Zimmerman, Dunn power Nats through rain

By Faran Fagen / Special to MLB.com

MIAMI -- After a two-hour, 49-minute rain delay, Ryan Zimmerman and the Nationals made their mark -- literally -- at Sun Life Stadium.

Zimmerman hit a three-run homer off Marlins starter Alex Sanabia that struck the electronic Sun Life Stadium sign just below the left-field upper deck to spark the Nationals to a 9-3 win against the Marlins in front of a paid attendance of 18,326 late Monday night. The home run, which actually took out the "m" in the word "stadium" on the sign, came on a 2-1 fastball and scored Alberto Gonzalez and Roger Bernadina in the third inning.

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257
Gonzalez, Al, SS-2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284
Bernadina, LF 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .274
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 3 2 3 1 0 1 .301
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 2 4 1 1 0 .265
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Morse, RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .301
Peralta, Jo, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Desmond, PH-SS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .279
Rodriguez, I, C 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .271
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .257
Marquis, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143
Maxwell, RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .109
Totals 38 9 11 8 4 5 15 .256
a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Clippard in the 9th.
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .271
Morrison, LF 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 .294
Ramirez, H, SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .299
Sanchez, G, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .285
Tracy, C, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257
Stanton, RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239
Maybin, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .239
Hayes, B, C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .216
Sanabia, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ohman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Murphy, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Badenhop, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Helms, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 10 14 .256
a-Struck out for Ohman in the 6th. b-Walked for Miller, A in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (33, Sanabia), Morse (8, Sanabia), Kennedy, A (15, Badenhop).
3B: Bernadina (3, Miller, A).
HR: Zimmerman, R (25, 3rd inning off Sanabia, 2 on, 1 out), Dunn, A (33, 7th inning off Sanches, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Kennedy, A 2; Gonzalez, Al; Bernadina 4; Zimmerman, R 5; Dunn, A 6; Morse 3; Rodriguez, I.
RBI: Dunn, A 4 (88), Zimmerman, R 3 (76), Desmond (54).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Marquis; Rodriguez, I; Morgan; Gonzalez, Al 2.
SF: Desmond.
GIDP: Kennedy, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (13, 2nd base off Sanches/Hayes, B).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A, Kennedy, A-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

BATTING
2B: Maybin (5, Marquis).
HR: Ramirez, H (19, 1st inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out), Hayes, B (2, 6th inning off Marquis, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Bonifacio 2; Ramirez, H 4; Tracy, C; Stanton; Maybin 3; Hayes, B 4.
RBI: Ramirez, H (68), Hayes, B 2 (6).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, H; Hayes, B 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanchez, G 3.
GIDP: Maybin; Hayes, B.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bonifacio (6, 2nd base off Marquis/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Bonifacio (1, throw), Tracy, C (2, throw).
DP: (Bonifacio-Ramirez, H-Sanchez, G).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(W, 1-7) 5.2 7 3 3 3 1 2 8.13
Peralta, Jo(H, 6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.41
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.24
Stammen 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5.05
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 4 10 2 4.15
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sanabia(L, 3-2) 5.2 7 4 4 1 2 1 3.98
Ohman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.32
Sanches 1.0 1 4 0 2 1 1 2.77
Badenhop 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.91
Miller, A 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.50
Totals 9.0 11 9 5 4 5 2 3.98
WP: Ohman, Sanches 3.
IBB: Morgan (by Sanabia), Dunn, A (by Miller, A).
HBP: Stanton (by Marquis).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 92-52, Peralta, Jo 24-15, Clippard 28-17, Stammen 19-11, Sanabia 81-57, Ohman 5-3, Sanches 35-16, Badenhop 15-12, Miller, A 17-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 9-7, Peralta, Jo 1-0, Clippard 0-0, Stammen 0-0, Sanabia 10-4, Ohman 1-0, Sanches 1-1, Badenhop 1-1, Miller, A 1-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 26, Peralta, Jo 4, Clippard 4, Stammen 4, Sanabia 25, Ohman 1, Sanches 7, Badenhop 5, Miller, A 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Ohman 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Derryl Cousins.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:05 (2:49 delay).
Att: 18,326

Nats follow Lannan to series win over Cards

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- After pitching five innings and allowing five runs (four earned) against the Cubs on Tuesday, left-hander John Lannan said he wanted to take his pitching to the next level and pitch deep into a game.

Lannan did just that Sunday afternoon as the Nationals defeated the Cardinals, 4-2, at Nationals Park to take three out of four games from St. Louis and improve to 56-75.

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St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Miles, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .330
Pujols, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .320
Holliday, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .303
Feliz, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .235
Jay, CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .330
Molina, Y, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262
Ryan, Br, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220
b-Rasmus, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
Wainwright, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183
Salas, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Winn, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Hawksworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 2 9 2 0 7 12 .267
a-Grounded out for Salas, F in the 8th. b-Struck out for Ryan, Br in the 9th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A, 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .258
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .279
Bernadina, CF-RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .272
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299
Dunn, A, 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 .263
1-Maxwell, PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113
Morse, RF-1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .294
Harris, W, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .183
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .201
Lannan, P 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .081
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
Totals 31 4 8 4 3 9 14 .256

1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Holliday (36, Lannan).
HR: Feliz (5, 9th inning off Storen, D, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Schumaker; Miles; Pujols; Holliday 3; Feliz 5; Molina, Y 2.
RBI: Jay (25), Feliz (34).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Feliz.
GIDP: Ryan, Br; Jay.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Schumaker (Desmond at 2nd base).
DP: (Schumaker-Ryan, Br).

BATTING
2B: Bernadina (16, Wainwright), Lannan (1, Wainwright).
HR: Morse (10, 3rd inning off Wainwright, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Desmond; Bernadina 3; Dunn, A 2; Morse 5; Lannan 2.
RBI: Lannan 2 (4), Morse 2 (27).
2-out RBI: Lannan 2; Morse 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R; Desmond; Harris, W.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Maxwell (5, 2nd base off Hawksworth/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (29, fielding).
DP: 2 (Kennedy, A-Desmond-Dunn, A, Zimmerman, R-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wainwright(L, 17-9) 5.0 6 4 4 3 7 1 2.30
Salas, F 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.83
Hawksworth 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.13
Totals 8.0 8 4 4 3 9 1 3.51
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(W, 6-6) 7.2 8 1 1 0 4 0 4.95
Storen, D(S, 3) 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 3.35
Totals 9.0 9 2 2 0 7 1 4.16
Pitches-strikes: Wainwright 104-67, Salas, F 22-15, Hawksworth 20-12, Lannan 93-67, Storen, D 30-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wainwright 3-4, Salas, F 1-3, Hawksworth 1-1, Lannan 13-4, Storen, D 1-0.
Batters faced: Wainwright 24, Salas, F 6, Hawksworth 4, Lannan 29, Storen, D 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Storen, D 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Dan Bellino.
Weather: 86 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 4 mph, L to R.
T: 2:38.
Att: 24,782

Dunn, Nats tee off on Lohse, Cards

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- After scoring two runs against the Cardinals on Friday night, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman decided to tweak the lineup for the second time in three days.

The skipper put Adam Kennedy back in the leadoff spot, made Nyjer Morgan the eighth-place hitter, placed Roger Bernadina third, slotted Ryan Zimmerman as the cleanup hitter and positioned Adam Dunn at the five-hole. It paid off in a big way as the Nationals outslugged the Cardinals, 14-5, on Saturday night at Nationals Park.

The 14 runs are a single-game high since the team moved to D.C. after the 2004 season.

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St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .272
b-Craig, A, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Salas, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lopez, F, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .240
Pujols, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .320
Holliday, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .301
Jay, CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .337
Feliz, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232
Anderson, B, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
Ryan, Br, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Lohse, P 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .208
Hawksworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Winn, PH-RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Totals 34 5 9 5 2 3 14 .267
a-Singled for Hawksworth in the 7th. b-Walked for Schumaker in the 7th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A, 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .260
Desmond, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279
Bernadina, LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .269
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .302
Dunn, A, 1B 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .260
1-Maxwell, PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .113
Morse, RF-1B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .289
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .272
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
Hernandez, L, P 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .187
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 14 16 14 1 3 7 .256
a-Doubled for Burnett, S in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Pujols (31, Hernandez, L), Schumaker (14, Hernandez, L), Lohse (2, Hernandez, L), Lopez, F (18, Hernandez, L).
HR: Jay (4, 1st inning off Hernandez, L, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Schumaker 3; Lopez, F 2; Pujols 2; Holliday; Jay 4; Ryan, Br; Lohse 2; Winn.
RBI: Pujols (95), Jay 2 (24), Lohse (2), Lopez, F (36).
2-out RBI: Jay 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pujols.
GIDP: Feliz.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
PO: Lopez, F (2nd base by Hernandez, L).

FIELDING
E: MacDougal (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Schumaker (Morse at 2nd base).

