Rookie takes command in Nats win

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Rookie Ian Desmond drove in three runs and helped the Nationals defeat the Braves, 6-3, at Turner Field on Friday night.

Washington has won five straight games and improved its record to 57-103.

Rookie takes command in Nats win....

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Maxwell, CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .256
Dukes, RF 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 .254
Dunn, A, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .268
MacDougal, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 .288
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .263
Rivera, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Villone, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bergmann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Morse, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Desmond, SS 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .286
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .263
Nieves, C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .257
1-Padilla, J, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Burke, J, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122
Hernandez, L, P 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .148
Harris, W, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234
Totals 34 6 10 5 6 7 16


1-Ran for Nieves in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Dunn, A 2 (29, Lowe, D, Lowe, D), Hernandez, L (2, Medlen).
3B: Maxwell (1, Lowe, D), Desmond (2, Lowe, D).
HR: Desmond (3, 2nd inning off Lowe, D, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Maxwell 4; Dunn, A 4; Zimmerman, R; Desmond 7; Gonzalez, Al; Nieves; Hernandez, L 2.
RBI: Desmond 3 (11), Dukes (58), Gonzalez, Al (32).
2-out RBI: Desmond 2; Gonzalez, Al.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Gonzalez, Al; Nieves; Zimmerman, R.
GIDP: Hernandez, L; Maxwell.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Gonzalez, Al (1, 2nd base by Lowe, D/Ross, D).

FIELDING
E: Nieves (6, throw).


Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .256
Prado, 2B 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 .307
Jones, C, 3B 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .264
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .279
Anderson, G, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Escobar, Y, SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .301
Infante, RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .309
Ross, D, C 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .273
Lowe, D, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Medlen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Johnson, K, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223
Kawakami, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098
b-McCann, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 3 11 3 1 7 17

a-Singled for Medlen in the 7th. b-Struck out for Kawakami in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ross, D (9, Hernandez, L), Prado (37, MacDougal).
TB: Prado 5; Escobar, Y; Infante 3; Ross, D 3; Johnson, K.
RBI: Ross, D 2 (20), Jones, C (71).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche, Ad 3; Prado; McLouth 2; McCann.
S: Lowe, D.
Team RISP: 1-for-10.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Prado (1, 2nd base off Hernandez, L/Nieves).

FIELDING
E: Anderson, G (4, throw).
DP: 2 (Escobar, Y-Prado-LaRoche, Ad, Kawakami-Escobar, Y-LaRoche, Ad).


Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L (W, 9-12) 6.1 9 3 3 1 2 0 5.44
Rivera, S (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.23
Villone (H, 7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.57
Bergmann (H, 10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.70
MacDougal (S, 20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.31

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D (L, 15-10) 4.2 8 6 5 5 4 1 4.67
Medlen 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.32
Kawakami 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.91
O'Flaherty 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.09

IBB: Zimmerman, R (by Lowe, D).
HBP: Ross, D (by Bergmann).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, L 93-55, Rivera, S 4-2, Villone 24-14, Bergmann 5-3, MacDougal 17-11, Lowe, D 106-58, Medlen 35-24, Kawakami 9-7, O'Flaherty 12-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, L 10-7, Rivera, S 1-0, Villone 1-0, Bergmann 0-0, MacDougal 0-1, Lowe, D 5-4, Medlen 3-2, Kawakami 2-0, O'Flaherty 3-0.
Batters faced: Hernandez, L 29, Rivera, S 1, Villone 4, Bergmann 2, MacDougal 4, Lowe, D 25, Medlen 9, Kawakami 3, O'Flaherty 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Rivera, S 2-1, Villone 1-0, Bergmann 1-0, Medlen 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Dale Scott.
Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Varies.
T: 2:56.
Att: 33,124.
October 2, 2009