Harris' late homer not enough for Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Battle of the Beltways got underway at Nationals Park on Friday night, and right-hander David Hernandez proved to be too much for the Nationals, who lost to the Orioles, 5-3.

Harris' late homer not enough for Nats....

Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Patterson, C, LF-CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .293
Wigginton, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
Meredith, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lugo, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
Markakis, RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301
Tejada, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .268
Scott, 1B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .282
Simon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jones, A, CF 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .254
Montanez, L, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167
Tatum, C 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .250
Izturis, C, SS 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .227
Hernandez, D, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000
Albers, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ohman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Moore, S, PH-2B-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 34 5 9 5 6 4 16 .255
a-Struck out for Ohman in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Jones, A (4, 2nd inning off Olsen, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Patterson, C 2; Markakis; Tejada; Scott; Jones, A 4; Montanez, L; Tatum 2.
RBI: Jones, A 2 (12), Tatum 2 (3), Patterson, C (5).
2-out RBI: Tatum 2; Patterson, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hernandez, D 4.
S: Izturis, C.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Patterson, C (3, 2nd base off Batista/Rodriguez, I).
CS: Patterson, C (1, home by Batista/Rodriguez, I).
PO: Patterson, C (3rd base by Rodriguez, I).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris, W, RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .184
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .331
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .304
Dunn, A, 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .257
Willingham, LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .258
Rodriguez, I, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .331
Bernadina, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262
Desmond, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
Olsen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
a-Hernandez, L, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
Batista, P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
b-Morgan, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Kennedy, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Totals 32 3 5 3 7 4 16 .260
a-Struck out for Olsen in the 3rd. b-Doubled for Batista in the 7th. c-Grounded out for Slaten in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Morgan (8, Albers).
HR: Harris, W (4, 7th inning off Albers, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Harris, W 4; Guzman, C; Rodriguez, I; Batista; Morgan 2.
RBI: Rodriguez, I (16), Harris, W 2 (15).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rodriguez, I; Bernadina; Desmond.
Team RISP: 1-for-6.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Rodriguez, I (Patterson, C at 3rd base).

Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, D(W, 1-5) 5.1 1 1 1 5 3 0 5.31
Albers(H, 4) 1.1 2 2 2 2 1 1 5.59
Ohman(H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Meredith(H, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.14
Simon(S, 6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.27
Totals 9.0 5 3 3 7 4 1 4.54
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(L, 2-2) 3.0 6 4 4 3 1 1 3.77
Batista 4.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 4.76
Storen, D 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.86
Slaten 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.69
Totals 9.0 9 5 5 6 4 1 4.57
WP: Batista.
IBB: Izturis, C (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, D 105-59, Albers 35-18, Ohman 6-4, Meredith 15-10, Simon 13-9, Olsen 64-41, Batista 57-34, Storen, D 17-9, Slaten 13-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, D 4-8, Albers 3-0, Ohman 0-1, Meredith 1-2, Simon 1-2, Olsen 4-3, Batista 4-3, Storen, D 1-1, Slaten 2-1.
Batters faced: Hernandez, D 22, Albers 8, Ohman 1, Meredith 4, Simon 4, Olsen 18, Batista 15, Storen, D 5, Slaten 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Albers 2-1, Ohman 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 2 mph, Varies.
T: 3:23.
Att: 27,378

Harris hits walk-off to save Olsen's gem

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Willie Harris' single in the bottom of the ninth inning, after Scott Olsen tossed 7 1/3 no-hit frames, helped the Nationals defeat the Braves, 3-2, at Nationals Park on Thursday night.

Harris hits walk-off to save Olsen's gem....

