Nats edge Phils on Dunn's walk-off blast

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Adam Dunn's solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Nationals over the Phillies, 2-1, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

With the game tied at 1 and Phils reliever Jose Contreras on the mound, Dunn hit a 2-0 pitch deep to right field for his 38th homer of the season.

The Nats got off to a good start against right-hander Roy Oswalt without the benefit of a hit. With Nyjer Morgan on second, Ian Desmond hit a ground ball to shortstop Jimmy Rollins. The Phillies had Morgan hung up between second and third. Rollins threw the ball to third baseman Gregg Dobbs, who allowed the ball to go past him for an error and put runners on second and third.

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Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
Bocock, SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Ibanez, LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .274
Utley, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278
Howard, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .278
Francisco, B, CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .259
Brown, D, RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .217
Dobbs, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .185
Schneider, C 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .235
1-Mayberry, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Hoover, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Oswalt, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140
Baez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gload, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
Herndon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Romero, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bastardo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Victorino, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
Contreras, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 1 9 1 2 11 19 .260
a-Singled for Baez in the 7th. b-Struck out for Bastardo in the 9th.
1-Ran for Schneider in the 9th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .256
Bernadina, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .249
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .274
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .264
Morse, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Maxwell, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146
Espinosa, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .233
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
Marquis, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136
Harris, W, RF-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184
Totals 27 2 3 2 3 9 13 .253
BATTING
HR: Ibanez (16, 4th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Rollins; Ibanez 4; Utley; Howard 2; Francisco, B 2; Brown, D; Gload.
RBI: Ibanez (80).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schneider 3; Howard; Dobbs.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Francisco, B (7, 2nd base off Clippard/Rodriguez, I), Brown, D (2, 2nd base off Marquis/Rodriguez, I).
CS: Mayberry (1, 2nd base by Storen, D/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Dobbs (6, missed catch).
DP: (Rollins-Utley-Howard).

BATTING
HR: Dunn, A (38, 9th inning off Contreras, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Dunn, A 4; Espinosa; Marquis.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (103).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morse; Espinosa.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (34, 2nd base off Oswalt/Schneider), Desmond (17, 2nd base off Baez/Schneider).

Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Oswalt 5.0 2 1 0 2 3 0 2.73
Baez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.89
Herndon 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.33
Romero, J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60
Bastardo 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.86
Contreras(L, 6-4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.46
Totals 8.0 3 2 1 3 9 1 3.68
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis 6.0 7 1 1 1 7 1 6.60
Clippard 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.71
Storen, D(W, 4-4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.74
Totals 9.0 9 1 1 2 11 1 4.14
Contreras pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

HBP: Morse (by Oswalt).
Pitches-strikes: Oswalt 66-41, Baez 18-10, Herndon 9-6, Romero, J 5-3, Bastardo 15-9, Contreras 3-1, Marquis 100-60, Clippard 29-20, Storen, D 13-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Oswalt 8-4, Baez 0-1, Herndon 0-1, Romero, J 0-0, Bastardo 0-0, Contreras 0-0, Marquis 10-1, Clippard 2-2, Storen, D 0-0.
Batters faced: Oswalt 20, Baez 4, Herndon 2, Romero, J 1, Bastardo 3, Contreras 1, Marquis 26, Clippard 8, Storen, D 3.
Ejections: Washington Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman ejected by HP umpire Gary Cederstrom (8th).
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Todd Tichenor.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, L to R.
T: 2:40.
Att: 19,117