BATTING
2B: Morse 2 (7, Lohse, Lohse), Dunn, A (32, Lohse), Harris, W (6, MacDougal).
HR: Dunn, A (32, 5th inning off Lohse, 2 on, 2 out), Bernadina (10, 8th inning off MacDougal, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Kennedy, A 2; Bernadina 5; Zimmerman, R 2; Dunn, A 6; Morse 6; Rodriguez, I 2; Hernandez, L; Harris, W 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, I 2 (37), Zimmerman, R (73), Dunn, A 5 (84), Morse (25), Harris, W 2 (27), Kennedy, A (29), Bernadina 2 (40).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, I; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 5; Morse; Bernadina 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I.
S: Morgan.
Team RISP: 8-for-11.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
DP: (Kennedy, A-Desmond-Dunn, A).
Pickoffs: Hernandez, L (Lopez, F at 2nd base).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lohse(L, 2-6) 5.0 11 8 8 0 2 1 7.12
Hawksworth 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20
MacDougal 1.2 5 6 6 1 1 1 8.74
Salas, F 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.04
Totals 8.0 16 14 14 1 3 2 3.50
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 9-9) 6.1 8 5 5 1 2 1 3.49
Burnett, S(H, 18) 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.74
Peralta, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.50
Totals 9.0 9 5 5 2 3 1 4.18
IBB: Pujols (by Hernandez, L).
Pitches-strikes: Lohse 79-57, Hawksworth 11-8, MacDougal 39-20, Salas, F 4-3, Hernandez, L 86-58, Burnett, S 24-12, Peralta, Jo 8-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lohse 6-6, Hawksworth 1-2, MacDougal 1-2, Salas, F 0-1, Hernandez, L 6-10, Burnett, S 2-1, Peralta, Jo 1-1.
Batters faced: Lohse 25, Hawksworth 3, MacDougal 11, Salas, F 1, Hernandez, L 27, Burnett, S 6, Peralta, Jo 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals pitcher Scott Olsen ejected by 1B umpire Rob Drake (3rd); Washington Nationals First Base Coach Dan Radison ejected by 1B umpire Rob Drake (3rd).
Umpires: HP: Dan Bellino. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 82 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:47.
Att: 30,688

Nats' hits don't come at the right time in loss

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- A day after scoring 11 runs, the Nationals couldn't take advantage of their scoring opportunities Friday night and fell to the Cardinals, 4-2, at Nationals Park.

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St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Craig, A, RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .188
Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jay, CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .338
Pujols, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .320
Holliday, LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .302
Lopez, F, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240
Boggs, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Winn, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Feliz, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235
Anderson, B, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Ryan, Br, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222
Garcia, J, P 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .163
Miles, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 7 10 .267
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287
b-Kennedy, A, PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
Desmond, SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .283
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .258
Morse, RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .272
Bernadina, LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .266
Rodriguez, I, C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .269
Maxwell, CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .113
c-Morgan, PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .087
a-Mench, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
d-Harris, W, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 37 2 12 1 6 9 26 .254
a-Walked for Olsen in the 6th. b-Popped out for Gonzalez, Al in the 6th. c-Singled for Maxwell in the 8th. d-Homered for Batista in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Pujols (35, 1st inning off Olsen, 0 on, 2 out), Holliday (23, 8th inning off Batista, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Jay; Pujols 4; Holliday 5; Feliz; Anderson, B; Miles.
RBI: Pujols (94), Jay (22), Holliday 2 (81).
2-out RBI: Pujols; Holliday 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Craig, A.
GIDP: Pujols.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
CS: Miles (1, 2nd base by Batista/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: (Ryan, Br-Pujols).
Pickoffs: McClellan (Morgan at 1st base).

BATTING
2B: Morse (5, Garcia, J), Desmond (22, Franklin).
3B: Morse (2, Franklin).
HR: Harris, W (7, 8th inning off McClellan, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Gonzalez, Al; Desmond 4; Zimmerman, R; Morse 5; Bernadina; Rodriguez, I; Maxwell; Morgan; Harris, W 4.
RBI: Harris, W (25).
2-out RBI: Harris, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Olsen 2; Bernadina 3; Morse; Desmond 2; Rodriguez, I.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 1-for-12.
Team LOB: 14.

BASERUNNING
SB: Zimmerman, R (4, 2nd base off Miller, T/Anderson, B), Bernadina (12, 2nd base off Garcia, J/Anderson, B).
CS: Morgan (15, 2nd base by McClellan/Anderson, B).
PO: Morgan (1st base by McClellan).

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (8, throw), Rodriguez, I (3, pickoff).
DP: (Desmond-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garcia, J(W, 12-6) 5.1 8 0 0 4 7 0 2.33
Boggs, M(H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.67
Miller, T(H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.77
McClellan 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.28
Franklin(S, 22) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.61
Totals 9.0 12 2 2 6 9 1 3.42
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 3-7) 6.0 5 3 1 1 5 1 4.91
Batista 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.11
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.28
Totals 9.0 7 4 2 1 7 2 4.17
Boggs, M pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Franklin.
IBB: Maxwell (by Garcia, J).
HBP: Anderson, B (by Olsen).
Pitches-strikes: Garcia, J 94-57, Boggs, M 11-6, Miller, T 11-7, McClellan 13-9, Franklin 21-13, Olsen 105-71, Batista 27-15, Clippard 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Garcia, J 6-3, Boggs, M 1-1, Miller, T 1-1, McClellan 1-0, Franklin 1-1, Olsen 7-5, Batista 4-0, Clippard 1-1.
Batters faced: Garcia, J 27, Boggs, M 3, Miller, T 3, McClellan 4, Franklin 6, Olsen 25, Batista 7, Clippard 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Boggs, M 3-0, Miller, T 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Dan Bellino. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Joe West.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:06.
Att: 22,871

Strasburg has torn elbow ligament

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg has a significant tear in his ulnar collateral ligament and will likely undergo Tommy John surgery, the Nationals announced in a conference call on Friday.

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Lucky 13th: Desmond helps Nats walk off

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals and Cardinals engaged in a slugfest on Thursday night, and when it was over, Washington took the hard-fought battle, 11-10, in 13 innings at Nationals Park.

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St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez, F, SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .242
Ryan, Br, SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .224
Jay, CF 7 0 0 0 0 1 6 .340
Pujols, 1B 4 3 2 1 3 1 0 .321
Holliday, LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .300
Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Lohse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Salas, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Wainwright, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188
Hawksworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Winn, RF 6 1 4 3 0 2 0 .248
Molina, Y, C 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 .260
Schumaker, 2B 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .268
Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Craig, A, PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .195
Feliz, 3B 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 .234
Carpenter, C, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .105
a-Rasmus, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Boggs, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miles, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .327
Totals 51 10 14 10 5 11 24 .268
a-Struck out for Carpenter, C in the 7th. b-Struck out for Franklin in the 10th. c-Grounded into a forceout for Miller, T in the 11th. d-Popped out for Salas, F in the 13th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 .260
Morgan, CF 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .259
Zimmerman, R, 3B 6 2 2 1 1 1 2 .301
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .260
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286
Desmond, SS 7 1 4 3 0 1 2 .279
Bernadina, LF 6 2 2 2 0 2 4 .267
Rodriguez, I, C 5 1 2 0 1 1 0 .270
Harris, W, RF 4 0 1 2 2 1 1 .178
Zimmermann, J, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Marquis, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
b-Morse, PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .266
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Maxwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
e-Nieves, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .205
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 49 11 16 11 5 9 17 .254
a-Grounded out for Zimmermann, J in the 4th. b-Hit a sacrifice fly for Stammen in the 6th. c-Struck out for Peralta, Jo in the 7th. d-Grounded out for Burnett, S in the 10th. e-Walked for Batista in the 12th.
BATTING
2B: Molina, Y (15, Zimmermann, J), Pujols (30, Clippard), Ryan, Br (17, Storen, D).
HR: Pujols (34, 4th inning off Zimmermann, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Ryan, Br 2; Pujols 6; Holliday; Winn 4; Molina, Y 2; Schumaker 2; Feliz 2; Miles.
RBI: Schumaker 3 (36), Pujols (93), Lopez, F (35), Winn 3 (23), Ryan, Br (27), Holliday (79).
2-out RBI: Schumaker.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Feliz 2; Jay 2; Wainwright.
GIDP: Jay; Molina, Y.
Team RISP: 6-for-19.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Winn (6, 2nd base off Batista/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Lopez, F (12, throw).
DP: (Molina, Y-Lopez, F).

BATTING
2B: Kennedy, A (14, Carpenter, C), Dunn, A (31, Carpenter, C).
HR: Bernadina (9, 9th inning off Franklin, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Kennedy, A 2; Morgan; Zimmerman, R 2; Dunn, A 2; Gonzalez, Al 2; Desmond 4; Bernadina 5; Rodriguez, I 2; Harris, W.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (72), Desmond 3 (53), Dunn, A (79), Morse (24), Kennedy, A (28), Harris, W 2 (24), Bernadina 2 (38).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R; Desmond 2; Harris, W 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Mench; Kennedy, A.
S: Morgan.
SF: Dunn, A; Morse; Kennedy, A.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
CS: Desmond (4, 2nd base by Carpenter, C/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Kennedy, A-Desmond-Dunn, A, Desmond-Gonzalez, Al-Kennedy, A).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carpenter, C 6.0 10 6 3 1 1 0 2.93
McClellan 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 2.16
Boggs, M 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.72
Franklin 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 3.51
Miller, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.90
Salas, F 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.08
Hawksworth(L, 4-8) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.26
Totals 12.1 16 11 8 5 9 1 3.43
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zimmermann, J 4.0 7 5 5 1 4 1 11.25
Stammen 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.09
Peralta, Jo(H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
Clippard(H, 21) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.33
Storen, D(BS, 1) 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 0 3.24
Burnett, S 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.83
Batista 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.09
Slaten(W, 4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.86
Totals 13.0 14 10 10 5 11 1 4.19
WP: Slaten.
IBB: Pujols (by Storen, D), Pujols (by Batista), Pujols (by Slaten).
HBP: Morgan (by Hawksworth), Molina, Y (by Zimmermann, J), Holliday (by Storen, D).
Pitches-strikes: Carpenter, C 93-61, McClellan 23-10, Boggs, M 8-5, Franklin 32-21, Miller, T 22-18, Salas, F 38-22, Hawksworth 7-5, Zimmermann, J 70-42, Stammen 31-20, Peralta, Jo 9-7, Clippard 8-4, Storen, D 24-13, Burnett, S 26-18, Batista 31-17, Slaten 21-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Carpenter, C 10-4, McClellan 0-1, Boggs, M 0-0, Franklin 2-1, Miller, T 1-1, Salas, F 2-2, Hawksworth 0-0, Zimmermann, J 5-2, Stammen 2-1, Peralta, Jo 2-0, Clippard 0-0, Storen, D 1-1, Burnett, S 2-1, Batista 4-1, Slaten 0-3.
Batters faced: Carpenter, C 29, McClellan 6, Boggs, M 1, Franklin 8, Miller, T 3, Salas, F 8, Hawksworth 4, Zimmermann, J 20, Stammen 6, Peralta, Jo 3, Clippard 3, Storen, D 8, Burnett, S 5, Batista 8, Slaten 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Boggs, M 2-0, Storen, D 1-0, Burnett, S 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Dan Bellino. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 85 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, In from LF.
T: 4:35.
Att: 22,317

Nationals introduce top pick Harper

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals introduced outfielder Bryce Harper to the local media at Nationals Park on Thursday evening. Fans were able to see the news conference on the video scoreboard, which is located behind right-center field.

