Early deficit too much for Nats to overcome

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CINCINNATI -- Right-hander J.D. Martin wasn't at his best, and it proved costly as the Nationals lost to the Reds, 7-2, at Great American Ball Park on Monday night.

Early deficit too much for Nats to overcome....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .252
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .295
Zimmerman, R, 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .291
Dunn, A, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .286
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .277
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .285
Harris, W, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .173
Desmond, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
Martin, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
b-Kennedy, A, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
Totals 28 2 4 2 7 4 17 .258
a-Flied out for Peralta, Jo in the 7th. b-Walked for Batista in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Guzman, C; Willingham; Rodriguez, I; Desmond.
RBI: Morgan (15), Guzman, C (23).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W 2; Guzman, C.
S: Martin, J.
SF: Morgan.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Desmond-Guzman, C).
Pickoffs: Peralta, Jo (Stubbs at 2nd base).

Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Phillips, B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
Cabrera, O, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252
Votto, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
Gomes, LF 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .283
Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruce, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .257
Cairo, 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .297
Stubbs, CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .251
Hanigan, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .315
Cueto, P 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 .156
Ondrusek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Heisey, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278
Masset, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nix, L, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
Totals 32 7 10 7 3 4 8 .271
a-Struck out for Ondrusek in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Stubbs (9, Martin, J).
HR: Gomes (13, 6th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 0 out), Cairo (3, 6th inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Cabrera, O; Gomes 6; Cairo 5; Stubbs 4; Cueto.
RBI: Stubbs 2 (48), Cueto 2 (2), Gomes (64), Cairo 2 (15).
2-out RBI: Cairo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hanigan.
GIDP: Cabrera, O.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Stubbs (18, 2nd base off Peralta, Jo/Rodriguez, I).
PO: Stubbs (2nd base by Peralta, Jo).

FIELDING
E: Votto (3, throw).
DP: 2 (Cabrera, O-Phillips, B-Votto, Phillips, B-Cabrera, O-Votto).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J(L, 1-5) 5.1 6 6 6 3 2 2 4.14
Peralta, Jo 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.69
Burnett, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.56
Slaten 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.15
Batista 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
Totals 8.0 10 7 7 3 4 2 4.18
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cueto(W, 9-2) 6.0 4 2 2 4 4 0 3.39
Ondrusek 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05
Masset 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5.01
Cordero 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.01
Totals 9.0 4 2 2 7 4 0 4.07
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 79-49, Peralta, Jo 10-6, Burnett, S 13-8, Slaten 9-5, Batista 17-10, Cueto 91-58, Ondrusek 10-7, Masset 19-8, Cordero 21-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 7-7, Peralta, Jo 0-0, Burnett, S 2-0, Slaten 1-1, Batista 0-0, Cueto 6-5, Ondrusek 1-2, Masset 2-1, Cordero 2-0.
Batters faced: Martin, J 24, Peralta, Jo 2, Burnett, S 3, Slaten 3, Batista 3, Cueto 25, Ondrusek 4, Masset 4, Cordero 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Batista 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Ed Hickox.
Weather: 88 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:47 (:42 delay).
Att: 21,243