Nationals stung in finale
Rockies 10, Nationals 5
Ryan Zimmerman's homer had things looking good early on Sunday. (Jack Dempsey/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Joel Hanrahan allowed nine runs with two outs in 2 2/3 innings, and the offense was never able to recover. Ryan Zimmerman hit his 21st home run of the season in the first and Ryan Church went deep in the seventh, but the damage was done and the Nationals dropped their third straight.
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Washington
(58-73)
Lost 3
Colorado 10, Washington 5
Today's Boxes 8/26/07
DET 5, NYY 4
CIN 9, FLA 3
MIN 11, BAL 3
PHI 14, SD 2
TB 7, OAK 4
BOS 11, CWS 1
HOU 5, PIT 4
CLE 5, KC 3
STL 4, ATL 1
LAA 3, TOR 1
SF 5, MIL 4
ARI 5, CHC 4
LAD 6, NYM 2
TEX 5, SEA 3
Colorado
(67-63)
Won 3
August 26, 2007
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Standings thru 8/26/07  | Gameday  | Nationals Stats  | Rockies Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239
Belliard , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
Zimmerman , 3B3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .273
Young , 1B3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333
Kearns , RF4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .265
Church , CF4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .263
Ayala , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pena , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Flores , C4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
Hanrahan , P1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
Rivera , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Schneider , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Colome , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Jimenez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
King , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Logan , CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
Totals 33 5 6 5 3 5 6
a-Grounded out for Rivera in the 5th. b-Flied out for Colome in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Kearns (30, Ortiz).HR : Zimmerman (21, 1st inning off Dessens, 0 on, 2 out), Church (11, 7th inning off Ortiz, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Zimmerman 4; Young; Kearns 3; Church 4; Flores.RBI : Zimmerman (76), Church 2 (52), Kearns 2 (54).2-out RBI : Zimmerman; Kearns 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Church.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Lopez (14, throw).
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matsui , 2B4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .291
Tulowitzki , SS5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .296
Holliday , LF4 2 3 3 1 0 1 .338
Helton , 1B4 0 3 1 0 0 3 .303
a-Stewart , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Atkins , 3B-1B5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .279
Hawpe , RF5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .285
Spilborghs , CF4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .312
Iannetta , C5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .186
Dessens , P2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .000
Ortiz , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Herges , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 40 10 15 10 5 6 18
a-Lined out for Helton in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Holliday (44, Hanrahan), Iannetta (7, Hanrahan), Matsui 2 (17, Hanrahan, King), Atkins (31, Rivera), Spilborghs (11, Ayala).HR : Holliday (24, 3rd inning off Hanrahan, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Matsui 4; Tulowitzki 2; Holliday 7; Helton 3; Atkins 2; Spilborghs 3; Iannetta 3.RBI : Helton (69), Tulowitzki 3 (72), Holliday 3 (103), Iannetta 2 (17), Matsui (30).2-out RBI : Helton; Tulowitzki 3; Holliday 3; Iannetta 2; Matsui.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Helton 2; Hawpe 4; Matsui; Stewart.Team LOB : 11.
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dessens (W, 2-1)6.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 5.64
Ortiz 1.2 3 4 4 2 2 1 5.36
Herges 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.96
WP : Hanrahan.Pitches-strikes : Hanrahan 89-48, Rivera 28-19, Colome 31-21, King 9-8, Ayala 18-11, Dessens 74-46, Ortiz 41-26, Herges 19-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Hanrahan 1-6, Rivera 3-0, Colome 1-2, King 1-2, Ayala 0-2, Dessens 10-7, Ortiz 2-1, Herges 0-2.Batters faced : Hanrahan 21, Rivera 7, Colome 8, King 4, Ayala 5, Dessens 22, Ortiz 10, Herges 4.Inherited runners-scored : Herges 1-0.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Kerwin Danley. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Mike Everitt.Weather : 91 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 3 mph, R to L.T : 2:52.Att : 24,086.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner