Nationals' road woes continue

By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com

ATLANTA -- The Nationals finished June with an 8-19 record after falling to the Braves on Wednesday, 4-1. They start July with a 10-game homestand. Washington is 20-16 at home, compared to 14-29 away from Washington.

Nationals' road woes continue....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252
Bernadina, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285
b-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .284
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .274
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .273
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .299
Guzman, C, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .295
Gonzalez, Al, SS-RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .290
Martin, J, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Desmond, PH-RF-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
Totals 32 1 8 0 3 12 16 .255
a-Grounded out for Peralta, Jo in the 7th. b-Grounded into a double play for Bernadina in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (23, Jurrjens), Martin, J (1, Jurrjens).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 3; Rodriguez, I; Guzman, C; Gonzalez, Al; Martin, J 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C; Bernadina 3; Gonzalez, Al 2; Desmond.
S: Martin, J.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Morse.
Team RISP: 0-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Cabrera, Me, RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .257
Jones, C, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254
McCann, C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .260
Glaus, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .261
Hinske, LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .297
Saito, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wagner, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Escobar, Y, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 .242
Blanco, G, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .353
Jurrjens, P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .143
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Conrad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Infante, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
Totals 29 4 7 4 4 4 18 .259
a-Struck out for Moylan in the 6th.
BATTING
2B: Prado (25, Martin, J), McCann (13, Martin, J).
TB: Prado 2; Jones, C; McCann 2; Hinske; Blanco, G 2; Jurrjens.
RBI: McCann (33), Jurrjens (1), Prado (34), Hinske (31).
2-out RBI: McCann; Hinske.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Escobar, Y 4.
SF: Prado.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Blanco, G (1, 2nd base by Capps/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Escobar, Y-Prado-Glaus, Escobar, Y-Glaus).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J(L, 0-4) 5.0 6 3 3 2 2 0 3.38
Peralta, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Slaten 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.14
Batista 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.95
Capps 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Totals 8.0 7 4 4 4 4 0 4.10
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens(W, 1-3) 5.0 6 1 1 2 6 0 5.59
Moylan(H, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.19
Venters(H, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.27
Saito(H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.81
Wagner, B(S, 16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.15
Totals 9.0 8 1 1 3 12 0 3.76
Jurrjens pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

WP: Jurrjens, Moylan.
HBP: Escobar, Y (by Peralta, Jo), Cabrera, Me (by Slaten), McCann (by Slaten).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 96-57, Peralta, Jo 18-10, Slaten 16-6, Batista 9-4, Capps 10-6, Jurrjens 85-56, Moylan 11-6, Venters 8-5, Saito 10-8, Wagner, B 16-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 3-10, Peralta, Jo 0-2, Slaten 1-0, Batista 0-1, Capps 1-1, Jurrjens 5-3, Moylan 2-0, Venters 3-0, Saito 0-1, Wagner, B 0-0.
Batters faced: Martin, J 23, Peralta, Jo 4, Slaten 4, Batista 3, Capps 3, Jurrjens 23, Moylan 3, Venters 3, Saito 3, Wagner, B 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 3-1, Moylan 3-1.
Umpires: HP: John Hirschbeck. 1B: Wally Bell. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Todd Tichenor.
Weather: 83 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 3 mph, Varies.
T: 2:57.
Att: 20,091

Nationals get rare road victory to snap skid

By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Craig Stammen knew that someone was going to have to be sent down to make room for Stephen Strasburg in the Nationals' rotation. He just didn't want it do be him.

Nationals get rare road victory to snap skid....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .251
Bernadina, RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .290
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .285
Dunn, A, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .271
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
Willingham, LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .276
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Rodriguez, I, C 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .301
Guzman, C, 2B 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 .295
Gonzalez, Al, SS 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .292
Stammen, P 3 0 0 1 0 2 6 .240
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
Totals 37 7 11 7 3 10 21 .255
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (16, Lowe, D).
HR: Willingham (14, 7th inning off Moylan, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Bernadina; Zimmerman, R 2; Willingham 5; Rodriguez, I; Gonzalez, Al 4.
RBI: Morgan (12), Zimmerman, R 2 (39), Gonzalez, Al (3), Willingham 2 (44), Stammen (5).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R 2; Willingham 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A 2; Stammen; Morgan; Zimmerman, R.
SF: Stammen.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (17, 2nd base off Lowe, D/McCann), Bernadina (7, 2nd base off O'Flaherty/McCann).

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado, 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .334
Cabrera, Me, RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .261
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
McCann, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
Ross, D, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Glaus, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
Hinske, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
Escobar, Y, SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .246
Blanco, G, CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333
Lowe, D, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .130
O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chavez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Diaz, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176
Martinez, Cr, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 6 8 .260
a-Struck out for Chavez, J in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Prado (24, Stammen), Cabrera, Me (10, Stammen).
3B: Prado (2, Stammen).
TB: Prado 5; Cabrera, Me 2; Blanco, G 2.
RBI: Prado (33), Cabrera, Me (23).
2-out RBI: Prado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, Me 3; McCann.
S: Lowe, D.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Blanco, G (1, throw).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen(W, 2-2) 7.1 5 2 2 2 4 0 5.13
Burnett, S 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.73
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.20
Totals 9.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 4.09
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D(L, 9-6) 5.2 8 4 4 2 5 0 4.53
O'Flaherty 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2.40
Moylan 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.30
Chavez, J 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 5.81
Martinez, Cr 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.06
Totals 9.0 11 7 7 3 10 1 3.79
IBB: Guzman, C (by Lowe, D).
HBP: Guzman, C (by Chavez, J).
Pitches-strikes: Stammen 99-57, Burnett, S 11-8, Clippard 14-9, Lowe, D 105-65, O'Flaherty 19-15, Moylan 12-6, Chavez, J 30-18, Martinez, Cr 14-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 14-3, Burnett, S 1-0, Clippard 1-1, Lowe, D 8-3, O'Flaherty 1-0, Moylan 1-0, Chavez, J 1-1, Martinez, Cr 0-1.
Batters faced: Stammen 29, Burnett, S 2, Clippard 3, Lowe, D 27, O'Flaherty 4, Moylan 2, Chavez, J 6, Martinez, Cr 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0, O'Flaherty 2-0, Moylan 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: John Hirschbeck. 2B: Wally Bell. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
T: 2:59.
Att: 19,045

Strasburg fades, 'D' falters in Nats' loss

By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Despite the heat and humidity, Stephen Strasburg appeared to be getting stronger inning by inning as the Nationals rookie matched Braves ace Tim Hudson in a classic pitchers' duel Monday night.

Then came the seventh inning. Hudson got out of trouble to keep the game scoreless. Strasburg couldn't, with the Nationals' defense letting him down in the Braves' 5-0 victory.

Strasburg fades, 'D' falters in Nats' loss....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .303
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276
Willingham, LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .274
Bernadina, RF 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 .291
Desmond, SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .246
a-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
Strasburg, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 29 0 5 0 5 8 15 .254
a-Grounded out for Gonzalez, Al in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Bernadina (7, Hudson, T).
TB: Rodriguez, I; Dunn, A; Bernadina 3; Desmond.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Bernadina; Strasburg; Guzman, C.
S: Desmond.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Rodriguez, I (3, 2nd base by Hudson, T/McCann).
PO: Morgan (1st base by Hudson, T).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (19, fielding).
Outfield assists: Willingham (Cabrera, Me at home).
DP: 2 (Gonzalez, Al-Desmond-Dunn, A, Zimmerman, R-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado, 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .331
Cabrera, Me, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261
Jones, C, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .257
McCann, C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .264
Glaus, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268
Hinske, LF 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 .302
Venters, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Escobar, Y, SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .249
Blanco, G, CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .296
Hudson, T, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
a-Infante, PH-LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
Totals 28 5 8 5 3 9 8 .261
a-Singled for Hudson, T in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Cabrera, Me (9, Strasburg).
TB: Cabrera, Me 2; Jones, C; McCann 2; Escobar, Y 2; Blanco, G; Infante.
RBI: Hinske (30), Escobar, Y (18), Blanco, G (1), Infante (19), Prado (32).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, C.
SF: Hinske; Prado.
GIDP: Blanco, G; Glaus.
Team RISP: 4-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Escobar, Y (9, fielding), Hudson, T (1, pickoff).
DP: (Escobar, Y-Prado-Glaus).
Pickoffs: Hudson, T (Morgan at 1st base).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg(L, 2-2) 6.1 6 4 3 2 7 0 2.27
Burnett, S 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.16
Storen, D 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.83
Batista 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.02
Totals 8.0 8 5 3 3 9 0 4.12
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson, T(W, 8-3) 7.0 5 0 0 3 6 0 2.37
Venters 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.31
Totals 9.0 5 0 0 5 8 0 3.75
Burnett, S pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Strasburg 92-57, Burnett, S 7-3, Storen, D 16-8, Batista 12-8, Hudson, T 113-73, Venters 32-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Strasburg 9-2, Burnett, S 0-0, Storen, D 0-1, Batista 1-1, Hudson, T 12-1, Venters 2-2.
Batters faced: Strasburg 25, Burnett, S 2, Storen, D 3, Batista 3, Hudson, T 27, Venters 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 2-2, Storen, D 2-1.
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: John Hirschbeck. 3B: Wally Bell.
Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:57.
Att: 42,889

Nats unable to hold onto lead against O's

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

BALTIMORE -- For the third consecutive game, the Nationals had a comfortable lead -- this time a three-run advantage -- and lost to the Orioles, 4-3, on Sunday.

