Nats, Dunn play long ball to drop Braves

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals used the long ball to defeat the Braves, 6-3, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Nats, Dunn play long ball to drop Braves....

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth, CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .176
Prado, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .337
Jones, C, 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .222
McCann, C 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .257
Glaus, 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .226
Heyward, RF 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .289
Cabrera, Me, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .202
Infante, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
Kawakami, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143
a-Conrad, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200
O'Flaherty, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Hinske, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Chavez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 3 8 3 6 5 19 .238
a-Walked for Kawakami in the 6th. b-Flied out for Venters in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: McLouth (3, Hernandez, L), Jones, C (5, Hernandez, L).
HR: Heyward (8, 4th inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McLouth 2; Jones, C 3; McCann 2; Heyward 5; Kawakami.
RBI: Glaus (14), Heyward (24), McCann (9).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, Me 4; Glaus; Prado 2.
SF: Glaus.
GIDP: Glaus.
Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Conrad (1, 2nd base off Burnett, S/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: (McCann-Prado).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .281
Kennedy, A, 2B-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .345
Dunn, A, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .236
1-Taveras, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Batista, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Harris, W, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175
Willingham, LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .265
Clippard, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
Rodriguez, I, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .406
Bernadina, RF-LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200
Desmond, SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .260
Hernandez, L, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Maxwell, RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 .167
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 6 11 6 2 3 11 .253
a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Clippard in the 8th.
1-Ran for Dunn, A in the 8th.
BATTING
HR: Willingham (4, 2nd inning off Kawakami, 0 on, 1 out), Desmond (2, 5th inning off Kawakami, 0 on, 0 out), Dunn, A (5, 6th inning off O'Flaherty, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Morgan; Guzman, C 2; Dunn, A 4; Willingham 4; Rodriguez, I 2; Bernadina 2; Desmond 5.
RBI: Willingham (14), Desmond 2 (13), Dunn, A (11), Guzman, C (9), Bernadina (1).
2-out RBI: Guzman, C.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morgan 2; Maxwell.
S: Hernandez, L; Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 4-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Guzman, C (1, 2nd base by Kawakami/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Bernadina (1, fielding), Desmond (4, throw).
DP: (Zimmerman, R-Gonzalez, Al-Kennedy, A).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kawakami(L, 0-5) 5.0 7 3 3 0 1 2 5.47
O'Flaherty 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.69
Venters 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.86
Chavez, J 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.11
Totals 8.0 11 6 6 2 3 3 4.07
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L(W, 4-1) 5.1 5 2 1 5 1 1 0.99
Burnett, S(H, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.84
Clippard(H, 7) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.46
Batista 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.11
Capps(S, 11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.63
Totals 9.0 8 3 2 6 5 1 4.71
WP: Batista.
IBB: Heyward (by Hernandez, L).
Pitches-strikes: Kawakami 79-46, O'Flaherty 14-9, Venters 13-6, Chavez, J 30-16, Hernandez, L 123-71, Burnett, S 14-9, Clippard 23-16, Batista 19-9, Capps 4-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kawakami 8-5, O'Flaherty 3-0, Venters 2-1, Chavez, J 1-0, Hernandez, L 10-4, Burnett, S 1-0, Clippard 0-3, Batista 0-1, Capps 2-0.
Batters faced: Kawakami 21, O'Flaherty 4, Venters 5, Chavez, J 6, Hernandez, L 27, Burnett, S 4, Clippard 6, Batista 3, Capps 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0, Clippard 1-0, Capps 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Eric Cooper. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 3 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:06.
Att: 17,098.