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On The Field
Turner Field
Atlanta, Georgia
Stephen Strasburg
Kris Medlen
W (5-1)
IP H ER BB K ERA
5.0 6 4 4 6 2.64
L (1-1)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.0 3 2 0 2 3.16
Tyler Clippard
S (3)
IP H ER BB K ERA
0.2 0 0 0 1 2.91

Nationals 8, Braves 4
Washington relied on its offense for its second straight win over Atlanta, leaving manager Davey Johnson feeling relaxed and happy. Bryce Harper homered and Danny Espinosa added a three-run shot to help Washington strengthen its hold on first place in the NL East by beating the struggling Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Saturday. Following Friday night's 7-4 win in the series opener, the Nationals have scored seven or more runs in back to back games for the...
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Scoring Summary
Top of 1st
- LaRoche hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Prado, Espinosa scored.
Top of 2nd
- Espinosa homered to left on a 0-0 count, Flores scored, Strasburg scored.
Bottom of 2nd
- J.Francisco singled to center, Hinske scored, Heyward to third.
- Boscan grounded out, first baseman LaRoche unassisted, Heyward scored, J.Francisco to third.
Bottom of 5th
- Uggla homered to center on a 3-1 count, Prado scored.
Top of 6th
- Tracy doubled to center, Desmond scored.
- Ankiel tripled to center, E.Jackson scored.
Top of 7th
- Harper homered to left on a 1-2 count.
- LaRoche doubled to right, Zimmerman scored.

Season Series
Date Home Score Pitchers
Fri 4/12 Was ATL 6 at
WAS 4		 W: O'Flaherty
L: Stammen
Sat 4/13 Was ATL 3 at
WAS 1		 W: Hudson
L: Strasburg
Sun 4/14 Was ATL 9 at
WAS 0		 W: Maholm
L: Gonzalez
Mon 4/29 Atl WAS 2 at
ATL 3		 W: Walden
L: Clippard
Tue 4/30 Atl WAS 1 at
ATL 8		 W: Hudson
L: Gonzalez
Wed 5/1 Atl WAS 2 at
ATL 0		 W: Zimmermann
L: Maholm
Thu 5/2 Atl WAS 3 at
ATL 1		 W: Haren
L: Medlen
Date Home Time (ET)
Fri 5/31 ATL 7:30 pm
Sat 6/1 ATL 7:15 pm
Sun 6/2 ATL 1:35 pm
Mon 8/5 WAS 7:05 pm
Tue 8/6 WAS 7:05 pm
Wed 8/7 WAS 7:05 pm
Fri 8/16 ATL 7:30 pm
Sat 8/17 ATL 7:10 pm
Sun 8/18 ATL 1:35 pm
Mon 9/16 WAS 7:05 pm
Tue 9/17 WAS 7:05 pm
Wed 9/18 WAS 7:05 pm
Box Scores
Nationals (28-18)
Season Stats | Roster
Braves (26-22)
Season Stats | Roster
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. D. Espinosa, 2B 5 2 2 3 0
2. B. Harper, CF-RF 4 1 2 1 1
3. R. Zimmerman, 3B 4 1 1 0 1
4. A. LaRoche, 1B 4 0 1 2 0
5. I. Desmond, SS 4 1 1 0 0
6. X. Nady, RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0
7. T. Moore, LF 2 0 0 0 0
7. C. Tracy, PH 1 0 1 1 0
7. E. Jackson, PR 0 1 0 0 0
7. T. Gorzelanny, P 1 0 0 0 0
7. C. Stammen, P 0 0 0 0 0
7. T. Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0
8. J. Flores, C 4 1 1 0 0
9. S. Strasburg, P 2 1 1 0 0
9. R. Ankiel, PH-CF 2 0 1 1 0
Totals 37 8 12 8 2
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. M. Bourn, CF 5 0 1 0 0
2. T. Pastornicky, SS 4 0 0 0 0
2. B. McCann, PH 1 0 0 0 0
3. M. Prado, LF 3 1 1 0 1
4. D. Uggla, 2B 3 1 1 2 1
5. E. Hinske, 1B 3 1 0 0 1
6. J. Heyward, RF 3 1 1 0 1
7. J. Francisco, 3B 4 0 3 1 0
8. J. Boscan, C 4 0 1 1 0
9. M. Minor, P 2 0 0 0 0
9. K. Medlen, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. M. Diaz, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. J. Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. C. Durbin, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. C. Kimbrel, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. J. Wilson, PH 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 33 4 8 4 5
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
S Strasburg
(W, 5-1)		 5.0 6 4 4 4 6 2.64
T Gorzelanny
(H, 4)		 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 3.75
C Stammen 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 1.42
T Clippard
(S, 3)		 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 2.91
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
M Minor 5.0 6 4 4 2 3 6.98
K Medlen
(L, 1-1)		 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 3.16
J Venters 1.0 3 2 1 0 1 3.63
C Durbin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 5.94
C Kimbrel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2.12
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: D Espinosa (8), A LaRoche (11), I Desmond (14), X Nady (2), C Tracy (3)
3B: R Ankiel (2)
HR: D Espinosa (5), B Harper (3)
BATTING
2B: J Francisco (5)
HR: D Uggla (7)
BASERUNNING
SB: M Prado (7)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Nationals
Ross Detwiler (WAS - P)

News: Detwiler (oblique) felt good after working out Tuesday, Amanda Comak of the Washington Times reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)
Yunesky Maya (WAS - P)

News: Maya was called up from Triple-A Syracuse after Monday's game, the Washington Post reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)
Fernando Abad (WAS - P)

News: Abad was called up from Triple-A Syracuse, the Washington Post reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)
Braves
Evan Gattis (ATL - C)

News: Gattis hit a two-out pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning off Glen Perkins Tuesday to send the game into extra innings.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)
Tim Hudson (ATL - P)

News: Hudson pitched five innings Tuesday around a 1.5 hour rain delay, surrendering two earned runs on five hits with five strikeouts against the Twins.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)
Brandon Beachy (ATL - P)

News: Beachy (elbow) will make his next rehab start Friday at Triple-A Gwinnett, David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013)

Injury Report
Nationals
NameInjuryStatus
R MattheusFractured right handon 15-day DL
W RamosLeft hamstring strainon 15-day DL
J WerthStrained right hamstringon 15-day DL
C GarciaStrained right forearm tendonon 15-day DL
Braves
NameInjuryStatus
E O'FlahertyLeft elbow surgery - out for seasonon 15-day DL
J WaldenRight shoulder inflammationon 15-day DL
L AyalaAnxiety disorderon 15-day DL
B DeWittLower back strainon 15-day DL
C MartinezRight shoulder strainon 15-day DL
J VentersSprained left elbowon 15-day DL
B BeachyRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 15-day DL

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