Four homers for naught thanks to errors

By Andrew Pentis / MLB.com

PHOENIX -- Try as they did on Thursday night, the Nationals couldn't power past three fielding errors that led to four D-backs runs.

Literally.

Washington's dismal defense superseded its season-high-tying four solo home runs and the result was an ugly 8-4 loss.

Four homers for naught thanks to errors....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .277
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .262
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .301
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .270
Morse, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Desmond, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .260
Nieves, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .177
b-Rodriguez, I, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264
Detwiler, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Harris, W, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 4 13 .258
a-Grounded out for Balester in the 7th. b-Struck out for Nieves in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Desmond (19, Enright).
HR: Kennedy, A (3, 3rd inning off Enright, 0 on, 1 out), Zimmerman, R 2 (21, 5th inning off Enright, 0 on, 2 out; 8th inning off Vasquez, E, 0 on, 0 out), Bernadina (7, 7th inning off Demel, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Bernadina 5; Kennedy, A 4; Zimmerman, R 8; Dunn, A; Willingham; Desmond 3.
RBI: Kennedy, A (21), Zimmerman, R 2 (61), Bernadina (31).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R; Bernadina.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Detwiler 2.
GIDP: Willingham; Kennedy, A; Morse.
Team RISP: 0-for-4.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (6, fielding), Zimmerman, R (11, fielding), Harris, W (2, fielding).
DP: (Desmond-Kennedy, A-Dunn, A).
Pickoffs: Detwiler (Johnson, K at 1st base).

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .264
Johnson, K, 2B 4 1 3 0 1 0 1 .290
Upton, J, RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .277
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 .267
Ryal, LF-3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .299
Crosby, 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .224
a-Parra, G, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
Drew, S, SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .268
Hester, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .200
Enright, P 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .385
Demel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Church, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184
Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 8 13 6 3 12 24 .255
a-Lined out for Crosby in the 6th. b-Struck out for Demel in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: LaRoche, Ad (24, Detwiler), Crosby (9, Detwiler).
3B: Johnson, K (4, Detwiler).
TB: Young, C; Johnson, K 5; Upton, J; LaRoche, Ad 4; Ryal 2; Crosby 2; Drew, S; Enright.
RBI: Crosby (13), Drew, S (34), Enright (4), Upton, J 2 (55), Ryal (9).
2-out RBI: Enright.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young, C 3; Parra, G.
SF: Upton, J.
GIDP: Upton, J.
Team RISP: 5-for-17.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Johnson, K (6, 2nd base by Detwiler/Nieves), Crosby (3, home by Detwiler/Nieves).
PO: Johnson, K (1st base by Detwiler).

FIELDING
E: Crosby (9, fielding).
DP: 3 (Crosby-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad, Johnson, K-Drew, S-LaRoche, Ad, Ryal-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Detwiler(L, 0-2) 4.0 9 7 4 2 5 0 3.46
Balester 2.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 5.40
Batista 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.19
Storen, D 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2.38
Totals 8.0 13 8 4 3 12 0 4.10
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Enright(W, 3-2) 6.0 6 2 2 2 3 2 2.81
Demel 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.64
Vasquez, E 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 4.72
Heilman 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24
Totals 9.0 9 4 4 2 4 4 5.21
Detwiler pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

WP: Balester.
Pitches-strikes: Detwiler 80-50, Balester 46-34, Batista 13-7, Storen, D 13-9, Enright 98-61, Demel 11-7, Vasquez, E 17-9, Heilman 19-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Detwiler 4-1, Balester 1-0, Batista 1-1, Storen, D 1-1, Enright 10-5, Demel 1-2, Vasquez, E 2-0, Heilman 1-1.
Batters faced: Detwiler 22, Balester 11, Batista 3, Storen, D 4, Enright 25, Demel 4, Vasquez, E 4, Heilman 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Balester 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Dan Bellino. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 79 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:53.
Att: 16,638

Dunn's two homers power Nats to win

By Andrew Pentis / MLB.com

PHOENIX -- Adam Dunn wants to be a National.

And after his Wednesday night performance -- Dunn overtook the National League home run lead (28) with a pair of deep shots in the Nats' 7-2 victory over the D-backs before Chase Field's franchise-low attendance 15,670 -- it's hard to believe that he's the only one who feels that way.

"We love having him on the team," said winning starter Craig Stammen (4-4), "and we hope to have him for years to come.

