Morgan involved in collision as Nats fall in 10

By Charlie Nobles / Special to MLB.com

MIAMI -- The Nationals lost a close game Tuesday night and found their center fielder, Nyjer Morgan, in the middle of another controversy.

This time it is the Marlins who believe Morgan tried to hurt their catcher, as Brett Hayes was injured in a play at the plate in the 10th inning. Morgan was called out and the Marlins won in the bottom of the inning, 1-0, before 18,506 at Sun Life Stadium.

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kennedy, A, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276
Bernadina, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
Dunn, A, 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .266
Morse, RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .299
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267
Morgan, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .257
Zimmermann, J, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .187
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
b-Gonzalez, Al, PH-2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284
Totals 33 0 4 0 4 10 13 .255
a-Singled for Peralta, Jo in the 8th. b-Walked for Clippard in the 10th.
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bonifacio, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .258
Morrison, LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .287
Ramirez, H, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .299
Sanchez, G, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .285
Tracy, C, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .256
Stanton, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
Maybin, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
Hayes, B, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208
Sanchez, A, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .130
Veras, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Murphy, D, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Hensley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 1 3 1 2 11 3 .255
a-Grounded out for Veras, J in the 9th.
BATTING
TB: Dunn, A; Morse; Morgan; Harris, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan; Desmond.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Bernadina (Sanchez, G at 3rd base).
DP: (Bernadina-Zimmerman, R).

BATTING
2B: Sanchez, G (34, Zimmermann, J).
TB: Ramirez, H; Sanchez, G 2; Tracy, C.
RBI: Tracy, C (9).
Team RISP: 1-for-2.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ramirez, H (28, 2nd base off Storen, D/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Maybin (Desmond at 1st base).
DP: 2 (Maybin-Sanchez, G, Bonifacio-Ramirez, H-Hayes, B).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Zimmermann, J 6.0 1 0 0 0 9 0 4.50
Peralta, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.35
Clippard 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.16
Storen, D(L, 3-3) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.53
Totals 9.1 3 1 1 2 11 0 4.13
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sanchez, A 7.0 3 0 0 1 7 0 3.14
Veras, J 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.06
Hensley(W, 3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.67
Totals 10.0 4 0 0 4 10 0 3.94
WP: Sanchez, A, Hensley.
Pitches-strikes: Zimmermann, J 86-55, Peralta, Jo 17-10, Clippard 33-23, Storen, D 13-6, Sanchez, A 126-80, Veras, J 27-15, Hensley 23-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Zimmermann, J 3-4, Peralta, Jo 1-1, Clippard 3-2, Storen, D 1-0, Sanchez, A 4-8, Veras, J 3-1, Hensley 1-0.
Batters faced: Zimmermann, J 18, Peralta, Jo 4, Clippard 6, Storen, D 4, Sanchez, A 25, Veras, J 8, Hensley 4.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Mike Estabrook.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:01 (:04 delay).
Att: 18,506