The First Overall Pick In 2010 Better Be Worth It...Washington Nationals Lose 6-2 To San Diego Padres.

Errors On Parade...

E: 91 - The only reason Washington Nationals' right-hander Garrett Mock wasn't charged with two errors in the first is that they have another stat called passed balls to describe the fastball in the dirt Mock threw by DC backstop Josh Bard after giving up a leadoff single to the son of Tony Gwynn. Everth Cabrera tried a sac bunt with Gwynn on second, but Mock turned it into a single, throwing high to first and pulling Nick Johnson off the bag for the Nationals' 91st error and runners on first and third. RESULT: Gwynn scores from third on Adrian Gonzalez's sac fly, Cabrera scores on a two-out double by Padres' left fielder Chase Headly. 2-0 San Diego after a half...

E: 92 - With one out in the second and DC down 2-1 after Cristian Guzman's HR to center in the Nationals' first, Adam Dunn misplays a grounder that gets by Ryan Zimmerman at third and rolls into the corner, allowing Padres' catcher Eliezer Alfonzo to take third on the one-out double. RESULT: Garrett Mock gets two groundouts to strand Alfonzo on third, no harm Du...done. (ed. note - "E: 92.5 - To Garrett Mock for the 3-1 fastball to Luis Rodriguez in the fourth, which Rodriguez drilled to right to put San Diego up 3-1 after Guzman's 1st inning dinger had cut the early 2-0 lead in half.)

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• E: 93 

• E: 94

• Don't Toss The Bat, Zim...

• A Moment With Cristian Guzman.

For The Completists, Full Game Report After The JUMP....

Nationals now 28-68.

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• E: 93 - Fourth inning, Josh Bard tries to catch a foul ball popped up just down the third base off Kyle Blanks' bat, Bard slides on his knees but just flat-out misses it...a flying bat barrel was involved...RESULT: Nothing, really, but Luis Rodriguez did hit a HR in the next at bat to make it 3-1 Padres...

• E: 94 - Tony Gwynn, Jr. hits a groundball back to the mound to lead off the seventh, DC reliever Jason Bergmann fields and makes an awkward throw to first that's high, Gwynn reaches first safely on the Nationals' 94th error. RESULT: Everth Cabrera gets a sac bunt down to move Gwynn to second. Jason Bergmann gives Adrian Gonzalez the intentionals and Kevin Kouzmanoff doubles to score Gwynn and make it 6-2 Padres, which is how it would end. 

Final Results: 4 Errors = 4 Runs, Nationals lose by 4....

• Don't Toss The Bat, Zim...

Padres' starter Mat Latos struggled to throw anything other than his mid-90's fastball for a strike today, but he nonetheless held the Washington Nationals to 5 hits and 2 ER, both on HR's, in 5.2 IP in which the 21-year-old right-hander struck out 5 and walked 2. Pitching to Cristian Guzman in the first, Latos started with a fastball outside for a called strike one, and he followed with a change inside and high that Cristian Guzman lined to deep center for a solo HR that was gone in a hurry. The second HR and only other run Latos gave up, was hit on a 3-2 change left up in the zone to Ryan Zimmerman, who launched it so far to center it almost hit Big Head Abe Lincoln where he stood in the stands greeting fans. Zimmerman got all of it and he knew it, but with the Nationals down 5-1 at that point, with the season they're having, not to mention the last few months Zimmerman's had at the plate, I think the bat toss was a little out of place. I understand it was a huge HR, but it only scored one run in what was then a 5-2 game, so maybe save the theatrics for a HR to ties or maybe wins a game, otherwise you're just showing up a rookie, who's in the midst of dominating and earning his first professional win.

A Moment With Cristian Guzman...

Hi, Cristian. I've always liked you, even after the unproductive first few years off the turf, but the next time you swing at three-straight balls with the bases loaded like you did in the seventh inning tonight, I'm going to start siding with the "Cristian Guzman's quit on us" crowd...That being said, Padres' reliever Luke Gregorson did have nasty stuff...but in that situation...just take one, please...

GAME REPORT: 

San Diego Padres At Washington Nationals. Game 95 Of 162. 

Tony Gwynn Jr. splits the right center gap with a line drive single on a 3-1 pitch from DC starter Garrett Mock. Everth Cabrera, the Padres’ shortstop up next, and Mock throws a fastball by the Nationals’ backstop Josh Bard, to move Gwynn to second. Cabrera’s sac bunt moves Gwynn to third, and Mock throws high to first allowing Cabrera to reach safely. Adrian Gonzalez flies out to score Gwynn from third, 1-0 Padres. Cabrera steals second, beating Bard’s throw. A 2-2 bender to Kevin Kouzmanoff gets a swinging K for the second out. Chase Headley doubles to right to score Cabrera for an early 2-0 lead. Kyle Banks stares Mock’s curve all the way in for strike three to end the Padres’ first...Mat Latos is throwing mid-90’s heat to Willie Harris and Harris eventually lines a full-count pitch out to center. Cristian Guzman gets a hold of a high heater from Latos and launches it to straight-center and GONE!!! HR for Guzman, 2-1 Padres. Adam Dunn gets jammed and pops up to first, Adrian Gonzalez’s catch ends the first.

