Defensive miscues cost Nats in finale

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

MILWAUKEE -- Defense continued to be a problem for the Nationals as they fell to the Brewers, 8-3, on Sunday and were swept in the three-game series.

Defensive miscues cost Nats in finale....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .260
Harris, W, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .281
Bernadina, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .258
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247
Detwiler, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morse, RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .349
Totals 36 3 9 3 0 10 14 .258
a-Doubled for Batista in the 6th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Peralta, Jo in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Willingham (15, Bush), Gonzalez, Al (6, Bush).
TB: Morgan 2; Willingham 2; Dunn, A 2; Gonzalez, Al 2; Kennedy, A 2; Morse.
RBI: Willingham (50), Dunn, A (63), Morgan (20).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A; Morgan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A; Desmond; Rodriguez, I 2; Harris, W; Morgan.
SF: Willingham.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (25, 2nd base off Loe/Lucroy), Kennedy, A (11, 2nd base off Bush/Lucroy).

FIELDING
E: Harris, W (1, fielding), Desmond (23, throw).

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks, 2B 5 1 1 2 0 3 1 .274
Escobar, A, SS 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .252
Braun, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280
Fielder, 1B 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .262
McGehee, C, 3B 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .273
Lucroy, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .293
Gomez, C, CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .237
Inglett, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .293
Bush, P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .133
Loe, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Edmonds, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 8 7 6 4 6 9 .262
a-Grounded out for Loe in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: McGehee, C (22, Batista).
3B: Escobar, A (7, Peralta, Jo).
HR: Weeks (20, 4th inning off Detwiler, 1 on, 2 out), McGehee, C (14, 7th inning off Peralta, Jo, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Weeks 4; Escobar, A 3; McGehee, C 6; Lucroy 2; Bush.
RBI: Lucroy (9), Weeks 2 (64), McGehee, C 3 (58).
2-out RBI: Lucroy; Weeks 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inglett 2; Lucroy.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lucroy (3, 2nd base off Detwiler/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Weeks (9, fielding), Loe (1, pickoff).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Detwiler(L, 0-1) 3.2 3 5 0 3 4 1 0.00
Batista 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Peralta, Jo 2.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 2.16
Capps 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
Totals 8.0 7 8 3 4 6 2 4.21
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bush(W, 5-8) 6.0 6 3 2 0 7 0 4.27
Loe(H, 11) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.44
Hoffman 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.03
Totals 9.0 9 3 2 0 10 0 4.86
Bush pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Detwiler.
IBB: Gomez, C (by Detwiler), Fielder (by Peralta, Jo).
Pitches-strikes: Detwiler 86-52, Batista 19-12, Peralta, Jo 37-22, Capps 10-8, Bush 90-60, Loe 37-22, Hoffman 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Detwiler 3-4, Batista 2-2, Peralta, Jo 0-4, Capps 2-0, Bush 3-7, Loe 5-0, Hoffman 0-0.
Batters faced: Detwiler 19, Batista 5, Peralta, Jo 10, Capps 3, Bush 25, Loe 8, Hoffman 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Loe 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Dale Scott. 3B: Vic Carapazza.
Weather: 76 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 3:01.
Att: 42,414