Nats unable to hold onto lead against O's....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .252
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .237
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .290
Dunn, A, DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .276
Willingham, LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .276
Bernadina, RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .284
Morse, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .340
Gonzalez, Al, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
a-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .155
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
b-Rodriguez, I, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
Totals 31 3 5 3 5 8 16 .255
a-Walked for Gonzalez, Al in the 9th. b-Flied out for Nieves in the 9th.
BATTING
3B: Willingham (2, Guthrie).
HR: Bernadina (5, 4th inning off Guthrie, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Kennedy, A 2; Zimmerman, R; Willingham 3; Bernadina 4.
RBI: Willingham (42), Bernadina 2 (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina.
GIDP: Willingham.
Team RISP: 1-for-4.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Kennedy, A (8, throw).
Outfield assists: Bernadina (Tejada at 2nd base).
Pickoffs: Nieves (Lugo at 2nd base).

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Patterson, C, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .272
Tejada, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .287
Markakis, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
Wigginton, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266
Izturis, C, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Scott, DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .266
Jones, A, CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271
Wieters, C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237
Moore, S, 2B-1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .278
Lugo, SS-2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239
Totals 30 4 8 3 1 3 4 .256
BATTING
2B: Scott (15, Atilano, L), Jones, A (9, Atilano, L), Lugo (2, Clippard), Patterson, C (7, Clippard).
TB: Patterson, C 2; Tejada 2; Scott 2; Jones, A 2; Wieters; Moore, S; Lugo 2.
RBI: Jones, A (33), Moore, S (7), Tejada (30).
2-out RBI: Tejada.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Patterson, C; Wigginton.
Team RISP: 4-for-7.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
PO: Lugo (2nd base by Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: (Lugo-Moore, S-Wigginton).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L 7.0 5 3 2 0 3 0 4.33
Clippard(L, 8-5) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2.25
Totals 8.0 8 4 3 1 3 0 4.13
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Guthrie 6.0 3 3 3 4 4 1 4.30
Berken 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.66
Ohman 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Hernandez, D(W, 3-6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.58
Simon(S, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.32
Totals 9.0 5 3 3 5 8 1 5.03
IBB: Markakis (by Clippard).
HBP: Dunn, A (by Guthrie).
Pitches-strikes: Atilano, L 92-56, Clippard 21-10, Guthrie 100-58, Berken 13-9, Ohman 12-8, Hernandez, D 6-6, Simon 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Atilano, L 6-9, Clippard 1-1, Guthrie 8-6, Berken 1-2, Ohman 0-0, Hernandez, D 0-0, Simon 1-1.
Batters faced: Atilano, L 25, Clippard 6, Guthrie 25, Berken 3, Ohman 3, Hernandez, D 2, Simon 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Hernandez, D 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Bob Davidson.
Weather: 94 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:30.
Att: 22,951

Nats can't hang on after early outburst

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

BALTIMORE -- For the second straight day, the Nationals let a game slip away, falling to the Orioles, 6-5, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday.

Nats can't hang on after early outburst....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255
Guzman, C, DH 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .297
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .289
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .278
Willingham, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .277
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .305
Bernadina, RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .283
a-Morse, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231
b-Gonzalez, Al, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Desmond, SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .249
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 2 11 .256
a-Popped out for Bernadina in the 8th. b-Popped out for Kennedy, A in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (22, Bergesen).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Willingham 2; Bernadina; Desmond.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (47), Rodriguez, I (23), Bernadina (21), Guzman, C (21).
2-out RBI: Bernadina.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kennedy, A; Willingham.
S: Morgan 2; Guzman, C.
SF: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 4-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (6, 2nd base off Bergesen/Wieters).

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Patterson, C, LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .273
Tejada, 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .284
Markakis, RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .309
Scott, DH 5 1 0 0 0 3 7 .265
Jones, A, CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .270
Wieters, C 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .236
Moore, S, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275
a-Wigginton, PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
Lugo, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .237
Izturis, C, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .231
Totals 38 6 14 5 2 8 24 .256
a-Intentionally walked for Moore, S in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Patterson, C (6, Hernandez, L).
HR: Jones, A (12, 4th inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Patterson, C 3; Tejada 3; Markakis 2; Jones, A 4; Wieters 3; Moore, S; Lugo; Izturis, C.
RBI: Jones, A (32), Tejada (29), Markakis (24), Wieters 2 (26).
2-out RBI: Wieters 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, A; Lugo; Scott.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 10.

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 6.0 11 5 5 0 4 1 3.10
Burnett, S(L, 0-4) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.81
Storen, D 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.89
Peralta, Jo 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Totals 8.0 14 6 6 2 8 1 4.14
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bergesen 4.0 6 5 5 2 0 0 6.83
Hendrickson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.49
Berken(W, 1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.70
Ohman(H, 11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.04
Simon(S, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.50
Totals 9.0 7 5 5 3 2 0 5.06
Hendrickson pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Storen, D.
IBB: Wigginton (by Storen, D), Dunn, A (by Berken).
HBP: Guzman, C (by Bergesen).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 91-65, Burnett, S 18-10, Storen, D 10-4, Peralta, Jo 23-18, Bergesen 72-44, Hendrickson 24-17, Berken 17-8, Ohman 6-4, Simon 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 8-6, Burnett, S 1-0, Storen, D 0-0, Peralta, Jo 0-1, Bergesen 8-3, Hendrickson 5-0, Berken 2-2, Ohman 0-2, Simon 1-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 29, Burnett, S 4, Storen, D 2, Peralta, Jo 5, Bergesen 21, Hendrickson 7, Berken 5, Ohman 2, Simon 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Storen, D 2-1, Berken 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 91 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:57.
Att: 28,635

Defensive errors cost Nats against O's

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

BALTIMORE -- Nationals manager Jim Riggleman was at a loss for words after watching his team lose to the Orioles, 7-6, at Camden Yards on Friday night.

Defensive errors cost Nats against O's....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .255
Guzman, C, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .300
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .289
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 4 0 2 3 .278
Willingham, DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .273
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .312
Morse, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .378
1-Bernadina, PR-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
Harris, W, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .155
Desmond, SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .248
Totals 38 6 12 6 3 5 23 .257

1-Ran for Morse in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Morgan (11, Arrieta), Dunn, A (21, Arrieta).
TB: Morgan 5; Zimmerman, R 2; Dunn, A 2; Willingham 2; Rodriguez, I; Morse; Harris, W.
RBI: Dunn, A 4 (45), Rodriguez, I (22), Morgan (11).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, I; Dunn, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham 2; Morse; Dunn, A; Bernadina 2.
SF: Dunn, A.
Team RISP: 4-for-15.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (16, 2nd base off Arrieta/Wieters), Desmond (5, 2nd base off Arrieta/Wieters), Willingham (7, 2nd base off Simon/Wieters).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C 2 (9, fielding, throw), Desmond 2 (18, fielding, throw).
DP: 3 (Zimmerman, R-Rodriguez, I-Dunn, A, Zimmerman, R-Guzman, C-Dunn, A, Desmond-Guzman, C-Dunn, A).

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Patterson, C, LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .268
Tejada, 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .278
Markakis, RF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .307
Scott, DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .271
Jones, A, CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .271
Wieters, C 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .227
1-Fox, J, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Atkins, G, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214
a-Moore, S, PH-1B 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .271
Lugo, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .236
Izturis, C, SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .230
Totals 38 7 13 5 5 4 21 .254
a-Homered for Atkins, G in the 8th.
1-Ran for Wieters in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Izturis, C (6, Clippard).
HR: Moore, S (2, 8th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Patterson, C 3; Markakis 3; Scott; Jones, A; Wieters; Moore, S 5; Izturis, C 3.
RBI: Tejada (28), Jones, A (31), Moore, S 2 (6), Patterson, C (10).
2-out RBI: Jones, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lugo 2; Scott 2; Wieters; Tejada 2.
SF: Tejada.
GIDP: Tejada; Atkins, G; Jones, A.
Team RISP: 6-for-15.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Patterson, C 2 (12, 2nd base off Storen, D/Rodriguez, I, 2nd base off Clippard/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Wieters (3, pickoff).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J 4.1 6 3 0 1 2 0 3.03
Slaten 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
Batista 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.12
Burnett, S 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.52
Storen, D(H, 6) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.93
Clippard(BS, 6)(L, 8-4) 1.1 4 4 3 3 0 1 2.11
Capps 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48
Totals 8.2 13 7 3 5 4 1 4.11
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Arrieta 4.1 8 6 5 3 2 0 6.20
Hendrickson 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.79
Mata 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.25
Ohman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.13
Simon(W, 2-1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.71
Totals 9.0 12 6 5 3 5 0 5.06
Burnett, S pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP: Martin, J.
IBB: Markakis (by Clippard).
HBP: Guzman, C (by Arrieta).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 80-52, Slaten 5-3, Batista 19-12, Burnett, S 5-3, Storen, D 15-11, Clippard 43-21, Capps 2-1, Arrieta 95-60, Hendrickson 24-17, Mata 19-10, Ohman 10-5, Simon 20-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 4-5, Slaten 0-0, Batista 2-1, Burnett, S 0-0, Storen, D 2-1, Clippard 0-3, Capps 1-0, Arrieta 6-5, Hendrickson 3-0, Mata 1-3, Ohman 2-0, Simon 1-1.
Batters faced: Martin, J 21, Slaten 1, Batista 5, Burnett, S 1, Storen, D 4, Clippard 11, Capps 1, Arrieta 25, Hendrickson 6, Mata 5, Ohman 2, Simon 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 2-0, Batista 2-1, Burnett, S 1-0, Storen, D 2-0, Capps 2-1, Hendrickson 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Tim Tschida. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:53.
Att: 43,484.

Strasburg's strikeout show not enough

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Stephen Strasburg had another great outing, but it wasn't enough, as the Nationals were blanked by the Royals, 1-0, in front of 31,913 fans at Nationals Park on Wednesday.

