One inning does in Stammen against Cards

By Nate Latsch / Special to MLB.com

ST. LOUIS -- The Nationals began their nine-game road trip with three victories in their first four games, but they have struggled in the four games since.

On Monday night at Busch Stadium, Washington surrendered four runs in the first inning and could not recover in a 6-2 loss to the Cardinals, the Nationals' fourth straight defeat with one game left on the road swing.

One inning does in Stammen against Cards....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .179
b-Gonzalez, Al, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
c-Dunn, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .259
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .336
Kennedy, A, 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .255
Desmond, SS 4 1 4 0 0 0 0 .271
Bernadina, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 .306
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .313
a-Morse, PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273
Totals 34 2 8 1 1 7 18 .260
a-Popped out for Stammen in the 7th. b-Batted for Harris, W in the 7th. c-Struck out for Gonzalez, Al in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Kennedy, A (6, Franklin).
TB: Harris, W; Kennedy, A 3; Desmond 4; Bernadina.
RBI: Harris, W (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Guzman, C; Dunn, A 2; Morse 2.
S: Bernadina.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Harris, W (2, 2nd base by Lohse/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
DP: (Desmond-Guzman, C-Kennedy, A).

St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez, F, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Ludwick, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .297
Holliday, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .293
Pujols, 1B 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .324
Rasmus, CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .278
Freese, 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .307
Molina, Y, C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .270
Schumaker, 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .234
Lohse, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Motte, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Stavinoha, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344
Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 6 9 6 3 6 13 .258
a-Grounded out for McClellan in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Ludwick (9, Stammen).
3B: Freese (1, Stammen).
TB: Ludwick 2; Pujols 3; Rasmus 2; Freese 3; Molina, Y; Schumaker.
RBI: Rasmus (17), Freese 2 (24), Molina, Y 2 (24), Schumaker (8).
2-out RBI: Rasmus; Freese 2; Molina, Y; Schumaker.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schumaker; Holliday 2.
S: Freese.
GIDP: Freese.
Team RISP: 4-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Molina, Y (5, 2nd base off Stammen/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Schumaker 2 (6, throw, fielding).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen(L, 1-2) 6.0 6 4 4 2 4 0 5.86
Slaten 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.08
Storen, D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Capps 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 1.77
Totals 8.0 9 6 6 3 6 0 4.53
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lohse(W, 1-3) 6.0 6 2 1 1 4 0 5.11
Miller, T(H, 5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
Motte(H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
McClellan(H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08
Franklin 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.76
Totals 9.0 8 2 1 1 7 0 2.86
Lohse pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

HBP: Ludwick (by Storen, D).
Pitches-strikes: Stammen 96-60, Slaten 7-3, Storen, D 13-7, Capps 15-11, Lohse 87-55, Miller, T 6-4, Motte 8-5, McClellan 23-17, Franklin 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 9-4, Slaten 0-0, Storen, D 0-1, Capps 3-0, Lohse 7-4, Miller, T 1-1, Motte 0-0, McClellan 0-2, Franklin 2-0.
Batters faced: Stammen 25, Slaten 2, Storen, D 3, Capps 6, Lohse 25, Miller, T 2, Motte 1, McClellan 3, Franklin 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Storen, D 1-0, Miller, T 2-0, Motte 2-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals Batting Coach Rick Eckstein ejected by HP umpire Gerry Davis (5th).
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Greg Gibson.
Weather: 56 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 38,005