Four-run rally, Hammer homer lift Nats

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals rallied from a 6-3 deficit to defeat the Orioles 7-6 on Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park, despite playing sloppy baseball.

Washington utilized a four-run sixth inning to earn the victory.

Four-run rally, Hammer homer lift Nats....

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Patterson, C, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
Markakis, RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .305
Tejada, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .273
Scott, 1B 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 .273
Wigginton, 2B 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .300
Wieters, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262
Jones, A, CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .254
Izturis, C, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .228
Bergesen, P 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333
Hendrickson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Moore, S, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 6 10 6 0 6 11 .255
a-Grounded out for Hendrickson in the 9th.
BATTING
HR: Jones, A (5, 4th inning off Stammen, 1 on, 2 out), Wigginton (13, 6th inning off Stammen, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Markakis 2; Tejada 2; Wigginton 5; Wieters; Jones, A 4; Izturis, C; Bergesen.
RBI: Wigginton 4 (31), Jones, A 2 (14).
2-out RBI: Wigginton 2; Jones, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bergesen.
GIDP: Tejada; Patterson, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Jones, A (Zimmerman, R at 1st base).
DP: 2 (Hendrickson-Izturis, C-Scott, Jones, A-Scott).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .259
Guzman, C, SS-2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .343
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 .318
Dunn, A, 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .255
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 2 2 0 2 .260
Rodriguez, I, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .325
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .204
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .254
Bernadina, RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .277
Stammen, P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .353
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .316
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Morse, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Desmond, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Totals 35 7 15 7 4 1 20 .264
a-Singled for Walker, T in the 6th. b-Singled for Burnett, S in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Stammen (2, Bergesen).
3B: Bernadina (1, Bergesen).
HR: Willingham (7, 3rd inning off Bergesen, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 3; Zimmerman, R 3; Dunn, A; Willingham 4; Kennedy, A; Bernadina 4; Stammen 2; Gonzalez, Al; Morse.
RBI: Willingham 2 (25), Guzman, C (16), Bernadina (9), Gonzalez, Al (1), Dunn, A 2 (21).
2-out RBI: Willingham 2; Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I 2; Morgan; Zimmerman, R; Nieves 3.
S: Stammen; Morgan.
GIDP: Morgan.
Team RISP: 5-for-14.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Morgan (4, fielding), Stammen (2, fielding).
DP: 2 (Guzman, C-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A, Guzman, C-Dunn, A).

Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bergesen 5.0 11 6 6 1 1 1 6.10
Hendrickson(BS, 1)(L, 1-2) 3.0 4 1 1 3 0 0 5.24
Totals 8.0 15 7 7 4 1 1 4.61
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 5.1 9 6 4 0 1 2 5.96
Walker, T(W, 1-0) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
Burnett, S(H, 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.63
Clippard(H, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.15
Capps(S, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.01
Totals 9.0 10 6 4 0 6 2 4.55
Bergesen pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP: Stammen.
IBB: Willingham (by Hendrickson).
HBP: Guzman, C (by Hendrickson).
Pitches-strikes: Bergesen 106-68, Hendrickson 57-28, Stammen 82-53, Walker, T 10-6, Burnett, S 14-10, Clippard 11-7, Capps 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bergesen 9-5, Hendrickson 6-2, Stammen 11-3, Walker, T 1-1, Burnett, S 1-0, Clippard 0-2, Capps 1-0.
Batters faced: Bergesen 27, Hendrickson 15, Stammen 24, Walker, T 3, Burnett, S 3, Clippard 3, Capps 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Hendrickson 1-1, Walker, T 1-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals First Base Coach Dan Radison ejected by 1B umpire Mike Winters (5th).
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Brian Runge. 3B: Mike Estabrook.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, R to L.
T: 2:58.
Att: 30,290