nieves 2.
RBI: Morgan (2), Willingham (10), Kennedy, A 2 (6), Nieves (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Guzman, C 2; Nieves.
S: Desmond.
GIDP: Desmond; Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (4, 2nd base off Gallardo/Zaun), Kennedy, A (2, 2nd base off Hawkins/Zaun).
CS: Harris, W (1, 2nd base by Gallardo/Zaun).
PO: Harris, W (1st base by Gallardo).

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Al (2, throw).
Outfield assists: Willingham (Gomez, C at 2nd base).
DP: (Willingham-Guzman, C).

Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gallardo 6.0 6 2 2 4 5 1 5.50
Parra, M 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Vargas, C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.57
Hawkins(BS, 2)(L, 0-2) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 11.81
Totals 8.0 10 5 5 4 6 1 5.79
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan 7.0 7 2 2 3 5 1 5.74
Bruney(W, 1-0) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.38
Burnett, S(H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75
Capps(S, 5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.42
Totals 9.0 8 3 2 3 6 1 6.52
WP: Gallardo.
HBP: Morgan (by Parra, M), Willingham (by Hawkins).
Pitches-strikes: Gallardo 107-59, Parra, M 16-9, Vargas, C 1-1, Hawkins 22-14, Lannan 102-67, Bruney 18-10, Burnett, S 7-5, Capps 7-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gallardo 6-5, Parra, M 0-0, Vargas, C 2-0, Hawkins 3-0, Lannan 14-2, Bruney 0-2, Burnett, S 1-0, Capps 0-1.
Batters faced: Gallardo 26, Parra, M 3, Vargas, C 1, Hawkins 6, Lannan 31, Bruney 4, Burnett, S 1, Capps 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Vargas, C 2-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn ejected by 3B umpire Andy Fletcher (2nd).
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Andy Fletcher.
Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:58.
Att: 17,234.