Four-run rally lifts Nationals past Braves

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals rallied from a two-run eighth-inning deficit to defeat the Braves, 5-3, in front of 23,708 fans at Nationals Park on Saturday afternoon.

Four-run rally lifts Nationals past Braves....

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .261
Prado, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .312
Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .290
Escobar, Y, SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .296
Diaz, M, RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .315
Ross, D, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
a-McCann, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310
Conrad, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .400
Hanson, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
Kotchman, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 31 3 9 3 3 1 14

a-Lined out for Ross, D in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Diaz, M (8, Lannan), Prado (17, Lannan).
TB: McLouth 2; Prado 2; Jones, C; Anderson, G 2; Diaz, M 3; Conrad.
RBI: McLouth (46), Jones, C (39), Anderson, G (30).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hanson; Diaz, M; Conrad.
S: Hanson.
GIDP: Prado 2; Escobar, Y 2.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 5.


Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Johnson, N, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .295
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .295
Dunn, A, LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .265
1-Harris, W, PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
Willingham, RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316
Hernandez, A, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .255
Nieves, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229
a-Belliard, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .169
Kearns, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103
b-Bard, J, PH-C 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265
Totals 30 5 7 5 3 7 9

a-Singled for Nieves in the 8th. b-Walked for Lannan in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Dunn, A (22, 7th inning off Hanson, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Johnson, N; Zimmerman, R; Dunn, A 5; Willingham; Hernandez, A; Belliard.
RBI: Dunn, A 2 (59), Zimmerman, R 2 (46), Willingham (20).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hernandez, A.
S: Morgan.
Team RISP: 3-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: 4 (Guzman, C-Hernandez, A-Johnson, N 2, Zimmerman, R-Hernandez, A-Johnson, N, Johnson, N-Guzman, C-Johnson, N).


Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hanson 7.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 2.25
Gonzalez, M (H, 7)(L, 3-1) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 3.20
Moylan (BS, 3) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.41
O'Flaherty 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.60

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (W, 6-5) 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 0 3.45
MacDougal (S, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.66

Moylan pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: MacDougal.
Pitches-strikes: Hanson 105-74, Gonzalez, M 20-10, Moylan 2-1, O'Flaherty 14-9, Lannan 98-65, MacDougal 22-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hanson 9-7, Gonzalez, M 1-0, Moylan 0-0, O'Flaherty 0-0, Lannan 17-6, MacDougal 2-1.
Batters faced: Hanson 25, Gonzalez, M 4, Moylan 1, O'Flaherty 4, Lannan 30, MacDougal 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Moylan 3-2, O'Flaherty 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Tony Randazzo. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Mike Winters.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:34.
Att: 23,708.
July 4, 2009