MORE....

Nats fall despite Marquis' promising start

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Jason Marquis had his best outing of the season, but it wasn't good enough as the Nationals were blanked by the Cubs, 4-0, at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.

Washington was swept in the three-game series and dropped its record to 53-75.

Nats fall despite Marquis' promising start....

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fukudome, RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .269
Castro, S, SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .315
Byrd, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .245
Hoffpauir, M, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .083
Soriano, A, LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .261
DeWitt, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Soto, C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .285
Dempster, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .163
a-Colvin, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .255
Cashner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Nady, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 4 13 .260
a-Walked for Dempster in the 8th. b-Flied out for Cashner in the 9th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .274
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .259
Bernadina, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265
Morse, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261
Nieves, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .205
Marquis, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 28 0 4 0 1 10 6 .253
a-Struck out for Clippard in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Castro, S (26, Clippard).
HR: Ramirez, A (20, 8th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 2 out), Soriano, A (21, 9th inning off Burnett, S, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Castro, S 2; Ramirez, A 5; Hoffpauir, M; Soriano, A 4; Soto; Dempster.
RBI: Castro, S (38), Ramirez, A 2 (65), Soriano, A (66).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hoffpauir, M; Castro, S.
S: Dempster.
GIDP: Castro, S; Hoffpauir, M.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Colvin (5, 2nd base off Clippard/Nieves).

FIELDING
DP: (DeWitt-Castro, S-Hoffpauir, M).

BATTING
TB: Zimmerman, R; Kennedy, A; Nieves; Marquis.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan; Desmond; Harris, W.
S: Marquis; Morgan.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (13, throw).
DP: 2 (Desmond-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A, Kennedy, A-Desmond-Dunn, A).

Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dempster(W, 12-8) 7.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 3.42
Cashner(H, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.21
Marmol 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.30
Totals 9.0 4 0 0 1 10 0 4.36
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(L, 0-7) 7.1 4 1 1 3 2 0 8.79
Clippard 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.22
Burnett, S 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.93
Storen, D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43
Totals 9.0 7 4 4 3 4 2 4.16
WP: Dempster.
Balk: Cashner, Marquis.
Pitches-strikes: Dempster 79-57, Cashner 13-10, Marmol 11-8, Marquis 98-57, Clippard 17-14, Burnett, S 12-9, Storen, D 7-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Dempster 8-4, Cashner 1-0, Marmol 1-2, Marquis 10-9, Clippard 1-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Storen, D 0-1.
Batters faced: Dempster 23, Cashner 4, Marmol 4, Marquis 28, Clippard 4, Burnett, S 2, Storen, D 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
T: 2:31.
Att: 18,344

Nats can't complete comeback vs. Cubs

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The long ball proved to be John Lannan's undoing as the Nationals lost to the Cubs, 5-4, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Nats can't complete comeback vs. Cubs....

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeWitt, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Castro, S, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315
Nady, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .244
Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramirez, A, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243
Baker, Je, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
Fukudome, RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Soto, C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .285
Soriano, A, LF 4 2 1 3 0 0 1 .261
Colvin, CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .255
Zambrano, C, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
Marshall, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hoffpauir, M, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 5 8 5 0 7 8 .261
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .261
Kennedy, A, 2B 5 0 2 3 0 1 3 .261
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .301
Dunn, A, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .262
Bernadina, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268
c-Desmond, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .268
Morse, RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .271
Gonzalez, Al, SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .276
Lannan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
a-Maxwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .102
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH-LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .177
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 11 18 .253
a-Struck out for Lannan in the 5th. b-Flied out for Balester in the 8th. c-Struck out for Bernadina in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Castro, S (25, Lannan).
HR: Soriano, A (20, 2nd inning off Lannan, 2 on, 0 out), Colvin (19, 4th inning off Lannan, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Castro, S 2; Nady; Baker, Je; Fukudome; Soto; Soriano, A 4; Colvin 5.
RBI: Soriano, A 3 (65), Colvin 2 (48).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, A.
GIDP: Ramirez, A; Soriano, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Castro, S (20, throw).
DP: 2 (DeWitt-Castro, S-Nady 2).

BATTING
2B: Kennedy, A (13, Marmol).
TB: Morgan; Kennedy, A 3; Zimmerman, R; Morse; Gonzalez, Al 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (71), Kennedy, A 3 (27).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R; Kennedy, A 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina 2; Desmond 2; Zimmerman, R.
S: Lannan.
GIDP: Dunn, A; Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Al (4, throw).
DP: 2 (Gonzalez, Al-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A 2).

Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zambrano, C(W, 5-6) 7.1 5 1 1 1 8 0 4.64
Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.81
Marmol(S, 23) 1.1 2 3 3 2 3 0 3.36
Totals 9.0 7 4 4 5 11 0 4.39
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(L, 5-6) 5.0 7 5 4 0 3 2 5.23
Batista 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.21
Balester 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.70
Stammen 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.18
Totals 9.0 8 5 4 0 7 2 4.16
Balk: Marmol.
Pitches-strikes: Zambrano, C 108-68, Marshall 17-7, Marmol 33-21, Lannan 83-51, Batista 23-14, Balester 14-9, Stammen 11-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zambrano, C 9-6, Marshall 1-0, Marmol 0-1, Lannan 8-2, Batista 4-0, Balester 1-0, Stammen 2-0.
Batters faced: Zambrano, C 28, Marshall 3, Marmol 8, Lannan 22, Batista 6, Balester 3, Stammen 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Marshall 1-0, Marmol 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Tschida. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 72 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:38.
Att: 18,250

Nats unable to find spark against Cubs

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- There weren't many positives for Washington manager Jim Riggleman to reflect upon Monday night. His Nationals managed only three hits, fell behind early and never were in the game as the Cubs rolled to an easy 9-1 victory.

But what really made the normally mild-mannered Riggleman a little upset was how his team played. Washington (53-72) looked flat the entire game, and they didn't show much energy before the crowd of 17,921 at Nationals Park.

And the skipper let his team hear it after the game.

Nats unable to find spark against Cubs....

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeWitt, 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .284
Castro, S, SS 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 .316
Byrd, CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306
Fukudome, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .268
Ramirez, A, 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .245
Baker, Je, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Nady, 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .244
Colvin, RF-CF 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 .251
Soriano, A, LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 5 .262
Soto, C 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 .286
Coleman, P 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 .143
Cashner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Diamond, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 9 15 9 6 10 24 .261
a-Grounded out for Cashner in the 9th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
b-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263
1-Morse, PR-1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Bernadina, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .271
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .271
Harris, W, RF-3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .178
Gonzalez, Al, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
a-Marquis, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 6 8 .254
a-Grounded out for Batista in the 5th. b-Struck out for Clippard in the 9th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Soriano, A (32, Hernandez, L), Nady (12, Slaten), Castro, S (24, Peralta, Jo), DeWitt (18, Clippard).
3B: Soriano, A (3, Hernandez, L).
HR: DeWitt (4, 3rd inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: DeWitt 7; Castro, S 3; Fukudome 2; Ramirez, A; Nady 4; Colvin; Soriano, A 5; Coleman.
RBI: DeWitt 2 (42), Colvin 2 (46), Soriano, A 2 (62), Coleman (1), Soto (46), Fukudome (34).
2-out RBI: Soto.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Coleman 5; Castro, S; Fukudome.
SF: DeWitt.
GIDP: Castro, S.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
CS: Castro, S (6, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: DeWitt (13, fielding).
DP: (Cashner-Castro, S-Nady).

BATTING
2B: Bernadina (15, Coleman).
TB: Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Bernadina 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, I (35).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina.
GIDP: Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: (Hernandez, L-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).

Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Coleman(W, 1-1) 6.1 3 1 1 2 3 0 5.68
Cashner 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.38
Diamond, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.61
Totals 9.0 3 1 1 2 6 0 4.40
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 8-9) 4.1 10 7 7 4 5 1 3.36
Batista 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.34
Slaten 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2.94
Peralta, Jo 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.65
Storen, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.48
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Totals 9.0 15 9 9 6 10 1 4.16
IBB: Soto (by Hernandez, L).
HBP: Byrd (by Hernandez, L), Nady (by Hernandez, L).
Pitches-strikes: Coleman 103-62, Cashner 11-9, Diamond, T 11-8, Hernandez, L 121-63, Batista 11-7, Slaten 29-18, Peralta, Jo 22-14, Storen, D 10-7, Clippard 13-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Coleman 8-6, Cashner 3-0, Diamond, T 1-0, Hernandez, L 4-3, Batista 0-1, Slaten 1-0, Peralta, Jo 0-0, Storen, D 1-1, Clippard 2-1.
Batters faced: Coleman 25, Cashner 4, Diamond, T 3, Hernandez, L 27, Batista 2, Slaten 7, Peralta, Jo 5, Storen, D 3, Clippard 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Cashner 2-0, Batista 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 3:08.
Att: 17,921

Strasburg headed back to disabled list

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg is headed to the 15-day disabled list because of a strained flexor tendon in his right forearm.

Strasburg headed back to disabled list....

Nats stumped by Oswalt in rainy finale

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PHILADELPHIA -- Right-hander Roy Oswalt proved to be too much for the Nationals, who were blanked by the Phillies, 6-0, at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon, in a game that was interrupted by a lengthy rain delay in the seventh inning.

Nats stumped by Oswalt in rainy finale....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .276
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .262
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .301
Bernadina, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270
Morse, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203
Olsen, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .095
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 11 13 .255
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .249
Ibanez, LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .263
Polanco, 3B 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .318
Howard, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292
Werth, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .299
Victorino, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .256
Ruiz, C 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 .295
Valdez, W, 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .245
Oswalt, P 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .154
Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Brown, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Romero, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 6 12 6 3 4 17 .259
a-Struck out for Madson in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Morgan 2; Bernadina; Kennedy, A; Olsen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R; Nieves; Dunn, A; Kennedy, A.
S: Morgan.
GIDP: Nieves.
Team RISP: 0-for-9.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina 2 (11, 2nd base off Oswalt/Ruiz, 2nd base off Oswalt/Ruiz), Morgan (31, 2nd base off Oswalt/Ruiz).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Kennedy, A-Desmond-Dunn, A, Dunn, A-Desmond-Dunn, A).

BATTING
2B: Rollins (13, Olsen), Victorino 2 (20, Olsen, Olsen).
HR: Ibanez (12, 7th inning off Stammen, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Rollins 3; Ibanez 4; Polanco 2; Howard; Victorino 4; Ruiz; Valdez, W; Oswalt 2.
RBI: Polanco 2 (41), Valdez, W 2 (28), Ibanez 2 (62).
2-out RBI: Polanco; Valdez, W 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Oswalt; Ruiz.
SF: Polanco.
GIDP: Valdez, W; Ibanez.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Ruiz (6, throw).
DP: (Rollins-Howard).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 3-6) 6.0 9 4 4 2 3 0 5.21
Stammen 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 5.23
Peralta, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45
Totals 8.0 12 6 6 3 4 1 4.12
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt(W, 9-13) 7.0 5 0 0 1 8 0 3.22
Madson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.13
Romero, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.90
Totals 9.0 5 0 0 1 11 0 3.88
IBB: Ruiz (by Olsen).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 99-64, Stammen 34-20, Peralta, Jo 12-10, Oswalt 106-75, Madson 9-6, Romero, J 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 12-3, Stammen 1-1, Peralta, Jo 1-1, Oswalt 7-6, Madson 1-1, Romero, J 1-0.
Batters faced: Olsen 27, Stammen 7, Peralta, Jo 3, Oswalt 26, Madson 3, Romero, J 3.
Umpires: HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Brian O'Nora.
Weather: 77 degrees, drizzle.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:55 (1:44 delay).
Att: 44,539

Nats hold on for win after Strasburg injured

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PHILDELPHIA -- The Nationals defeated the Phillies, 8-1, at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night, but Washington also lost starter Stephen Strasburg, who left the game in the bottom of the fifth inning with a strained flexor tendon in his right forearm.

After throwing a 1-1 pitch to Domonic Brown for a ball with one out in the fifth, Strasburg was grimacing in pain and shaking his arm.

Nats hold on for win after Strasburg injured....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262
Desmond, SS 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .279
Dunn, A, 1B 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .265
1-Maxwell, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .303
Bernadina, LF 4 3 2 3 1 0 1 .270
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .261
Rodriguez, I, C 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .274
Harris, W, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .180
Strasburg, P 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .050
Stammen, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Totals 38 8 12 8 5 6 21 .256
a-Struck out for Slaten in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 9th.
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246
Polanco, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315
Utley, 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .273
Howard, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .292
Victorino, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .253
Ibanez, LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .263
Brown, D, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Romero, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Sweeney, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Contreras, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Durbin, C, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Werth, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .301
Schneider, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219
Kendrick, K, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100
Francisco, B, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
Totals 32 1 4 1 2 10 14 .259
a-Grounded out for Romero, J in the 7th. b-Flied out for Durbin, C in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (27, Kendrick, K).
3B: Morgan (7, Kendrick, K).
HR: Bernadina (8, 9th inning off Durbin, C, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 3; Desmond 4; Zimmerman, R 2; Bernadina 5; Kennedy, A; Rodriguez, I 2; Harris, W.
RBI: Kennedy, A 2 (24), Rodriguez, I 2 (34), Strasburg (1), Bernadina 3 (36).
2-out RBI: Kennedy, A; Rodriguez, I 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W; Morgan 2; Bernadina.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 5-for-15.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Harris, W (3, 2nd base off Contreras/Schneider).

FIELDING
E: Stammen (4, fielding).

BATTING
2B: Polanco (22, Strasburg), Francisco, B (12, Stammen), Rollins (12, Clippard).
TB: Rollins 2; Polanco 2; Howard; Francisco, B 2.
RBI: Howard (82).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Howard; Polanco; Werth.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Utley-Rollins-Howard).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg 4.1 2 1 1 0 6 0 2.91
Stammen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.11
Slaten(W, 3-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.76
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.04
Batista 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.39
Totals 9.0 4 1 1 2 10 0 4.10
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kendrick, K(L, 8-6) 5.2 9 5 5 4 2 0 4.58
Romero, J 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05
Contreras 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.43
Durbin, C 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 1 3.83
Totals 9.0 12 8 8 5 6 1 3.91
Pitches-strikes: Strasburg 56-38, Stammen 21-13, Slaten 22-13, Clippard 11-9, Batista 20-9, Kendrick, K 101-61, Romero, J 10-8, Contreras 10-8, Durbin, C 33-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Strasburg 7-0, Stammen 3-0, Slaten 2-1, Clippard 1-1, Batista 0-2, Kendrick, K 12-2, Romero, J 2-1, Contreras 2-0, Durbin, C 1-0.
Batters faced: Strasburg 15, Stammen 5, Slaten 5, Clippard 4, Batista 5, Kendrick, K 29, Romero, J 4, Contreras 4, Durbin, C 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 2-0, Romero, J 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.
Weather: 87 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
T: 3:06.
Att: 45,266

Marquis good, but Nats lose a close one

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PHILADELPHIA -- There was good news and bad news for the Nationals on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Right-hander Jason Marquis had his best outing of the season, but defense continues to be a serious problem for the Nationals, who were blanked by the Phillies, 1-0. Washington has lost three out of its last four games and dropped its record to 52-70.

Marquis good, but Nats lose a close one....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262
Desmond, SS 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .272
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .266
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .305
Bernadina, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .267
Morse, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .272
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .261
Marquis, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111
a-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
Totals 36 0 10 0 3 7 22 .255
a-Struck out for Marquis in the 6th. b-Lined out for Slaten in the 9th.
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
Polanco, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .316
Utley, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .276
Werth, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .302
Ibanez, LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .265
Victorino, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256
Sweeney, M, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Ruiz, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
Halladay, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .139
a-Brown, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 1 4 1 4 3 11 .260
a-Struck out for Halladay in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Morgan (13, Halladay), Kennedy, A (12, Halladay), Desmond (21, Lidge).
TB: Morgan 2; Desmond 4; Dunn, A; Zimmerman, R; Bernadina; Rodriguez, I; Kennedy, A 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Morgan; Mench; Kennedy, A; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Bernadina.
Team RISP: 0-for-11.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Desmond (28, throw).

BATTING
2B: Werth (41, Marquis), Ibanez (24, Marquis).
TB: Utley; Werth 2; Ibanez 2; Ruiz.
RBI: Ibanez (60).
2-out RBI: Ibanez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ibanez 2; Victorino 2; Polanco 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rollins (15, 2nd base off Marquis/Rodriguez, I).
CS: Werth (3, 2nd base by Marquis/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Rollins (5, throw).
Outfield assists: Ibanez (Desmond at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Utley-Rollins-Sweeney, M, Ibanez-Utley).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(L, 0-6) 5.0 4 1 1 4 1 0 11.39
Peralta, Jo 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.53
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.90
Totals 8.0 4 1 1 4 3 0 4.13
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Halladay(W, 16-8) 7.0 8 0 0 3 5 0 2.16
Madson(H, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.23
Lidge(S, 17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.13
Totals 9.0 10 0 0 3 7 0 3.88
Balk: Halladay.
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 94-51, Peralta, Jo 31-21, Slaten 15-9, Halladay 116-75, Madson 16-12, Lidge 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 8-5, Peralta, Jo 0-5, Slaten 0-2, Halladay 8-6, Madson 2-0, Lidge 0-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 23, Peralta, Jo 6, Slaten 3, Halladay 31, Madson 4, Lidge 4.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:51.
Att: 45,093

Lannan tops Braves to stay hot since return

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Left-hander John Lannan was solid for 5 1/3 innings, and that proved to be enough as the Nationals defeated the Braves, 6-2, at Turner Field on Thursday afternoon.

