Nieves' late RBI double gives Nats win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Wil Nieves' RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning helped the Nationals defeat the Rockies, 6-4, at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.

Nieves' late RBI double gives Nats win....

Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, C, LF 5 1 4 1 0 1 1 .383
Fowler, CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .164
Giambi, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .077
Tulowitzki, SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .295
Hawpe, RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .375
1-Spilborghs, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Mora, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273
b-Stewart, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327
Iannetta, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .148
Barmes, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .220
Hammel, P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
a-Smith, S, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188
Betancourt, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 4 13 4 3 8 15 .270
a-Walked for Hammel in the 8th. b-Struck out for Mora in the 9th.
1-Ran for Hawpe in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Fowler (3, Lannan).
HR: Hawpe (3, 3rd inning off Lannan, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Gonzalez, C 4; Fowler 2; Giambi; Tulowitzki 2; Hawpe 5; Mora; Barmes; Hammel.
RBI: Giambi (1), Tulowitzki (8), Hawpe (7), Gonzalez, C (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Barmes 2; Giambi; Tulowitzki; Stewart.
S: Hammel.
SF: Giambi.
GIDP: Fowler.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gonzalez, C (1, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves).

FIELDING
E: Tulowitzki (2, fielding), Barmes (2, fielding).
DP: (Barmes-Giambi-Tulowitzki).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250
Guzman, C, SS-2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .341
1-Desmond, PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .191
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Willingham, LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .327
Taveras, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Harris, W, RF-LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .192
Kennedy, A, 2B-3B-1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .237
Nieves, C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .294
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
a-Maxwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Rodriguez, I, PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .444
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 6 10 5 2 6 10 .272
a-Flied out for Lannan in the 6th. b-Hit a sacrifice fly for Clippard in the 8th.
1-Ran for Zimmerman, R in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (3, Hammel), Zimmerman, R (7, Hammel), Nieves (1, Betancourt, R).
TB: Morgan 2; Zimmerman, R 3; Dunn, A 3; Willingham 2; Nieves 3.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (4), Willingham (11), Nieves (2), Rodriguez, I (8).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Lannan; Dunn, A; Morgan.
S: Harris, W.
SF: Rodriguez, I.
GIDP: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Willingham (3, 2nd base off Hammel/Iannetta).

FIELDING
DP: (Zimmerman, R-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).

Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hammel 7.0 8 4 3 1 6 0 8.04
Betancourt, R(L, 0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 4.05
Beimel 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
Totals 8.0 10 6 5 2 6 0 3.91
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan 6.0 11 4 4 1 2 1 5.82
Clippard(W, 3-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.77
Capps(S, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.08
Totals 9.0 13 4 4 3 8 1 6.14
IBB: Kennedy, A (by Betancourt, R).
Pitches-strikes: Hammel 117-72, Betancourt, R 12-8, Beimel 2-1, Lannan 107-71, Clippard 37-25, Capps 22-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hammel 8-7, Betancourt, R 1-0, Beimel 0-1, Lannan 9-7, Clippard 0-3, Capps 0-0.
Batters faced: Hammel 31, Betancourt, R 5, Beimel 1, Lannan 29, Clippard 8, Capps 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Beimel 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.
Weather: 56 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:02.
Att: 11,191.