Nats hit four homers against Fish

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

NATIONALS (ss) 12, MARLINS (ss) 3
at Viera, Fla.
Tuesday, March 16

Nats hit four homers against Fish....

Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Miller, Ja, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .125
Barden, SS-2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .400
b-Dominguez, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Uggla, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .231
Martinez, O, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morrison, 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .148
Ross, C, RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 .200
Scott, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Carroll, B, LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .273
Jimenez, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
Hayes, B, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .353
VandenHurk, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Penn, P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Turnbow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tankersley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Baker, Jo, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 35 3 7 3 2 8 14

a-Struck out for Tankersley in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Barden in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ross, C (2, Stammen), Morrison (2, Clippard).
TB: Barden; Uggla; Morrison 3; Ross, C 2; Carroll, B; Hayes, B.
RBI: Carroll, B (5), Hayes, B (1), Morrison (4).
2-out RBI: Hayes, B.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hayes, B; Carroll, B; Scott.
SF: Carroll, B.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: VandenHurk (1, throw).
Outfield assists: Ross, C (Harris, W at home).
DP: 2 (Uggla-Barden-Morrison, Ross, C-Hayes, B-Jimenez).


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras, CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200
Harris, W, RF 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 .333
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .370
c-Lombardozzi, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Dunn, A, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Marrero, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250
Mench, LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .333
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Orr, 2B-3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .176
Espinosa, SS 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Nieves, C 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .333
Stammen, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Guzman, C, PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .273
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Davis, L, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Daniel, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Totals 34 12 12 12 4 4 9

a-Homered for Stammen in the 4th. b-Grounded out for Bergmann in the 6th. c-Struck out for Zimmerman, R in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Marrero (1, VandenHurk), Orr (1, VandenHurk), Nieves (1, Tankersley).
3B: Harris, W (2, VandenHurk).
HR: Mench (2, 4th inning off VandenHurk, 1 on, 0 out), Guzman, C (1, 4th inning off VandenHurk, 2 on, 0 out), Zimmerman, R (3, 7th inning off Penn, 0 on, 1 out), Harris, W (1, 8th inning off Tankersley, 3 on, 1 out).
TB: Harris, W 7; Zimmerman, R 5; Marrero 2; Mench 4; Orr 2; Espinosa; Nieves 4; Guzman, C 4.
RBI: Mench 2 (4), Nieves 2 (4), Guzman, C 3 (4), Zimmerman, R (4), Harris, W 4 (5).
S: Taveras.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 6-for-9.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Orr (1, 2nd base off Turnbow/Hayes, B).

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (2, fielding), Orr (2, fielding).


Florida IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
VandenHurk (L, 0-1) 3.2 9 6 6 2 1 2 6.23
Penn 3.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.24
Turnbow 0.0 0 2 2 1 0 0 27.00
Tankersley 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 1 9.00

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Stammen (W, 1-1) 4.0 3 2 0 1 4 0 5.06
Bergmann 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.60
Clippard (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.23
Burnett, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00
Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50

Turnbow pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

WP: Turnbow.
HBP: Espinosa (by Turnbow).
Groundouts-flyouts: VandenHurk 5-3, Penn 8-1, Turnbow 0-0, Tankersley 1-0, Stammen 3-5, Bergmann 0-3, Clippard 1-1, Burnett, S 1-1, Bruney 1-1.
Batters faced: VandenHurk 21, Penn 11, Turnbow 2, Tankersley 6, Stammen 18, Bergmann 10, Clippard 4, Burnett, S 3, Bruney 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Penn 1-0, Tankersley 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Ed Hickox. 3B: Paul Nauert.
Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:28.
Att: 2,163.
March 16, 2010

Lannan overcomes miscues in sharp start

By Matthew Leach / MLB.com

NATIONALS 4 (ss), CARDINALS 2
at Jupiter, Fla.
Tuesday, March 16

Lannan overcomes miscues in sharp start....


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bernadina, RF-LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .400
Kennedy, A, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269
Bynum, S, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267
Burgess, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Duncan, 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .095
Rodriguez, I, C 3 0 2 3 0 1 0 .353
a-Norris, D, PH-C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Whitesell, J, DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250
Maxwell, CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .115
Bruntlett, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .222
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 12 13

a-Walked for Rodriguez, I in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Willingham (2, Lohse).
TB: Bernadina; Desmond 2; Kennedy, A; Willingham 2; Rodriguez, I 2; Whitesell, J.
RBI: Rodriguez, I 3 (4), Maxwell (2).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, I 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina; Bynum, S.
SF: Maxwell.
GIDP: Desmond.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Desmond (3, 2nd base off Garcia, J/Molina, Y).

FIELDING
E: Bruntlett (1, fielding), Desmond (1, fielding).


St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .129
a-Freese, PH-3B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .281
Craig, A, DH-1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .304
Pujols, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200
Descalso, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556
Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ludwick, RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .296
Henley, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Rasmus, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .321
b-Solano, D, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Molina, Y, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280
LaRue, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Stavinoha, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400
Mather, 3B-1B-CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
Greene, T, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .130
Totals 36 2 7 2 0 6 20

a-Doubled for Schumaker in the 7th. b-Flied out for Rasmus in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Craig, A (4, Thompson), Freese (2, Thompson).
TB: Freese 2; Craig, A 2; Ludwick 2; Stavinoha 2; Mather.
RBI: Ludwick (8), Freese (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, Y 2; Craig, A 2; Pujols 2.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
DP: (Greene, T-Schumaker-Pujols).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (W, 1-0) 4.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3.00
Thompson (H, 1) 2.1 4 1 1 0 1 0 1.42
Slaten (H, 1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
English (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 6.75

St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lohse (L, 0-1) 4.0 7 4 4 2 1 0 4.22
Miller, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Garcia, J 3.0 1 0 0 1 7 0 1.04
Franklin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.44

WP: Thompson.
HBP: Mather (by Lannan).
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 8-2, Thompson 2-4, Slaten 1-4, English 0-0, Lohse 8-3, Miller, T 1-0, Garcia, J 2-0, Franklin 0-1.
Batters faced: Lannan 17, Thompson 11, Slaten 5, English 4, Lohse 20, Miller, T 3, Garcia, J 11, Franklin 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Vic Carapazza.
Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 2:40.
Att: 6,590.
March 16, 2010