Strasburg's strikeout show not enough....

Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288
Kendall, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
DeJesus, D, CF-RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .325
Butler, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .324
Guillen, J, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .275
Maier, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Callaspo, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .276
Betancourt, Y, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267
Getz, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .224
Bannister, B, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200
Tejeda, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Bloomquist, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188
Soria, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 1 9 1 0 10 13 .280
a-Struck out for Tejeda in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Kendall; DeJesus, D 2; Butler; Guillen, J 2; Callaspo; Getz 2.
RBI: Guillen, J (44).
2-out RBI: Guillen, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Getz; Butler; Bannister, B; Callaspo; Podsednik.
S: Bannister, B.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Guillen, J (Bernadina at home).
DP: (Bannister, B-Betancourt, Y-Butler).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244
Bernadina, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .284
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .286
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .278
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .270
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251
Strasburg, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 6 0 2 9 13 .256
a-Flied out for Burnett, S in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Bernadina; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Rodriguez, I; Strasburg.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Strasburg 2; Willingham; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Willingham (6, 2nd base off Bannister, B/Kendall), Bernadina (6, 2nd base off Tejeda/Kendall).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (16, throw).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bannister, B(W, 7-5) 6.0 5 0 0 2 4 0 5.29
Tejeda(H, 5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.72
Soria(S, 17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.70
Totals 9.0 6 0 0 2 9 0 4.79
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg(L, 2-1) 6.0 9 1 1 0 9 0 1.78
Burnett, S 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.52
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.63
Totals 9.0 9 1 1 0 10 0 4.12
Pitches-strikes: Bannister, B 84-48, Tejeda 21-16, Soria 14-9, Strasburg 95-75, Burnett, S 17-9, Slaten 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bannister, B 9-3, Tejeda 2-1, Soria 1-0, Strasburg 3-4, Burnett, S 5-0, Slaten 2-0.
Batters faced: Bannister, B 23, Tejeda 7, Soria 3, Strasburg 28, Burnett, S 6, Slaten 3.
Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, L to R.
T: 2:30.
Att: 31,913

Rain delay, Royals can't stop Atilano

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Not even heavy rain and lightening could stop the Nationals on Tuesday night, as strong pitching from right-hander Luis Atilano carried them to a 4-3 win against the Royals at Nationals Park.

Rain delay, Royals can't stop Atilano....

Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 .293
Kendall, C 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .256
DeJesus, D, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .322
Butler, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .325
Guillen, J, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .272
Callaspo, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .277
Aviles, M, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .323
Texeira, K, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Betemit, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .471
Betancourt, Y, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .272
Lerew, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Hughes, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Getz, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .213
Totals 35 3 11 3 1 5 19 .280
a-Singled for Texeira, K in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Getz (3, Storen, D).
TB: Podsednik; DeJesus, D; Guillen, J 2; Callaspo 2; Aviles, M; Betemit; Betancourt, Y 2; Getz 2.
RBI: Podsednik 3 (31).
2-out RBI: Podsednik 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Betancourt, Y; Kendall 2; Butler.
S: Lerew.
SF: Podsednik.
GIDP: Guillen, J.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .247
Guzman, C, SS-2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .303
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .287
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .275
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .274
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .315
Bernadina, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .285
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .240
Atilano, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .045
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Desmond, PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 34 4 11 4 1 3 16 .257
a-Popped out for Peralta, Jo in the 6th. b-Flied out for Clippard in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Willingham 2 (11, Lerew, Lerew), Zimmerman, R (15, Lerew).
HR: Willingham (13, 4th inning off Lerew, 0 on, 0 out), Dunn, A (17, 5th inning off Lerew, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R 3; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 8; Rodriguez, I; Bernadina; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (37), Willingham (41), Morgan (10), Dunn, A (41).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kennedy, A; Dunn, A; Guzman, C 2; Bernadina; Zimmerman, R.
SF: Morgan.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kennedy, A (9, 2nd base off Lerew/Kendall).

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

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lerew(L, 0-1) 5.1 10 4 4 1 2 2 4.76
Hughes, D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.20
Texeira, K 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.94
Totals 8.0 11 4 4 1 3 2 4.86
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L(W, 6-4) 5.1 6 1 1 0 5 0 4.52
Peralta, Jo(H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Storen, D(H, 5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.08
Clippard(H, 16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.58
Capps(S, 22) 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 3.51
Totals 9.0 11 3 3 1 5 0 4.17
Storen, D pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: Lerew 86-57, Hughes, D 14-10, Texeira, K 20-12, Atilano, L 84-58, Peralta, Jo 4-3, Storen, D 21-13, Clippard 15-10, Capps 20-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lerew 9-5, Hughes, D 0-3, Texeira, K 3-1, Atilano, L 6-2, Peralta, Jo 2-0, Storen, D 2-1, Clippard 1-2, Capps 0-3.
Batters faced: Lerew 27, Hughes, D 4, Texeira, K 5, Atilano, L 22, Peralta, Jo 1, Storen, D 5, Clippard 3, Capps 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Hughes, D 1-0, Peralta, Jo 1-0, Clippard 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian Runge. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Jerry Layne.
Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:45 (:49 delay).
Att: 21,168

Two homers provide only offense in Nats' win

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Coming off one of his worst starts of the season, a loss to the Tigers on June 16, right-hander Livan Hernandez had something to prove entering Monday's matchup against Kansas City.

He also wanted to be the pitcher to end the Nationals' six-game losing streak.

Both were accomplished in the Nationals' 2-1 win against the Royals at Nationals Park.

Two homers provide only offense in Nats' win....

Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .293
Kendall, C 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .261
DeJesus, D, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323
Butler, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .330
Guillen, J, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269
1-Bloomquist, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Callaspo, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273
Aviles, M, 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .323
Betancourt, Y, SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .268
Chen, B, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Betemit, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .438
Tejeda, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Maier, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262
Totals 33 1 11 1 1 9 17 .279
a-Struck out for Chen, B in the 7th. b-Struck out for Tejeda in the 9th.
1-Ran for Guillen, J in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Butler (23, Hernandez, L), Podsednik (5, Hernandez, L).
TB: Podsednik 5; Butler 2; Guillen, J; Callaspo; Aviles, M 3; Chen, B.
RBI: Kendall (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aviles, M; DeJesus, D; Kendall; Butler; Maier.
S: Chen, B; Kendall.
Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Aviles, M (3, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I), Podsednik (7, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I).
PO: Callaspo (2nd base by Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: (Aviles, M-Betancourt, Y-Butler).
Pickoffs: Chen, B (Morgan at 1st base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250
Guzman, C, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .300
Zimmerman, R, 3B 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 .283
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .275
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316
Morse, RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .390
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Bernadina, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 25 2 4 2 5 6 12 .256
BATTING
HR: Morse (3, 2nd inning off Chen, B, 0 on, 2 out), Guzman, C (1, 6th inning off Chen, B, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 4; Morse 4; Bernadina.
RBI: Morse (6), Guzman, C (20).
2-out RBI: Morse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Dunn, A.
S: Morgan.
GIDP: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Morgan (11, 2nd base by Chen, B/Kendall).
PO: Morgan (1st base by Chen, B).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Rodriguez, I (Callaspo at 2nd base).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chen, B(L, 3-2) 6.0 3 2 2 4 3 2 3.96
Tejeda 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.93
Totals 8.0 4 2 2 5 6 2 4.86
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 6-4) 7.0 8 1 1 1 5 0 2.82
Clippard(H, 15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.61
Capps(S, 21) 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.06
Totals 9.0 11 1 1 1 9 0 4.18
WP: Chen, B.
Pitches-strikes: Chen, B 96-57, Tejeda 33-24, Hernandez, L 99-65, Clippard 13-8, Capps 15-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Chen, B 3-9, Tejeda 1-1, Hernandez, L 8-3, Clippard 1-1, Capps 0-0.
Batters faced: Chen, B 23, Tejeda 8, Hernandez, L 27, Clippard 4, Capps 5.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Mike Winters.
Weather: 88 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:40.
Att: 13,592

Lannan optioned to Double-A Harrisburg

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Left-hander John Lannan has been optioned to Double-A Harrisburg, the Nationals announced Monday. Right-handed reliever Joel Peralta was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse to take Lannan's roster spot and is able to pitch Monday if needed.

Lannan optioned to Double-A Harrisburg....

Lannan unable to slow down White Sox

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- After the Nationals lost to the White Sox, 6-3, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon, there is a question that will not go away: What's wrong with John Lannan?

Lannan unable to slow down White Sox....

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248
Ramirez, A, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .254
Rios, CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .317
Konerko, 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .296
Quentin, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216
Castro, R, C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .323
Viciedo, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
Thornton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Putz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beckham, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .205
Garcia, F, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
Vizquel, 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268
Totals 39 6 15 5 0 6 13 .247
BATTING
2B: Rios (17, Lannan).
TB: Pierre; Ramirez, A 2; Rios 4; Konerko 2; Quentin; Castro, R 2; Viciedo; Beckham 2; Vizquel.
RBI: Konerko 3 (51), Rios 2 (37).
2-out RBI: Konerko; Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garcia, F; Beckham.
S: Pierre.
GIDP: Garcia, F; Viciedo.
Team RISP: 5-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rios (20, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), Castro, R (1, 3rd base off Lannan/Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: (Viciedo-Beckham-Konerko).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248
Guzman, C, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .300
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .284
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 0 1 0 2 1 .279
Willingham, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269
Bernadina, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .281
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .259
Nieves, C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .180
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152
Lannan, P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .080
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
c-Rodriguez, I, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .323
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 10 16 .257
a-Flied out for Batista in the 7th. b-Struck out for Nieves in the 9th. c-Struck out for Storen, D in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Willingham (9, Garcia, F).
3B: Guzman, C (4, Garcia, F).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 4; Willingham 3; Bernadina 2; Nieves.
RBI: Dunn, A (40), Bernadina (20), Nieves (8).
2-out RBI: Nieves.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lannan; Desmond; Rodriguez, I.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Guzman, C-Desmond-Dunn, A, Nieves-Desmond-Dunn, A).

Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garcia, F(W, 8-3) 7.0 6 3 3 1 6 0 4.85
Thornton(H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.34
Putz(S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.19
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 1 10 0 4.39
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(L, 2-5) 4.0 11 5 5 0 1 0 5.76
Batista 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.23
Storen, D 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2.20
Totals 9.0 15 6 6 0 6 0 4.23
Lannan pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Garcia, F 98-64, Thornton 14-10, Putz 12-10, Lannan 69-51, Batista 42-30, Storen, D 30-18.
Groundouts-flyouts: Garcia, F 8-3, Thornton 0-0, Putz 1-0, Lannan 9-1, Batista 4-3, Storen, D 2-1.
Batters faced: Garcia, F 28, Thornton 4, Putz 4, Lannan 22, Batista 10, Storen, D 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Sam Holbrook.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:39.
Att: 31,763

Martin's best comes up short against Peavy

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander J.D. Martin pitched his best game of the season, but the Nationals were blanked by the White Sox, 1-0, at Nationals Park on Saturday afternoon.

Martin's best comes up short against Peavy....

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
Vizquel, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .260
Kotsay, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .204
Jones, An, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208
Quentin, RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .215
Pierzynski, C 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 .243
Ramirez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .251
Beckham, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200
Peavy, P 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143
Totals 34 1 9 1 1 9 15 .245
BATTING
TB: Vizquel 2; Jones, An; Quentin 2; Pierzynski 3; Peavy.
RBI: Quentin (37).
2-out RBI: Quentin.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, A 2.
GIDP: Pierzynski.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Kotsay (2, 2nd base by Martin, J/Rodriguez, I).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248
Guzman, C, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .290
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .284
1-Kennedy, A, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .264
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
Bernadina, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264
Martin, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 0 3 0 2 7 11 .257
a-Flied out for Batista in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C; Bernadina.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham 3.
S: Guzman, C.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guzman, C (3, 2nd base off Peavy/Pierzynski), Morgan (15, 3rd base off Peavy/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
DP: (Batista-Desmond-Dunn, A).

Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Peavy(W, 6-5) 9.0 3 0 0 2 7 0 5.07
Totals 9.0 3 0 0 2 7 0 4.41
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J(L, 0-3) 6.0 8 1 1 0 6 0 3.55
Burnett, S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.74
Batista 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.58
Walker, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.57
Totals 9.0 9 1 1 1 9 0 4.20
Burnett, S pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB: Dunn, A (by Peavy).
HBP: Pierre (by Burnett, S).
Pitches-strikes: Peavy 107-71, Martin, J 97-65, Burnett, S 22-9, Batista 9-6, Walker, T 12-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Peavy 10-7, Martin, J 6-5, Burnett, S 0-2, Batista 2-1, Walker, T 0-0.
Batters faced: Peavy 32, Martin, J 25, Burnett, S 5, Batista 3, Walker, T 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 1-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook (8th).
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 90 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, Varies.
T: 2:34.
Att: 36,487

Strasburg sets record for K's to start career

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg set a Major League record for strikeouts in a pitcher's first three starts on Friday against the White Sox in a game the Nationals would go on to lose, 2-1, in 11 innings.

Strasburg sets record for K's to start career....

Strasburg fans 10, but Nationals fall in extras

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- In front of a sellout crowd at Nationals Park, Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg set a record for most strikeouts through three starts to begin a career.

But the rookie phenom ended up with a no-decision as Alex Rios' single in the bottom of the 11th inning off reliever Drew Storen helped the White Sox defeat the Nationals, 2-1, in front of 40,325 fans on Friday night.

Strasburg fans 10, but Nationals fall in extras....

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pierre, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251
Vizquel, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Rios, CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .311
Konerko, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .294
Quentin, RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .210
1-Lillibridge, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Jones, An, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Pierzynski, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Ramirez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .255
Beckham, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .204
Floyd, G, P 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250
Thornton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Putz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kotsay, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .209
Jenks, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 2 6 2 2 12 14 .245
a-Singled for Putz in the 11th.
1-Ran for Quentin in the 10th.
BATTING
2B: Vizquel (5, Strasburg).
TB: Pierre; Vizquel 2; Rios; Konerko; Floyd, G; Kotsay.
RBI: Rios 2 (35).
2-out RBI: Rios.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quentin; Beckham; Jones, An.
S: Pierzynski; Pierre.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Konerko-Ramirez, A-Floyd, G, Ramirez, A-Beckham-Konerko, Pierzynski-Beckham).
Pickoffs: Pierzynski (Desmond at 1st base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .287
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .269
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .331
Bernadina, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267
Strasburg, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .395
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
Totals 35 1 5 1 2 8 7 .259
a-Struck out for Capps in the 9th. b-Lined out for Storen, D in the 11th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (20, Floyd, G).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2; Bernadina; Desmond.
RBI: Dunn, A (39).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Desmond.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
PO: Desmond (1st base by Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (8, throw).

Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Floyd, G 8.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 5.20
Thornton 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.45
Putz(W, 2-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.28
Jenks(S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.39
Totals 11.0 5 1 1 2 8 0 4.48
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg 7.0 4 1 1 0 10 0 1.86
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.65
Capps 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16
Storen, D(L, 2-1) 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1.88
Totals 11.0 6 2 2 2 12 0 4.25
IBB: Zimmerman, R (by Thornton), Konerko (by Storen, D).
Pitches-strikes: Floyd, G 106-70, Thornton 17-9, Putz 12-8, Jenks 9-6, Strasburg 85-59, Clippard 11-11, Capps 12-8, Storen, D 33-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Floyd, G 12-5, Thornton 1-0, Putz 2-0, Jenks 1-0, Strasburg 7-4, Clippard 1-0, Capps 3-0, Storen, D 4-1.
Batters faced: Floyd, G 26, Thornton 5, Putz 3, Jenks 3, Strasburg 25, Clippard 3, Capps 3, Storen, D 10.
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 40,325

Dunn homers, but Nats fall to Tigers

By Mike Scott / Special to MLB.com

DETROIT -- It will be another six years before Washington returns to the Motor City for an Interleague series if Major League Baseball retains its current scheduling system, and that may not be long enough for the Nationals.

Washington was swept in rude fashion Thursday afternoon as the Tigers beat the Nationals, 8-3, on the strength of a 19-hit attack and a strong start from Jeremy Bonderman.

Dunn homers, but Nats fall to Tigers....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .301
Bernadina, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .288
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273
Morse, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .405
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Desmond, SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .268
Nieves, C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .175
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .157
Totals 36 3 8 3 0 8 15 .261
a-Grounded out for Nieves in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Desmond (12, Bonderman).
HR: Dunn, A (16, 7th inning off Bonderman, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 5; Morse; Desmond 2; Nieves.
RBI: Guzman, C (19), Dunn, A 2 (38).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Atilano, L (2, throw), Willingham (1, fielding).
Outfield assists: Bernadina (Boesch at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Desmond-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A 2).

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Raburn, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .194
1-Worth, PR-2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .225
Santiago, SS 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 .262
Ordonez, RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .330
Cabrera, M, 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .332
Boesch, LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 .348
Guillen, C, DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .305
Inge, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .255
Avila, C 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .230
Kelly, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205
Totals 40 8 19 8 1 4 18 .274

1-Ran for Raburn in the 6th.
BATTING
2B: Avila (4, Atilano, L), Cabrera, M (19, Atilano, L), Raburn (8, Slaten), Santiago (3, Clippard).
TB: Raburn 3; Santiago 5; Ordonez 3; Cabrera, M 3; Boesch 2; Guillen, C 2; Inge 2; Avila 3.
RBI: Avila 2 (8), Cabrera, M 3 (59), Guillen, C (20), Santiago (10), Ordonez (43).
2-out RBI: Santiago; Cabrera, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, M; Raburn; Guillen, C; Inge; Boesch; Worth 2.
S: Santiago.
GIDP: Ordonez; Cabrera, M.
Team RISP: 6-for-15.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Cabrera, M (8, fielding).
PB: Avila (1).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L(L, 5-4) 4.1 9 5 5 1 1 0 4.77
Storen, D 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.46
Slaten 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 2.84
Burnett, S 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.86
Clippard 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1.69
Totals 8.0 19 8 8 1 4 0 4.30
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bonderman(W, 3-4) 7.0 5 2 2 0 7 1 4.06
Ni 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.34
Zumaya 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.87
Bonine 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.23
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 0 8 1 4.10
WP: Storen, D, Bonderman.
IBB: Boesch (by Atilano, L).
Pitches-strikes: Atilano, L 83-53, Storen, D 10-6, Slaten 23-17, Burnett, S 12-7, Clippard 15-9, Bonderman 95-65, Ni 11-7, Zumaya 12-9, Bonine 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Atilano, L 5-7, Storen, D 0-0, Slaten 2-0, Burnett, S 3-0, Clippard 2-0, Bonderman 4-8, Ni 1-0, Zumaya 0-2, Bonine 2-0.
Batters faced: Atilano, L 23, Storen, D 2, Slaten 7, Burnett, S 5, Clippard 5, Bonderman 26, Ni 3, Zumaya 3, Bonine 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Storen, D 2-1, Zumaya 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:44.
Att: 33,630

Walks hurt Livan, Nats in loss to Tigers

By Mike Scott / Special to MLB.com

DETROIT -- It was the fireballer outdueling the crafty veteran as Justin Verlander beat Livan Hernandez on Wednesday night to lead the Tigers over the Nationals, 8-3, at Comerica Park.

