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