Luis Rodriguez grounds a 1-0 pitch out to Alberto Gonzalez at second. Adam Dunn misplays a double down the third base line into a triple for the Padres’ catcher Eliezer Alfonzo. Mock gets Latos to ground out to short and gets Tony Gwynn Jr. to ground to first, and that’s more like it, Mock...Nick Johnson hits a trademark single to center to start the Nationals’ second. NJ™. Josh Willingham K’s swinging with Nick Johnson running, and it’s a strike’em out, throw’em out to erase the leadoff single. Josh Bard K’s trying to hold up.

Everth Cabrera flies out to Adam Dunn in left. Adrian Gonzalez grounds out to Alberto Gonzalez and Mock’s got two down quickly in the third. Kevin Kouzmanoff flies out to left on a 2-2 pitch and Mock’s got a scoreless third...Alberto Gonzalez pops out to the infield. Garrett Mock K’s staring a Latos’ curve. Willie Harris takes a mid-90’s fastball outside for a called strike three, and he doesn’t like the call at all.

Chase Headley grounds to first, Nick Johnson fields and steps on the bag. Kyle Banks K’s staring a two-strike bender all the way in up high. Luis Rodriguez lifts a 1-2 hanger to right field and over the out-of-town scoreboard for a solo shot and a 3-1 Padres’ lead. Eliezer Alfonzo flies out to center to end San Diego’s fourth...Cristian Guzman singles through second for a leadoff single in the fourth. Ryan Zimmerman punches a single through second and Guzman up a bag. Adam Dunn grounds to second, Luis Rodriguez to Everth Cabrera to Adrian Gonzalez, double play. Nick Johnson uses his Discerning Eye™ to draw a two-out walk. Josh Willingham grounds out to third, and a promising inning provides nothing.

Garrett Mock gets the Padres’ pitcher Mat Latos, punched out looking. Tony Gwynn Jr. singles to center on a 1-2 slider, but gets nailed trying to steal second with Everth Cabrera at bat. Cabrera walks. Adrian Gonzalez up, and Mock catches Cabrera leaning and picks him off first to end the Padres’ fifth...Josh Bard vs Latos in the fifth. Bard grounds out to Adrian Gonzalez. Alberto Gonzalez gets tagged out Adrian Gonzalez when Padres’ shortstop Everth Cabrera’s throw to first on a grounder is wide. Garrett Mock goes the other way with a groundout to second to end the fifth.

Adrian Gonzalez starts the sixth with a leadoff single to center. Cristian Guzman dives for Kevin Kouzmanoff’s grounder but comes up empty as it rolls into left. Adam Dunn can’t get to a bloop single down the left field line. Bases loaded on the Chase Headley hit. Kyle Blanks swings over a 1-2 curve off the outside edge. Luis Rodriguez with one out and the bases loaded. Line drive to right and it falls in for a two-run single, 5-1 Padres. Eliezer Alfonzo will face Jason Bergmann, and he pops out behind first. Alberto Gonzalez with the catch. Mat Latos stays in to hit, but grounds out to second to end the top of the sixth...TAWH does not want to believe in the Ump’s zone, punched out again. Cristian Guzman flies out to left. Latos leaves a curve up for Ryan Zimmerman who takes it deeeeep to left center and GONE!! Ryan Zimmer--THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!!! 5-2 DC. Mat Latos is done. Nick Johnson pops up a pitch from Luke Gregerson, foul of third to end the sixth.

Tony Gwynn, Jr. grounds back to the mound, Jason Bergmann throws to first, high, Nick Johnson pulled off the bag, Gwynn safe. Everth Cabrera’s sac bunt moves Gwynn to second. Adrian Gonzalez gets the intentionals, and Kevin Kouzmanoff makes DC pay with an RBI double to left to score Gwynn and chase Bergmann. 6-2 Padres. Ron Villone turns Chase Headley around to the right side of the plate. Headley pops out to first. Kyle Blanks takes ball four and walks to load the bases again. Luis Rodriguez flies out to right to end the threat...Josh Willingham flies out to Tony Gwynn in center. Josh Bard drops a one-out single into short right. Alberto Gonzalez pops out to the infield. Austin Kearns takes a two-out walk to bring up TAWH!! Willie Harris gets hit on the foot. Cristian Guzman K’s swinging at an 0-2 pitch in the dirt. 

Eliezer Alfonzo lines the first pitch from Sean Burnett out to right. Pinch hitter Oscar Salazar grounds to third, Zimmerman’s got the glove low, and he fields and throws on the mark. Sean Burnett drops a brutal two-strike curve on Tony Gwynn, Jr. for a swinging K...Padres’ righty Mike Adams gets Ryan Zimmerman swinging over a two-strike slider outside. Adam Dunn K’s swinging. Nick Johnson goes down swinging as well as Mike Adams mows the Nationals down.

Logan Kensing gets Everth Cabrera swinging to start the ninth. Adrian Gonzalez flies out to Adam Dunn in left. Willie Harris catches the final out of the seventh off of Kevin Kouzmanoff’s bat...Josh Willingham vs Greg Burke in the ninth. The Hammer grounds out to short. Josh Bard pops out behind second. Alberto Gonzalez grounds out to short, and the Padres win, 6-2 final. 

Nationals now 28-68.