Olsen's good day tarnished by bullpen

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

DENVER -- It seems like Tyler Clippard is always on the mound when the game is on the line for the Nationals. Usually he gets the job done, but that wasn't the case Sunday afternoon as the Nationals lost to the Rockies, 2-1, at Coors Field.

Olsen's good day tarnished by bullpen....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .266
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246
Guzman, C, RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .322
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .330
Willingham, LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .265
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .349
Morse, 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .333
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297
b-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .077
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
c-Dunn, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 32 1 8 1 2 8 20 .261
a-Struck out for Morse in the 9th. b-Flied out for Gonzalez, Al in the 9th. c-Grounded out for Clippard in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Desmond (7, Francis).
TB: Morgan; Desmond 2; Guzman, C 2; Rodriguez, I; Morse 2; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Guzman, C (13).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Morgan; Willingham; Olsen; Desmond.
S: Olsen.
SF: Guzman, C.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Desmond-Morse).

Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, C, CF-LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .326
Spilborghs, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
b-Fowler, PH-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
Hawpe, RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .354
Tulowitzki, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .299
Helton, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .255
Olivo, C 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .290
Stewart, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292
Barmes, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .228
Francis, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Belisle, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Smith, S, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .262
Corpas, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 26 2 6 2 2 3 12 .266
a-Walked for Belisle in the 8th. b-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Spilborghs in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Tulowitzki (13, Olsen).
TB: Gonzalez, C 2; Tulowitzki 2; Helton; Olivo; Barmes.
RBI: Olivo (19), Hawpe (12).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Francis; Barmes; Tulowitzki.
S: Fowler.
SF: Olivo; Hawpe.
GIDP: Hawpe.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Francis-Tulowitzki-Helton).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen 6.2 5 1 1 1 3 0 3.15
Clippard(L, 7-2) 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.05
Totals 8.0 6 2 2 2 3 0 4.48
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Francis 7.0 7 1 1 2 6 0 1.29
Belisle(W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.28
Corpas(S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.73
Totals 9.0 8 1 1 2 8 0 3.89
WP: Francis.
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 106-67, Clippard 21-13, Francis 106-67, Belisle 16-12, Corpas 8-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 10-6, Clippard 2-2, Francis 9-5, Belisle 1-1, Corpas 1-1.
Batters faced: Olsen 25, Clippard 6, Francis 29, Belisle 4, Corpas 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: Mike Muchlinski. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 60 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:41.
Att: 42,874