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