Nats unable to find spark against Cubs

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- There weren't many positives for Washington manager Jim Riggleman to reflect upon Monday night. His Nationals managed only three hits, fell behind early and never were in the game as the Cubs rolled to an easy 9-1 victory.

But what really made the normally mild-mannered Riggleman a little upset was how his team played. Washington (53-72) looked flat the entire game, and they didn't show much energy before the crowd of 17,921 at Nationals Park.

And the skipper let his team hear it after the game.

Nats unable to find spark against Cubs....

Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeWitt, 2B 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .284
Castro, S, SS 6 1 2 0 0 2 4 .316
Byrd, CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306
Fukudome, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .268
Ramirez, A, 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .245
Baker, Je, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Nady, 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .244
Colvin, RF-CF 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 .251
Soriano, A, LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 5 .262
Soto, C 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 .286
Coleman, P 4 0 1 1 0 1 7 .143
Cashner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hoffpauir, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Diamond, T, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 9 15 9 6 10 24 .261
a-Grounded out for Cashner in the 9th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
b-Mench, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .263
1-Morse, PR-1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Bernadina, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .271
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .271
Harris, W, RF-3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .178
Gonzalez, Al, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
a-Marquis, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 6 8 .254
a-Grounded out for Batista in the 5th. b-Struck out for Clippard in the 9th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Soriano, A (32, Hernandez, L), Nady (12, Slaten), Castro, S (24, Peralta, Jo), DeWitt (18, Clippard).
3B: Soriano, A (3, Hernandez, L).
HR: DeWitt (4, 3rd inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: DeWitt 7; Castro, S 3; Fukudome 2; Ramirez, A; Nady 4; Colvin; Soriano, A 5; Coleman.
RBI: DeWitt 2 (42), Colvin 2 (46), Soriano, A 2 (62), Coleman (1), Soto (46), Fukudome (34).
2-out RBI: Soto.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Coleman 5; Castro, S; Fukudome.
SF: DeWitt.
GIDP: Castro, S.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
CS: Castro, S (6, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: DeWitt (13, fielding).
DP: (Cashner-Castro, S-Nady).

BATTING
2B: Bernadina (15, Coleman).
TB: Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Bernadina 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, I (35).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina.
GIDP: Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: (Hernandez, L-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).

Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Coleman(W, 1-1) 6.1 3 1 1 2 3 0 5.68
Cashner 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.38
Diamond, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.61
Totals 9.0 3 1 1 2 6 0 4.40
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(L, 8-9) 4.1 10 7 7 4 5 1 3.36
Batista 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.34
Slaten 1.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2.94
Peralta, Jo 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.65
Storen, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.48
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Totals 9.0 15 9 9 6 10 1 4.16
IBB: Soto (by Hernandez, L).
HBP: Byrd (by Hernandez, L), Nady (by Hernandez, L).
Pitches-strikes: Coleman 103-62, Cashner 11-9, Diamond, T 11-8, Hernandez, L 121-63, Batista 11-7, Slaten 29-18, Peralta, Jo 22-14, Storen, D 10-7, Clippard 13-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Coleman 8-6, Cashner 3-0, Diamond, T 1-0, Hernandez, L 4-3, Batista 0-1, Slaten 1-0, Peralta, Jo 0-0, Storen, D 1-1, Clippard 2-1.
Batters faced: Coleman 25, Cashner 4, Diamond, T 3, Hernandez, L 27, Batista 2, Slaten 7, Peralta, Jo 5, Storen, D 3, Clippard 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Cashner 2-0, Batista 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 3:08.
Att: 17,921