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Nationals 5, Reds 4
John Lannan allowed four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings.  (David Kohl/AP)
Adam Dunn and Josh Willingham scored all of the Nats' runs in the finale with the Reds. Dunn doubled and scored on Willingham's homer and later on a Willingham double, and both came home on Ryan Zimmerman's pinch-hit single.
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Series at a glance:
WSH
Washington (43-75)
Won 3
Washington 5, Cincinnati 4   CIN
Cincinnati (50-67)
Lost 3
August 16, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Washington
0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0   5 9 1
Cincinnati
0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0   4 8 1
Standings thru 8/16/09  |  Recap: WSH | CIN  |  Gameday  |  Nationals stats  |  Reds stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
Guzman, C, SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .309
Belliard, 3B-2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Dunn, A, 1B 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 .285
Willingham, LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 2 .308
Dukes, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
  b-Zimmerman, R, PH-3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305
Nieves, C 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .265
  MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .159
  Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
  Sosa, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Bard, J, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Totals 36 5 9 4 0 4 11  

a-Flied out for Bergmann in the 7th. b-Singled for Gonzalez, Al in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A 2 (25, Lehr, Lehr), Willingham (25, Lehr).
HR: Willingham (19, 4th inning off Lehr, 1 on, 0 out).
TB: Dunn, A 4; Willingham 7; Zimmerman, R; Nieves 3.
RBI: Willingham 3 (50), Zimmerman, R (78).
2-out RBI: Zimmerman, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Nieves.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Willingham (3, home by Lehr/Hanigan).

FIELDING
E: Belliard (4, fielding).

 
Cincinnati AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Taveras, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240
Sutton, 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .167
Votto, 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .318
Gomes, RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .277
  Masset, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Rhodes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Nix, L, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Balentien, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .230
Rosales, A, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .209
Janish, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .212
Hanigan, C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .282
Lehr, P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222
  Burton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Herrera, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Dickerson, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
  Fisher, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 4 8 4 3 5 14  

BATTING
2B: Lehr (1, Lannan).
HR: Gomes (15, 5th inning off Lannan, 2 on, 2 out).
TB: Taveras; Votto 2; Gomes 5; Janish; Hanigan; Lehr 2.
RBI: Votto (58), Gomes 3 (36).
2-out RBI: Votto; Gomes 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hanigan; Janish; Sutton 2.
S: Lehr.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Taveras (25, 2nd base off Bergmann/Nieves).

FIELDING
E: Rosales, A (5, fielding).

 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan 5.2 7 4 4 3 2 1 3.68
Bergmann 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.55
Sosa, J (W, 2-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.38
MacDougal (S, 13) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.50
 
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lehr 6.0 6 3 3 0 2 1 2.42
Burton (H, 5) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.53
Herrera (H, 6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.42
Masset (H, 9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.92
Rhodes (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2.50
Fisher 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.88

WP: Lehr.
HBP: Dunn, A (by Lehr), Dunn, A (by Rhodes).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 109-70, Bergmann 6-3, Sosa, J 28-18, MacDougal 16-9, Lehr 93-61, Burton 5-4, Herrera 7-5, Masset 3-2, Rhodes 10-8, Fisher 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 5-10, Bergmann 0-0, Sosa, J 0-4, MacDougal 2-1, Lehr 9-6, Burton 0-1, Herrera 0-1, Masset 1-0, Rhodes 1-1, Fisher 1-1.
Batters faced: Lannan 28, Bergmann 1, Sosa, J 6, MacDougal 4, Lehr 25, Burton 2, Herrera 2, Masset 1, Rhodes 5, Fisher 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bergmann 2-0, MacDougal 1-0, Herrera 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Campos. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Greg Gibson.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, R to L.
T: 3:04.
Att: 18,030.
August 16, 2009

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