Dunn hammers hat trick of homers to lift Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Adam Dunn hit three home runs and became the second player in team history to hit three in a game to help the Nationals defeat the Padres, 7-6, at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.

Dunn hammers hat trick of homers to lift Nats....

San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gwynn, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219
Thatcher, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Webb, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Stairs, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200
Hairston, J, 2B-SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245
Gonzalez, A, 1B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .302
Hairston, S, LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226
Headley, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .272
Hundley, C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .259
Cunningham, RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .310
Cabrera, E, SS 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .200
b-Salazar, O, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Garland, P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .172
a-Denorfia, PH-CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268
Totals 39 6 13 6 1 5 15 .248
a-Homered for Garland in the 7th. b-Lined out for Cabrera, E in the 8th. c-Homered for Webb, R in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Cunningham (4, Martin, J), Gonzalez, A (20, Martin, J), Hundley (9, Storen, D).
HR: Gonzalez, A (17, 1st inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 2 out), Denorfia (1, 7th inning off Peralta, Jo, 0 on, 1 out), Stairs (2, 9th inning off Capps, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Stairs 4; Hairston, J; Gonzalez, A 8; Headley 2; Hundley 3; Cunningham 2; Garland; Denorfia 4.
RBI: Gonzalez, A 2 (54), Denorfia (12), Hundley (26), Cunningham (8), Stairs (8).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, E; Hairston, S; Hairston, J; Cunningham; Salazar, O; Headley.
S: Garland.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Headley-Hairston, J-Gonzalez, A, Webb, R-Gonzalez, A).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .253
Bernadina, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .281
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .296
Dunn, A, 1B 4 3 3 5 0 0 1 .280
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .279
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240
Desmond, SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .261
Martin, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Peralta, Jo, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 7 9 7 3 5 8 .258
BATTING
2B: Willingham (13, Garland).
HR: Dunn, A 3 (20, 1st inning off Garland, 2 on, 0 out; 3rd inning off Garland, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Thatcher, 0 on, 0 out), Desmond (6, 6th inning off Garland, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman, R 2; Dunn, A 12; Willingham 2; Kennedy, A; Desmond 4.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (47), Dunn, A 5 (54), Desmond (36).
2-out RBI: Desmond.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martin, J.
GIDP: Willingham.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 3.

San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garland(L, 8-6) 6.0 8 6 6 2 4 3 3.56
Thatcher 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.08
Webb, R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.65
Totals 8.0 9 7 7 3 5 4 3.14
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J(W, 1-4) 5.2 6 2 2 1 4 1 3.35
Peralta, Jo(H, 2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.23
Burnett, S(H, 9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.79
Storen, D(H, 7) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 2.28
Capps(S, 23) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 3.26
Totals 9.0 13 6 6 1 5 3 4.16
Thatcher pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Garland.
IBB: Desmond (by Garland).
Pitches-strikes: Garland 83-56, Thatcher 17-11, Webb, R 15-7, Martin, J 96-60, Peralta, Jo 7-6, Burnett, S 9-5, Storen, D 23-15, Capps 22-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Garland 6-6, Thatcher 1-1, Webb, R 1-0, Martin, J 8-3, Peralta, Jo 1-0, Burnett, S 2-0, Storen, D 2-0, Capps 3-0.
Batters faced: Garland 27, Thatcher 4, Webb, R 3, Martin, J 24, Peralta, Jo 3, Burnett, S 2, Storen, D 6, Capps 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Peralta, Jo 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Mike Everitt. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 98 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:53.
Att: 13,762