Lannan tops Braves to stay hot since return....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .263
Desmond, SS 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .268
Bernadina, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .267
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .304
Morse, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .285
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .258
Ramos, W, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .258
Harris, W, RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .180
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .059
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Dunn, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 33 6 7 6 3 10 7 .255
a-Grounded out for Peralta, Jo in the 7th. b-Struck out for Burnett, S in the 9th.
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Infante, 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .342
Heyward, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .256
Prado, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .320
Diaz, M, LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .236
McCann, C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .270
Gonzalez, A, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .259
Cabrera, Me, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266
Hinske, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .250
Lowe, D, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .098
a-Conrad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Dunn, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Farnsworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 7 2 3 9 18 .258
a-Struck out for Lowe, D in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Bernadina (14, Lowe, D).
HR: Morse (9, 2nd inning off Lowe, D, 0 on, 1 out), Harris, W (6, 9th inning off Farnsworth, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan 2; Desmond; Bernadina 2; Zimmerman, R; Morse 4; Harris, W 4.
RBI: Morse (23), Desmond (50), Bernadina (33), Zimmerman, R (70), Harris, W 2 (22).
2-out RBI: Desmond.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morse.
S: Desmond.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (30, 2nd base off Lowe, D/McCann).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Morse-Desmond, Desmond-Morse).

BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, A (31, Lannan), Diaz, M (14, Lannan).
TB: Infante 2; Heyward; Prado; Diaz, M 2; Gonzalez, A 3.
RBI: Diaz, M 2 (25).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowe, D; McCann 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Heyward (9, 2nd base off Lannan/Ramos, W).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(W, 5-5) 5.1 7 2 2 1 5 0 5.13
Peralta, Jo(H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70
Clippard(H, 20) 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.09
Burnett, S(H, 17) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.76
Storen, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.54
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 3 9 0 4.15
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D(L, 11-11) 7.0 6 4 4 0 6 1 4.32
Dunn, M 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Moylan 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.98
Farnsworth 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 3.40
Totals 9.0 7 6 6 3 10 2 3.42
WP: Lowe, D, Dunn, M.
IBB: Zimmerman, R (by Moylan).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 105-62, Peralta, Jo 1-1, Clippard 30-17, Burnett, S 5-3, Storen, D 15-10, Lowe, D 98-66, Dunn, M 15-9, Moylan 7-3, Farnsworth 21-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 8-1, Peralta, Jo 0-1, Clippard 1-1, Burnett, S 0-0, Storen, D 0-2, Lowe, D 10-4, Dunn, M 0-0, Moylan 0-0, Farnsworth 1-1.
Batters faced: Lannan 23, Peralta, Jo 1, Clippard 7, Burnett, S 1, Storen, D 3, Lowe, D 27, Dunn, M 3, Moylan 2, Farnsworth 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Peralta, Jo 2-0, Burnett, S 2-0, Moylan 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:00.
Att: 15,593

Nats play Braves tough in walk-off loss

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Right-handers Livan Hernandez and Tim Hudson engaged in a pitchers' duel on Wednesday, but they didn't figure in the decision -- as the Braves defeated the Nationals, 3-2, at Turner Field.

Nats play Braves tough in walk-off loss....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .268
Desmond, SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .304
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .266
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .261
Morse, RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .286
Harris, W, LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .178
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .114
a-Maxwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Totals 31 2 9 2 2 7 10 .255
a-Struck out for Hernandez, L in the 8th.
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Infante, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .339
Heyward, RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .255
Prado, 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .321
McCann, C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .272
1-Hicks, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wagner, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hinske, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .254
Cabrera, Me, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269
Gonzalez, A, SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .257
Ankiel, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .245
Hudson, T, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .233
a-Conrad, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ross, D, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
Totals 34 3 11 2 4 3 18 .258
a-Singled for Hudson, T in the 7th.
1-Ran for McCann in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Bernadina; Desmond; Zimmerman, R 2; Rodriguez, I; Kennedy, A; Morse 2; Harris, W.
RBI: Bernadina (32), Zimmerman, R (69).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A.
GIDP: Kennedy, A; Harris, W; Dunn, A; Morse.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bernadina (Prado at 2nd base).
DP: 3 (Kennedy, A-Desmond-Dunn, A 2, Bernadina-Kennedy, A).

BATTING
2B: Cabrera, Me (23, Hernandez, L), Prado (31, Hernandez, L).
TB: Infante; Heyward; Prado 3; Cabrera, Me 2; Gonzalez, A 2; Ankiel 2; Hudson, T; Conrad.
RBI: Gonzalez, A (65), Heyward (53).
2-out RBI: Gonzalez, A; Heyward.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gonzalez, A; Heyward 2.
GIDP: Cabrera, Me; Infante.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Heyward (Bernadina at 2nd base).
DP: 4 (Infante-Gonzalez, A-Hinske 2, Gonzalez, A-Hinske, Gonzalez, A-Infante-Hinske).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 7.0 9 2 2 2 1 0 3.06
Burnett, S(L, 0-7) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.78
Clippard 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.16
Totals 8.2 11 3 3 4 3 0 4.17
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson, T 7.0 8 2 2 2 2 0 2.15
Venters 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.17
Wagner, B(W, 7-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.71
Totals 9.0 9 2 2 2 7 0 3.40
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 94-56, Burnett, S 28-17, Clippard 14-5, Hudson, T 90-60, Venters 15-9, Wagner, B 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 9-9, Burnett, S 2-1, Clippard 0-0, Hudson, T 15-3, Venters 1-0, Wagner, B 0-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 29, Burnett, S 6, Clippard 3, Hudson, T 26, Venters 4, Wagner, B 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Clippard 1-1.
Ejections: Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman ejected by HP umpire Scott Barry (8th); Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman ejected by HP umpire Scott Barry (8th).
Umpires: HP: Scott Barry. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Sam Holbrook.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Varies.
T: 2:43.
Att: 18,105

Olsen loses steam as Nats fall

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Almost a week after having his worst outing of the season, it appeared that Nationals left-hander Scott Olsen was going to make up for the poor showing and dominate the Braves on Tuesday night. But he ended up taking the loss as the Braves won the game, 10-2, at Turner Field.

Olsen loses steam as Nats fall....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
Desmond, SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .266
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .302
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .269
Rodriguez, I, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
Nieves, C 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .207
Morse, RF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .277
Mench, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125
Bernadina, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
Maxwell, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
Totals 34 2 7 2 2 9 12 .255
a-Doubled for Peralta, Jo in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Stammen in the 9th.
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Infante, 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .341
Heyward, RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .256
Prado, 3B 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 .318
Diaz, M, LF 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .236
Farnsworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Conrad, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246
Saito, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Hinske, PH-1B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
Glaus, 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 6 .239
Martinez, Cr, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, A, SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .255
Cabrera, Me, CF-LF 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .270
Ross, D, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .283
Minor, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Hernandez, Di, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Ankiel, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
Totals 37 10 12 9 4 8 18 .258
a-Homered for Minor in the 6th. b-Walked for Farnsworth in the 7th. c-Singled for Saito in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Nieves 2 (8, Minor, Saito), Morse (4, Minor), Kennedy, A (11, Farnsworth).
TB: Desmond; Zimmerman, R; Nieves 5; Morse 2; Kennedy, A 2.
RBI: Nieves (15), Morse (22).
2-out RBI: Nieves; Morse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Mench 2; Desmond; Morse.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Gonzalez, Al (3, throw), Dunn, A (7, throw).

BATTING
2B: Prado (30, Peralta, Jo), Diaz, M (13, Peralta, Jo), Cabrera, Me (22, Stammen), Glaus (18, Stammen).
3B: Infante (2, Olsen).
HR: Hernandez, Di (1, 6th inning off Olsen, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Infante 4; Heyward; Prado 4; Diaz, M 2; Hinske; Glaus 2; Cabrera, Me 2; Hernandez, Di 4; Ankiel.
RBI: Hernandez, Di (1), Prado 2 (45), Diaz, M 2 (23), Cabrera, Me 2 (35), Hinske (43), Glaus (70).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, Me 2; Hinske; Glaus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus; Ross, D 3; Gonzalez, A 2.
Team RISP: 6-for-16.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Infante (6, 2nd base off Olsen/Nieves).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 3-5) 5.0 3 3 3 1 4 1 5.14
Peralta, Jo(BS, 2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.76
Slaten 0.0 2 4 1 2 0 0 3.00
Stammen 2.0 5 2 2 0 2 0 5.16
Totals 8.0 12 10 7 4 8 1 4.17
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Minor(W, 1-0) 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 0 3.75
Farnsworth(H, 9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.10
Saito 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.93
Martinez, Cr 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.95
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 2 9 0 3.41
Olsen pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Slaten pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.

IBB: Cabrera, Me (by Peralta, Jo).
HBP: Diaz, M (by Olsen).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 70-40, Peralta, Jo 21-11, Slaten 23-12, Stammen 39-22, Minor 105-68, Farnsworth 18-12, Saito 15-10, Martinez, Cr 6-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 6-4, Peralta, Jo 1-0, Slaten 0-0, Stammen 3-0, Minor 7-6, Farnsworth 1-0, Saito 0-1, Martinez, Cr 2-1.
Batters faced: Olsen 20, Peralta, Jo 6, Slaten 5, Stammen 11, Minor 25, Farnsworth 4, Saito 4, Martinez, Cr 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Peralta, Jo 2-2, Stammen 3-2.
Ejections: Washington Nationals catcher Ivan Rodriguez ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook (1st).
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Varies.
T: 3:04.
Att: 16,911

Nats, top pick Harper agree to five-year deal

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals announced that they have agreed to terms with outfielder Bryce Harper, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. The two parties had until Monday at midnight ET to get a deal done.

