Nats can't overcome Atilano's struggles

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Luis Atilano had his worst outing of the season as the Nationals were topped by the Mets, 5-3, at Nationals Park on Friday night.

Nats can't overcome Atilano's struggles....

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .300
Tejada, SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .243
Wright, D, 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .312
Davis, I, 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 3 .257
Bay, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .275
Barajas, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239
Francoeur, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .265
Cora, 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .229
Niese, P 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .160
a-Tatis, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
b-Carter, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 5 8 5 2 9 18 .260
a-Batted for Niese in the 8th. b-Struck out for Tatis in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Wright, D (25, Atilano, L), Niese (1, Atilano, L).
3B: Cora (2, Atilano, L).
TB: Pagan; Wright, D 4; Francoeur 2; Cora 3; Niese 2.
RBI: Davis, I (36), Cora 3 (17), Niese (1).
2-out RBI: Cora 3; Niese.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bay 2; Pagan; Davis, I; Carter.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pagan (15, 2nd base off Peralta, Jo/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Rodriguez, F (Bernadina at 2nd base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .258
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .271
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .284
Willingham, LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .277
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .298
Morse, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
b-Bernadina, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287
Desmond, SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .256
Atilano, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043
Peralta, Jo, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
a-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
Totals 34 3 9 3 1 9 9 .255
a-Grounded out for Batista in the 8th. b-Singled for Morse in the 9th. c-Batted for Slaten in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Desmond (14, Niese), Rodriguez, I (13, Dessens).
HR: Willingham (15, 7th inning off Niese, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Zimmerman, R; Willingham 5; Rodriguez, I 2; Bernadina; Desmond 3.
RBI: Willingham (45), Bernadina (24), Desmond (34).
2-out RBI: Bernadina; Desmond.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan.
Team RISP: 2-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Morgan (12, 2nd base by Niese/Barajas).
PO: Bernadina (2nd base by Rodriguez, F).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (20, fielding).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Niese(W, 6-2) 7.0 6 1 1 0 8 1 3.62
Parnell 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.17
Feliciano, P 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.18
Dessens 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1.80
Rodriguez, F(S, 19) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.99
Totals 9.0 9 3 3 1 9 1 3.80
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Atilano, L(L, 6-5) 3.2 4 5 5 2 4 0 4.72
Peralta, Jo 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Burnett, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.63
Batista 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.92
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.93
Totals 9.0 8 5 5 2 9 0 4.07
HBP: Tejada (by Atilano, L).
Pitches-strikes: Niese 117-77, Parnell 8-5, Feliciano, P 5-4, Dessens 10-6, Rodriguez, F 10-5, Atilano, L 74-48, Peralta, Jo 38-31, Burnett, S 14-9, Batista 6-4, Slaten 7-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Niese 4-6, Parnell 2-1, Feliciano, P 0-0, Dessens 0-0, Rodriguez, F 0-0, Atilano, L 3-3, Peralta, Jo 2-4, Burnett, S 1-1, Batista 0-0, Slaten 2-0.
Batters faced: Niese 26, Parnell 3, Feliciano, P 1, Dessens 3, Rodriguez, F 2, Atilano, L 18, Peralta, Jo 12, Burnett, S 5, Batista 1, Slaten 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Rodriguez, F 2-2, Peralta, Jo 1-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Batista 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Jim Reynolds.
Weather: 80 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
T: 2:56.
Att: 24,410