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Infante, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .296
Prado, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
Jones, C, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231
Glaus, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
Diaz, M, LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .190
Ross, D, C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .261
Cabrera, Me, RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .191
McLouth, CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .187
Hudson, T, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
a-Heyward, PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .294
1-Hicks, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 2 4 2 3 8 7 .237
a-Singled for Hudson, T in the 8th.
1-Ran for Heyward in the 8th.
BATTING
TB: Glaus; Ross, D; McLouth; Heyward.
RBI: Heyward 2 (26).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Infante.
S: Hudson, T.
GIDP: Infante; Ross, D.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Jones, C (4, fielding).
DP: 3 (Prado-Infante-Glaus 2, Infante-Prado-Glaus).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .227
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .333
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .245
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
a-Guzman, C, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
Willingham, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
b-Harris, W, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .205
Rodriguez, I, C 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .403
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247
Bernadina, RF-LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
Maxwell, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154
Totals 29 3 7 3 2 5 6 .255
a-Intentionally walked for Gonzalez, Al in the 9th. b-Singled for Clippard in the 9th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (11, Moylan).
HR: Rodriguez, I (1, 5th inning off Hudson, T, 0 on, 1 out), Dunn, A (6, 7th inning off Hudson, T, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Kennedy, A; Zimmerman, R 3; Dunn, A 5; Harris, W; Rodriguez, I 4.
RBI: Rodriguez, I (12), Dunn, A (12), Harris, W (7).
GIDP: Rodriguez, I; Dunn, A; Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Zimmerman, R 2 (2, throw, throw), Bernadina (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Desmond-Gonzalez, Al-Kennedy, A 2).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson, T 7.0 5 2 2 0 4 2 2.82
O'Flaherty(L, 1-1) 1.0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2.31
Moylan 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.38
Totals 8.0 7 3 3 2 5 2 4.06
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen 7.1 2 2 1 1 8 0 3.54
Clippard(BS, 2)(W, 4-0) 1.2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0.42
Totals 9.0 4 2 1 3 8 0 4.64
O'Flaherty pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Moylan pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.

IBB: Guzman, C (by Moylan).
HBP: Kennedy, A (by Hudson, T).
Pitches-strikes: Hudson, T 96-65, O'Flaherty 16-7, Moylan 9-2, Olsen 97-65, Clippard 33-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hudson, T 16-1, O'Flaherty 1-1, Moylan 0-0, Olsen 9-5, Clippard 5-0.
Batters faced: Hudson, T 25, O'Flaherty 4, Moylan 3, Olsen 26, Clippard 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Moylan 1-1, Clippard 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 79 degrees, clear.
Wind: 15 mph, L to R.
T: 2:34.
Att: 17,131.

Harris, Hudson form bond off the field

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Nationals outfielder/infielder Willie Harris and free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson have never played together in professional baseball, but they are the best of friends.

Harris, Hudson form bond off the field....

Harris gives Nats back-to-back walk-offs

By Mark Selig / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- As a utility man, Willie Harris' job is to do anything to help his team win.

Saturday night, he did just about everything.

Harris made another highlight catch, used his speed to manufacture a run and finally ended a 12-inning game against the Blue Jays with a two-run blast to right field.

Harris gives Nats back-to-back walk-offs....

Harris leaves with oblique strain; Belliard's back pain persists

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Nationals second baseman Willie Harris left Sunday's game against the Braves because of a left oblique strain. He is listed as day-to-day and will be reevaluated on Monday.
After fouling off a pitch in the second inning, Harris bent down in pain near the batter's box.

A couple of seconds later, Harris singled off right-hander Jair Jurrjens, but ran to first awkwardly. Manager Manny Acta and assistant athletic trainer Michael McGowan immediately came to Harris' aid.

Harris was taken out of the game in favor of Alberto Gonzalez.

Acta didn't rule out Harris going on the disabled list and activating second baseman Anderson Hernandez, who is currently doing a rehab stint with Triple-A Syracuse. Hernandez missed the first week of the season because of a left hamstring strain.

"After tomorrow, we will know better and then we'll make a decision," Acta said. "It's a concern. We might bring up Hernandez in a day or two. "

Another second baseman sidelined....