Harper was in Las Vegas when he found out that he was a member of the Nationals.

Nats, top pick Harper agree to five-year deal....

Nats pick up Strasburg, take down D-backs

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- A single by Ian Desmond helped the Nationals defeat the D-backs, 5-3, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon.

Nats pick up Strasburg, take down D-backs....

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281
Upton, J, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .275
Montero, M, C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .302
Reynolds, M, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .214
Drew, S, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .264
Parra, G, LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .244
Enright, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Carrasco, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Church, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
Norberto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 3 7 2 0 12 9 .253
a-Popped out for Carrasco, D in the 7th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF-RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269
Desmond, SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .266
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .271
Maxwell, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .303
Willingham, LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .268
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Morse, RF-1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .273
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257
Strasburg, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .056
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
Totals 32 5 9 5 1 2 9 .255
a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Clippard in the 7th.
BATTING
HR: LaRoche, Ad (20, 2nd inning off Strasburg, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Young, C; LaRoche, Ad 6; Montero, M; Reynolds, M; Drew, S.
RBI: LaRoche, Ad (75), Parra, G (23).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Parra, G; Upton, J.
SF: Parra, G.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Young, C (25, 2nd base off Strasburg/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Carrasco, D (2, throw).
DP: (Enright-Drew, S-LaRoche, Ad).

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (30, Enright), Willingham (19, Enright).
HR: Willingham (16, 4th inning off Enright, 1 on, 0 out), Zimmerman, R (24, 8th inning off Vasquez, E, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bernadina; Desmond; Dunn, A 2; Zimmerman, R 5; Willingham 6; Rodriguez, I; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Rodriguez, I (32), Willingham 2 (56), Desmond (49), Zimmerman, R (68).
2-out RBI: Desmond.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A.
S: Gonzalez, Al.
GIDP: Dunn, A.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (14, 2nd base off Norberto/Montero, M).

FIELDING
E: Strasburg (1, throw).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Enright 5.0 6 3 3 1 1 1 2.91
Carrasco, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.02
Norberto(L, 0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.50
Vasquez, E 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.60
Totals 8.0 9 5 5 1 2 2 5.12
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg 5.0 5 3 1 0 7 1 2.97
Clippard(W, 9-6) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.18
Burnett, S(H, 16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.66
Storen, D(S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.61
Totals 9.0 7 3 1 0 12 1 4.15
Pitches-strikes: Enright 68-42, Carrasco, D 13-10, Norberto 20-11, Vasquez, E 14-10, Strasburg 85-57, Clippard 31-18, Burnett, S 16-11, Storen, D 6-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Enright 6-7, Carrasco, D 1-1, Norberto 1-2, Vasquez, E 1-2, Strasburg 5-2, Clippard 0-2, Burnett, S 1-0, Storen, D 1-1.
Batters faced: Enright 21, Carrasco, D 4, Norberto 5, Vasquez, E 4, Strasburg 21, Clippard 7, Burnett, S 4, Storen, D 3.
Umpires: HP: Angel Campos. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 75 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 2 mph, R to L.
T: 2:33.
Att: 21,695

Long ball dooms Marquis against D-backs

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Nationals right-hander Jason Marquis signed a two-year, $15 million contract last offseason to improve a starting rotation in need of help.

But after a year full of poor pitching and injury, it appears Marquis is the one searching for answers.

His struggles continued in the Nationals' 9-2 loss to the D-backs on Saturday night. Marquis allowed five runs on seven hits -- including three home runs -- in four-plus innings.

Washington is now 50-67 on the season.

Long ball dooms Marquis against D-backs....

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .272
Johnson, K, 2B 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 .284
Upton, J, RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .270
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 3 2 .270
Montero, M, C 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .303
Reynolds, M, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
Drew, S, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .264
Parra, G, LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .247
Kennedy, I, P 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .171
a-Crosby, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
Boyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Demel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 9 14 8 2 6 11 .253
a-Grounded out for Kennedy, I in the 8th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .269
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .271
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .301
Willingham, LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .265
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .256
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .274
Harris, W, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .176
Marquis, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-Maxwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gonzalez, Al, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 2 6 2 3 7 16 .255
a-Popped out for Stammen in the 5th. b-Walked for Slaten in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: LaRoche, Ad (26, Marquis), Young, C (28, Marquis), Drew, S (22, Batista), Johnson, K (29, Peralta, Jo).
HR: Montero, M 2 (8, 2nd inning off Marquis, 1 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Batista, 0 on, 0 out), Parra, G (3, 2nd inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out), Johnson, K (18, 3rd inning off Marquis, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Young, C 4; Johnson, K 6; LaRoche, Ad 3; Montero, M 8; Drew, S 2; Parra, G 5; Kennedy, I 2.
RBI: Montero, M 3 (29), Parra, G (22), Johnson, K (53), Kennedy, I (2), Young, C (69), Upton, J (59).
2-out RBI: Parra, G.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche, Ad; Upton, J 2; Montero, M.
SF: Upton, J.
GIDP: Upton, J 2.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: (Drew, S-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad).

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (29, Kennedy, I).
HR: Zimmerman, R (23, 2nd inning off Kennedy, I, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Desmond; Dunn, A 2; Zimmerman, R 4; Willingham 2; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (67), Kennedy, A (22).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris, W 2; Willingham; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (13, 2nd base off Kennedy, I/Montero, M).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Desmond-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A, Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kennedy, I(W, 7-9) 7.0 5 2 2 1 7 1 4.38
Boyer 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.46
Demel 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.96
Totals 9.0 6 2 2 3 7 1 5.11
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(L, 0-5) 4.0 7 5 5 2 2 3 14.33
Stammen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.09
Batista 1.0 5 3 3 0 0 1 4.45
Slaten 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.70
Peralta, Jo 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.54
Totals 9.0 14 9 9 2 6 4 4.17
Marquis pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

Pitches-strikes: Kennedy, I 89-63, Boyer 27-14, Demel 13-10, Marquis 69-39, Stammen 9-6, Batista 25-16, Slaten 20-14, Peralta, Jo 13-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kennedy, I 8-5, Boyer 3-0, Demel 2-1, Marquis 7-3, Stammen 2-0, Batista 3-0, Slaten 3-1, Peralta, Jo 1-1.
Batters faced: Kennedy, I 26, Boyer 5, Demel 4, Marquis 20, Stammen 2, Batista 8, Slaten 6, Peralta, Jo 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Stammen 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Angel Campos. 2B: Mark Carlson. 3B: Jeff Kellogg.
Weather: 80 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 2:43.
Att: 22,400

Nats strike D-backs early as Lannan cruises

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Around 3:45 p.m. ET on Friday afternoon, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman held a closed-door meeting with his team to discuss the direction it was heading.

Nats strike D-backs early as Lannan cruises....

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281
Upton, J, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269
Montero, M, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Reynolds, M, 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .216
Drew, S, SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .264
Parra, G, LF 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .243
Saunders, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Church, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .180
Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 2 4 2 1 9 4 .252
a-Struck out for Vasquez, E in the 8th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288
Desmond, SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .265
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .271
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .301
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .262
1-Harris, W, PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181
Morse, RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .285
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .118
Nieves, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .190
Lannan, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .063
Bernadina, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 33 4 10 4 2 5 17 .256

1-Ran for Willingham in the 7th.
BATTING
3B: Drew, S (8, Lannan).
TB: Johnson, K; Drew, S 3; Parra, G 2.
RBI: Drew, S (41), Parra, G (21).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young, C.
S: Saunders 2.
GIDP: Young, C; Upton, J.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 2.

FIELDING
E: Parra, G (3, throw).
DP: (Drew, S-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad).

BATTING
2B: Desmond (20, Saunders).
HR: Nieves (2, 2nd inning off Saunders, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Gonzalez, Al 2; Desmond 4; Zimmerman, R 2; Morse; Nieves 5.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (66), Morse (21), Nieves (14).
2-out RBI: Morse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Maxwell; Willingham 2; Morse.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Nieves (5, throw).
DP: 2 (Zimmerman, R-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Saunders(L, 7-12) 6.0 10 4 4 1 4 1 4.48
Vasquez, E 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50
Heilman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.33
Totals 8.0 10 4 4 2 5 1 5.14
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(W, 4-5) 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 0 5.23
Burnett, S(S, 2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.72
Totals 9.0 4 2 2 1 9 0 4.13
Saunders pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

HBP: Dunn, A (by Saunders).
Pitches-strikes: Saunders 103-63, Vasquez, E 15-6, Heilman 11-8, Lannan 102-66, Burnett, S 29-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Saunders 5-8, Vasquez, E 3-0, Heilman 1-0, Lannan 11-5, Burnett, S 0-1.
Batters faced: Saunders 30, Vasquez, E 3, Heilman 3, Lannan 25, Burnett, S 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Vasquez, E 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Angel Campos. 3B: Mark Carlson.
Weather: 74 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 11 mph, R to L.
T: 2:25.
Att: 19,549

Nationals can't find way to foil the Fish

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- With four consecutive losses, the Nationals looked to right-hander Livan Hernandez to turn things around on Thursday night.

Unfortunately for Washington, he couldn't deliver.

Hernandez's early struggles ended poorly for the Nationals, as they lost to the Marlins, 5-0, on Thursday in Washington.

Nationals can't find way to foil the Fish....

