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On The Field
Turner Field
Atlanta, Georgia
Stephen Strasburg
Mike Minor
L (9-3)
IP H ER BB K ERA
3.0 2 3 4 4 2.81
W (4-6)
IP H ER BB K ERA
5.0 5 4 5 2 6.20
Craig Kimbrel
S (23)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.0 0 0 0 2 1.50

Braves 7, Nationals 5
On Atlanta's hottest day on record, Mike Minor did enough to cool off Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals. ''He did, under tough conditions,'' Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. ''I think we took a step forward with him today. He competed his butt off today.'' Mike Minor won for just the second time in 12 starts and Atlanta overcame 106-degree heat to beat the Nationals 7-5 on Saturday. The National Weather Service reported that the temper...
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Scoring Summary
Top of 1st
- Zimmerman grounded out, second baseman Uggla to first baseman F.Freeman, Espinosa scored.
Top of 2nd
- Strasburg singled to center, LaRoche scored, Flores to second.
Bottom of 3rd
- Heyward doubled to left, Bourn scored, Prado to third.
- F.Freeman hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Harper, Prado scored.
- Uggla doubled to left, Heyward scored.
Bottom of 4th
- J.Francisco doubled to right, Simmons scored.
- Bourn doubled to left, J.Francisco scored.
- Prado hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Harper, Bourn scored.
Bottom of 5th
- Simmons singled to center, F.Freeman scored.
Top of 6th
- T.Moore hit an infield single to shortstop, LaRoche scored, Desmond to third.
- Flores singled to center, Desmond scored, T.Moore to second.
Top of 7th
- LaRoche doubled to center, Morse 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
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. D. Espinosa, 2B 5 1 1 0 0
2. B. Harper, CF 5 0 0 0 0
3. R. Zimmerman, 3B 4 0 0 1 1
4. M. Morse, RF 5 1 2 0 0
5. A. LaRoche, 1B 3 2 2 1 2
6. I. Desmond, SS 3 1 1 0 1
7. T. Moore, LF 3 0 1 1 1
8. J. Flores, C 3 0 1 1 1
9. S. Strasburg, P 1 0 1 1 1
9. C. Wang, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. R. Ankiel, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. T. Gorzelanny, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. R. Bernadina, PH 0 0 0 0 0
9. M. DeRosa, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. M. Gonzalez, P 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5 7
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. M. Bourn, CF 2 2 1 1 3
2. M. Prado, LF 2 1 1 1 2
3. J. Heyward, RF 4 1 1 1 1
4. F. Freeman, 1B 3 1 1 1 0
5. D. Uggla, 2B 4 0 1 1 0
6. B. McCann, C 4 0 0 0 0
7. A. Simmons, SS 4 1 3 1 0
8. J. Francisco, 3B 4 1 1 1 0
9. M. Minor, P 1 0 0 0 0
9. K. Medlen, P 1 0 0 0 0
9. C. Durbin, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. E. O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0
9. M. Diaz, PH 1 0 0 0 0
9. C. Kimbrel, P 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 9 7 6
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
S Strasburg
(L, 9-3)
3.0 2 3 3 4 4 2.81
C Wang 2.0 5 4 4 0 0 7.61
T Gorzelanny 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 3.69
M Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 1.93
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
M Minor
(W, 4-6)
5.0 5 4 4 5 2 6.20
K Medlen 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 3.32
C Durbin
(H, 9)
0.1 0 0 0 2 0 4.06
E O'Flaherty
(H, 13)
1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3.18
C Kimbrel
(S, 23)
1.0 0 0 0 0 2 1.50
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: D Espinosa (18), A LaRoche 2 (18), I Desmond (23)
BATTING
2B: M Bourn (15), M Prado (21), J Heyward (16), D Uggla (15), J Francisco (6)
BASERUNNING
SB: M Bourn 2 (22)
Complete Box Score

Player News
Nationals
Roger Bernadina (WAS - LF)

News: Bernadina is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)
Danny Espinosa (WAS - 2B)

News: Anthony Rendon, the Nationals' top hitting prospect, has been shifted over to second base at Double-A, Ken Rosenthal of FoxSposrts reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)
Anthony Rendon (WAS - 3B)

News: Rendon has been shifted over to second base at Double-A Harrisburg, Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)
Braves
B.J. Upton (ATL - CF)

News: Upton went 1-for-4 with his fourth home run of the season in Wednesday's game against the Twins.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)
Evan Gattis (ATL - C)

News: Gattis went 1-for-3 with his first career grand slam in Wednesday's win over the Twins.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)
Paul Maholm (ATL - P)

News: Maholm earned the win on Wednesday against the Twins allowing one unearned run on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 7.1 innings.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 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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