Zimmerman rips clutch pinch-hit blast

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PHILADELPHIA -- It looked like Ryan Zimmerman was going to miss his fourth consecutive game because of a tight left hamstring, but his two-run pinch-hit homer helped the Nationals defeat the Phillies, 7-5, at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday afternoon.

Zimmerman rips clutch pinch-hit blast....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .229
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .231
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .276
Dunn, A, 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .185
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .333
1-Taveras, PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .133
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 2 2 1 1 1 .407
Maxwell, RF 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Zimmerman, R, PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Capps, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .300
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Harris, W, RF-LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .118
Totals 33 7 9 7 9 6 20 .233
a-Homered for Clippard in the 8th.
1-Ran for Willingham in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, I (4, Happ).
HR: Dunn, A (1, 8th inning off Baez, 0 on, 0 out), Zimmerman, R (1, 8th inning off Baez, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Desmond 2; Dunn, A 5; Rodriguez, I 3; Zimmerman, R 4; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Guzman, C (4), Desmond (5), Dunn, A (2), Zimmerman, R 2 (4), Rodriguez, I 2 (3).
2-out RBI: Desmond; Rodriguez, I 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Olsen 2; Maxwell; Morgan.
S: Desmond.
GIDP: Desmond; Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Harris, W (2, 2nd base off Baez/Ruiz), Willingham (2, 2nd base off Contreras/Ruiz), Desmond (1, 2nd base off Madson/Ruiz), Taveras (1, 2nd base off Madson/Ruiz).
CS: Morgan (1, 2nd base by Happ/Ruiz).
PO: Morgan (1st base by Happ).

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Victorino, CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .244
Polanco, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .475
Utley, 2B 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .343
Howard, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .357
Werth, RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .323
Ibanez, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .206
Castro, J, SS 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .333
1-Valdez, W, PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ruiz, C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .273
Happ, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Contreras, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Dobbs, PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .167
Bastardo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Baez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gload, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 9 5 5 7 17 .311
a-Walked for Contreras in the 6th. b-Flied out for Baez in the 8th.
1-Ran for Castro, J in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Ruiz (1, Olsen), Howard (5, Clippard).
HR: Utley (5, 1st inning off Olsen, 0 on, 2 out), Victorino (3, 9th inning off Capps, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Victorino 4; Polanco 2; Utley 4; Howard 2; Castro, J 3; Ruiz 2.
RBI: Utley (11), Castro, J 2 (3), Dobbs (2), Victorino (11).
2-out RBI: Utley; Castro, J 2; Dobbs.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Victorino 3; Werth 2; Gload.
S: Happ.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Howard (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Utley-Castro, J-Howard 2).
Pickoffs: Happ (Morgan at 1st base).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen 5.2 5 4 4 3 5 1 6.35
Clippard(W, 2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1.04
Burnett, S(H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71
Capps(S, 4) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 1 1.59
Totals 9.0 9 5 5 5 7 2 7.04
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Happ 5.1 3 1 0 6 0 0 0.00
Contreras 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Bastardo(H, 2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.45
Baez(BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 2 7.71
Madson 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 6.23
Totals 9.0 9 7 6 9 6 2 3.71
IBB: Ruiz (by Clippard).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 91-57, Clippard 32-16, Burnett, S 4-2, Capps 33-23, Happ 97-52, Contreras 9-7, Bastardo 17-10, Baez 31-15, Madson 26-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 8-4, Clippard 2-1, Burnett, S 1-0, Capps 1-3, Happ 8-8, Contreras 0-0, Bastardo 1-2, Baez 1-0, Madson 1-0.
Batters faced: Olsen 25, Clippard 7, Burnett, S 1, Capps 8, Happ 23, Contreras 2, Bastardo 5, Baez 7, Madson 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 2-1, Contreras 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 71 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 1 mph, L to R.
T: 3:27.
Att: 44,157.