Nats' Homers Pave Way For Walk-Off Win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

VIERA, Fla. -- The Nationals continued their strong start to the Grapefruit League season on Saturday, rallying for a 6-5 walk-off win over the Yankees that culminated with Derek Norris' gapper two batters after mega-prospect Bryce Harper was hit by a pitch in the right arm. Harper remained in the game.

Left-handed starter John Lannan lasted 4 1/3 innings and allowed four runs on four hits for the Nationals (9-5).

The Yankees (6-9) got off to a fast start, plating a pair of runs in the first inning. Eduardo Nunez scored the first run of the game on a single by Robinson Cano, and two batters later, Cano scored on a single by Jorge Vazquez. CONTINUE....

 

NY Yankees	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Gardner, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.273
Krum, CF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.154
Nunez, E, SS	4	1	0	0	1	1	2	.333
Martin, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Romine, Au, C	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250
Cano, 2B	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.200
1-Bernier, PR-2B	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Montero, J, DH	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	.167
a-Molina, PH-DH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100
3-Russo, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067
Vazquez, Jo, 1B	3	1	3	3	0	0	0	.480
2-Gil, PR-1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Pena, R, 3B	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	.154
Laird, 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056
Maxwell, LF	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.182
Parraz, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308
Mesa, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.235
Brewer, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Totals	31	5	6	5	6	6	16	.243

a-Walked for Montero, J in the 8th. 
1-Ran for Cano in the 6th. 2-Ran for Vazquez, Jo in the 8th. 3-Ran for Molina in the 8th.

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bernadina, CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.259
a-Norris, D, PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.214
Desmond, SS	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.258
Cora, SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429
Zimmerman, R, 3B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.316
1-Bixler, PR-3B-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.471
LaRoche, Ad, 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	.238
Marrero, 1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.467
3-Hood, PR-LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Morse, LF	3	1	2	3	0	0	0	.500
2-Hairston, J, PR-LF-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Ramos, W, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.316
Flores, J, C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077
4-Morgan, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Ankiel, DH	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.154
Nix, L, RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.250
Harper, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389
Espinosa, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.367
Gonzalez, Al, 2B-1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.296
Totals	33	6	8	6	2	8	5	.289

a-Singled for Bernadina in the 9th. 
1-Ran for Zimmerman, R in the 6th. 2-Ran for Morse in the 6th. 3-Ran for Marrero in the 8th. 4-Ran for Flores, J in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Gardner (3, Maya).
HR: Vazquez, Jo (3, 4th inning off Lannan, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Gardner 2; Cano; Montero, J; Vazquez, Jo 6.
RBI: Cano (3), Vazquez, Jo 3 (8), Pena, R (2).
2-out RBI: Cano; Vazquez, Jo.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena, R; Mesa; Bernier; Romine, Au.
SF: Pena, R.
GIDP: Mesa; Maxwell.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Nunez, E (2, throw).

BATTING
2B: Marrero (2, Warren).
HR: Morse (5, 2nd inning off Burnett, A, 1 on, 0 out), Nix, L (1, 5th inning off Noesi, 0 on, 2 out), Ankiel (3, 7th inning off Noesi, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Norris, D; Desmond; LaRoche, Ad; Marrero 2; Morse 5; Ankiel 4; Nix, L 4.
RBI: Morse 3 (10), Nix, L (3), Ankiel (4), Norris, D (2).
2-out RBI: Nix, L; Morse.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramos, W; Hairston, J.
SAC: Ankiel.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Bernadina (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Cora-Gonzalez, Al-Marrero, Desmond-Espinosa-LaRoche, Ad).

NY Yankees	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Burnett, A	4.0	2	2	2	0	4	1	2.00
Noesi(BS, 1)	3.0	4	3	3	1	4	2	4.00
Warren(L, 0-1)	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.59
Fish	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9.64
Turpen	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7.36
Totals	8.1	8	6	5	2	8	3	4.34

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Lannan	4.1	4	4	4	3	3	1	7.36
Burnett, S	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maya(W, 1-0)	4.0	2	1	0	3	3	0	1.04
Totals	9.0	6	5	4	6	6	1	3.88

Warren pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

IBB: Gonzalez, Al (by Fish).
HBP: Harper (by Fish), Vazquez, Jo (by Maya).
Groundouts-flyouts: Burnett, A 2-4, Noesi 1-4, Warren 3-0, Fish 1-0, Turpen 0-0, Lannan 7-2, Burnett, S 1-1, Maya 5-4.
Batters faced: Burnett, A 14, Noesi 14, Warren 5, Fish 3, Turpen 1, Lannan 19, Burnett, S 2, Maya 18.
Inherited runners-scored: Fish 1-0, Turpen 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Ed Hickox. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: . 3B: Fran Burke.
Weather: 69 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:55.
Att: 6,841.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media