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Four HRs not enough
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Diamondbacks 10, Nationals 8
Scott Olsen exited in the fifth after taking a line drive to the ankle. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
Adam Dunn proved too big for Chase Field, belting four homers in the three-game series, two of them in the finale. Josh Willingham connected on a pair as well, but the 'pen couldn't hold a lead, and the Nationals were denied the sweep.
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Series at a glance:
WSH
Washington (10-19)
Lost 1 		Arizona 10, Washington 8   ARI
Arizona (13-19)
Won 1
May 10, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Washington
 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1   8 13 2
Arizona
 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 1 X   10 17 1
Standings thru 5/10/09  |  Recap: WSH | ARI  |  Gameday  |  Nationals stats  |  Diamondbacks stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hernandez, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .293
  Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnson, N, 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .312
Zimmerman, R, 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .346
Dunn, A, RF 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .311
Willingham, LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .196
Harris, W, CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .231
Cintron, SS-2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000
Nieves, C 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .176
Olsen, P 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
  Mock, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Dukes, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .268
  Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Guzman, C, PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .376
Totals 39 8 13 7 5 9 19  

a-Walked for Mock in the 6th. b-Reached on error for Villone in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (12, Scherzer).
3B: Harris, W (1, Rauch).
HR: Dunn, A 2 (11, 3rd inning off Scherzer, 0 on, 2 out; 5th inning off Scherzer, 1 on, 0 out), Willingham 2 (4, 3rd inning off Scherzer, 0 on, 2 out; 9th inning off Qualls, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Johnson, N; Zimmerman, R 4; Dunn, A 9; Willingham 8; Harris, W 4; Nieves 2.
RBI: Dunn, A 3 (28), Willingham 2 (6), Johnson, N (12), Zimmerman, R (22).
2-out RBI: Dunn, A; Willingham; Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Hernandez, A 2.
S: Hernandez, A.
GIDP: Zimmerman, R.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (4, missed catch), Cintron (1, throw).
 
Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez, F, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .309
Young, C, CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .193
Upton, J, RF 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 .309
Reynolds, M, 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .254
Byrnes, LF 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .190
Snyder, C 2 2 2 3 3 0 0 .233
Roberts, R, 3B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .318
  Qualls, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wilson, Jo, SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .231
Scherzer, P 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .300
  a-Whitesell, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071
  Vasquez, E, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Tracy, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212
  Rauch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Schoeneweis, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Pena, To, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Ojeda, A, PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300
Totals 39 10 17 9 5 6 22  

a-Struck out for Scherzer in the 5th. b-Flied out for Vasquez, E in the 6th. c-Struck out for Pena, To in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Byrnes (6, Olsen), Snyder 2 (4, Olsen, Kensing), Upton, J (6, Olsen).
HR: Byrnes (4, 5th inning off Olsen, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Lopez, F; Young, C 2; Upton, J 4; Reynolds, M 2; Byrnes 6; Snyder 4; Roberts, R 3; Wilson, Jo; Scherzer.
RBI: Scherzer (1), Byrnes 3 (11), Snyder 3 (8), Roberts, R 2 (3).
2-out RBI: Scherzer; Byrnes; Snyder.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Reynolds, M; Lopez, F 3; Roberts, R; Tracy, C; Ojeda, A.
SF: Roberts, R.
Team RISP: 8-for-21.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Upton, J (3, 2nd base off Olsen/Nieves), Reynolds, M (4, 2nd base off Tavarez, J/Nieves), Young, C (4, 3rd base off Olsen/Nieves).

FIELDING
E: Lopez, F (4, fielding).
DP: (Wilson, Jo-Lopez, F-Reynolds, M).
 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen 4.1 10 5 5 3 2 1 7.00
Mock 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.66
Kensing (BS, 2)(L, 0-2) 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 0 12.00
Villone 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Tavarez, J 2.0 1 1 1 2 3 0 6.08
 
Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Scherzer 5.0 7 4 4 3 5 3 3.98
Vasquez, E (BS, 1)(W, 1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.82
Rauch (H, 1) 1.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 7.62
Schoeneweis 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.00
Pena, To (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.15
Qualls (S, 8) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.77

Schoeneweis pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: Olsen 109-62, Mock 15-10, Kensing 26-16, Villone 3-3, Tavarez, J 46-25, Scherzer 107-71, Vasquez, E 24-13, Rauch 29-18, Schoeneweis 2-2, Pena, To 3-2, Qualls 19-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Olsen 3-7, Mock 1-0, Kensing 2-0, Villone 0-1, Tavarez, J 0-3, Scherzer 6-4, Vasquez, E 2-0, Rauch 0-1, Schoeneweis 0-0, Pena, To 2-1, Qualls 1-1.
Batters faced: Olsen 25, Mock 3, Kensing 7, Villone 1, Tavarez, J 9, Scherzer 25, Vasquez, E 6, Rauch 6, Schoeneweis 1, Pena, To 2, Qualls 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Mock 2-0, Villone 1-0, Pena, To 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Hohn. 1B: Casey Moser. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Paul Emmel.
Weather: 74 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 3:52.
Att: 25,079.
May 10, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner