Zimmerman makes All-Star case in loss

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Whatever positives right-hander Craig Stammen took from his start against the Braves last week, it vanished on Sunday afternoon as the Mets pounded the Nationals, 9-5, at Nationals Park.

Zimmerman makes All-Star case in loss....

NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pagan, CF 5 1 3 2 1 1 0 .301
Cora, 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 6 .227
Wright, D, 3B 5 2 2 0 0 3 3 .315
Davis, I, 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 .261
Bay, LF 5 1 2 4 0 3 0 .276
Francoeur, RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .261
Barajas, C 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .244
Tejada, SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .228
Takahashi, H, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .083
Dessens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Carter, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
b-Tatis, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .185
Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Igarashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Feliciano, J, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
Parnell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 9 14 9 5 14 18 .261
a-Batted for Dessens in the 7th. b-Singled for Carter in the 7th. c-Doubled for Igarashi in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Barajas (11, Stammen), Pagan 2 (16, Stammen, Burnett, S), Francoeur (14, Batista), Feliciano, J (4, Peralta, Jo).
3B: Bay (6, Stammen).
HR: Davis, I (10, 3rd inning off Stammen, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Pagan 5; Cora; Wright, D 2; Davis, I 4; Bay 4; Francoeur 2; Barajas 3; Tatis; Feliciano, J 2.
RBI: Bay 4 (41), Pagan 2 (38), Davis, I 2 (38), Francoeur (42).
2-out RBI: Bay 4; Pagan; Francoeur.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Francoeur; Cora 2; Takahashi, H 3; Wright, D 2.
S: Takahashi, H.
Team RISP: 7-for-16.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wright, D 2 (15, 2nd base off Stammen/Nieves, 2nd base off Batista/Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: (Tejada-Cora-Davis, I).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .254
Guzman, C, 2B-SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .299
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 1 3 4 0 1 2 .286
Dunn, A, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .275
Willingham, LF 5 0 2 0 0 3 4 .281
Morse, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Desmond, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Bernadina, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
Gonzalez, Al, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288
a-Kennedy, A, PH-2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .240
Nieves, C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .174
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
Batista, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Harris, W, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .155
Totals 38 5 12 5 2 12 24 .257
a-Struck out for Gonzalez, Al in the 6th. b-Flied out for Clippard in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Peralta, Jo in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Willingham (12, Takahashi, H).
3B: Kennedy, A (1, Igarashi).
HR: Zimmerman, R (14, 6th inning off Takahashi, H, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 3; Zimmerman, R 6; Dunn, A; Willingham 3; Kennedy, A 3; Nieves.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 4 (44), Nieves (9).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, Al; Zimmerman, R; Willingham 2; Bernadina 2.
GIDP: Nieves.
Team RISP: 3-for-14.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Stammen (3, pickoff).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Takahashi, H(W, 7-3) 5.0 5 3 3 2 7 1 4.32
Dessens 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.69
Feliciano, P 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2.41
Igarashi 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 7.91
Parnell 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
Rodriguez, F(S, 20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
Totals 9.0 12 5 5 2 12 1 3.82
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen(L, 2-3) 3.1 8 7 7 3 3 1 5.73
Batista 3.0 3 2 2 1 7 0 4.06
Burnett, S 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.93
Clippard 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.65
Peralta, Jo 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Totals 9.0 14 9 9 5 14 1 4.14
Takahashi, H pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.
Parnell pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP: Igarashi.
IBB: Tejada (by Stammen), Barajas (by Batista), Pagan (by Peralta, Jo).
HBP: Morse (by Dessens), Morgan (by Feliciano, P), Tejada (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Takahashi, H 86-56, Dessens 22-16, Feliciano, P 22-13, Igarashi 22-12, Parnell 9-6, Rodriguez, F 12-8, Stammen 69-38, Batista 62-35, Burnett, S 12-10, Clippard 16-12, Peralta, Jo 17-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Takahashi, H 2-5, Dessens 2-0, Feliciano, P 0-0, Igarashi 0-2, Parnell 0-0, Rodriguez, F 2-0, Stammen 6-0, Batista 2-0, Burnett, S 0-0, Clippard 0-1, Peralta, Jo 0-3.
Batters faced: Takahashi, H 22, Dessens 4, Feliciano, P 5, Igarashi 6, Parnell 2, Rodriguez, F 3, Stammen 21, Batista 14, Burnett, S 3, Clippard 4, Peralta, Jo 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Dessens 1-0, Igarashi 2-0, Rodriguez, F 2-0, Batista 2-2, Burnett, S 1-1, Clippard 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 91 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:49.
Att: 29,234