Stammen, with Livan's advice, gets first win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- A conversation with teammate Livan Hernandez helped right-hander Craig Stammen make up for his past two starts, and the Nationals defeated the Rockies, 5-2, at Nationals Park on Monday night.

Stammen, with Livan's advice, gets first win....

Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, C, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333
Smith, S, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Helton, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .310
Tulowitzki, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .269
Hawpe, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .355
Olivo, C 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .308
Stewart, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .333
Barmes, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .216
Cook, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Corpas, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Flores, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Daley, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Fowler, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156
Beimel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 6 2 1 5 9 .256
a-Grounded out for Daley, M in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Stewart (2, Stammen), Barmes (5, Stammen), Helton (3, Stammen).
TB: Helton 3; Tulowitzki 2; Stewart 2; Barmes 2.
RBI: Barmes (7), Olivo (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Smith, S; Hawpe.
GIDP: Tulowitzki.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Beimel (Maxwell at 1st base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .250
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .257
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273
Dunn, A, 1B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .179
1-Taveras, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Willingham, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .333
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .450
Harris, W, RF-LF 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .217
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250
Stammen, P 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167
a-Maxwell, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 5 8 5 7 2 12 .266
a-Intentionally walked for Stammen in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (2, Cook), Harris, W (2, Beimel).
HR: Harris, W (2, 2nd inning off Cook, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Dunn, A 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Harris, W 6; Stammen.
RBI: Harris, W 4 (6), Morgan (3).
2-out RBI: Morgan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R 2; Kennedy, A 2.
SF: Harris, W.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Taveras (1, 2nd base by Daley, M/Olivo), Morgan (2, 2nd base by Flores, R/Olivo).
PO: Maxwell (1st base by Beimel).

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

Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cook(L, 0-2) 3.0 7 5 5 4 2 1 7.53
Corpas 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
Flores, R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Daley, M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Beimel 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.00
Totals 8.0 8 5 5 7 2 1 3.79
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen(W, 1-0) 8.0 5 2 2 1 5 0 8.16
Capps(S, 6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.23
Totals 9.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 6.00
IBB: Maxwell (by Beimel).
Pitches-strikes: Cook 83-46, Corpas 25-15, Flores, R 20-12, Daley, M 15-8, Beimel 10-5, Stammen 94-62, Capps 18-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Cook 4-2, Corpas 1-4, Flores, R 0-1, Daley, M 0-2, Beimel 1-1, Stammen 9-7, Capps 1-2.
Batters faced: Cook 20, Corpas 6, Flores, R 3, Daley, M 3, Beimel 4, Stammen 28, Capps 4.
Umpires: HP: Bill Hohn. 1B: Bruce Dreckman. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Paul Emmel.
Weather: 65 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:41.
Att: 11,623.