Dunn's two homers power Nats to win

By Andrew Pentis / MLB.com

PHOENIX -- Adam Dunn wants to be a National.

And after his Wednesday night performance -- Dunn overtook the National League home run lead (28) with a pair of deep shots in the Nats' 7-2 victory over the D-backs before Chase Field's franchise-low attendance 15,670 -- it's hard to believe that he's the only one who feels that way.

"We love having him on the team," said winning starter Craig Stammen (4-4), "and we hope to have him for years to come.

Dunn's two homers power Nats to win....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .274
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .261
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .299
Dunn, A, 1B 5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .277
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Desmond, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Morse, RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .343
Maxwell, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265
Gonzalez, Al, SS-2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185
Totals 36 7 13 7 4 5 11 .258
a-Grounded out for Slaten in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (24, Kennedy, I), Kennedy, A (9, Carrasco, D).
HR: Dunn, A 2 (28, 1st inning off Kennedy, I, 1 on, 2 out; 4th inning off Kennedy, I, 0 on, 0 out), Morse (7, 8th inning off Vasquez, E, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bernadina 2; Kennedy, A 3; Zimmerman, R 3; Dunn, A 9; Morse 5; Rodriguez, I; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Dunn, A 4 (71), Kennedy, A 2 (20), Morse (19).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stammen.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Willingham.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (8, 2nd base off Kennedy, I/Montero, M).
CS: Morse (1, 2nd base by Kennedy, I/Montero, M).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Stammen-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Desmond-Kennedy, A, Kennedy, A-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .265
Johnson, K, 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .286
Upton, J, RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .277
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .262
Montero, M, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .309
Reynolds, M, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .220
Ryal, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Drew, S, SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .268
Church, LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .185
Kennedy, I, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111
a-Crosby, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
Norberto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carrasco, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Ojeda, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169
Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Hester, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212
Totals 32 2 9 2 5 11 18 .254
a-Struck out for Kennedy, I in the 4th. b-Flied out for Boyer in the 7th. c-Struck out for Heilman in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Church (12, Stammen).
HR: LaRoche, Ad (17, 8th inning off Peralta, Jo, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Young, C; Johnson, K 3; LaRoche, Ad 5; Montero, M; Drew, S; Church 2.
RBI: Upton, J (53), LaRoche, Ad (71).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young, C 2.
SF: Upton, J.
GIDP: Montero, M 2; Johnson, K.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Johnson, K (11, 2nd base off Stammen/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Johnson, K-Drew, S-LaRoche, Ad 2, Drew, S-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen(W, 4-4) 5.1 6 1 1 4 6 0 5.06
Slaten(H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.33
Peralta, Jo 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2.25
Burnett, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.79
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.39
Totals 9.0 9 2 2 5 11 1 4.10
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kennedy, I(L, 6-9) 4.0 8 4 4 0 2 2 4.40
Norberto 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.35
Carrasco, D 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 4.37
Boyer 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.66
Vasquez, E 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.62
Heilman 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.31
Totals 9.0 13 7 7 4 5 3 5.22
WP: Kennedy, I, Carrasco, D.
Pitches-strikes: Stammen 100-59, Slaten 9-6, Peralta, Jo 35-24, Burnett, S 4-3, Clippard 14-8, Kennedy, I 69-46, Norberto 22-12, Carrasco, D 34-19, Boyer 4-4, Vasquez, E 13-9, Heilman 14-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 8-1, Slaten 0-0, Peralta, Jo 1-3, Burnett, S 0-0, Clippard 2-0, Kennedy, I 7-2, Norberto 2-1, Carrasco, D 1-2, Boyer 2-0, Vasquez, E 0-1, Heilman 2-1.
Batters faced: Stammen 24, Slaten 2, Peralta, Jo 8, Burnett, S 1, Clippard 3, Kennedy, I 18, Norberto 4, Carrasco, D 8, Boyer 2, Vasquez, E 4, Heilman 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Boyer 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Dan Bellino.
Weather: 79 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:16.
Att: 15,670