Olsen victorious in return to Nationals

By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Scott Olsen made a triumphant return after missing over two months by throwing six strong innings to help the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-3, on Thursday afternoon.

Olsen victorious in return to Nationals....

Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
Heyward, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .271
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
Glaus, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250
1-Clevlen, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Saito, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Diaz, M, LF 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 .248
Infante, SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .330
Ross, D, C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284
b-McCann, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Cabrera, Me, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .265
Lowe, D, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .121
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Conrad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238
Dunn, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hinske, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 3 8 .260
a-Struck out for Moylan in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Ross, D in the 9th.
1-Ran for Glaus in the 8th.
BATTING
3B: Ross, D (1, Olsen).
HR: Diaz, M (5, 4th inning off Olsen, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Glaus; Diaz, M 4; Infante 2; Ross, D 4.
RBI: Diaz, M 2 (19), Infante (27).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, Me; Lowe, D.
GIDP: Diaz, M.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 6.

Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Morgan, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262
Kennedy, A, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bernadina, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .292
Dunn, A, 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .277
Capps, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willingham, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
Morse, RF-1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .348
Desmond, SS 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 .256
Nieves, C 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .187
Olsen, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .067
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gonzalez, Al, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
Totals 31 5 7 5 1 7 8 .256
a-Struck out for Burnett, S in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Dunn, A (28, Lowe, D), Desmond (16, Lowe, D).
HR: Desmond (7, 2nd inning off Lowe, D, 0 on, 2 out), Dunn, A (24, 8th inning off Saito, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Morgan; Dunn, A 6; Morse; Desmond 6; Nieves.
RBI: Morse (18), Desmond (43), Nieves 2 (13), Dunn, A (64).
2-out RBI: Desmond.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dunn, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (28, 2nd base off Lowe, D/Ross, D).

FIELDING
E: Desmond (24, fielding).
PB: Nieves (1).
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Desmond-Dunn, A).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lowe, D(L, 10-9) 5.0 5 4 4 1 3 1 4.58
Moylan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.61
Dunn, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Saito 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.55
Totals 8.0 7 5 5 1 7 2 3.62
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Olsen(W, 3-2) 6.0 5 3 2 2 1 1 3.67
Burnett, S(H, 14) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.78
Storen, D(H, 10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.64
Capps(S, 26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.74
Totals 9.0 6 3 2 3 3 1 4.14
IBB: Cabrera, Me (by Olsen).
HBP: Morse (by Lowe, D).
Pitches-strikes: Lowe, D 98-62, Moylan 17-10, Dunn, M 14-9, Saito 15-9, Olsen 81-52, Burnett, S 20-10, Storen, D 12-8, Capps 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lowe, D 6-4, Moylan 2-0, Dunn, M 1-1, Saito 1-0, Olsen 8-9, Burnett, S 1-1, Storen, D 2-1, Capps 2-0.
Batters faced: Lowe, D 22, Moylan 4, Dunn, M 3, Saito 4, Olsen 26, Burnett, S 4, Storen, D 3, Capps 3.
Umpires: HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Bill Miller.
Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:33 (1:32 delay).
Att: 30,263