Nats' bats back Strasburg's win over Reds

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

CINCINNATI -- Right-hander Stephen Strasburg was solid for 5 2/3 innings, and that was good enough to help the Nationals defeat the Reds, 8-5, in front of a sellout crowd of 37,868 at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday night.

Nats' bats back Strasburg's win over Reds....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .256
Guzman, C, 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .296
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .279
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297
Willingham, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .272
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gonzalez, Al, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
Bernadina, RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .275
Desmond, SS 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 .254
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Strasburg, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Harris, W, LF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .186
Totals 33 8 9 8 3 4 12 .258
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R 2 (21, Arroyo, Arroyo).
HR: Guzman, C (2, 5th inning off Arroyo, 1 on, 2 out), Harris, W (5, 9th inning off Rhodes, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 5; Zimmerman, R 4; Bernadina 2; Desmond; Harris, W 4.
RBI: Bernadina (25), Guzman, C 2 (25), Desmond 2 (39), Morgan 2 (18), Harris, W (20).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C 2; Morgan 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Guzman, C.
S: Strasburg 2.
SF: Bernadina.
Team RISP: 4-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bernadina (Bruce at home).
DP: (Bernadina-Rodriguez, I).

Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Phillips, B, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .291
Cabrera, O, SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .249
Votto, 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .305
Gomes, LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .278
Bruce, RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .259
Cairo, 3B 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 .309
Stubbs, CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 .248
Hanigan, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .315
Arroyo, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .190
Bray, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Smith, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Nix, L, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
Ondrusek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Heisey, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .288
Rhodes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 5 10 5 5 12 19 .271
a-Singled for Smith, J in the 7th. b-Singled for Ondrusek in the 8th.
BATTING
3B: Phillips, B (3, Strasburg).
TB: Phillips, B 3; Cabrera, O; Votto; Bruce 2; Cairo 2; Hanigan; Nix, L; Heisey.
RBI: Cabrera, O (35), Cairo 2 (17), Votto (64), Heisey (8).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, O; Cairo 2; Heisey.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gomes 2; Phillips, B.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Bray (1, pickoff).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg(W, 5-2) 5.2 7 3 3 1 7 0 2.32
Storen, D 0.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.54
Burnett, S(H, 12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53
Clippard(H, 18) 1.0 0 1 1 2 1 0 3.18
Capps(S, 24) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.93
Totals 9.0 10 5 5 5 12 0 4.22
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Arroyo(L, 10-5) 5.2 6 7 7 3 1 1 4.26
Bray 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.14
Smith, J 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.45
Ondrusek 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.90
Rhodes 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1.63
Totals 9.0 9 8 8 3 4 2 4.14
WP: Strasburg.
HBP: Desmond (by Arroyo).
Pitches-strikes: Strasburg 97-63, Storen, D 24-16, Burnett, S 5-3, Clippard 19-9, Capps 17-10, Arroyo 97-64, Bray 9-6, Smith, J 10-8, Ondrusek 10-7, Rhodes 18-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Strasburg 3-4, Storen, D 0-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Clippard 1-1, Capps 1-1, Arroyo 7-6, Bray 1-0, Smith, J 0-1, Ondrusek 0-0, Rhodes 1-1.
Batters faced: Strasburg 24, Storen, D 5, Burnett, S 1, Clippard 5, Capps 6, Arroyo 27, Bray 3, Smith, J 2, Ondrusek 3, Rhodes 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Storen, D 1-0, Burnett, S 3-1, Clippard 2-0, Capps 2-1, Bray 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Marty Foster.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:36.
Att: 37,868