Nats' hot streak cooled off in Atlanta

By Adam Rosenberg / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Entering Tuesday's game against the Braves, the Nationals' eight-game winning streak made them one of the hottest clubs in baseball. Unfortunately, the team they ran into at Turner Field proved to be just as hot.

Starter John Lannan was roughed up for five earned runs in 4 2/3 innings, and the Nationals' offense was held in check by Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson as Washington dropped the first of two games with Atlanta, 8-1.

Nats' hot streak cooled off in Atlanta....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .307
Guzman, C, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .319
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .305
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .278
Willingham, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .308
Dukes, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .248
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267
Nieves, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .245
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Kensing, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 1 8 1 1 13 15

a-Flied out for Kensing in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Gonzalez, Al (12, Hanson).
TB: Morgan 2; Guzman, C 2; Zimmerman, R; Willingham; Gonzalez, Al 2; Nieves.
RBI: Zimmerman, R (76).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham 2; Zimmerman, R; Harris, W; Nieves.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Zimmerman, R (1, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann), Morgan 2 (38, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann), Guzman, C (3, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann).
CS: Morgan (16, 3rd base by Hanson/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Willingham (5, fielding), Guzman, C (14, fielding).
DP: 2 (Guzman, C-Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A, Dunn, A).


Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Church, CF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .284
Prado, 1B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .310
Jones, C, 3B 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 .296
McCann, C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .287
Escobar, Y, SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .307
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .284
Diaz, M, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291
Infante, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .344
Hanson, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Norton, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .138
Acosta, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 8 10 5 6 4 12

a-Walked for O'Flaherty in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Prado (23, Lannan), Church (20, Lannan), Escobar, Y (22, Kensing).
HR: Jones, C (15, 7th inning off Clippard, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Church 3; Prado 2; Jones, C 5; McCann; Escobar, Y 2; Anderson, G; Diaz, M; Infante.
RBI: Prado (36), Church (32), McCann (56), Escobar, Y (60), Jones, C (53).
2-out RBI: McCann; Escobar, Y.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Infante; Anderson, G 2; Prado; Jones, C.
S: Hanson 2.
GIDP: Diaz, M.
Team RISP: 5-for-12.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Infante (3, missed catch).
PB: McCann (5).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan (L, 8-9) 4.2 6 6 5 4 1 0 3.58
Kensing 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 9.35
Clippard 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2.67
Rivera, S 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6.91

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hanson (W, 7-2) 6.2 7 1 1 0 9 0 3.05
O'Flaherty 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.52
Acosta 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.68

IBB: Jones, C (by Lannan).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 81-44, Kensing 29-18, Clippard 18-12, Rivera, S 26-18, Hanson 101-69, O'Flaherty 16-11, Acosta 20-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 8-4, Kensing 2-2, Clippard 0-1, Rivera, S 0-2, Hanson 5-5, O'Flaherty 1-1, Acosta 1-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 22, Kensing 7, Clippard 4, Rivera, S 6, Hanson 26, O'Flaherty 4, Acosta 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Kensing 2-1, O'Flaherty 1-0.
Ejections: Washington Nationals Batting Coach Rick Eckstein ejected by 3B umpire Larry Vanover (3rd).
Umpires: HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, L to R.
T: 3:01.
Att: 19,273.
August 11, 2009