Nats' hits don't come at the right time in loss

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- A day after scoring 11 runs, the Nationals couldn't take advantage of their scoring opportunities Friday night and fell to the Cardinals, 4-2, at Nationals Park.

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St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Craig, A, RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .188
Miller, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McClellan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jay, CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .338
Pujols, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .320
Holliday, LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .302
Lopez, F, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240
Boggs, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Winn, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
Feliz, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235
Anderson, B, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Ryan, Br, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222
Garcia, J, P 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .163
Miles, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Totals 33 4 7 4 1 7 10 .267
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287
b-Kennedy, A, PH-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .258
Desmond, SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .283
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .300
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .258
Morse, RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .272
Bernadina, LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .266
Rodriguez, I, C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .269
Maxwell, CF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .113
c-Morgan, PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .087
a-Mench, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .077
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
d-Harris, W, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .182
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 37 2 12 1 6 9 26 .254
a-Walked for Olsen in the 6th. b-Popped out for Gonzalez, Al in the 6th. c-Singled for Maxwell in the 8th. d-Homered for Batista in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Pujols (35, 1st inning off Olsen, 0 on, 2 out), Holliday (23, 8th inning off Batista, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Jay; Pujols 4; Holliday 5; Feliz; Anderson, B; Miles.
RBI: Pujols (94), Jay (22), Holliday 2 (81).
2-out RBI: Pujols; Holliday 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Craig, A.
GIDP: Pujols.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
CS: Miles (1, 2nd base by Batista/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: (Ryan, Br-Pujols).
Pickoffs: McClellan (Morgan at 1st base).

BATTING
2B: Morse (5, Garcia, J), Desmond (22, Franklin).
3B: Morse (2, Franklin).
HR: Harris, W (7, 8th inning off McClellan, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Gonzalez, Al; Desmond 4; Zimmerman, R; Morse 5; Bernadina; Rodriguez, I; Maxwell; Morgan; Harris, W 4.
RBI: Harris, W (25).
2-out RBI: Harris, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Olsen 2; Bernadina 3; Morse; Desmond 2; Rodriguez, I.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 1-for-12.
Team LOB: 14.

BASERUNNING
SB: Zimmerman, R (4, 2nd base off Miller, T/Anderson, B), Bernadina (12, 2nd base off Garcia, J/Anderson, B).
CS: Morgan (15, 2nd base by McClellan/Anderson, B).
PO: Morgan (1st base by McClellan).

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (8, throw), Rodriguez, I (3, pickoff).
DP: (Desmond-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garcia, J(W, 12-6) 5.1 8 0 0 4 7 0 2.33
Boggs, M(H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.67
Miller, T(H, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.77
McClellan 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.28
Franklin(S, 22) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.61
Totals 9.0 12 2 2 6 9 1 3.42
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 3-7) 6.0 5 3 1 1 5 1 4.91
Batista 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 4.11
Clippard 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.28
Totals 9.0 7 4 2 1 7 2 4.17
Boggs, M pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Franklin.
IBB: Maxwell (by Garcia, J).
HBP: Anderson, B (by Olsen).
Pitches-strikes: Garcia, J 94-57, Boggs, M 11-6, Miller, T 11-7, McClellan 13-9, Franklin 21-13, Olsen 105-71, Batista 27-15, Clippard 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Garcia, J 6-3, Boggs, M 1-1, Miller, T 1-1, McClellan 1-0, Franklin 1-1, Olsen 7-5, Batista 4-0, Clippard 1-1.
Batters faced: Garcia, J 27, Boggs, M 3, Miller, T 3, McClellan 4, Franklin 6, Olsen 25, Batista 7, Clippard 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Boggs, M 3-0, Miller, T 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Dan Bellino. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Joe West.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:06.
Att: 22,871