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