Nationals clipped by Giants' big frame

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Earlier in the season, Nationals right-hander Tyler Clippard made his case as one of the top relievers in all of baseball. He was 7-3 with a 1.82 ERA at the end of May and did a good job as setup man for closer Matt Capps.

Nationals clipped by Giants' big frame....

San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rowand, CF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .238
Sanchez, F, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .283
Huff, A, LF 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .295
Posey, B, C 5 2 4 3 0 0 0 .351
Uribe, SS 4 0 1 3 0 1 1 .251
Ishikawa, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .339
Sandoval, P, 3B 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .266
Schierholtz, RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .256
Sanchez, J, P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .231
Martinez, Jo, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Casilla, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Burrell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
Ray, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Renteria, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 10 11 10 7 8 11 .261
a-Struck out for Casilla, S in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Ray, C in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Schierholtz (9, Stammen), Posey, B (5, Stammen), Uribe (15, Slaten).
HR: Rowand (8, 7th inning off Clippard, 0 on, 1 out), Posey, B (7, 9th inning off Batista, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Rowand 5; Huff, A; Posey, B 8; Uribe 2; Ishikawa; Schierholtz 2; Sanchez, J.
RBI: Schierholtz (12), Sanchez, J 2 (3), Uribe 3 (49), Rowand (27), Posey, B 3 (23).
2-out RBI: Schierholtz; Sanchez, J 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schierholtz 2.
SF: Uribe.
GIDP: Sanchez, F; Uribe; Sandoval, P.
Team RISP: 4-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Martinez, Jo (Stammen at 2nd base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maxwell, CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .108
Guzman, C, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .283
Willingham, LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .282
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .294
Morse, RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .328
1-Bernadina, PR-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
Stammen, P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .259
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .180
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
b-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Totals 33 5 8 4 4 7 11 .259
a-Walked for Burnett, S in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Batista in the 9th.
1-Ran for Morse in the 6th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R 2 (19, Sanchez, J, Martinez, Jo), Rodriguez, I (15, Sanchez, J), Stammen (3, Sanchez, J), Morse (3, Martinez, Jo).
HR: Morse (4, 2nd inning off Sanchez, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Zimmerman, R 4; Willingham 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Morse 6; Stammen 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (48), Morse (9), Rodriguez, I (27), Stammen (6).
2-out RBI: Stammen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I 3; Maxwell.
Team RISP: 3-for-11.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Maxwell (3, 2nd base off Sanchez, J/Posey, B), Desmond (7, 2nd base off Martinez, Jo/Posey, B).
CS: Desmond (2, 3rd base by Casilla, S/Posey, B).
PO: Stammen (2nd base by Martinez, Jo).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Stammen-Desmond-Dunn, A, Guzman, C-Desmond-Dunn, A, Stammen-Guzman, C-Dunn, A).

San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sanchez, J 3.2 5 5 5 2 6 1 3.47
Martinez, Jo 1.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 4.00
Casilla, S(W, 2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
Ray, C(H, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.84
Romo(H, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.29
Affeldt 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.55
Totals 9.0 8 5 5 4 7 1 3.52
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen 5.1 6 4 4 2 2 0 5.79
Burnett, S(H, 11) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.67
Clippard(BS, 7)(L, 8-6) 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 1 3.31
Slaten 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.12
Peralta, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.87
Batista 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 4.60
Totals 9.0 11 10 10 7 8 2 4.23
WP: Sanchez, J.
IBB: Dunn, A (by Martinez, Jo), Sandoval, P (by Slaten).
HBP: Rowand (by Stammen).
Pitches-strikes: Sanchez, J 85-56, Martinez, Jo 30-15, Casilla, S 4-3, Ray, C 13-9, Romo 9-5, Affeldt 9-5, Stammen 81-52, Burnett, S 13-7, Clippard 33-16, Slaten 15-7, Peralta, Jo 10-9, Batista 17-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sanchez, J 3-1, Martinez, Jo 2-2, Casilla, S 1-0, Ray, C 0-2, Romo 2-0, Affeldt 3-0, Stammen 10-4, Burnett, S 1-0, Clippard 0-0, Slaten 0-0, Peralta, Jo 1-1, Batista 2-0.
Batters faced: Sanchez, J 18, Martinez, Jo 9, Casilla, S 1, Ray, C 3, Romo 3, Affeldt 3, Stammen 23, Burnett, S 3, Clippard 5, Slaten 4, Peralta, Jo 3, Batista 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Martinez, Jo 1-0, Casilla, S 2-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Slaten 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: D.J. Reyburn.
Weather: 78 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, Varies.
T: 3:23.
Att: 23,977