Marquis falls in return to Nationals' rotation

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

LOS ANGELES -- Right-hander Jason Marquis made his first appearance since April 18 and it wasn't a successful one, as the Nationals lost to the Dodgers, 8-3, at Dodger Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Marquis falls in return to Nationals' rotation....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, Al, 2B-SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .283
Desmond, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .263
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .296
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .274
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
Morse, RF 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .316
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Kennedy, A, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Maxwell, CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .130
Nieves, C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .180
a-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
Marquis, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Bernadina, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276
b-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 10 11 .256
a-Walked for Nieves in the 9th. b-Popped out for Bernadina in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Nieves (6, Lilly).
HR: Morse (8, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 1 out), Maxwell (2, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Desmond 2; Morse 4; Maxwell 5; Nieves 2.
RBI: Morse (20), Maxwell (4), Gonzalez, Al (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A 2; Mench.
S: Marquis.
SF: Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond 2 (12, 2nd base off Lilly/Ellis, A, 2nd base off Lilly/Ellis, A).

FIELDING
E: Marquis (1, fielding), Nieves (4, throw).
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).
Pickoffs: Slaten (Theriot at 1st base).

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .300
Theriot, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .282
Ethier, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .296
Loney, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .287
Kemp, CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .258
Belliard, 3B 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 .225
Carroll, J, SS 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .282
Ellis, A, C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .200
Lilly, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .029
a-Gibbons, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Jansen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dotel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Johnson, Re, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .300
Troncoso, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 8 10 7 4 8 12 .259
a-Singled for Lilly in the 6th. b-Singled for Dotel in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Carroll, J (8, Marquis), Ellis, A (2, Marquis), Belliard (9, Storen, D).
TB: Podsednik; Loney; Belliard 3; Carroll, J 4; Ellis, A 2; Gibbons; Johnson, Re.
RBI: Loney (68), Carroll, J 2 (16), Ellis, A (9), Gibbons (1), Johnson, Re 2 (9).
2-out RBI: Carroll, J 2; Gibbons.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Podsednik; Theriot 2.
S: Theriot; Lilly; Ellis, A.
GIDP: Podsednik.
Team RISP: 5-for-10.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Belliard (2, 2nd base off Marquis/Nieves), Podsednik (34, 2nd base off Marquis/Nieves), Theriot (17, 2nd base off Marquis/Nieves).
CS: Carroll, J (1, 2nd base by Marquis/Nieves), Theriot (7, 2nd base by Slaten/Nieves).
PO: Theriot (1st base by Slaten).

FIELDING
E: Carroll, J (6, throw), Podsednik (5, fielding).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(L, 0-4) 4.0 5 5 2 2 3 0 15.32
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.12
Batista 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.30
Clippard 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.31
Storen, D 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2.75
Totals 8.0 10 8 5 4 8 0 4.07
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly(W, 5-8) 6.0 5 3 3 0 6 2 3.60
Jansen(H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Dotel(H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.40
Troncoso 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.85
Kuo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.93
Totals 9.0 6 3 3 1 10 2 3.97
Marquis pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.

HBP: Theriot (by Marquis).
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 70-43, Slaten 9-6, Batista 20-13, Clippard 23-14, Storen, D 20-12, Lilly 87-66, Jansen 17-12, Dotel 11-9, Troncoso 19-10, Kuo 4-2.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 4-4, Slaten 0-0, Batista 0-1, Clippard 0-2, Storen, D 3-0, Lilly 6-6, Jansen 0-1, Dotel 1-0, Troncoso 0-2, Kuo 0-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 20, Slaten 2, Batista 5, Clippard 5, Storen, D 5, Lilly 24, Jansen 4, Dotel 3, Troncoso 4, Kuo 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0, Clippard 2-0, Kuo 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Jim Joyce.
Weather: 76 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:06.
Att: 43,639