Willingham fulfills mom's wish, lifts Nationals

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Josh Willingham's mother called him Sunday morning to remind him that he homered last year on Mother's Day, and she'd love it if he could do it again.

Willingham fulfills mom's wish, lifts Nationals....

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Coghlan, LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .206
Helms, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .343
Ramirez, H, SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .308
Cantu, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .267
Uggla, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274
Baker, Jo, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .233
Ross, C, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272
Petersen, B, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143
Sanchez, A, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Leroux, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Maybin, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
Hensley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sanchez, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 4 14 .259
a-Struck out for Leroux in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Hensley in the 9th.
BATTING
HR: Ramirez, H (7, 6th inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Coghlan 3; Helms; Ramirez, H 4; Cantu; Ross, C.
RBI: Ramirez, H (19), Cantu (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Petersen, B; Baker, Jo.
SF: Cantu.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Ramirez, H-Uggla-Cantu 2, Uggla-Ramirez, H-Cantu).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .270
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .244
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .325
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .250
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Willingham, LF 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .268
Taveras, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .365
Bernadina, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .241
Desmond, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .264
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 3 9 2 4 8 13 .255
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (7, Sanchez, A).
HR: Willingham (6, 8th inning off Hensley, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Kennedy, A; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 4; Bernadina 2; Desmond 2.
RBI: Dunn, A (14), Willingham (20).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Morgan; Kennedy, A; Desmond.
S: Hernandez, L 2.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R; Rodriguez, I; Desmond.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (2, 2nd base off Hensley/Baker, Jo).

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sanchez, A 4.1 6 2 2 4 4 0 4.08
Leroux 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Hensley(L, 1-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 2.08
Totals 8.0 9 3 3 4 8 1 4.21
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 7.0 5 1 1 1 3 1 1.04
Burnett, S 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.70
Clippard(BS, 4)(W, 6-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.76
Capps(S, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.98
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 2 4 1 4.45
Burnett, S pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Sanchez, A.
HBP: Morgan (by Sanchez, A).
Pitches-strikes: Sanchez, A 100-63, Leroux 14-8, Hensley 34-24, Hernandez, L 110-75, Burnett, S 4-2, Clippard 23-13, Capps 9-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sanchez, A 6-1, Leroux 4-1, Hensley 0-2, Hernandez, L 12-6, Burnett, S 0-0, Clippard 1-1, Capps 1-2.
Batters faced: Sanchez, A 23, Leroux 4, Hensley 8, Hernandez, L 27, Burnett, S 1, Clippard 5, Capps 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Leroux 2-0, Clippard 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Dale Scott.
Weather: 56 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 22 mph, L to R.
T: 2:58.
Att: 21,299.