Nationals let one get away in 10th in LA

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

LOS ANGELES -- The Nationals got off to a great start, thanks to a home run by Ryan Zimmerman, but they lost to the Dodgers, 3-2, in 10 innings at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.

Nationals let one get away in 10th in LA....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .277
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .260
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Harris, W, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267
Morse, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125
a-Mench, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1-Maxwell, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
Totals 35 2 5 2 4 11 14 .257
a-Singled for Hernandez, L in the 8th. b-Walked for Peralta, Jo in the 10th.
1-Ran for Mench in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Zimmerman, R (22, 1st inning off Kuroda, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Bernadina; Zimmerman, R 4; Rodriguez, I; Kennedy, A; Mench.
RBI: Zimmerman, R 2 (63).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Dunn, A 2; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Morse.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Kennedy, A (9, throw).
Outfield assists: Morse (Theriot at 1st base).

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299
Theriot, 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .283
Ethier, RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .298
Loney, 1B 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .288
Kemp, CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .260
Blake, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .247
Carroll, J, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272
Ausmus, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Kuroda, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Johnson, Re, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295
Kuo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Broxton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Belliard, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .216
Totals 33 3 7 2 5 5 9 .258
a-Doubled for Kuroda in the 7th. b-Walked for Broxton in the 10th.
BATTING
2B: Ethier (25, Hernandez, L), Loney (29, Hernandez, L), Johnson, Re (9, Hernandez, L).
TB: Podsednik; Theriot; Ethier 2; Loney 3; Ausmus; Johnson, Re 2.
RBI: Kemp (61), Loney (67).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blake; Podsednik; Carroll, J 2; Theriot.
S: Kuroda.
SF: Kemp.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Blake (13, fielding).
DP: (Carroll, J-Theriot-Loney).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 7.0 5 2 1 3 2 0 3.03
Slaten 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24
Peralta, Jo 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.13
Burnett, S(L, 0-6) 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 2.88
Totals 9.1 7 3 2 5 5 0 4.06
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda 7.0 3 2 2 1 8 1 3.65
Kuo 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.94
Broxton(W, 4-3) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2.91
Totals 10.0 5 2 2 4 11 1 3.98
IBB: Kemp (by Hernandez, L), Ethier (by Burnett, S).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 107-60, Slaten 7-4, Peralta, Jo 18-12, Burnett, S 20-9, Kuroda 88-66, Kuo 18-11, Broxton 32-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 8-8, Slaten 1-0, Peralta, Jo 1-1, Burnett, S 1-0, Kuroda 7-6, Kuo 0-2, Broxton 4-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 29, Slaten 2, Peralta, Jo 4, Burnett, S 5, Kuroda 25, Kuo 6, Broxton 8.
Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Derryl Cousins.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:07.
Att: 44,896