Maxwell's slam makes winner of Lannan

By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com

ATLANTA -- Be extra careful pitching to the Nationals' otherwise light-hitting Justin Maxwell with the bases loaded. Braves rookie Mike Minor learned that lesson the hard way on Wednesday at Turner Field.

Maxwell, batting for just the fourth time in his brief career with the bases loaded, hit his third grand slam to stake John Lannan to a second-inning lead that the Nationals made stand.

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Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Espinosa, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256
Morgan, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
Desmond, SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .279
Zimmerman, R, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .302
Morse, RF-1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .290
Ramos, W, C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .280
Gonzalez, Al, 1B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .276
Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Harris, W, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186
Storen, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Maxwell, LF-RF 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .139
Lannan, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .095
Kennedy, A, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
Bernadina, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Totals 31 4 5 4 2 11 5 .255
a-Struck out for Burnett, S in the 9th.
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Infante, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .340
Heyward, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .287
Prado, 3B 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .314
Glaus, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .240
1-Freeman, PR-1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Diaz, M, LF 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .250
Gonzalez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .261
Cabrera, Me, CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .255
Ross, D, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .274
d-McLouth, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187
Minor, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Conrad, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
Moylan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Saito, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Hernandez, Di, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
c-Hinske, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kimbrel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
e-McCann, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
Totals 32 2 10 2 3 9 16 .261
a-Struck out for Minor in the 5th. b-Batted for Saito in the 7th. c-Doubled for Hernandez, Di in the 7th. d-Grounded out for Ross, D in the 9th. e-Struck out for Kimbrel in the 9th.
1-Ran for Glaus in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Morse (11, Minor).
HR: Maxwell (3, 2nd inning off Minor, 3 on, 1 out).
TB: Morse 2; Ramos, W 2; Maxwell 4; Kennedy, A.
RBI: Maxwell 4 (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zimmerman, R 2.
GIDP: Gonzalez, Al.
Team RISP: 2-for-3.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Maxwell (Prado at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Lannan-Desmond-Espinosa-Gonzalez, Al, Zimmerman, R-Espinosa-Morse).

BATTING
2B: Prado (39, Lannan), Diaz, M 2 (17, Lannan, Lannan), Infante (14, Lannan), Hinske (21, Peralta, Jo).
TB: Infante 2; Prado 4; Glaus; Diaz, M 5; Cabrera, Me; Hinske 2.
RBI: Cabrera, Me (41), Prado (66).
2-out RBI: Prado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus; Ross, D 2; Prado.
S: Infante.
GIDP: Ross, D; Gonzalez, A.
Team RISP: 1-for-11.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: (Gonzalez, A-Infante-Glaus).

Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan(W, 8-7) 6.0 8 2 2 3 6 0 4.61
Peralta, Jo(H, 7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.11
Burnett, S(H, 19) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.45
Storen, D(S, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.10
Totals 9.0 10 2 2 3 9 0 4.12
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Minor(L, 3-1) 5.0 4 4 4 1 6 1 5.84
Moylan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.14
Saito 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.55
Venters 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.83
Kimbrel 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.68
Totals 9.0 5 4 4 2 11 1 3.60
HBP: Morgan (by Venters).
Pitches-strikes: Lannan 99-56, Peralta, Jo 8-5, Burnett, S 22-14, Storen, D 9-7, Minor 77-49, Moylan 18-11, Saito 13-8, Venters 21-9, Kimbrel 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lannan 6-4, Peralta, Jo 1-0, Burnett, S 2-0, Storen, D 2-0, Minor 6-3, Moylan 1-0, Saito 1-2, Venters 2-1, Kimbrel 0-0.
Batters faced: Lannan 26, Peralta, Jo 2, Burnett, S 5, Storen, D 3, Minor 19, Moylan 3, Saito 3, Venters 6, Kimbrel 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Dale Scott.
Weather: 84 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 2 mph, R to L.
T: 2:53.
Att: 19,237