Washington 4, Atlanta 1
Saturday, September 24, 2011 1:05 PM
Location -
Nationals Park
Temperature -
71°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Tim Tschida,
First Base -
Marty Foster,
Second Base -
Bill Welke,
Third Base -
Jeff Nelson,
Attendance -
33986
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Atlanta
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1
|
6 |
0 |
|
Washington
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
4
|
6 |
0 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Atlanta
|
89-69 |
47-31 |
42-38 |
L1 |
| Washington
|
77-80 |
43-36 |
34-44 |
W1 |
Recap
Chien-Ming Wang pitched six strong innings as the Washington Nationals recorded a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday at Nationals Park.
The Braves saw their wild-card lead shrink to two games over the St. Louis Cardinals, who rallied for a 2-1 victory on Saturday.
Wang (4-3) allowed four hits and struck out four to defeat the Braves for the first time in his career. He was 0-3 against the Braves in four previous starts.
Drew Storen pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 41st save of the season.
Atlanta's Brandon Beachy (7-3) struck out nine in six innings, but was victimized by a three-run outburst in the fourth that was highlighted by Danny Espinosa's two-run single.
Atlanta received its only run on rookie Freddie Freeman's 21st homer in the fifth.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
6 |
1 |
9 |
.194 |
12 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Washington
|
6 |
0 |
6 |
.214 |
10 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Washington
will play their next game at home against Atlanta.
The
Nationals
have a W/L % of
.500
after a win and
.481
after a loss.
-
Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Washington.
The
Braves
have a W/L % of
.551
after a win and
.580
after a loss.