Nationals' rally against Reds falls just short

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CINCINNATI -- The Nationals showed that they had some fight in them, but they were edged by the Reds, 8-7, at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday night in a game interrupted nearly three hours in the middle of the fifth inning by a rain delay.

Nationals' rally against Reds falls just short....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .256
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Morse, PH-RF 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .324
Desmond, SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .253
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .283
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .295
Willingham, LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .274
Bernadina, RF-CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .274
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .243
Atilano, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040
a-Harris, W, PH-RF 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .180
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
c-Guzman, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 7 8 7 4 6 9 .258
a-Singled for Atilano, L in the 5th. b-Tripled for Slaten in the 6th. c-Flied out for Clippard in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Morgan (12, Leake), Desmond (15, Bray).
3B: Morse (1, Bray).
HR: Zimmerman, R (17, 6th inning off Owings, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan 3; Morse 3; Desmond 2; Zimmerman, R 5; Kennedy, A; Harris, W.
RBI: Morgan (16), Zimmerman, R 2 (50), Morse 3 (12), Desmond (37).
2-out RBI: Morgan; Morse 3; Desmond.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond 2; Dunn, A.
S: Atilano, L.
GIDP: Willingham.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (10, throw).

Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, O, SS 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 .249
Janish, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .281
Votto, 1B 3 2 1 3 1 0 0 .307
Gomes, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .283
Bruce, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .257
Rhodes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cairo, 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .298
Stubbs, CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .251
Miller, C, C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .246
Leake, P 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .385
Owings, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Bray, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Masset, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nix, L, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
Totals 33 8 9 7 4 5 14 .271
BATTING
2B: Bruce (21, Atilano, L), Miller, C (4, Atilano, L), Nix, L (6, Capps).
HR: Votto (23, 1st inning off Atilano, L, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Votto 4; Gomes; Bruce 2; Cairo; Stubbs; Miller, C 3; Leake; Nix, L 2.
RBI: Votto 3 (63), Leake (2), Cabrera, O (34), Bruce (37), Miller, C (7).
2-out RBI: Miller, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stubbs; Janish 2; Cabrera, O.
Team RISP: 4-for-15.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cairo (2, 2nd base off Slaten/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Gomes (1, throw).
DP: (Cabrera, O-Janish-Votto).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L(L, 6-7) 4.0 5 5 5 3 1 1 5.15
Slaten 1.0 3 3 2 1 2 0 3.86
Clippard 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.07
Capps 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.02
Totals 8.0 9 8 7 4 5 1 4.21
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Leake(W, 7-1) 5.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 3.45
Owings 0.2 1 4 4 2 1 1 5.40
Bray 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 6.75
Masset(H, 10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.85
Rhodes(H, 17) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.43
Cordero(S, 26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.92
Totals 9.0 8 7 7 4 6 1 4.10
HBP: Willingham (by Owings).
Pitches-strikes: Atilano, L 72-41, Slaten 32-18, Clippard 20-13, Capps 12-9, Leake 69-45, Owings 26-13, Bray 18-10, Masset 21-14, Rhodes 8-5, Cordero 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Atilano, L 3-7, Slaten 1-0, Clippard 1-3, Capps 2-1, Leake 9-3, Owings 0-1, Bray 0-1, Masset 2-1, Rhodes 1-1, Cordero 1-1.
Batters faced: Atilano, L 20, Slaten 7, Clippard 6, Capps 4, Leake 20, Owings 6, Bray 4, Masset 4, Rhodes 2, Cordero 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bray 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Ed Hickox. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 75 degrees, rain.
Wind: 9 mph, R to L.
T: 2:48 (2:40 delay).
Att: 22,876