Desmond's hit lifts Nationals over Braves

By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

WASHINGTON -- Ian Desmond's two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning helped the Nationals defeat the Braves, 4-2, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon.

The game was tied at 2 when Desmond hit a Jonny Venters pitch up the middle to score Willie Harris and Danny Espinosa.

Relievers Sean Burnett and Drew Storen blanked the Braves the rest of the way, with Storen picking up his fifth save.

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Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Infante, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .326
Heyward, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .280
Prado, 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .307
McCann, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .274
Freeman, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100
c-Lee, D, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
Gonzalez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258
Cabrera, Me, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .255
Ankiel, CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .235
Beachy, P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
Dunn, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hinske, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
b-Diaz, M, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242
Farnsworth, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kimbrel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 8 15 .258
a-Batted for Dunn, M in the 7th. b-Struck out for Hinske in the 7th. c-Struck out for Freeman in the 8th.
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Espinosa, 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .241
Morgan, CF 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 .259
Desmond, SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 4 .277
Dunn, A, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .264
Kennedy, A, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Morse, RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .296
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Maxwell, PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .146
Bernadina, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254
Rodriguez, I, C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .273
Gonzalez, Al, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268
Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .153
Harris, W, RF 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .185
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 29 4 7 4 7 14 15 .255
a-Struck out for Burnett, S in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Cabrera, Me (27, Hernandez, L), Ankiel (13, Hernandez, L).
HR: Ankiel (6, 5th inning off Hernandez, L, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Prado 2; McCann; Cabrera, Me 2; Ankiel 6; Beachy.
RBI: Ankiel 2 (24).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, Me 2; Heyward.
GIDP: Gonzalez, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ankiel (Gonzalez, Al at home).
DP: 2 (Ankiel-McCann, McCann-Gonzalez, A).

BATTING
TB: Espinosa 2; Morgan; Desmond; Morse; Rodriguez, I; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Morse (39), Morgan (24), Desmond 2 (64).
2-out RBI: Morse; Desmond 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bernadina 2; Dunn, A; Harris, W.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Harris, W (5, 2nd base off Farnsworth/McCann).
CS: Espinosa (2, 2nd base by Beachy/McCann).

FIELDING
E: Dunn, A (13, throw).
DP: 2 (Dunn, A, Gonzalez, Al-Dunn, A).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Beachy 5.0 5 2 2 3 9 0 2.89
Dunn, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.06
Farnsworth(L, 3-2) 0.2 0 2 2 2 0 0 3.41
Venters 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.80
Kimbrel 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.50
Totals 8.0 7 4 4 7 14 0 3.58
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, L 6.0 7 2 2 2 3 1 3.73
Burnett, S(W, 1-7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.26
Storen, D(S, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.81
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 2 8 1 4.13
Hernandez, L pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP: Beachy.
Pitches-strikes: Beachy 96-58, Dunn, M 11-9, Farnsworth 19-9, Venters 14-5, Kimbrel 20-12, Hernandez, L 93-55, Burnett, S 30-18, Storen, D 13-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Beachy 3-1, Dunn, M 1-0, Farnsworth 1-1, Venters 0-0, Kimbrel 0-1, Hernandez, L 6-5, Burnett, S 2-1, Storen, D 1-0.
Batters faced: Beachy 21, Dunn, M 3, Farnsworth 4, Venters 3, Kimbrel 5, Hernandez, L 26, Burnett, S 6, Storen, D 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Venters 2-2, Burnett, S 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, In from CF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 21,625