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ramirez, H, SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .287
Morrison, LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .276
Sanchez, G, 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .290
Uggla, 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .284
Ross, C, CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .270
Stanton, RF 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 .260
Murphy, D, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .258
Hayes, B, C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .244
Nolasco, P 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .140
Veras, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Tracy, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245
Hensley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Badenhop, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 10 4 7 9 24 .255
a-Struck out for Veras, J in the 8th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .275
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .273
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
Morse, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277
Harris, W, LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .181
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .119
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 9 17 .255
a-Grounded out for Clippard in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Hayes, B (3, Hernandez, L).
HR: Stanton (12, 2nd inning off Hernandez, L, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Ramirez, H 2; Morrison; Sanchez, G; Uggla 2; Ross, C 2; Stanton 4; Hayes, B 2.
RBI: Stanton 2 (37), Ross, C (55), Uggla (72).
2-out RBI: Ross, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Nolasco; Murphy, D 2; Sanchez, G; Tracy, C 2; Stanton.
GIDP: Uggla.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
CS: Ramirez, H (8, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Uggla (14, throw).
DP: (Ramirez, H-Uggla-Sanchez, G).

BATTING
2B: Bernadina (13, Nolasco).
TB: Bernadina 3; Dunn, A; Rodriguez, I 2; Harris, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R; Kennedy, A; Dunn, A 2; Bernadina.
GIDP: Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 0-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: (Desmond-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Nolasco(W, 13-8) 6.0 6 0 0 1 8 0 4.39
Veras, J(H, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07
Hensley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.73
Badenhop 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.22
Totals 9.0 6 0 0 1 9 0 3.99
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 8-8) 6.1 7 3 3 4 3 1 3.08
Burnett, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.85
Stammen 1.2 3 2 2 3 4 0 5.13
Clippard 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.27
Totals 9.0 10 5 5 7 9 1 4.15
Nolasco pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Stammen.
HBP: Desmond (by Nolasco).
Pitches-strikes: Nolasco 106-74, Veras, J 7-3, Hensley 9-6, Badenhop 10-6, Hernandez, L 116-65, Burnett, S 11-8, Stammen 44-25, Clippard 7-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Nolasco 5-5, Veras, J 2-1, Hensley 1-1, Badenhop 3-0, Hernandez, L 6-8, Burnett, S 0-0, Stammen 1-0, Clippard 0-1.
Batters faced: Nolasco 26, Veras, J 2, Hensley 3, Badenhop 3, Hernandez, L 28, Burnett, S 1, Stammen 11, Clippard 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Veras, J 2-0, Burnett, S 2-0, Stammen 2-0, Clippard 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Alan Porter.
Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:21 (1:57 delay).
Att: 16,496

Olsen puts Nats in deep hole in loss to Fish

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals were not in the game from the start Wednesday night, ultimately falling to the Marlins, 9-5, at Nationals Park.

Olsen puts Nats in deep hole in loss to Fish....

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ramirez, H, SS 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .285
Morrison, LF 4 3 3 0 1 0 1 .283
Sanchez, G, 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .290
Uggla, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .282
Ross, C, CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .269
Stanton, RF 5 2 5 4 0 0 0 .259
Murphy, D, 3B 5 0 2 2 0 2 2 .296
Paulino, R, C 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .260
Volstad, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .097
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Luna, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Veras, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hensley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nunez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 9 13 8 5 10 21 .255
a-Popped out for Sanches in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Stanton 2 (14, Olsen, Batista), Murphy, D (3, Olsen).
HR: Ramirez, H (16, 2nd inning off Olsen, 0 on, 0 out), Stanton (11, 7th inning off Peralta, Jo, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Ramirez, H 4; Morrison 3; Uggla; Ross, C; Stanton 10; Murphy, D 3.
RBI: Ross, C (54), Stanton 4 (35), Murphy, D 2 (10), Ramirez, H (59).
2-out RBI: Ross, C; Stanton 3; Murphy, D 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Volstad; Paulino, R 2; Ross, C 2.
GIDP: Morrison; Paulino, R.
Team RISP: 5-for-14.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Sanchez, G).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .271
Desmond, SS 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .262
Dunn, A, 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .273
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .302
Morse, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .295
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .259
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .274
Harris, W, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .176
Olsen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059
Batista, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125
a-Willingham, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
1-Marquis, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 38 5 12 5 1 7 14 .256
a-Doubled for Batista in the 6th. b-Struck out for Peralta, Jo in the 8th.
1-Ran for Willingham in the 6th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (26, Volstad), Kennedy, A (10, Volstad), Willingham (18, Sanches).
HR: Desmond 2 (9, 3rd inning off Volstad, 0 on, 1 out; 7th inning off Veras, J, 0 on, 0 out), Dunn, A (31, 5th inning off Volstad, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Desmond 8; Dunn, A 5; Zimmerman, R 4; Kennedy, A 2; Rodriguez, I 3; Willingham 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (64), Desmond 2 (48), Dunn, A (78), Rodriguez, I (31).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morse 2; Kennedy, A; Bernadina.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Zimmerman, R (3, 2nd base off Volstad/Paulino, R), Bernadina (9, 2nd base off Volstad/Paulino, R).

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R (12, throw), Desmond (27, throw).
DP: 2 (Kennedy, A-Desmond-Dunn, A, Storen, D-Desmond-Dunn, A).

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volstad(W, 6-8) 5.0 9 4 4 1 2 2 4.74
Sanches 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.26
Veras, J 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.24
Hensley 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.79
Nunez, L 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.17
Totals 9.0 12 5 5 1 7 3 4.03
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 3-4) 1.2 8 7 7 2 1 1 5.11
Batista 4.1 2 1 0 2 4 0 4.10
Peralta, Jo 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 2.30
Storen, D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.68
Totals 9.0 13 9 8 5 10 2 4.14
Volstad pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

WP: Batista 2.
IBB: Paulino, R (by Olsen).
Pitches-strikes: Volstad 99-68, Sanches 8-5, Veras, J 17-11, Hensley 17-11, Nunez, L 10-8, Olsen 56-33, Batista 69-41, Peralta, Jo 31-23, Storen, D 8-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Volstad 7-6, Sanches 0-1, Veras, J 0-2, Hensley 1-0, Nunez, L 1-0, Olsen 1-3, Batista 7-2, Peralta, Jo 0-1, Storen, D 2-0.
Batters faced: Volstad 25, Sanches 3, Veras, J 4, Hensley 4, Nunez, L 3, Olsen 15, Batista 17, Peralta, Jo 9, Storen, D 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Sanches 1-0, Batista 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Alan Porter. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Jerry Layne.
Weather: 94 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:08.
Att: 15,061

Strasburg roughed up by Marlins

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Stephen Strasburg is human after all. He endured the worst outing of his short career in the big leagues as the Nationals lost to the Marlins, 8-2, at Nationals Park on Tuesday.

Strasburg roughed up by Marlins....

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ramirez, H, SS 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .285
Murphy, D, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
Morrison, LF 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 .245
Sanchez, G, 1B 5 2 1 1 0 1 5 .292
Uggla, 2B 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 .283
a-Bonifacio, PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245
Ross, C, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .270
Stanton, RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .239
Helms, 3B 5 0 1 2 0 2 4 .226
Paulino, R, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .264
Sanchez, A, P 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .132
Veras, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ohman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Badenhop, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 8 11 8 7 10 25 .254
a-Walked for Uggla in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Ramirez, H 3 (21, Strasburg, Strasburg, Stammen), Uggla (20, Strasburg), Stanton (12, Strasburg), Sanchez, G (27, Strasburg), Helms (6, Batista).
HR: Uggla (26, 1st inning off Strasburg, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Ramirez, H 6; Morrison; Sanchez, G 2; Uggla 6; Ross, C; Stanton 3; Helms 2.
RBI: Uggla 4 (71), Sanchez, G (53), Helms 2 (21), Morrison (6).
2-out RBI: Uggla 4; Helms 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ross, C; Sanchez, A 4.
GIDP: Uggla; Sanchez, G.
Team RISP: 4-for-15.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Helms (3, fielding), Sanchez, A (3, fielding).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .275
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .260
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .297
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .272
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .262
Morse, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .305
Rodriguez, I, C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .268
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
Strasburg, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .063
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
a-Maxwell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .128
Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .181
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 34 2 5 1 3 8 16 .255
a-Struck out for Batista in the 5th. b-Struck out for Stammen in the 7th. c-Popped out for Slaten in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (25, Sanchez, A).
TB: Bernadina; Zimmerman, R 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Desmond (46).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R; Morse; Dunn, A 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Dunn, A-Desmond-Stammen, Desmond-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).

Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sanchez, A(W, 9-7) 6.2 5 2 0 2 7 0 3.33
Veras, J 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.03
Ohman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24
Badenhop 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.32
Totals 9.0 5 2 0 3 8 0 4.02
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Strasburg(L, 5-3) 4.1 6 6 6 2 4 1 3.07
Batista 0.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 4.40
Stammen 2.0 4 1 1 0 4 0 5.05
Slaten 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.89
Totals 9.0 11 8 8 7 10 1 4.11
Veras, J pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB: Paulino, R (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Sanchez, A 109-68, Veras, J 5-1, Ohman 3-3, Badenhop 18-11, Strasburg 84-51, Batista 28-9, Stammen 41-26, Slaten 26-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sanchez, A 3-8, Veras, J 0-0, Ohman 0-1, Badenhop 2-3, Strasburg 5-4, Batista 0-1, Stammen 2-0, Slaten 2-2.
Batters faced: Sanchez, A 29, Veras, J 1, Ohman 1, Badenhop 6, Strasburg 21, Batista 6, Stammen 9, Slaten 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Veras, J 2-0, Ohman 3-0, Batista 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Alan Porter. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.
Weather: 95 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:04.
Att: 25,939

Marquis falls in return to Nationals' rotation

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

LOS ANGELES -- Right-hander Jason Marquis made his first appearance since April 18 and it wasn't a successful one, as the Nationals lost to the Dodgers, 8-3, at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Marquis falls in return to Nationals' rotation....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, Al, 2B-SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .283
Desmond, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .263
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .274
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
Morse, RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .316
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Kennedy, A, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Maxwell, CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .130
Nieves, C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .180
a-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
Marquis, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Bernadina, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276
b-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 10 11 .256
a-Walked for Nieves in the 9th. b-Popped out for Bernadina in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Nieves (6, Lilly).
HR: Morse (8, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 1 out), Maxwell (2, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Desmond 2; Morse 4; Maxwell 5; Nieves 2.
RBI: Morse (20), Maxwell (4), Gonzalez, Al (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A 2; Mench.
S: Marquis.
SF: Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond 2 (12, 2nd base off Lilly/Ellis, A, 2nd base off Lilly/Ellis, A).

