Braves vs. Nationals - April 3, 2011

The Braves never trailed, thanks to Brian McCann's RBI single in the first, and blew it open with a six-run eighth. Though Tim Hudson had to wait for extra padding -- also courtesy of McCann, who had four RBIs -- the veteran cruised against the Nationals.

Atlanta	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Prado, LF-3B	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.214
McLouth, CF	4	3	1	1	1	0	2	.167
Jones, C, 3B	4	0	1	1	1	0	2	.385
1-Young, PR-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
McCann, C	5	1	3	4	0	1	0	.462
Uggla, 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.154
Heyward, RF	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.333
Gonzalez, Al, SS	5	2	1	0	0	1	4	.364
Freeman, 1B	3	1	0	1	2	1	0	.200
Hudson, T, P	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.000
a-Hinske, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Venters, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Hicks, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Linebrink, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	39	11	12	9	6	3	14	.257

a-Grounded out for Hudson, T in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Venters in the 9th.
1-Ran for Jones, C in the 8th.

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Desmond, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Werth, RF	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.400
a-Nix, L, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Zimmerman, R, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Cora, 3B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
LaRoche, Ad, 1B	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.167
b-Stairs, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Morse, LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.111
Ankiel, CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.111
Broderick, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gaudin, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Storen, D, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Ramos, W, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.600
Espinosa, 2B	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.444
Rodriguez, I, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Zimmermann, J, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Coffey, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Slaten, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hairston, J, CF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
Totals	30	2	4	2	3	6	9	.209

a-Lined out for Werth in the 9th. b-Walked for LaRoche, Ad in the 9th. c-Struck out for Storen, D in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Prado 2 (2, Zimmermann, J, Coffey), McLouth (1, Broderick), Jones, C (2, Gaudin).
3B: Gonzalez, Al (1, Zimmermann, J).
TB: Prado 5; McLouth 2; Jones, C 2; McCann 3; Uggla; Heyward 2; Gonzalez, Al 3.
RBI: McCann 4 (5), Freeman (1), Prado (1), McLouth (1), Jones, C (2), Heyward (2).
2-out RBI: McCann 4; McLouth; Jones, C; Heyward.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Uggla 2; Jones, C; Gonzalez, Al.
SF: Prado.
Team RISP: 6-for-13.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: McCann (1, 2nd base off Zimmermann, J/Rodriguez, I).

FIELDING
DP: (Gonzalez, Al-Uggla-Freeman).

BATTING
2B: Espinosa (2, Venters).
TB: LaRoche, Ad; Morse; Espinosa 3.
RBI: LaRoche, Ad (1), Hairston, J (1).
2-out RBI: LaRoche, Ad.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ankiel; Ramos, W.
GIDP: Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
E: Espinosa (1, missed catch).

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hudson, T(W, 1-0)	7.0	3	1	1	1	5	0	1.29
Venters	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.50
Linebrink	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	4.50
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	3	6	0	2.42

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Zimmermann, J(L, 0-1)	6.0	4	3	2	3	2	0	3.00
Coffey	0.2	1	2	2	1	1	0	10.80
Slaten	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
Broderick	0.2	2	4	4	1	0	0	54.00
Gaudin	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	40.50
Storen, D	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40
Totals	9.0	12	11	10	6	3	0	5.00

WP: Hudson, T.
Balk: Broderick.
Pitches-strikes: Hudson, T 85-56, Venters 10-9, Linebrink 25-13, Zimmermann, J 84-54, Coffey 18-9, Slaten 10-5, Broderick 21-10, Gaudin 16-10, Storen, D 14-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hudson, T 8-3, Venters 3-0, Linebrink 0-0, Zimmermann, J 6-5, Coffey 1-0, Slaten 0-1, Broderick 2-1, Gaudin 0-0, Storen, D 2-0.
Batters faced: Hudson, T 24, Venters 4, Linebrink 5, Zimmermann, J 25, Coffey 4, Slaten 3, Broderick 6, Gaudin 5, Storen, D 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Slaten 2-2, Gaudin 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Jim Reynolds.
Weather: 53 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 2:47.
Att: 22,210.
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