Stammen's strong start not enough for Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Reliever Brian Bruney continues to have problems on the mound. He gave up two runs in the top of the eighth inning, which helped the Marlins defeat the Nationals, 4-2, in front of 20,161 fans at Nationals Park on Friday night.

Stammen's strong start not enough for Nats....

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .186
Sanchez, G, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .264
Barden, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Ramirez, H, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .309
Cantu, 3B-1B 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .265
Uggla, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .284
Baker, Jo, C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .246
Ross, C, CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .280
Carroll, B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .267
Volstad, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
a-Petersen, B, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Pinto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hensley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Helms, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .367
Nunez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 9 8 .262
a-Singled for Volstad in the 8th. b-Walked for Hensley in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Ross, C (8, Stammen).
3B: Baker, Jo (1, Stammen).
HR: Cantu (7, 7th inning off Stammen, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Coghlan; Sanchez, G; Cantu 4; Baker, Jo 3; Ross, C 3; Petersen, B.
RBI: Ross, C (14), Cantu 2 (27), Sanchez, G (14).
2-out RBI: Ross, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Carroll, B 2; Baker, Jo.
S: Coghlan.
SF: Cantu.
GIDP: Sanchez, G; Carroll, B.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Uggla (4, fielding).
DP: 2 (Cantu-Ramirez, H-Uggla, Uggla-Sanchez, G).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
Guzman, C, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .343
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .237
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .253
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .383
Harris, W, RF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .188
Desmond, SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .253
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Bernadina, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
a-Taveras, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 6 12 .253
a-Flied out for Bernadina in the 8th. b-Singled for Walker, T in the 9th.
BATTING
HR: Zimmerman, R (5, 6th inning off Volstad, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R 5; Kennedy, A; Desmond.
RBI: Willingham (17), Zimmerman, R (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Zimmerman, R; Harris, W.
GIDP: Stammen.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Desmond (5, fielding), Bruney (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Morgan (Sanchez, G at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Guzman, C-Dunn, A 2).

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volstad(W, 3-2) 7.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 4.12
Pinto(H, 3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Hensley(H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.76
Nunez, L(S, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.73
Totals 9.0 6 2 2 2 6 1 4.19
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 6.2 4 2 1 0 8 1 5.63
Bruney(L, 1-2) 1.0 2 2 1 3 1 0 6.00
Burnett, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Walker, T 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.51
Totals 9.0 7 4 2 4 9 1 4.55
IBB: Ramirez, H (by Bruney).
Pitches-strikes: Volstad 87-56, Pinto 4-3, Hensley 13-11, Nunez, L 20-13, Stammen 109-67, Bruney 35-19, Burnett, S 3-3, Walker, T 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Volstad 12-2, Pinto 0-1, Hensley 2-0, Nunez, L 1-0, Stammen 11-1, Bruney 0-1, Burnett, S 0-0, Walker, T 3-0.
Batters faced: Volstad 26, Pinto 2, Hensley 2, Nunez, L 4, Stammen 24, Bruney 8, Burnett, S 1, Walker, T 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Hensley 1-0, Bruney 1-0, Burnett, S 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Mark Wegner.
Weather: 72 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 2:58.
Att: 20,161.