FIELDING
E: Marquis (1, fielding), Nieves (4, throw).
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).
Pickoffs: Slaten (Theriot at 1st base).

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .300
Theriot, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .282
Ethier, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .296
Loney, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .287
Kemp, CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .258
Belliard, 3B 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 .225
Carroll, J, SS 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .282
Ellis, A, C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .200
Lilly, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .029
a-Gibbons, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Jansen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dotel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Johnson, Re, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .300
Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 8 10 7 4 8 12 .259
a-Singled for Lilly in the 6th. b-Singled for Dotel in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Carroll, J (8, Marquis), Ellis, A (2, Marquis), Belliard (9, Storen, D).
TB: Podsednik; Loney; Belliard 3; Carroll, J 4; Ellis, A 2; Gibbons; Johnson, Re.
RBI: Loney (68), Carroll, J 2 (16), Ellis, A (9), Gibbons (1), Johnson, Re 2 (9).
2-out RBI: Carroll, J 2; Gibbons.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Podsednik; Theriot 2.
S: Theriot; Lilly; Ellis, A.
GIDP: Podsednik.
Team RISP: 5-for-10.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Belliard (2, 2nd base off Marquis/Nieves), Podsednik (34, 2nd base off Marquis/Nieves), Theriot (17, 2nd base off Marquis/Nieves).
CS: Carroll, J (1, 2nd base by Marquis/Nieves), Theriot (7, 2nd base by Slaten/Nieves).
PO: Theriot (1st base by Slaten).

FIELDING
E: Carroll, J (6, throw), Podsednik (5, fielding).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(L, 0-4) 4.0 5 5 2 2 3 0 15.32
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.12
Batista 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.30
Clippard 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.31
Storen, D 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.75
Totals 8.0 10 8 5 4 8 0 4.07
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly(W, 5-8) 6.0 5 3 3 0 6 2 3.60
Jansen(H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Dotel(H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.40
Troncoso 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.85
Kuo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.93
Totals 9.0 6 3 3 1 10 2 3.97
Marquis pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

HBP: Theriot (by Marquis).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 70-43, Slaten 9-6, Batista 20-13, Clippard 23-14, Storen, D 20-12, Lilly 87-66, Jansen 17-12, Dotel 11-9, Troncoso 19-10, Kuo 4-2.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 4-4, Slaten 0-0, Batista 0-1, Clippard 0-2, Storen, D 3-0, Lilly 6-6, Jansen 0-1, Dotel 1-0, Troncoso 0-2, Kuo 0-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 20, Slaten 2, Batista 5, Clippard 5, Storen, D 5, Lilly 24, Jansen 4, Dotel 3, Troncoso 4, Kuo 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0, Clippard 2-0, Kuo 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Jim Joyce.
Weather: 76 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:06.
Att: 43,639

Nationals let one get away in 10th in LA

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

LOS ANGELES -- The Nationals got off to a great start, thanks to a home run by Ryan Zimmerman, but they lost to the Dodgers, 3-2, in 10 innings at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.

Nationals let one get away in 10th in LA....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .277
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .260
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267
Morse, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125
a-Mench, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1-Maxwell, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
Totals 35 2 5 2 4 11 14 .257
a-Singled for Hernandez, L in the 8th. b-Walked for Peralta, Jo in the 10th.
1-Ran for Mench in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Zimmerman, R (22, 1st inning off Kuroda, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Bernadina; Zimmerman, R 4; Rodriguez, I; Kennedy, A; Mench.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (63).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Dunn, A 2; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Morse.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Kennedy, A (9, throw).
Outfield assists: Morse (Theriot at 1st base).

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299
Theriot, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .283
Ethier, RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .298
Loney, 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .288
Kemp, CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .260
Blake, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .247
Carroll, J, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
Ausmus, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Kuroda, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Johnson, Re, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Belliard, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .216
Totals 33 3 7 2 5 5 9 .258
a-Doubled for Kuroda in the 7th. b-Walked for Broxton in the 10th.
BATTING
2B: Ethier (25, Hernandez, L), Loney (29, Hernandez, L), Johnson, Re (9, Hernandez, L).
TB: Podsednik; Theriot; Ethier 2; Loney 3; Ausmus; Johnson, Re 2.
RBI: Kemp (61), Loney (67).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blake; Podsednik; Carroll, J 2; Theriot.
S: Kuroda.
SF: Kemp.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Blake (13, fielding).
DP: (Carroll, J-Theriot-Loney).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 7.0 5 2 1 3 2 0 3.03
Slaten 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24
Peralta, Jo 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.13
Burnett, S(L, 0-6) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 2.88
Totals 9.1 7 3 2 5 5 0 4.06
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda 7.0 3 2 2 1 8 1 3.65
Kuo 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.94
Broxton(W, 4-3) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.91
Totals 10.0 5 2 2 4 11 1 3.98
IBB: Kemp (by Hernandez, L), Ethier (by Burnett, S).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 107-60, Slaten 7-4, Peralta, Jo 18-12, Burnett, S 20-9, Kuroda 88-66, Kuo 18-11, Broxton 32-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 8-8, Slaten 1-0, Peralta, Jo 1-1, Burnett, S 1-0, Kuroda 7-6, Kuo 0-2, Broxton 4-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 29, Slaten 2, Peralta, Jo 4, Burnett, S 5, Kuroda 25, Kuo 6, Broxton 8.
Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Derryl Cousins.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:07.
Att: 44,896

Dunn's two three-run shots carry Nats in LA

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

LOS ANGELES -- Call Friday night the Adam Dunn show. He hit two three-run homers and helped the Nationals defeat the Dodgers, 6-3, at Dodger Stadium.

To put it bluntly, Dunn owns Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw. Dunn hit the two homers against the left-hander as the Nationals were leading, 6-0, after three innings. Dunn ended up going 2-for-3 against Kershaw and is 7-for-11 with three homers against the left-hander. The Dodgers elected to intentionally walk Dunn in his final two at-bats.

Dunn's two three-run shots carry Nats in LA....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maxwell, CF 4 0 0 0 1 4 1 .095
Desmond, SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .263
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 3 2 2 6 2 1 0 .280
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kennedy, A, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
Morse, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .327
Bernadina, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .294
Lannan, P 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .069
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Harris, W, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Totals 34 6 9 6 5 13 14 .258
a-Struck out for Burnett, S in the 9th.
BATTING
HR: Dunn, A 2 (30, 1st inning off Kershaw, 2 on, 1 out; 3rd inning off Kershaw, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Desmond 2; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 8; Willingham; Morse; Rodriguez, I; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Dunn, A 6 (77).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lannan 2; Willingham; Kennedy, A 2.
S: Rodriguez, I; Desmond.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (10, 2nd base off Troncoso/Ausmus), Maxwell (4, 2nd base off Jansen/Ausmus).

FIELDING
PB: Rodriguez, I (2).
DP: (Desmond-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .300
Theriot, 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .284
Ethier, RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .299
Kemp, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
Loney, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286
Blake, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .249
Carroll, J, SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .277
Ausmus, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .188
b-Belliard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Kershaw, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050
Jansen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Anderson, G, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .181
Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sherrill, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 3 5 3 4 4 11 .258
a-Grounded into a forceout for Jansen in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Ausmus in the 9th.
BATTING
HR: Ethier (18, 4th inning off Lannan, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Podsednik; Theriot 2; Ethier 4; Blake.
RBI: Ethier 2 (63), Blake (42).
GIDP: Kemp.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(W, 3-5) 6.0 5 3 2 2 2 1 5.44
Clippard(H, 19) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.38
Burnett, S(H, 15) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.68
Storen, D(S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.31
Totals 9.0 5 3 2 4 4 1 4.08
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kershaw(L, 10-7) 6.0 7 6 6 2 9 2 3.19
Jansen 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00
Troncoso 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.93
Sherrill 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.58
Totals 9.0 9 6 6 5 13 2 4.00
WP: Troncoso.
IBB: Dunn, A (by Jansen), Dunn, A (by Troncoso).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 92-59, Clippard 11-5, Burnett, S 22-14, Storen, D 16-9, Kershaw 107-66, Jansen 21-7, Troncoso 28-14, Sherrill 9-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 8-7, Clippard 0-0, Burnett, S 2-2, Storen, D 2-0, Kershaw 6-3, Jansen 2-0, Troncoso 2-1, Sherrill 0-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 24, Clippard 2, Burnett, S 5, Storen, D 4, Kershaw 27, Jansen 5, Troncoso 8, Sherrill 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0, Sherrill 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Jim Joyce. 2B: Jim Wolf. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 71 degrees, clear.
Wind: 4 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 39,153