Nationals lose game, tempers in Miami

By Charlie Nobles / Special to MLB.com

MIAMI -- Manager Jim Riggleman went into Wednesday night's game expecting the Marlins to hit Nyjer Morgan with a pitch in retaliation for the home-plate collision on Tuesday that injured catcher Brett Hayes.

And after Morgan was hit in the fourth inning of an eventual 16-10 Nationals loss at Sun Life Stadium, Riggleman asked his team leaders if they wanted to retaliate.

"They told me, 'Naw, it's over,' " Riggleman said in the quiet of his clubhouse office. "Well, when they throw at him a second time, then it's not over."

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .257
b-Mench, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
c-Harris, W, PH-LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .190
Desmond, SS 4 2 3 2 0 1 1 .281
Bernadina, LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .268
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .268
Espinosa, 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Morse, RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .302
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .253
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .283
Nieves, C 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .209
Olsen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .087
Stammen, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
a-Maxwell, PH-CF 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .134
Totals 38 10 16 10 1 6 15 .256
a-Doubled for Stammen in the 6th. b-Singled for Morgan in the 6th. c-Singled for Batista in the 7th.
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maybin, CF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .236
Morrison, LF 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 .294
Ramirez, H, SS 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 .299
Sanchez, G, 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .287
Murphy, D, 2B 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 .318
Bonifacio, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .256
Helms, 3B 5 2 3 5 0 2 2 .239
Stanton, RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .239
Davis, B, C 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .280
Volstad, P 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .095
Badenhop, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Tracy, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Nunez, L, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Luna, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .118
Sanches, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 16 15 16 5 9 11 .257
a-Grounded out for Badenhop in the 6th. b-Struck out for Nunez, L in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Desmond 2 (24, Volstad, Badenhop), Dunn, A (34, Volstad), Maxwell 2 (3, Volstad, Sosa, J), Espinosa (1, Badenhop).
HR: Nieves (3, 7th inning off Sosa, J, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Mench; Harris, W; Desmond 5; Dunn, A 3; Espinosa 2; Morse 2; Kennedy, A; Gonzalez, Al; Nieves 5; Maxwell 4.
RBI: Morse (28), Morgan (21), Desmond 2 (56), Kennedy, A (30), Mench (1), Bernadina (41), Espinosa (1), Nieves (16), Harris, W (28).
2-out RBI: Morse; Desmond.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kennedy, A; Bernadina 2; Nieves 2.
S: Olsen.
SF: Morgan; Desmond; Bernadina.
GIDP: Gonzalez, Al; Kennedy, A.
Team RISP: 8-for-16.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Harris, W (4, 2nd base off Sosa, J/Davis, B), Morgan 2 (33, 2nd base off Volstad/Davis, B, 3rd base off Volstad/Davis, B).

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, H (26, Olsen), Helms (8, Olsen), Davis, B (1, Olsen), Morrison (11, Olsen), Murphy, D (6, Stammen).
HR: Stanton (15, 2nd inning off Stammen, 1 on, 2 out), Davis, B (1, 4th inning off Stammen, 0 on, 0 out), Maybin (7, 7th inning off Slaten, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Maybin 4; Morrison 3; Ramirez, H 2; Sanchez, G 2; Murphy, D 3; Helms 4; Stanton 5; Davis, B 6.
RBI: Ramirez, H (69), Murphy, D 3 (16), Helms 5 (31), Davis, B 2 (5), Stanton 2 (41), Sanchez, G 2 (72), Maybin (23).
2-out RBI: Davis, B; Helms 3; Stanton 2; Sanchez, G 2; Murphy, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Volstad; Helms.
Team RISP: 8-for-13.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Stanton (3, fielding), Sanchez, G (9, missed catch).
DP: 2 (Ramirez, H-Sanchez, G, Bonifacio-Ramirez, H-Sanchez, G).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 3-8) 1.2 8 9 9 2 1 0 5.88
Stammen 3.1 5 6 6 2 4 2 5.36
Batista 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05
Slaten 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.06
Storen, D 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.43
Totals 8.0 15 16 16 5 9 3 4.22
Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Volstad(W, 9-9) 5.0 9 6 6 1 4 0 4.82
Badenhop 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.18
Sosa, J 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 6.61
Nunez, L 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.76
Sanches 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.72
Totals 9.0 16 10 10 1 6 1 3.99
Volstad pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP: Stammen, Volstad.
IBB: Ramirez, H (by Olsen).
HBP: Sanchez, G (by Slaten), Nieves (by Volstad), Gonzalez, Al (by Volstad), Morgan (by Volstad).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 55-37, Stammen 70-42, Batista 12-10, Slaten 21-12, Storen, D 27-17, Volstad 85-48, Badenhop 24-15, Sosa, J 23-14, Nunez, L 13-9, Sanches 23-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 2-1, Stammen 3-2, Batista 2-0, Slaten 0-1, Storen, D 1-1, Volstad 5-5, Badenhop 2-1, Sosa, J 2-0, Nunez, L 3-0, Sanches 1-1.
Batters faced: Olsen 15, Stammen 17, Batista 4, Slaten 4, Storen, D 5, Volstad 27, Badenhop 6, Sosa, J 6, Nunez, L 3, Sanches 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Stammen 1-1, Storen, D 1-0, Badenhop 1-1.
Ejections: Florida Marlins pitcher Chris Volstad ejected by HP umpire Marvin Hudson (6th); Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman ejected by HP umpire Marvin Hudson (7th); Washington Nationals pitcher Doug Slaten ejected by HP umpire Marvin Hudson (7th); Florida Marlins pitcher Jose Veras ejected by 1B umpire Derryl Cousins (6th); Washington Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan ejected by HP umpire Marvin Hudson (6th); Florida Marlins Manager Edwin Rodriguez ejected by HP umpire Marvin Hudson (6th).
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:22.
Att: 18,045