Walks hurt Livan, Nats in loss to Tigers....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .248
Guzman, C, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .297
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .284
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .296
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .340
Bernadina, RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282
Harris, W, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158
Morse, DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .424
Desmond, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
Totals 32 3 7 3 0 11 9 .262
BATTING
HR: Dunn, A (15, 1st inning off Verlander, 0 on, 2 out), Bernadina (4, 2nd inning off Verlander, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Guzman, C; Dunn, A 4; Rodriguez, I 2; Bernadina 4; Morse 2.
RBI: Dunn, A (36), Bernadina (19), Rodriguez, I (21).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A; Rodriguez, I.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Desmond.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (5, 2nd base off Verlander/Laird).
CS: Rodriguez, I (2, 2nd base by Verlander/Laird).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C (7, fielding).

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kelly, CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .217
Damon, DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
Ordonez, RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .324
Cabrera, M, 1B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .331
Boesch, LF 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 .344
Guillen, C, 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .301
Inge, 3B 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 .251
Laird, C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .180
Santiago, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241
Totals 30 8 7 8 6 3 10 .270
BATTING
2B: Guillen, C (11, Hernandez, L).
HR: Boesch (9, 7th inning off Hernandez, L, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Ordonez; Cabrera, M; Boesch 6; Guillen, C 2; Laird.
RBI: Inge (27), Laird 2 (9), Kelly (4), Boesch 4 (34).
2-out RBI: Boesch 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Damon; Santiago.
S: Santiago.
SF: Kelly.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Santiago-Cabrera, M).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 5-4) 6.2 7 8 8 6 2 1 2.94
Batista 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.72
Capps 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.26
Totals 8.0 7 8 8 6 3 1 4.23
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Verlander(W, 8-4) 8.0 7 3 3 0 11 2 3.54
Gonzalez, En 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 7 3 3 0 11 2 4.12
HBP: Desmond (by Verlander).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 110-59, Batista 5-3, Capps 15-10, Verlander 116-80, Gonzalez, En 9-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 8-9, Batista 0-1, Capps 2-0, Verlander 8-3, Gonzalez, En 2-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 33, Batista 1, Capps 4, Verlander 30, Gonzalez, En 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 19 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:26.
Att: 24,767

Lannan struggles with command vs. Tigers

By Mike Scott / Special to MLB.com

DETROIT -- John Lannan has been a strong Major League pitcher since 2007 on the strength of good control, command and movement on his pitches.

But on Tuesday that movement, particularly on his two-seam fastball and sinker, eluded him. The result was a 7-4 loss to the Tigers in the first of a three-game Interleague series in Detroit.

Lannan struggles with command vs. Tigers....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .298
Morgan, CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .252
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .302
Dunn, A, DH 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .285
Willingham, LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .279
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .336
Bernadina, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283
Morse, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .400
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 13 13 .262
BATTING
HR: Morse (2, 4th inning off Scherzer, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Willingham 2; Rodriguez, I; Bernadina; Morse 4.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (36), Willingham (40), Rodriguez, I (20), Morse (5).
2-out RBI: Willingham; Rodriguez, I.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Bernadina; Morgan.
SF: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (14, 2nd base off Scherzer/Laird, 2nd base off Scherzer/Laird).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C (6, fielding).

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Raburn, CF 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 .180
Kelly, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Damon, DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287
Ordonez, RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 3 .324
Cabrera, M, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .330
Boesch, LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .333
Guillen, C, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .298
Inge, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .253
Laird, C 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .178
Worth, SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .231
Totals 37 7 12 7 4 3 23 .270
BATTING
2B: Cabrera, M (18, Lannan), Ordonez 2 (12, Lannan, Walker, T).
HR: Raburn (1, 5th inning off Lannan, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Raburn 5; Ordonez 6; Cabrera, M 2; Guillen, C; Inge; Laird 3.
RBI: Raburn 4 (12), Guillen, C 2 (19), Ordonez (42).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Boesch 2; Ordonez 2; Worth; Inge.
SF: Guillen, C.
Team RISP: 3-for-13.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Laird (2, throw).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(L, 2-4) 4.1 10 7 6 4 1 1 5.45
Walker, T 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.67
Burnett, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
Totals 8.0 12 7 6 4 3 1 4.17
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Scherzer(W, 3-6) 6.0 7 4 3 2 9 1 6.14
Coke(H, 8) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.18
Zumaya(H, 8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.91
Valverde(S, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.64
Totals 9.0 7 4 3 3 13 1 4.14
IBB: Cabrera, M (by Lannan), Dunn, A (by Scherzer).
HBP: Bernadina (by Valverde).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 104-63, Walker, T 31-19, Burnett, S 13-10, Scherzer 112-72, Coke 15-11, Zumaya 8-5, Valverde 19-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 8-4, Walker, T 3-5, Burnett, S 0-1, Scherzer 4-5, Coke 2-0, Zumaya 1-1, Valverde 1-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 29, Walker, T 9, Burnett, S 4, Scherzer 27, Coke 4, Zumaya 2, Valverde 5.
Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 2:57.
Att: 24,821

Strasburg overcomes walks to beat Tribe

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CLEVELAND -- It's safe to call right-hander Stephen Strasburg the stopper. He helped the Nationals end a modest two-game losing streak and defeat the Indians, 9-4, in front of 32,976 at Progressive Field on Sunday afternoon.

Strasburg overcomes walks to beat Tribe....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .304
Morgan, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .249
Zimmerman, R, DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .306
Dunn, A, 1B 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 .289
Willingham, LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .273
Rodriguez, I, C 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .338
Morse, RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .423
1-Bernadina, PR-RF 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .282
Desmond, SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .276
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .283
Totals 42 9 16 9 3 7 20 .263

1-Ran for Morse in the 6th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (19, Huff, D), Willingham (8, Huff, D), Rodriguez, I (12, Huff, D), Gonzalez, Al (4, Sipp).
3B: Desmond (3, Herrmann).
HR: Dunn, A (14, 4th inning off Huff, D, 0 on, 0 out), Bernadina (3, 8th inning off Sipp, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Guzman, C 3; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 6; Willingham 2; Rodriguez, I 3; Morse; Bernadina 5; Desmond 5; Gonzalez, Al 2.
RBI: Morse (4), Dunn, A (35), Rodriguez, I 2 (19), Desmond 2 (33), Bernadina 2 (18), Gonzalez, Al (2).
2-out RBI: Morse; Rodriguez, I 2; Desmond 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, Al 2; Willingham 2; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 4-for-13.
Team LOB: 9.

Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crowe, CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .243
Choo, RF 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 .291
Santana, C, C 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .273
Hafner, DH 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .247
Kearns, LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .297
a-Duncan, S, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Branyan, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .254
Marte, A, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .276
Peralta, J, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .251
b-Donald, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
Valbuena, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .172
Hernandez, A, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273
Totals 34 4 7 4 6 10 17 .247
a-Flied out for Kearns in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Peralta, J in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Crowe (4, Storen, D), Marte, A (1, Batista).
HR: Hafner (7, 2nd inning off Strasburg, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Crowe 2; Choo; Santana, C; Hafner 4; Marte, A 2; Valbuena; Hernandez, A.
RBI: Hafner (25), Valbuena (14), Choo 2 (32).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Branyan; Peralta, J 2; Choo; Hafner.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
DP: (Hernandez, A-Valbuena-Branyan).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg(W, 2-0) 5.1 2 1 1 5 8 1 2.19
Storen, D(H, 4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.54
Slaten 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.54
Batista 0.1 4 3 3 1 0 0 4.76
Clippard 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.51
Totals 9.0 7 4 4 6 10 1 4.13
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Huff, D(L, 2-8) 5.2 6 6 6 3 4 1 5.82
Herrmann 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Perez, R 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.31
Sipp 1.0 5 3 3 0 2 1 7.48
Wood, K 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8.74
Totals 9.0 16 9 9 3 7 2 4.59
Pitches-strikes: Strasburg 95-52, Storen, D 29-18, Slaten 16-11, Batista 23-13, Clippard 10-6, Huff, D 91-62, Herrmann 5-4, Perez, R 14-8, Sipp 24-18, Wood, K 13-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Strasburg 4-4, Storen, D 1-1, Slaten 1-3, Batista 1-0, Clippard 1-1, Huff, D 4-4, Herrmann 1-0, Perez, R 2-1, Sipp 0-1, Wood, K 2-0.
Batters faced: Strasburg 23, Storen, D 5, Slaten 4, Batista 6, Clippard 2, Huff, D 25, Herrmann 2, Perez, R 5, Sipp 8, Wood, K 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Storen, D 3-0, Slaten 1-0, Clippard 2-0, Herrmann 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:24.
Att: 32,876

Bats go cold for Nats in Cleveland

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CLEVELAND -- The Nationals wore replica jerseys of the 1924 Washington Senators against the Indians on Saturday night. That year, the Senators were the champions, defeating the New York Giants in the World Series.

However, the Nationals played like -- well -- the Nationals of last year, as they lost to the Indians, 7-1, at Progressive Field.

Bats go cold for Nats in Cleveland....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Guzman, C, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .285
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .309
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Harris, W, DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .163
Bernadina, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170
Totals 28 1 3 1 0 7 2 .261
a-Popped out for Morgan in the 9th.
BATTING
HR: Zimmerman, R (13, 8th inning off Carmona, F, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Zimmerman, R 4; Bernadina; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (35).
GIDP: Nieves; Kennedy, A.

FIELDING
E: Kennedy, A (7, throw).
Outfield assists: Bernadina (Hafner at 2nd base).

Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crowe, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243
a-Duncan, S, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Choo, RF 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .293
Santana, C, C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .286
Hafner, DH 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .246
Kearns, LF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
Branyan, 1B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .259
Peralta, J, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .255
Valbuena, 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .169
Donald, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241
Totals 31 7 9 7 0 3 6 .247
a-Grounded out for Crowe in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Peralta, J (18, Martin, J), Santana, C (1, Martin, J).
HR: Santana, C (1, 5th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 0 out), Branyan (8, 8th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Choo; Santana, C 6; Hafner; Branyan 6; Peralta, J 2; Donald.
RBI: Hafner (24), Valbuena (13), Choo (30), Santana, C 3 (3), Branyan (20).
2-out RBI: Choo; Santana, C 2; Branyan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hafner.
SF: Hafner; Valbuena.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Peralta, J-Valbuena-Branyan, Valbuena-Donald-Branyan).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J(L, 0-2) 7.2 9 7 6 0 3 2 4.19
Batista 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.01
Totals 8.0 9 7 6 0 3 2 4.13
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carmona, F(W, 5-5) 9.0 3 1 1 0 7 1 3.23
Totals 9.0 3 1 1 0 7 1 4.52
HBP: Choo (by Martin, J).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 113-72, Batista 2-2, Carmona, F 106-73.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 8-10, Batista 1-0, Carmona, F 14-4.
Batters faced: Martin, J 33, Batista 1, Carmona, F 28.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
T: 2:03.
Att: 19,484

Nats stunned by former teammate

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CLEVELAND -- Outfielder Austin Kearns never had a two-homer game as a member of the Nationals. On Friday night, Kearns hit two home runs and drove in four runs as the Indians defeated the Nats, 7-2, at Progressive Field.

Nats stunned by former teammate....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .258
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .336
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .289
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .309
Willingham, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .277
Harris, W, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .245
Bernadina, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .268
Totals 31 2 7 2 4 5 11 .263
BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, I (11, Westbrook), Dunn, A (18, Westbrook).
TB: Morgan 2; Rodriguez, I 3; Dunn, A 3; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Dunn, A (34), Rodriguez, I (17).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Bernadina; Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kennedy, A (8, 2nd base off Westbrook/Santana, C).
CS: Morgan (10, 2nd base by Westbrook/Santana, C).

FIELDING
E: Kennedy, A (6, fielding).

Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crowe, CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 3 .250
Choo, RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .293
Santana, C, C 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000
Branyan, 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .244
Kearns, LF 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .307
Hafner, DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .244
Peralta, J, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .255
Valbuena, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .172
Donald, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
Totals 33 7 9 7 3 3 16 .247
BATTING
2B: Hafner (11, Atilano, L), Peralta, J (17, Atilano, L).
HR: Kearns 2 (7, 1st inning off Atilano, L, 2 on, 2 out; 4th inning off Atilano, L, 0 on, 0 out), Hafner (6, 6th inning off Atilano, L, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Crowe; Choo; Kearns 8; Hafner 6; Peralta, J 3; Valbuena.
RBI: Kearns 4 (31), Hafner (23), Crowe 2 (14).
2-out RBI: Kearns 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peralta, J; Crowe 2; Branyan.
S: Donald.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Valbuena (6, fielding).
DP: 3 (Peralta, J-Branyan, Donald-Valbuena-Branyan 2).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L(L, 5-3) 5.0 7 6 3 2 2 3 4.34
Walker, T 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.98
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.74
Totals 8.0 9 7 4 3 3 3 4.10
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Westbrook(W, 4-3) 7.1 7 2 2 2 5 0 4.62
Sipp 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.53
Perez, C(S, 6) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.59
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 4 5 0 4.58
Atilano, L pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Atilano, L.
HBP: Donald (by Slaten).
Pitches-strikes: Atilano, L 103-58, Walker, T 33-20, Slaten 17-10, Westbrook 113-66, Sipp 7-3, Perez, C 17-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Atilano, L 9-3, Walker, T 3-2, Slaten 1-2, Westbrook 11-3, Sipp 0-0, Perez, C 2-3.
Batters faced: Atilano, L 25, Walker, T 9, Slaten 4, Westbrook 29, Sipp 1, Perez, C 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Walker, T 1-1, Sipp 2-0, Perez, C 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:44.
Att: 22,041

Nats earn first sweep in Livan's solid start

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Livan Hernandez was solid on the mound as the Nationals defeated the Pirates, 4-2, and swept the three-game series. It was the first series sweep of the season for Washington.

Nats earn first sweep in Livan's solid start....

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Tabata, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .375
Walker, N, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .322
McCutchen, A, CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .302
Jones, G, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .261
Doumit, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
Crosby, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232
b-Young, De, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
LaRoche, An, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240
c-Iwamura, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180
Jaramillo, J, C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .196
Duke, P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100
Meek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Milledge, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
Hanrahan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Donnelly, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Church, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .198
Totals 32 2 8 2 2 6 12 .238
a-Flied out for Meek in the 7th. b-Struck out for Crosby in the 9th. c-Flied out for LaRoche, An in the 9th. d-Struck out for Donnelly in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Jaramillo, J (2, Hernandez, L), Duke (2, Hernandez, L), Tabata (1, Hernandez, L).
TB: Tabata 2; Walker, N; McCutchen, A; Jones, G; LaRoche, An; Jaramillo, J 3; Duke 2.
RBI: Tabata (1), McCutchen, A (18).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walker, N; Crosby; Tabata.
S: Duke.
SF: McCutchen, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: LaRoche, An (1, 2nd base off Burnett, S/Rodriguez, I).
CS: McCutchen, A (5, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: LaRoche, An (10, throw).
DP: (Walker, N-Crosby).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .301
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
Dunn, A, 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .284
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .315
Willingham, LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .283
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .331
Morse, RF 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .417
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Bernadina, CF-RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .273
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .136
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Morgan, PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
Totals 32 4 10 3 4 6 16 .263
a-Batted for Hernandez, L in the 6th. b-Hit into a double play for Gonzalez, Al in the 6th. c-Flied out for Burnett, S in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Desmond (11, Hanrahan).
HR: Dunn, A (13, 4th inning off Duke, 0 on, 1 out), Willingham (12, 4th inning off Duke, 0 on, 2 out), Morse (1, 8th inning off Donnelly, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Desmond 2; Dunn, A 5; Zimmerman, R; Willingham 4; Rodriguez, I; Morse 6; Bernadina.
RBI: Dunn, A (33), Willingham (39), Morse (3).
2-out RBI: Willingham.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guzman, C 3; Hernandez, L 2; Willingham 2.
S: Hernandez, L.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 9.

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Duke(L, 3-7) 5.0 8 3 2 3 3 2 5.30
Meek 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.76
Hanrahan 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.26
Donnelly 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5.79
Totals 8.0 10 4 3 4 6 3 5.27
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 5-3) 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 2.28
Burnett, S(H, 8) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.15
Clippard(S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.54
Totals 9.0 8 2 2 2 6 0 4.09
Duke pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Balk: Duke, Donnelly.
Pitches-strikes: Duke 98-59, Meek 6-5, Hanrahan 15-10, Donnelly 15-9, Hernandez, L 98-58, Burnett, S 35-20, Clippard 20-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Duke 8-4, Meek 1-0, Hanrahan 0-1, Donnelly 1-1, Hernandez, L 5-9, Burnett, S 1-4, Clippard 0-1.
Batters faced: Duke 26, Meek 2, Hanrahan 4, Donnelly 5, Hernandez, L 24, Burnett, S 8, Clippard 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Meek 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:52.
Att: 21,767

Stellar bullpen picks up Lannan to lift Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- A day after Stephen Strasburg's dominating performance, left-hander John Lannan went to the mound and had one of his worst outings on Wednesday night. However, the bullpen and the position players helped the Nationals defeat the Pirates, 7-5, in front of 18,876 fans at Nationals Park.

It was Washington's second consecutive victory as it improved its record to 29-31.

Stellar bullpen picks up Lannan to lift Nats....

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Tabata, LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .500
Donnelly, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walker, N, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .327
McCutchen, A, CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .300
Jones, G, 1B 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .260
LaRoche, An, 3B 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .238
Milledge, RF-LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .255
Cedeno, SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .242
Jaramillo, J, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .170
Lincoln, P 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .667
Carrasco, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Iwamura, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .181
Church, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 37 5 12 5 5 3 23 .238
a-Struck out for Carrasco, D in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Milledge (13, Lannan), Jones, G (13, Capps).
TB: Tabata 2; Walker, N 2; Jones, G 3; Milledge 4; Cedeno; Lincoln 2.
RBI: LaRoche, An (12), Milledge (17), Cedeno (15), Walker, N (7), Lincoln (1).
2-out RBI: Milledge; Cedeno; Lincoln.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Milledge 3; Lincoln; LaRoche, An; Walker, N.
GIDP: LaRoche, An; Jaramillo, J.
Team RISP: 4-for-16.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Jones, G (4, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), Tabata (1, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), Walker, N (2, 2nd base off Lannan/Nieves), McCutchen, A (14, 3rd base off Lannan/Nieves).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .308
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .317
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .280
Morse, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Willingham, LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .284
Bernadina, RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .269
Desmond, SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .272
Nieves, C 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .176
Lannan, P 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .083
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .178
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Kennedy, A, PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243
Totals 31 7 10 7 4 3 14 .262
a-Grounded out for Walker, T in the 6th. b-Walked for Clippard in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Bernadina 2 (6, Lincoln, Lincoln), Desmond (10, Lincoln).
HR: Dunn, A (12, 1st inning off Lincoln, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Guzman, C; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 2; Bernadina 5; Desmond 2; Lannan.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (32), Bernadina (16), Desmond (31), Lannan (2), Zimmerman, R (34), Nieves (7).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2; Lannan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lannan; Harris, W; Guzman, C.
S: Morgan.
SF: Nieves.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (4, 2nd base off Donnelly/Jaramillo, J).
CS: Zimmerman, R (1, 2nd base by Carrasco, D/Jaramillo, J).

