Nats top Padres, make protest a non-issue

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

SAN DIEGO -- Making their protest over the Padres' lineup gaffe a moot point, the Nationals used a pair of homers and a gutty save by Matt Capps to claim a 5-3 victory on Friday night.

Nats top Padres, make protest a non-issue....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
Guzman, C, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .325
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261
1-Kennedy, A, PR-1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .286
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270
Maxwell, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .121
Nieves, C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .212
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .053
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177
Totals 32 5 6 5 2 7 5 .261
a-Grounded out for Lannan in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (14, Webb, R).
HR: Willingham (10, 4th inning off Richard, 2 on, 2 out), Desmond (4, 7th inning off Richard, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Guzman, C; Dunn, A 2; Willingham 4; Desmond 5; Nieves.
RBI: Willingham 3 (34), Desmond 2 (25).
2-out RBI: Willingham 3; Desmond 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Maxwell.
GIDP: Lannan.
Team RISP: 2-for-4.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Desmond (11, throw).
DP: (Lannan-Guzman, C-Dunn, A).
Pickoffs: Lannan (Venable at 1st base).

San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Venable, RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .236
Eckstein, 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .299
Gonzalez, A, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .267
Headley, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
Torrealba, C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .292
Salazar, O, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250
Hairston, J, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .241
Denorfia, CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .313
Richard, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
a-Hundley, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Thatcher, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Webb, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Stairs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .179
Totals 38 3 12 3 0 5 18 .243
a-Flied out for Richard in the 7th. b-Struck out for Webb, R in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Torrealba (6, Lannan), Eckstein (13, Lannan).
TB: Venable; Eckstein 3; Gonzalez, A; Torrealba 4; Salazar, O 2; Hairston, J; Denorfia 2.
RBI: Gonzalez, A (28), Denorfia 2 (5).
2-out RBI: Denorfia.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hairston, J 2; Eckstein 2.
GIDP: Headley.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Venable (2, 2nd base by Lannan/Nieves).
PO: Venable (1st base by Lannan).

FIELDING
DP: (Headley-Hairston, J-Eckstein).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(W, 2-2) 7.0 7 2 1 0 1 0 5.01
Clippard(H, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.93
Capps(S, 17) 1.0 4 1 1 0 2 0 2.96
Totals 9.0 12 3 2 0 5 0 4.40
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Richard(L, 4-3) 7.0 4 4 4 1 5 2 3.00
Thatcher 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.16
Webb, R 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.50
Totals 9.0 6 5 5 2 7 2 3.00
IBB: Willingham (by Webb, R).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 88-56, Clippard 22-15, Capps 24-17, Richard 74-52, Thatcher 16-11, Webb, R 20-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 12-7, Clippard 0-1, Capps 1-0, Richard 12-4, Thatcher 1-0, Webb, R 3-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 27, Clippard 4, Capps 7, Richard 25, Thatcher 3, Webb, R 6.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 2:29.
Att: 23,468.