Marquis good, but Nats lose a close one

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

PHILADELPHIA -- There was good news and bad news for the Nationals on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Right-hander Jason Marquis had his best outing of the season, but defense continues to be a serious problem for the Nationals, who were blanked by the Phillies, 1-0. Washington has lost three out of its last four games and dropped its record to 52-70.

Marquis good, but Nats lose a close one....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262
Desmond, SS 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .272
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .266
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .305
Bernadina, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .267
Morse, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .272
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .261
Marquis, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111
a-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
Totals 36 0 10 0 3 7 22 .255
a-Struck out for Marquis in the 6th. b-Lined out for Slaten in the 9th.
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
Polanco, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .316
Utley, 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .276
Werth, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .302
Ibanez, LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .265
Victorino, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256
Sweeney, M, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Ruiz, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
Halladay, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .139
a-Brown, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 1 4 1 4 3 11 .260
a-Struck out for Halladay in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Morgan (13, Halladay), Kennedy, A (12, Halladay), Desmond (21, Lidge).
TB: Morgan 2; Desmond 4; Dunn, A; Zimmerman, R; Bernadina; Rodriguez, I; Kennedy, A 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Morgan; Mench; Kennedy, A; Dunn, A.
GIDP: Bernadina.
Team RISP: 0-for-11.
Team LOB: 12.

FIELDING
E: Desmond (28, throw).

BATTING
2B: Werth (41, Marquis), Ibanez (24, Marquis).
TB: Utley; Werth 2; Ibanez 2; Ruiz.
RBI: Ibanez (60).
2-out RBI: Ibanez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ibanez 2; Victorino 2; Polanco 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rollins (15, 2nd base off Marquis/Rodriguez, I).
CS: Werth (3, 2nd base by Marquis/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Rollins (5, throw).
Outfield assists: Ibanez (Desmond at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Utley-Rollins-Sweeney, M, Ibanez-Utley).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis(L, 0-6) 5.0 4 1 1 4 1 0 11.39
Peralta, Jo 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.53
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.90
Totals 8.0 4 1 1 4 3 0 4.13
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Halladay(W, 16-8) 7.0 8 0 0 3 5 0 2.16
Madson(H, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.23
Lidge(S, 17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.13
Totals 9.0 10 0 0 3 7 0 3.88
Balk: Halladay.
Pitches-strikes: Marquis 94-51, Peralta, Jo 31-21, Slaten 15-9, Halladay 116-75, Madson 16-12, Lidge 11-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Marquis 8-5, Peralta, Jo 0-5, Slaten 0-2, Halladay 8-6, Madson 2-0, Lidge 0-1.
Batters faced: Marquis 23, Peralta, Jo 6, Slaten 3, Halladay 31, Madson 4, Lidge 4.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:51.
Att: 45,093