Nationals stunned by eighth-inning rally

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NEW YORK -- Let the record show that Tyler Clippard is human and Brian Bruney continues to have problems on the mound. The bullpen struggled late as the Nationals blew a five-run lead and lost to the Mets, 8-6, at Citi Field on Tuesday night.

Nationals stunned by eighth-inning rally....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .266
Guzman, C, 2B 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .304
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 4 .321
Dunn, A, 1B 5 1 1 3 0 2 5 .250
Willingham, LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .257
Rodriguez, I, C 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 .383
Desmond, SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
Taveras, RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .182
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .091
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH-2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
Totals 35 6 9 6 7 5 20 .257
a-Singled for Slaten in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Guzman, C (6, Niese).
HR: Dunn, A (7, 1st inning off Niese, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Guzman, C 3; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 4; Rodriguez, I; Desmond; Taveras 2; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Dunn, A 3 (17), Rodriguez, I 2 (15), Desmond (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R 2; Morgan 2; Dunn, A 2.
S: Olsen.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Desmond (6, throw).
DP: 3 (Olsen-Desmond-Dunn, A, Desmond-Guzman, C-Dunn, A, Guzman, C-Desmond-Dunn, A).

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .274
Castillo, L, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
Valdes, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-Carter, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Reyes, Jo, SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .230
Bay, LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 3 .264
Wright, D, 3B 4 2 3 0 1 1 3 .293
Davis, I, 1B 5 1 0 1 0 1 8 .288
Francoeur, RF 3 0 1 2 0 2 4 .243
Barajas, C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .255
Niese, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154
Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Matthews, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .156
Takahashi, H, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
b-Cora, PH-2B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200
Totals 37 8 16 8 4 4 28 .247
a-Singled for Acosta in the 5th. b-Walked for Takahashi, H in the 7th. c-Doubled for Valdes, R in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Wright, D 2 (7, Olsen, Bruney), Barajas (4, Clippard), Carter (1, Clippard).
TB: Pagan 2; Castillo, L; Carter 2; Bay 3; Wright, D 5; Francoeur; Barajas 3; Niese; Matthews; Cora.
RBI: Francoeur 2 (19), Davis, I (10), Barajas 2 (19), Pagan (14), Carter (1), Bay (15).
2-out RBI: Francoeur.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Barajas; Francoeur; Bay 2; Reyes, Jo; Davis, I 2.
SF: Francoeur.
GIDP: Davis, I; Pagan; Castillo, L.
Team RISP: 6-for-20.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bay (3, 2nd base off Olsen/Rodriguez, I), Francoeur (3, 2nd base off Olsen/Rodriguez, I).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen 5.1 9 2 2 1 2 0 3.51
Walker, T 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.09
Slaten 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.86
Bruney 0.0 2 3 2 0 0 0 6.89
Clippard(BS, 5)(L, 6-1) 0.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 1.88
Batista 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 5.66
Totals 8.0 16 8 7 4 4 0 4.46
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Niese 4.1 6 6 6 5 3 1 4.58
Acosta 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.00
Takahashi, H 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.78
Valdes, R(W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.60
Rodriguez, F(S, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.08
Totals 9.0 9 6 6 7 5 1 3.65
Bruney pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP: Valdes, R.
IBB: Reyes, Jo (by Batista), Zimmerman, R (by Valdes, R).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 82-55, Walker, T 8-6, Slaten 15-8, Bruney 7-5, Clippard 14-11, Batista 20-8, Niese 91-51, Acosta 21-11, Takahashi, H 18-13, Valdes, R 20-13, Rodriguez, F 6-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 7-6, Walker, T 0-2, Slaten 2-1, Bruney 0-0, Clippard 0-0, Batista 0-1, Niese 7-3, Acosta 0-1, Takahashi, H 3-3, Valdes, R 2-0, Rodriguez, F 1-2.
Batters faced: Olsen 24, Walker, T 2, Slaten 4, Bruney 3, Clippard 5, Batista 4, Niese 24, Acosta 4, Takahashi, H 7, Valdes, R 5, Rodriguez, F 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Walker, T 1-1, Clippard 2-2, Batista 2-1, Acosta 2-1.
Umpires: HP: John Hirschbeck. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Wally Bell. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 52 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:23.
Att: 31,606