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