FIELDING
E: Morgan (5, throw), Nieves (3, throw).
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Guzman, C-Dunn, A, Desmond-Dunn, A).

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lincoln 6.0 7 5 5 2 3 1 7.50
Carrasco, D(L, 1-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.86
Donnelly 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 5.60
Totals 8.0 10 7 7 4 3 1 5.30
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan 4.2 10 5 4 3 2 0 5.00
Walker, T 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.94
Storen, D(W, 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.74
Clippard(H, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.57
Capps(S, 20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Totals 9.0 12 5 4 5 3 0 4.13
IBB: Jaramillo, J (by Lannan).
Pitches-strikes: Lincoln 86-51, Carrasco, D 12-8, Donnelly 27-15, Lannan 92-53, Walker, T 24-14, Storen, D 7-5, Clippard 12-9, Capps 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lincoln 5-8, Carrasco, D 1-1, Donnelly 1-1, Lannan 3-8, Walker, T 2-1, Storen, D 2-1, Clippard 0-2, Capps 2-1.
Batters faced: Lincoln 27, Carrasco, D 4, Donnelly 6, Lannan 27, Walker, T 5, Storen, D 3, Clippard 3, Capps 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Walker, T 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Ed Rapuano. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 1 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 18,876

Strasburg fans 14 in blistering debut

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Making his Major League debut after 11 sensational Minor League starts, Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg pitched seven innings of two-run ball against the Pirates on Tuesday, earning the win and striking out 14 in the Nats' 5-2 victory. Delwyn Young's two-run home run with two outs in the fourth was the only damage against Strasburg.

Strasburg fans 14 in blistering debut....

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
Walker, N, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .320
Milledge, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .246
Jones, G, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .256
Young, De, RF 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .241
LaRoche, An, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244
Cedeno, SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .242
Jaramillo, J, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182
Karstens, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182
Meek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Church, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
Lopez, Ja, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 2 5 2 0 17 6 .236
a-Struck out for Meek in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Young, De (3, 4th inning off Strasburg, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Walker, N; Milledge; Young, De 4; LaRoche, An; Cedeno.
RBI: Young, De 2 (13).
2-out RBI: Young, De 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCutchen, A.
GIDP: Jones, G.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cedeno (6, 2nd base off Clippard/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Milledge (Willingham at home).
DP: 2 (Milledge-Jaramillo, J, Walker, N-Jones, G).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 .316
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .280
1-Kennedy, A, PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .278
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .331
Bernadina, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Strasburg, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .180
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 5 11 4 1 1 10 .261
a-Struck out for Strasburg in the 7th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, I (10, Karstens), Guzman, C (10, Karstens).
HR: Zimmerman, R (12, 1st inning off Karstens, 0 on, 2 out), Dunn, A (11, 6th inning off Karstens, 1 on, 0 out), Willingham (11, 6th inning off Karstens, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Guzman, C 2; Morgan; Zimmerman, R 6; Dunn, A 6; Willingham 4; Rodriguez, I 3.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (33), Dunn, A 2 (30), Willingham (38).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Morgan; Bernadina.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

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

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Karstens(L, 1-2) 5.0 9 4 4 0 0 3 4.81
Meek 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.78
Lopez, Ja 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.96
Totals 8.0 11 5 5 1 1 3 5.26
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg(W, 1-0) 7.0 4 2 2 0 14 1 2.57
Clippard(H, 13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.62
Capps(S, 19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.49
Totals 9.0 5 2 2 0 17 1 4.13
Karstens pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: Karstens 72-52, Meek 22-18, Lopez, Ja 10-6, Strasburg 94-65, Clippard 16-11, Capps 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Karstens 10-2, Meek 4-1, Lopez, Ja 3-0, Strasburg 5-1, Clippard 0-1, Capps 2-0.
Batters faced: Karstens 23, Meek 6, Lopez, Ja 5, Strasburg 24, Clippard 4, Capps 3.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Ed Rapuano.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, L to R.
T: 2:19.
Att: 40,315

Teammates join in Strasburg anticipation

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday night at 7:05 ET, a sellout crowd is expected to witness one of the greatest moments in Nationals history. That's when Stephen Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, makes his Major League debut against the Pirates at Nationals Park.

Teammates join in Strasburg anticipation....

Strasburg-mania has Kasten, Nats pumped

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

Nationals president Stan Kasten is looking forward to Tuesday night. That's when right-hander Stephen Strasburg will make his Major League debut against the Pirates at Nationals Park.

Strasburg-mania has Kasten, Nats pumped....

Taking Harper No. 1, Nats get their man

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- For the second straight year, the Nationals used the No. 1 overall Draft pick to take the year's most talked-about player. This year, that player is Bryce Harper of the College of Southern Nevada.

Taking Harper No. 1, Nats get their man....

Nats fall in extras behind shaky bullpen

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Drew Stubbs' single in the top of the 10th inning helped the Reds defeat the Nationals, 5-4, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon.

Nats fall in extras behind shaky bullpen....

Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, O, SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .267
Cairo, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Masset, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Votto, 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .318
Phillips, B, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .285
Bruce, RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .266
Nix, L, LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .257
Stubbs, CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .241
Miller, C, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
a-Gomes, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304
Hernandez, Ra, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
Arroyo, P 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .231
b-Rolen, PH-3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 .288
Totals 42 5 14 5 1 5 17 .277
a-Doubled for Miller, C in the 9th. b-Homered for Arroyo in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Cabrera, O (13, Stammen), Stubbs (6, Capps), Gomes (10, Capps).
HR: Rolen (14, 9th inning off Capps, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Cabrera, O 2; Votto; Phillips, B; Bruce; Nix, L 3; Stubbs 4; Gomes 2; Arroyo 2; Rolen 4.
RBI: Votto (36), Gomes (36), Rolen 2 (39), Stubbs (27).
2-out RBI: Stubbs.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, O 2; Votto; Rolen 2.
S: Cairo; Arroyo.
Team RISP: 4-for-8.
Team LOB: 10.

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .313
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 .306
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .271
Kennedy, A, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Willingham, LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .277
Bernadina, RF 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 .260
Desmond, SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .277
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .180
b-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
Burke, J, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Morse, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 38 4 9 4 4 8 18 .260
a-Struck out for Storen, D in the 7th. b-Struck out for Nieves in the 9th. c-Doubled for Capps in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Guzman, C (9, Arroyo), Desmond (9, Arroyo), Morgan (10, Arroyo), Morse (1, Cordero).
TB: Guzman, C 2; Morgan 2; Zimmerman, R; Willingham; Bernadina 2; Desmond 3; Morse 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (32), Desmond (30), Morse 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Desmond; Morse 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nieves; Harris, W; Dunn, A; Morgan; Desmond.
S: Morgan.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (4, 2nd base off Cordero/Hernandez, Ra), Willingham (5, 3rd base off Cordero/Hernandez, Ra).

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Arroyo 8.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 4.65
Cordero(BS, 4)(W, 2-3) 1.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 3.86
Masset(S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.66
Totals 10.0 9 4 4 4 8 0 4.46
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 6.2 7 1 1 0 1 0 5.43
Storen, D(H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93
Clippard(H, 12) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.66
Capps(BS, 4) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 3.62
Slaten(L, 2-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.93
Batista 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.05
Totals 10.0 14 5 5 1 5 1 4.16
IBB: Guzman, C (by Cordero).
Pitches-strikes: Arroyo 115-75, Cordero 28-16, Masset 22-11, Stammen 66-46, Storen, D 2-1, Clippard 25-19, Capps 20-14, Slaten 11-7, Batista 15-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Arroyo 6-10, Cordero 0-0, Masset 2-1, Stammen 11-5, Storen, D 0-1, Clippard 0-2, Capps 0-1, Slaten 1-0, Batista 0-1.
Batters faced: Arroyo 31, Cordero 7, Masset 5, Stammen 27, Storen, D 1, Clippard 5, Capps 5, Slaten 4, Batista 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Storen, D 1-0, Batista 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Dan Bellino. 3B: Joe West.
Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:05.
Att: 27,202

Atilano comes up short in wild game

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- With right-hander Stephen Strasburg coming up on Tuesday, Luis Atilano had to pitch well on Saturday night to ensure a spot in the Nationals' rotation.

Atilano pitched well enough to win, but the Nationals fell to the Reds, 5-1, at Nationals Park.

Atilano comes up short in wild game....

Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, O, SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269
Phillips, B, 2B 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 .287
Votto, 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .321
Rolen, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .286
Gomes, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .300
Heisey, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Bruce, RF 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .268
Stubbs, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231
Hernandez, Ra, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297
Leake, P 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .417
Rhodes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Nix, L, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 5 10 4 2 7 22 .276
a-Flied out for Rhodes in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Votto (10, Atilano, L), Rolen (13, Atilano, L), Cabrera, O 2 (12, Atilano, L, Walker, T).
TB: Cabrera, O 4; Phillips, B; Votto 3; Rolen 2; Gomes; Bruce; Leake 2.
RBI: Votto (35), Cabrera, O (27), Phillips, B (20), Bruce (25).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gomes; Stubbs; Votto; Hernandez, Ra; Rolen.
GIDP: Stubbs.
Team RISP: 2-for-14.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Gomes (2, 2nd base by Atilano, L/Nieves).

