Zimmerman's clutch RBI double lifts Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- A tiebreaking RBI double by Ryan Zimmerman helped the Nationals edge the Phillies, 6-5, on Thursday evening to salvage the finale of the three-game series and win their first game of the 2010 season.

Zimmerman's clutch RBI double lifts Nats....

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .455
Polanco, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .500
Utley, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .417
Howard, 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .400
Werth, RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .308
Ibanez, LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .091
Victorino, CF 4 0 0 1 1 0 3 .154
Schneider, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Kendrick, K, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gload, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Contreras, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Francisco, B, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Figueroa, N, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Dobbs, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Bastardo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Herndon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 5 12 4 4 2 21 .327
a-Singled for Kendrick, K in the 5th. b-Hit by pitch for Contreras in the 6th. c-Walked for Figueroa, N in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Werth 3 (3, Stammen, Stammen, Stammen), Polanco (2, Stammen), Rollins (2, Bruney), Utley (1, Capps).
TB: Rollins 3; Polanco 3; Utley 3; Howard 2; Werth 6; Gload.
RBI: Victorino (2), Utley (2), Howard (6), Rollins (2).
2-out RBI: Howard.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Howard; Schneider; Polanco 3; Victorino.
S: Schneider.
SF: Rollins.
Team RISP: 1-for-14.
Team LOB: 11.

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Guzman, C, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .429
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .333
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .222
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .400
Taveras, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, RF-LF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .250
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .182
Nieves, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Desmond, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 6 9 6 3 3 12 .277
a-Walked for Clippard in the 7th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Bruney in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R 2 (3, Kendrick, K, Figueroa, N), Kennedy, A (1, Kendrick, K), Guzman, C (1, Contreras).
3B: Morgan (1, Kendrick, K).
HR: Harris, W (1, 4th inning off Kendrick, K, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 3; Guzman, C 3; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A; Harris, W 4; Kennedy, A 2; Nieves.
RBI: Guzman, C (1), Dunn, A (1), Willingham (2), Harris, W 2 (2), Zimmerman, R (2).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stammen; Dunn, A; Nieves; Willingham.
S: Morgan.
SF: Willingham.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Harris, W (1, 2nd base off Figueroa, N/Schneider).

FIELDING
E: Morgan (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Willingham (Howard at home).

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kendrick, K 4.0 6 5 5 0 2 1 11.25
Contreras 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Figueroa, N(L, 0-1) 2.0 1 1 1 3 0 0 4.50
Bastardo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Herndon 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 8.0 9 6 6 3 3 1 3.46
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 5.0 9 4 4 0 1 0 7.20
Burnett, S(H, 1) 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 0 6.75
Clippard(BS, 1)(W, 1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Bruney(H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Capps(S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 12 5 5 4 2 0 7.67
IBB: Dunn, A (by Figueroa, N), Howard (by Capps).
HBP: Francisco, B (by Clippard).
Pitches-strikes: Kendrick, K 55-36, Contreras 9-6, Figueroa, N 41-22, Bastardo 8-5, Herndon 3-3, Stammen 75-45, Burnett, S 12-4, Clippard 29-18, Bruney 15-9, Capps 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kendrick, K 6-2, Contreras 2-1, Figueroa, N 3-3, Bastardo 0-1, Herndon 1-0, Stammen 11-2, Burnett, S 1-0, Clippard 3-0, Bruney 1-1, Capps 0-3.
Batters faced: Kendrick, K 18, Contreras 4, Figueroa, N 10, Bastardo 2, Herndon 2, Stammen 23, Burnett, S 3, Clippard 7, Bruney 5, Capps 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Dan Bellino. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Mike Winters.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 22 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:46.
Att: 20,217.