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