Dunn's two homers power Nats to win....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .274
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .261
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 .299
Dunn, A, 1B 5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .277
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Desmond, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Morse, RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .343
Maxwell, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265
Gonzalez, Al, SS-2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299
Stammen, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .185
Totals 36 7 13 7 4 5 11 .258
a-Grounded out for Slaten in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (24, Kennedy, I), Kennedy, A (9, Carrasco, D).
HR: Dunn, A 2 (28, 1st inning off Kennedy, I, 1 on, 2 out; 4th inning off Kennedy, I, 0 on, 0 out), Morse (7, 8th inning off Vasquez, E, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Bernadina 2; Kennedy, A 3; Zimmerman, R 3; Dunn, A 9; Morse 5; Rodriguez, I; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Dunn, A 4 (71), Kennedy, A 2 (20), Morse (19).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stammen.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A; Willingham.
Team RISP: 3-for-6.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bernadina (8, 2nd base off Kennedy, I/Montero, M).
CS: Morse (1, 2nd base by Kennedy, I/Montero, M).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Stammen-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Desmond-Kennedy, A, Kennedy, A-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .265
Johnson, K, 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 .286
Upton, J, RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .277
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .262
Montero, M, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .309
Reynolds, M, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .220
Ryal, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Drew, S, SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .268
Church, LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .185
Kennedy, I, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111
a-Crosby, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222
Norberto, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Carrasco, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyer, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Ojeda, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169
Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Hester, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212
Totals 32 2 9 2 5 11 18 .254
a-Struck out for Kennedy, I in the 4th. b-Flied out for Boyer in the 7th. c-Struck out for Heilman in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Church (12, Stammen).
HR: LaRoche, Ad (17, 8th inning off Peralta, Jo, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Young, C; Johnson, K 3; LaRoche, Ad 5; Montero, M; Drew, S; Church 2.
RBI: Upton, J (53), LaRoche, Ad (71).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young, C 2.
SF: Upton, J.
GIDP: Montero, M 2; Johnson, K.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Johnson, K (11, 2nd base off Stammen/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: 3 (Johnson, K-Drew, S-LaRoche, Ad 2, Drew, S-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen(W, 4-4) 5.1 6 1 1 4 6 0 5.06
Slaten(H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.33
Peralta, Jo 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2.25
Burnett, S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.79
Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.39
Totals 9.0 9 2 2 5 11 1 4.10
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kennedy, I(L, 6-9) 4.0 8 4 4 0 2 2 4.40
Norberto 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.35
Carrasco, D 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 4.37
Boyer 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.66
Vasquez, E 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.62
Heilman 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.31
Totals 9.0 13 7 7 4 5 3 5.22
WP: Kennedy, I, Carrasco, D.
Pitches-strikes: Stammen 100-59, Slaten 9-6, Peralta, Jo 35-24, Burnett, S 4-3, Clippard 14-8, Kennedy, I 69-46, Norberto 22-12, Carrasco, D 34-19, Boyer 4-4, Vasquez, E 13-9, Heilman 14-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Stammen 8-1, Slaten 0-0, Peralta, Jo 1-3, Burnett, S 0-0, Clippard 2-0, Kennedy, I 7-2, Norberto 2-1, Carrasco, D 1-2, Boyer 2-0, Vasquez, E 0-1, Heilman 2-1.
Batters faced: Stammen 24, Slaten 2, Peralta, Jo 8, Burnett, S 1, Clippard 3, Kennedy, I 18, Norberto 4, Carrasco, D 8, Boyer 2, Vasquez, E 4, Heilman 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0, Burnett, S 1-0, Boyer 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Dan Bellino.
Weather: 79 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:16.
Att: 15,670

Key homer sinks Olsen, Nats in Arizona

By Andrew Pentis / MLB.com

PHOENIX -- Big blasts don't just change baseball games; they often decide them.

Nationals starter Scott Olsen allowed Mark Reynolds' three-run long ball in the fourth inning, and it ultimately led to Washington's 6-1 defeat to Arizona on Tuesday, its 60th of the season.

Key homer sinks Olsen, Nats in Arizona....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .295
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Willingham, LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .272
Morse, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .059
Balester, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .105
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 5 14 .257
a-Flied out for Slaten in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, Al (7, Saunders).
HR: Zimmerman, R (19, 1st inning off Saunders, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Zimmerman, R 5; Willingham 2; Gonzalez, Al 2.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (59).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Desmond; Kennedy, A.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Desmond; Morse.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Willingham (LaRoche, Ad at home).
DP: (Willingham-Rodriguez, I).

