Key homer sinks Olsen, Nats in Arizona

By Andrew Pentis / MLB.com

PHOENIX -- Big blasts don't just change baseball games; they often decide them.

Nationals starter Scott Olsen allowed Mark Reynolds' three-run long ball in the fourth inning, and it ultimately led to Washington's 6-1 defeat to Arizona on Tuesday, its 60th of the season.

Key homer sinks Olsen, Nats in Arizona....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Willingham, LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .272
Morse, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .059
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .105
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 5 14 .257
a-Flied out for Slaten in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, Al (7, Saunders).
HR: Zimmerman, R (19, 1st inning off Saunders, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Zimmerman, R 5; Willingham 2; Gonzalez, Al 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (59).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Desmond; Kennedy, A.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Desmond; Morse.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Willingham (LaRoche, Ad at home).
DP: (Willingham-Rodriguez, I).

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .282
Upton, J, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .260
Montero, M, C 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .310
Reynolds, M, 3B 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .222
1-Ojeda, A, PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172
Drew, S, SS 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .267
Ryal, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295
Saunders, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 29 6 9 6 3 6 10 .254

1-Ran for Reynolds, M in the 6th.
BATTING
3B: LaRoche, Ad (2, Olsen).
HR: Drew, S (6, 3rd inning off Olsen, 0 on, 0 out), Reynolds, M (25, 4th inning off Olsen, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Johnson, K 2; Upton, J; LaRoche, Ad 5; Montero, M; Reynolds, M 4; Drew, S 4.
RBI: Drew, S (33), Reynolds, M 3 (69), Montero, M (23), Johnson, K (52).
2-out RBI: Reynolds, M 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Drew, S; LaRoche, Ad.
S: Saunders.
SF: Montero, M.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Johnson, K (5, 2nd base by Olsen/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Johnson, K (7, missed catch), Drew, S (5, fielding).
PB: Montero, M (5).
DP: 3 (Drew, S-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad 2, Johnson, K-Drew, S-LaRoche, Ad).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 3-3) 5.2 7 5 5 1 3 2 4.12
Balester 0.2 0 1 1 2 1 0 7.71
Slaten 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.42
Totals 8.0 9 6 6 3 6 2 4.12
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Saunders(W, 7-10) 9.0 5 1 1 2 5 1 4.28
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 2 5 1 5.21
HBP: Reynolds, M (by Balester), Morgan (by Saunders).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 91-57, Balester 16-6, Slaten 24-16, Saunders 116-73.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 6-6, Balester 1-0, Slaten 1-2, Saunders 13-9.
Batters faced: Olsen 23, Balester 5, Slaten 7, Saunders 33.
Inherited runners-scored: Balester 1-0, Slaten 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Dan Bellino. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 78 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:22.
Att: 17,164