Stammen, Nats spoil Oswalt's Phillies debut

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Craig Stammen's strong pitching on Friday night proved to be the difference, as the Nationals defeated the Phillies, 8-1, at Nationals Park.

Stammen, Nats spoil Oswalt's Phillies debut....

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Polanco, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
Ibanez, LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .267
Howard, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .292
Werth, CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .292
Brown, D, RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 .500
Dobbs, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .198
Ruiz, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .281
Oswalt, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
a-Francisco, B, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Herndon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 8 13 .258
a-Struck out for Oswalt in the 7th.
BATTING
HR: Werth (15, 7th inning off Stammen, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Ibanez 2; Werth 5; Brown, D 2.
RBI: Werth (55).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brown, D; Rollins; Francisco, B.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Ruiz (4, throw), Dobbs (5, fielding).
DP: (Dobbs-Polanco-Howard).
Pickoffs: Oswalt (Morgan at 1st base).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .262
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .265
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .292
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .278
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .270
Bernadina, RF 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .274
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .261
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .253
Stammen, P 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265
Clippard, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .500
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 8 11 7 4 5 15 .257
BATTING
2B: Bernadina 2 (11, Oswalt, Durbin, C), Kennedy, A (8, Oswalt), Willingham (16, Oswalt).
3B: Morgan (6, Oswalt).
TB: Morgan 3; Kennedy, A 5; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Willingham 2; Bernadina 4; Stammen.
RBI: Kennedy, A (18), Zimmerman, R (53), Willingham 2 (52), Bernadina 2 (29), Desmond (44).
2-out RBI: Willingham 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Rodriguez, I; Clippard.
SF: Zimmerman, R; Desmond.
GIDP: Stammen.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kennedy, A (12, 2nd base off Oswalt/Ruiz).
CS: Morgan (14, 2nd base by Oswalt/Ruiz).
PO: Morgan (1st base by Oswalt).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bernadina (Oswalt at 1st base).

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt(L, 6-13) 6.0 7 5 4 2 4 0 3.53
Durbin, C 1.0 3 3 3 2 1 0 3.59
Herndon 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.08
Totals 8.0 11 8 7 4 5 0 3.97
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen(W, 3-4) 6.1 5 1 1 1 5 1 5.24
Clippard 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.18
Balester 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Totals 9.0 6 1 1 2 8 1 4.11
IBB: Rodriguez, I (by Durbin, C).
HBP: Morgan (by Oswalt), Dunn, A (by Oswalt).
Pitches-strikes: Oswalt 86-54, Durbin, C 30-16, Herndon 11-9, Stammen 89-55, Clippard 24-13, Balester 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Oswalt 6-6, Durbin, C 0-2, Herndon 1-2, Stammen 8-5, Clippard 3-0, Balester 1-1.
Batters faced: Oswalt 28, Durbin, C 8, Herndon 4, Stammen 25, Clippard 6, Balester 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Kerwin Danley. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Doug Eddings.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear.
Wind: 2 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:32.
Att: 32,590