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .282
Upton, J, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .260
Montero, M, C 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .310
Reynolds, M, 3B 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .222
1-Ojeda, A, PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .172
Drew, S, SS 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .267
Ryal, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295
Saunders, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 29 6 9 6 3 6 10 .254

1-Ran for Reynolds, M in the 6th.
BATTING
3B: LaRoche, Ad (2, Olsen).
HR: Drew, S (6, 3rd inning off Olsen, 0 on, 0 out), Reynolds, M (25, 4th inning off Olsen, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Johnson, K 2; Upton, J; LaRoche, Ad 5; Montero, M; Reynolds, M 4; Drew, S 4.
RBI: Drew, S (33), Reynolds, M 3 (69), Montero, M (23), Johnson, K (52).
2-out RBI: Reynolds, M 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Drew, S; LaRoche, Ad.
S: Saunders.
SF: Montero, M.
Team RISP: 2-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Johnson, K (5, 2nd base by Olsen/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
E: Johnson, K (7, missed catch), Drew, S (5, fielding).
PB: Montero, M (5).
DP: 3 (Drew, S-Johnson, K-LaRoche, Ad 2, Johnson, K-Drew, S-LaRoche, Ad).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 3-3) 5.2 7 5 5 1 3 2 4.12
Balester 0.2 0 1 1 2 1 0 7.71
Slaten 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.42
Totals 8.0 9 6 6 3 6 2 4.12
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Saunders(W, 7-10) 9.0 5 1 1 2 5 1 4.28
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 2 5 1 5.21
HBP: Reynolds, M (by Balester), Morgan (by Saunders).
Pitches-strikes: Olsen 91-57, Balester 16-6, Slaten 24-16, Saunders 116-73.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 6-6, Balester 1-0, Slaten 1-2, Saunders 13-9.
Batters faced: Olsen 23, Balester 5, Slaten 7, Saunders 33.
Inherited runners-scored: Balester 1-0, Slaten 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Dan Bellino. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 78 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:22.
Att: 17,164

Crafty Livan leads Nats over D-backs

By Jesse Sanchez / MLB.com

PHOENIX -- Fans at Chase Field have always had a love-hate relationship with Livan Hernandez.

They loved him when he played for the D-backs. They hate to see him pitch against them.

On Monday, Hernandez reminded them why.

Crafty Livan leads Nats over D-backs....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .259
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293
Dunn, A, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .276
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Willingham, LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .269
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bernadina, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .268
Desmond, SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .132
Harris, W, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 4 10 .257
BATTING
2B: Desmond (18, Lopez, Ro), Willingham (17, Demel).
HR: Rodriguez, I (2, 2nd inning off Lopez, Ro, 0 on, 0 out), Dunn, A (26, 3rd inning off Lopez, Ro, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Morgan; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 3; Rodriguez, I 5; Desmond 3.
RBI: Willingham (54), Rodriguez, I (30), Dunn, A (67).
2-out RBI: Willingham; Dunn, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina 2; Hernandez, L; Kennedy, A 2.
S: Hernandez, L.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (29, 2nd base off Lopez, Ro/Montero, M).
PO: Morgan (1st base by Lopez, Ro).

Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Young, C, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .267
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279
Upton, J, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .254
Montero, M, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
Reynolds, M, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .220
Drew, S, SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268
Parra, G, LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .248
Lopez, Ro, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .064
Demel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Abreu, T, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .237
Gutierrez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 7 11 .253
a-Singled for Demel in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Johnson, K; Reynolds, M; Drew, S 2; Abreu, T.
RBI: Parra, G (19).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lopez, Ro; Young, C; Upton, J.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Lopez, Ro (Morgan at 1st base).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 8-7) 7.1 5 1 1 1 5 0 3.12
Burnett, S(S, 1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.82
Totals 9.0 5 1 1 1 7 0 4.09
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lopez, Ro(L, 5-10) 7.0 7 3 3 2 3 2 4.64
Demel 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.43
Gutierrez, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.69
Totals 9.0 8 3 3 2 4 2 5.25
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 91-58, Burnett, S 19-10, Lopez, Ro 95-62, Demel 9-7, Gutierrez, J 8-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 6-8, Burnett, S 3-0, Lopez, Ro 9-7, Demel 1-1, Gutierrez, J 2-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 28, Burnett, S 5, Lopez, Ro 29, Demel 4, Gutierrez, J 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Dan Bellino. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Joe West.
Weather: 78 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:19.
Att: 16,793