Zimmerman starts fireworks as Nats walk off

By Greg Rosenstein / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Ryan Zimmerman loves the big moments.

He wants to be the one at the plate with the game on the line. He wants to be the one to carry his team to a victory. And on Saturday, he proved it.

Zimmerman starts fireworks as Nats walk off....

Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .244
Polanco, 3B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .314
Ibanez, LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .266
Werth, CF 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .295
Ransom, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .216
a-Gload, PH-1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
Brown, D, RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .308
Ruiz, C 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 .288
Valdez, W, 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .238
Blanton, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .135
Contreras, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Dobbs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lidge, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 5 11 5 6 4 23 .258
a-Singled for Ransom in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Contreras in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Ruiz (3, 6th inning off Peralta, Jo, 0 on, 1 out), Ibanez (10, 7th inning off Clippard, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Rollins 2; Polanco; Ibanez 4; Werth 2; Gload; Ruiz 6; Valdez, W.
RBI: Valdez, W (24), Ruiz 2 (20), Ibanez 2 (51).
2-out RBI: Valdez, W; Ruiz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Werth; Blanton; Ransom; Ruiz; Ibanez.
S: Gload.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rollins (9, 2nd base off Detwiler/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Rollins-Valdez, W-Ransom, Ruiz-Valdez, W).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .262
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .265
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .294
Dunn, A, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .276
Willingham, LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .270
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez, Al, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
Bernadina, RF-LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .278
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .264
Desmond, SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .254
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Detwiler, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Morse, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .356
Totals 33 7 12 7 3 12 12 .258
a-Singled for Peralta, Jo in the 6th.
BATTING
2B: Bernadina (12, Blanton).
HR: Zimmerman, R (18, 9th inning off Lidge, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Kennedy, A; Zimmerman, R 5; Willingham; Bernadina 3; Rodriguez, I 2; Desmond; Harris, W; Morse.
RBI: Willingham (53), Bernadina (30), Rodriguez, I (29), Desmond (45), Zimmerman, R 3 (56).
2-out RBI: Willingham; Bernadina; Rodriguez, I.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Desmond; Willingham.
S: Morgan.
SF: Desmond.
GIDP: Morgan.
Team RISP: 5-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Kennedy, A (1, 2nd base by Contreras/Ruiz).

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Blanton 6.0 9 4 4 1 8 0 5.86
Contreras 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.75
Madson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.12
Lidge(BS, 4)(L, 1-1) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 5.57
Totals 8.1 12 7 7 3 12 1 4.00
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Detwiler 5.1 5 1 1 3 3 0 1.00
Peralta, Jo(H, 3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.21
Clippard(BS, 9) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.45
Slaten 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.68
Batista 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.02
Burnett, S 1.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.95
Storen, D(W, 3-2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.61
Totals 9.0 11 5 5 6 4 2 4.11
HBP: Dunn, A (by Blanton).
Pitches-strikes: Blanton 97-62, Contreras 20-9, Madson 13-9, Lidge 14-7, Detwiler 97-58, Peralta, Jo 11-7, Clippard 11-5, Slaten 6-6, Batista 21-11, Burnett, S 11-5, Storen, D 5-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Blanton 4-6, Contreras 0-0, Madson 1-0, Lidge 1-0, Detwiler 5-7, Peralta, Jo 0-2, Clippard 0-1, Slaten 0-0, Batista 2-1, Burnett, S 3-0, Storen, D 0-1.
Batters faced: Blanton 28, Contreras 4, Madson 3, Lidge 4, Detwiler 24, Peralta, Jo 3, Clippard 4, Slaten 2, Batista 5, Burnett, S 4, Storen, D 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0, Batista 2-0, Burnett, S 2-0, Storen, D 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Kerwin Danley. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:14.
Att: 38,049