Heroic Batista boosts Strasburg-less Nats

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- A crowd of 40,043 fans expected to see right-hander Stephen Strasburg make his 10th start of the season against the Braves at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Heroic Batista boosts Strasburg-less Nats....

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316
Heyward, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255
McCann, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
Hinske, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .284
Glaus, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .249
Gonzalez, A, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
Cabrera, Me, CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .267
Hanson, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .139
a-Diaz, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 10 11 .261
a-Popped out for Hanson in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Hinske (18, Burnett, S).
TB: Jones, C; Hinske 3; Cabrera, Me 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann; Hanson; Heyward; Glaus.
S: Hanson.
GIDP: McCann.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: McCann (9, throw), Jones, C (8, throw).

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259
Guzman, C, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .283
Gonzalez, Al, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .294
Dunn, A, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274
Bernadina, RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271
Rodriguez, I, C 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .264
Desmond, SS 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .251
Batista, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Morse, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Totals 31 3 6 2 0 10 8 .257
a-Grounded out for Burnett, S in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (22, Hanson).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman, R 2; Willingham; Bernadina; Desmond 2.
RBI: Desmond 2 (42).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Guzman, C; Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (27, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann, 3rd base off Hanson/McCann), Willingham (8, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann), Desmond (9, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann).

FIELDING
DP: (Desmond-Dunn, A).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hanson(L, 8-7) 6.0 6 3 1 0 8 0 3.99
Venters 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.08
Totals 8.0 6 3 1 0 10 0 3.63
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Batista(W, 1-2) 5.0 3 0 0 1 6 0 4.09
Burnett, S(H, 13) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.86
Storen, D(H, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.73
Capps(S, 25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.80
Totals 9.0 5 0 0 1 10 0 4.17
HBP: Heyward (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Hanson 88-64, Venters 23-15, Batista 83-48, Burnett, S 30-19, Storen, D 8-7, Capps 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hanson 6-4, Venters 3-1, Batista 6-2, Burnett, S 4-1, Storen, D 0-1, Capps 0-2.
Batters faced: Hanson 25, Venters 6, Batista 20, Burnett, S 7, Storen, D 3, Capps 3.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 2:24.
Att: 40,043