FIELDING
E: Votto (2, fielding).
DP: 2 (Phillips, B-Cabrera, O-Votto 2).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .314
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .258
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .310
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .276
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277
Bernadina, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247
Desmond, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274
Nieves, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186
Atilano, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .050
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184
Walker, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 1 8 0 1 8 14 .261
a-Struck out for Atilano, L in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Morgan (9, Leake).
TB: Guzman, C; Morgan 2; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Willingham; Bernadina; Desmond 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Atilano, L; Dunn, A; Desmond.
GIDP: Bernadina; Dunn, A.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Bernadina (2, 2nd base by Leake/Hernandez, Ra).

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (7, throw), Desmond (15, interference), Nieves (3, missed catch).
DP: 2 (Desmond-Dunn, A, Nieves-Guzman, C).

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Leake(W, 5-0) 7.0 7 1 0 0 5 0 2.22
Rhodes 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.38
Cordero 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.33
Totals 9.0 8 1 0 1 8 0 4.48
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L(L, 5-2) 7.0 6 2 1 1 6 0 4.24
Walker, T 0.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 4.13
Burnett, S 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.50
Batista 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09
Slaten 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.04
Totals 9.0 10 5 3 2 7 0 4.16
Walker, T pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Burnett, S.
HBP: Willingham (by Leake), Phillips, B (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Leake 100-66, Rhodes 17-10, Cordero 19-13, Atilano, L 114-80, Walker, T 10-5, Burnett, S 21-11, Batista 14-9, Slaten 5-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Leake 7-6, Rhodes 2-0, Cordero 0-1, Atilano, L 9-4, Walker, T 0-0, Burnett, S 0-1, Batista 1-2, Slaten 0-1.
Batters faced: Leake 28, Rhodes 3, Cordero 4, Atilano, L 27, Walker, T 2, Burnett, S 5, Batista 4, Slaten 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-1, Batista 2-0, Slaten 1-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals pitcher Miguel Batista ejected by HP umpire Joe West (9th); Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman ejected by 3B umpire Dan Bellino (8th).
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Dan Bellino.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
T: 3:03.
Att: 22,896.

Miscue fuels Nats' seventh-inning rally

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Sparked by a Reds miscue, the Nationals broke a tie with a two-run seventh inning to defeat Cincinnati, 4-2, on Friday at Nationals Park and end a three-game slide.

Miscue fuels Nats' seventh-inning rally....

Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, O, SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265
Phillips, B, 2B 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .288
Votto, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .317
Rolen, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .288
Bruce, RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .267
Gomes, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .301
Stubbs, CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .236
Hernandez, Ra, C 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .307
Harang, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .208
Owings, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100
Herrera, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Del Rosario, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rhodes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Nix, L, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235
Totals 35 2 12 2 4 7 21 .276
a-Singled for Rhodes in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Gomes (9, Hernandez, L).
TB: Cabrera, O; Phillips, B 3; Votto; Rolen; Bruce; Gomes 2; Stubbs; Hernandez, Ra 2; Nix, L.
RBI: Hernandez, Ra (14), Phillips, B (19).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bruce; Cabrera, O; Harang; Owings; Rolen.
S: Harang.
GIDP: Hernandez, Ra; Votto.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Stubbs (12, 2nd base off Hernandez, L/Nieves), Phillips, B (8, 2nd base off Hernandez, L/Nieves).
CS: Bruce (2, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Nieves).

FIELDING
E: Stubbs (3, fielding).
Outfield assists: Stubbs (Desmond at 3rd base).
DP: (Stubbs-Del Rosario-Rolen).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .315
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .258
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .309
Dunn, A, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .277
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .276
Bernadina, RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .247
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .269
Gonzalez, Al, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .195
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .143
a-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .186
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Morse, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Totals 34 4 12 4 4 6 23 .261
a-Singled for Hernandez, L in the 6th. b-Batted for Clippard in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (17, Harang).
TB: Guzman, C 2; Morgan; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 3; Willingham; Bernadina; Desmond 2; Hernandez, L; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Guzman, C (18), Bernadina (15), Desmond (29), Harris, W (18).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham 2; Morgan; Nieves 2; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 2.
S: Nieves.
SF: Harris, W.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Nieves (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Guzman, C-Desmond-Dunn, A 2).

Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harang 4.0 8 2 2 1 4 0 5.43
Owings 1.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 3.60
Herrera 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.93
Del Rosario(L, 1-1) 1.2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.93
Rhodes 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.39
Totals 8.0 12 4 2 4 6 0 4.56
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 6.0 8 2 2 4 3 0 2.22
Clippard(W, 8-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.72
Storen, D(H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.00
Capps(S, 18) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
Totals 9.0 12 2 2 4 7 0 4.18
WP: Harang.
Balk: Hernandez, L.
Pitches-strikes: Harang 98-62, Owings 37-19, Herrera 1-1, Del Rosario 26-18, Rhodes 5-5, Hernandez, L 111-66, Clippard 11-10, Storen, D 14-8, Capps 16-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Harang 5-2, Owings 3-1, Herrera 1-0, Del Rosario 2-2, Rhodes 0-0, Hernandez, L 10-2, Clippard 1-0, Storen, D 1-1, Capps 0-2.
Batters faced: Harang 21, Owings 9, Herrera 1, Del Rosario 8, Rhodes 1, Hernandez, L 27, Clippard 4, Storen, D 4, Capps 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Herrera 3-0, Rhodes 1-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond ejected by 3B umpire Paul Schrieber (8th).
Umpires: HP: Dan Bellino. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Paul Schrieber.
Weather: 85 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, R to L.
T: 3:28.
Att: 33,774

Strasburg looks strong in final tuneup

By Dave Ricci / Special to MLB.com

BUFFALO -- Nationals prospect Stephen Strasburg exited the Minors in style with five scoreless innings against the Buffalo Bisons Thursday afternoon in what is scheduled to be his final Triple-A start.

Strasburg, who exited the game after the Chiefs built a 5-0 lead and went on to win 7-1, struck out five, gave up three hits and threw 54 of his 89 pitches for strikes.

Strasburg looks strong in final tuneup....

Nats stunned on last at-bat

By Richard Dean / Special to MLB.com

HOUSTON -- The Washington Nationals ended their 10-game, three-city road trip on a disappointing note, wasting a two-run ninth-inning rally only to lose in a bitter defeat, 6-4, to the Astros.

Carlos Lee hit a two-run walk-off home run off Matt Capps, capping off a three-run frame for the Astros.

Nats stunned on last at-bat....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, SS-RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .313
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259
Zimmerman, R, 3B 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .311
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .274
Willingham, LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .277
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Nieves, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Bernadina, RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .244
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Desmond, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239
Maldonado, C, C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273
a-Morse, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Martin, J, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250
Harris, W, RF-LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .186
Totals 36 4 12 4 1 5 17 .259
a-Singled for Maldonado, C in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (14, Moehler).
3B: Harris, W (1, Lindstrom).
TB: Guzman, C; Morgan; Zimmerman, R 3; Willingham 2; Bernadina; Maldonado, C 2; Morse; Martin, J; Harris, W 3.
RBI: Willingham (37), Bernadina (14), Harris, W (17), Guzman, C (17).
2-out RBI: Bernadina; Harris, W; Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Kennedy, A 2; Morgan.
GIDP: Martin, J; Guzman, C; Willingham.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guzman, C (2, 2nd base off Lindstrom/Cash), Bernadina (3, 2nd base off Daigle/Cash).

FIELDING
E: Guzman, C 3 (5, throw, fielding, fielding).
Outfield assists: Willingham (Berkman at home).
DP: (Kennedy, A-Guzman, C-Dunn, A).

Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .271
Keppinger, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .300
Berkman, 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .246
Lee, C, LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .213
Pence, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276
Feliz, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .222
Manzella, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
Cash, C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .206
Moehler, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Byrdak, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Daigle, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Michaels, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196
Fulchino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lyon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lindstrom, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sullivan, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Totals 38 6 11 5 2 4 15 .235
a-Flied out for Daigle in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Lindstrom in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Feliz (8, Martin, J), Bourn (11, Capps).
HR: Cash (1, 2nd inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 1 out), Berkman (6, 3rd inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 1 out), Lee, C (7, 9th inning off Capps, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Bourn 2; Keppinger; Berkman 5; Lee, C 5; Pence; Feliz 2; Cash 5; Moehler.
RBI: Lee, C 3 (26), Cash (2), Berkman (23).
2-out RBI: Lee, C 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Feliz; Michaels; Pence.
GIDP: Bourn.
Team RISP: 4-for-12.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Manzella-Keppinger-Berkman 2, Keppinger-Manzella-Berkman).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J 5.2 8 3 2 1 4 2 2.31
Storen, D 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.25
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.77
Capps(BS, 3)(L, 0-3) 0.2 2 3 0 0 0 1 2.81
Totals 8.2 11 6 2 2 4 3 4.22
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Moehler 5.1 5 2 2 1 3 0 6.49
Byrdak(H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23
Daigle(H, 2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Fulchino(H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.17
Lyon(H, 8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.47
Lindstrom(BS, 3)(W, 2-1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 3.47
Totals 9.0 12 4 4 1 5 0 4.51
HBP: Zimmerman, R (by Lyon).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 103-69, Storen, D 28-16, Clippard 13-8, Capps 17-13, Moehler 67-45, Byrdak 3-2, Daigle 14-7, Fulchino 8-6, Lyon 15-10, Lindstrom 23-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 9-3, Storen, D 1-3, Clippard 1-2, Capps 2-0, Moehler 9-3, Byrdak 0-1, Daigle 1-0, Fulchino 2-1, Lyon 2-0, Lindstrom 1-0.
Batters faced: Martin, J 26, Storen, D 6, Clippard 3, Capps 5, Moehler 21, Byrdak 1, Daigle 3, Fulchino 3, Lyon 4, Lindstrom 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Storen, D 2-0, Byrdak 1-0, Daigle 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Bill Hohn. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:01.
Att: 21,814