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.