Nats lose heartbreaker in 13 innings

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals fought until the end on Saturday afternoon, but a baserunning mistake by center fielder Nyjer Morgan ended up hurting them as they lost to the Dodgers, 4-3, in 13 innings at Nationals Park.

Nats lose heartbreaker in 13 innings....

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal, SS 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 .329
Martin, C 6 0 1 1 0 2 2 .308
Ethier, RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 .362
Kemp, CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .319
Monasterios, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Loney, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .316
Blake, 3B 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 .316
Paul, LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
DeWitt, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
Carroll, J, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
Kershaw, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Belisario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Anderson, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161
Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .407
Sherrill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson, Re, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Totals 47 4 11 4 2 8 9 .297
a-Popped out for Belisario in the 8th. b-Struck out for Broxton in the 10th.
BATTING
3B: Furcal (2, Stammen).
HR: Blake 2 (3, 2nd inning off Stammen, 1 on, 1 out; 7th inning off Stammen, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Furcal 4; Martin; Ethier; Kemp 2; Loney 2; Blake 9.
RBI: Blake 3 (14), Martin (3).
2-out RBI: Blake; Martin.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ethier; Paul 2; Monasterios.
GIDP: Kemp; Loney.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Martin (1, 2nd base off Batista/Nieves), Furcal (8, 2nd base off Batista/Nieves).
CS: Kemp (5, 2nd base by Batista/Nieves).

FIELDING
E: Furcal (3, fielding), Martin (4, throw).
Outfield assists: Paul (Morgan at 3rd base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 7 0 3 1 0 2 1 .273
Desmond, SS 7 1 2 0 0 1 3 .240
Guzman, C, 2B 7 0 1 1 0 0 2 .292
Dunn, A, 1B 6 0 2 0 0 3 2 .217
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .321
Maxwell, RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .222
a-Harris, W, PH-RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .171
Nieves, C 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 .308
Stammen, P 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .333
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Kennedy, A, PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .239
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Taveras, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Rodriguez, I, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .434
Totals 53 3 14 3 3 11 23 .266
a-Grounded out for Maxwell in the 7th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Bruney in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Capps in the 10th. d-Singled for Batista in the 13th.
BATTING
2B: Stammen (1, Kershaw), Dunn, A (4, Kershaw), Gonzalez, Al (2, Kershaw), Morgan 2 (4, Kershaw, Monasterios), Desmond (3, Kuo).
3B: Desmond (2, Kershaw).
TB: Morgan 5; Desmond 5; Guzman, C; Dunn, A 3; Willingham; Gonzalez, Al 3; Stammen 3; Rodriguez, I.
RBI: Guzman, C (7), Stammen (1), Morgan (5).
2-out RBI: Stammen; Morgan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stammen; Maxwell 2; Morgan; Willingham; Harris, W 2; Desmond; Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-15.
Team LOB: 15.

BASERUNNING
SB: Willingham (4, 2nd base off Broxton/Martin), Morgan (5, 2nd base off Broxton/Martin), Kennedy, A (4, 2nd base off Broxton/Martin).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Desmond-Guzman, C-Dunn, A, Desmond-Dunn, A).

LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kershaw 6.0 8 2 2 3 6 0 3.13
Kuo(H, 2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 27.00
Belisario(H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71
Troncoso(H, 2) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.15
Broxton(BS, 1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Sherrill 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10
Monasterios(W, 1-0) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.08
Totals 13.0 14 3 2 3 11 0 5.12
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 7.0 6 3 3 0 3 2 6.75
Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.40
Capps 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0.87
Batista(L, 0-2) 3.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 5.87
Totals 13.0 11 4 4 2 8 2 5.36
WP: Kershaw.
Balk: Kershaw.
IBB: Ethier (by Batista).
HBP: Willingham (by Monasterios).
Pitches-strikes: Kershaw 109-69, Kuo 10-8, Belisario 9-6, Troncoso 7-5, Broxton 30-20, Sherrill 15-11, Monasterios 39-25, Stammen 97-62, Bruney 13-9, Capps 28-22, Batista 46-24.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kershaw 6-5, Kuo 0-0, Belisario 2-0, Troncoso 2-0, Broxton 2-0, Sherrill 3-0, Monasterios 3-3, Stammen 11-4, Bruney 2-1, Capps 1-1, Batista 5-1.
Batters faced: Kershaw 28, Kuo 3, Belisario 2, Troncoso 3, Broxton 6, Sherrill 4, Monasterios 11, Stammen 25, Bruney 4, Capps 8, Batista 12.
Inherited runners-scored: Belisario 2-0, Broxton 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 59 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 2 mph, In from RF.
T: 4:20.
Att: 18,039.