Washington 8, Atlanta 4
Sunday, July 1, 2012 1:35 PM
Location -
Turner Field
Temperature -
101°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Tim McClelland,
First Base -
Brian Runge,
Second Base -
Ted Barrett,
Third Base -
Marvin Hudson,
Attendance -
18796
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Washington
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
8
|
8 |
0 |
|
Atlanta
|
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
4
|
8 |
2 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Washington
|
45-32 |
20-14 |
25-18 |
W1 |
| Atlanta
|
41-37 |
18-20 |
23-17 |
L1 |
Recap
Nationals 8, Braves 4: Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in four runs, and Gio Gonzalez won his 11th game as visiting Washington took the rubber game of the weekend series.
Zimmerman sparked a four-run first inning with a two-run double to center. He hit his sixth homer of the season in the fifth.
Gonzalez (11-3) went five-plus innings, allowing four runs on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts.
After Zimmerman’s double off Atlanta starter Tim Hudson (6-4) staked the Nationals to a 2-0 lead, an Adam LaRoche sacrifice fly and a Rick Ankiel single pushed Washington’s advantage to 4-0.
The Braves drew within 4-1 in the third, on Chipper Jones’ double to right that scored Jason Heyward.
Zimmerman’s homer gave Washington a 5-1 lead. Jhonatan Solano’s sixth-inning single gave the Nationals a five-run advantage, and the Braves drew within 6-4 in the sixth on Freddie Freeman’s 10th homer of the season, a three-run shot to center.
Hudson pitched six innings, giving up eight hits and six runs (five earned). Hudson walked two and struck out four.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Temperature at first pitch was 100 degrees. … Washington improved to 6-2 against the Braves this season. ... The Nationals now lead Atlanta by 4 1/2 games in the NL East.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Washington |
|
Atlanta |
|
Gio Gonzalez
|
Player |
Tim Hudson
|
|
Win
|
W/L |
Loss
|
|
5.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
5 |
Hits |
7 |
|
7.20 |
ERA |
7.50 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Washington
|
8 |
1 |
14 |
.229 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Atlanta
|
8 |
1 |
13 |
.229 |
12 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
-
Atlanta
will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs.
The
Braves
have a W/L % of
.585
after a win and
.459
after a loss.
-
Washington
will play their next game at home against
San Francisco.
The
Nationals
have a W/L % of
.614
after a win and
.545
after a loss.