Nationals show fight in strange loss

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

MILWAUKEE -- The Nationals played arguably their weirdest game of the season, when they used six pitchers and every position player in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Brewers.

Nationals show fight in strange loss....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman, C, 2B-SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
Bernadina, CF-RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .273
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .295
Willingham, LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .273
Morse, RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 .350
b-Morgan, PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
c-Dunn, A, PH-1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279
Desmond, SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
d-Nieves, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .183
Gonzalez, Al, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Martin, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kennedy, A, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .253
Totals 29 3 7 3 3 7 12 .258
a-Struck out for Batista in the 7th. b-Singled for Morse in the 9th. c-Hit a sacrifice fly for Rodriguez, I in the 9th. d-Flied out for Clippard in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Zimmerman, R; Willingham; Morse 2; Morgan; Gonzalez, Al; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Desmond (40), Bernadina (27), Dunn, A (62).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morse 2; Gonzalez, Al 2.
SF: Desmond; Bernadina; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Willingham (Escobar, A at 2nd base).
DP: (Zimmerman, R-Guzman, C-Gonzalez, Al).

Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .275
Inglett, RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .308
Braun, LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .283
Fielder, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .264
McGehee, C, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .269
Edmonds, CF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .287
Villanueva, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Counsell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Axford, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Escobar, A, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .252
Lucroy, C 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .286
Parra, M, P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261
a-Gomez, C, PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
Totals 34 4 11 4 4 9 16 .262
a-Popped out for Parra, M in the 6th. b-Popped out for Hoffman in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Lucroy (5, Batista).
3B: Inglett (4, Martin, J).
HR: Braun (16, 1st inning off Martin, J, 0 on, 2 out), Edmonds (7, 4th inning off Balester, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Weeks; Inglett 4; Braun 5; Fielder; Edmonds 5; Escobar, A; Lucroy 3.
RBI: Braun 2 (62), Edmonds (19), Lucroy (8).
2-out RBI: Braun.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Weeks 3; McGehee, C 2.
GIDP: McGehee, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Braun (13, 2nd base off Batista/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Edmonds (Morse at 1st base).
DP: 2 (Edmonds-Weeks-Fielder, Escobar, A-Weeks-Fielder).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Martin, J 2.1 3 1 1 3 3 1 4.13
Balester 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 4.50
Slaten 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.80
Batista 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.62
Clippard 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.34
Storen, D(L, 2-2) 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.83
Totals 8.1 11 4 4 4 9 2 4.22
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Parra, M 6.0 4 2 2 3 4 0 5.33
Villanueva(H, 12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.21
Hoffman(H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.26
Axford(BS, 1)(W, 6-1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.81
Totals 9.0 7 3 3 3 7 0 4.89
IBB: Fielder (by Martin, J).
HBP: Weeks (by Balester).
Pitches-strikes: Martin, J 56-30, Balester 31-17, Slaten 3-2, Batista 24-15, Clippard 39-25, Storen, D 17-11, Parra, M 88-52, Villanueva 12-10, Hoffman 11-8, Axford 19-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martin, J 2-2, Balester 4-0, Slaten 0-0, Batista 1-1, Clippard 0-3, Storen, D 0-0, Parra, M 6-7, Villanueva 2-0, Hoffman 0-0, Axford 1-2.
Batters faced: Martin, J 13, Balester 8, Slaten 1, Batista 6, Clippard 7, Storen, D 4, Parra, M 23, Villanueva 3, Hoffman 3, Axford 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Balester 2-0, Slaten 2-0, Batista 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Vic Carapazza. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Mark Wegner. 3B: Dale Scott.
Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:26.
Att: 41,987