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