Braves 8, Nationals 1

W:	T. Hanson (7-2)
L:	J. Lannan (8-9)

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
N Morgan CF	4	1	2	0	0	2	19	.307	.370
C Guzman SS	4	0	2	0	0	1	14	.319	.338
R Zimmerman 3B	4	0	1	1	0	2	24	.305	.371
A Dunn 1B	4	0	0	0	0	4	18	.278	.405
J Willingham LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	15	.308	.418
E Dukes RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	19	.248	.311
A Gonzalez 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	9	.267	.305
W Nieves C	4	0	1	0	0	0	10	.245	.286
J Lannan P	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	.167	.186
L Kensing P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
a-W Harris PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.230	.361
T Clippard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
S Rivera P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Totals	34	1	8	1	1	13	137
a-flied out to right for L Kensing in the 7th
BATTING 2B: A Gonzalez (12, T Hanson) RBI: R Zimmerman (76) Nationals RISP: 1-9 (J Willingham 0-2, A Gonzalez 0-1, W Nieves 0-2, R Zimmerman 1-2, C Guzman 0-1, W Harris 0-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: N Morgan 2 (38, 2nd base off T Hanson/B McCann 2); R Zimmerman (1, 2nd base off T Hanson/B McCann); C Guzman (3, 2nd base off T Hanson/B McCann) CS: N Morgan (16, 3rd base by T Hanson/B McCann)
FIELDING E: J Willingham (5, bobble); C Guzman (14, ground ball) DP: 2 (C Guzman-A Gonzalez-A Dunn, A Dunn).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lannan (L, 8-9)	4.2	6	6	5	4	1	0	81-44	3.58
L Kensing	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0	29-18	9.35
T Clippard	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	18-12	2.67
S Rivera	1.0	1	1	0	1	1	0	26-18	6.91
Totals	8.0	10	8	6	6	4	1	154-92
PITCHING IBB: C Jones (By J Lannan) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lannan 7/22; L Kensing 4/7; T Clippard 2/4; S Rivera 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lannan 12-2-14-16; L Kensing 5-0-7-6; T Clippard 1-4-6-1; S Rivera 3-3-8-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lannan 8-4; L Kensing 2-2; T Clippard 0-1; S Rivera 0-2 Game Scores: J Lannan 27

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP
R Church CF	3	2	2	1	2	0	21	.284	.353
M Prado 1B	5	1	1	1	0	0	15	.310	.363
C Jones 3B	4	2	2	1	1	1	20	.296	.412
B McCann C	3	1	1	1	1	1	23	.287	.363
Y Escobar SS	3	0	1	1	1	1	13	.307	.374
G Anderson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	20	.284	.313
M Diaz RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	.291	.354
O Infante 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	8	.344	.384
T Hanson P	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	.091	.091
E O'Flaherty P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
a-G Norton PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	9	.138	.296
M Acosta P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500
Totals	31	8	10	5	6	4	154
a-walked for E O'Flaherty in the 8th
BATTING 2B: M Prado (23, J Lannan); R Church (20, J Lannan); Y Escobar (22, L Kensing) HR: C Jones (15, 7th inning off T Clippard 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Prado (36), R Church (32), B McCann (56), Y Escobar (60), C Jones (53) S: T Hanson 2 2-out RBI: B McCann, Y Escobar GIDP: M Diaz Braves RISP: 5-12 (Y Escobar 1-1, O Infante 0-1, C Jones 1-2, G Anderson 1-2, M Diaz 0-1, R Church 1-1, B McCann 1-1, M Prado 0-3) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: O Infante (3, catch) PB: B McCann.

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Hanson (W, 7-2)	6.2	7	1	1	0	9	0	101-69	3.05
E O'Flaherty	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	16-11	3.52
M Acosta	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	20-13	3.68
Totals	9.0	8	1	1	1	13	0	137-93
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Hanson 19/26; E O'Flaherty 0/4; M Acosta 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Hanson 24-10-18-17; E O'Flaherty 5-1-3-2; M Acosta 3-5-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hanson 5-5; E O'Flaherty 1-1; M Acosta 1-0 Game Scores: T Hanson 65

Scoring Summary
			WAS	ATL
	1st	R Zimmerman singled to left, N Morgan scored.	1	0
	2nd	M Diaz grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B McCann scored, G Anderson out at second, Y Escobar to third.	1	1
	3rd	M Prado doubled to deep left center, R Church scored.	1	2
	3rd	C Jones singled to left, M Prado scored on error by left fielder J Willingham.	1	3
	5th	R Church hit a ground rule double to deep center, O Infante scored.	1	4
	5th	B McCann singled to center, R Church scored, C Jones to second.	1	5
	5th	Y Escobar doubled to left, C Jones scored, B McCann to third.	1	6
	7th	C Jones homered to right.	1	7
	8th	M Prado safe at first on error by shortstop C Guzman, G Norton scored, R Church to third.	1	8
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Game Notes

NATIONALS SHORTSTOP CRISTIAN GUZMAN SINGLED IN THE THIRD INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 16 GAMES.

NATIONALS BATTING COACH RICK ECKSTEIN WAS EJECTED BY THIRD BASE UMPIRE LARRY VANOVER IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING FOR ARGUING A PLAY AT THIRD BASE.

Game Information
Stadium	Turner Field, Atlanta, GA
Attendance	19,273 (38.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:01
Weather	87 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Sam Holbrook, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Larry Vanover

Atlanta leads 1-0 (as of 8/11)

Washington	1	Final
Atlanta	8

Oakland	2	Final
Baltimore	3

Detroit	5	Final
Boston	7

Texas	0	Final
Cleveland	5

Toronto	5	Final
NY Yankees	7

Houston	8	Final
Florida	9	in 11

San Diego	13	Final
Milwaukee	6

Philadelphia	4	Final
Chi Cubs	3	in 12

Kansas City	14	Final
Minnesota	6

Cincinnati	5	Final
St. Louis	4

Pittsburgh	7	Final
Colorado	3

NY Mets	2	Final
Arizona	6

Tampa Bay	0	Final
LA Angels	6

Chi White Sox	3	Final
Seattle	1

LA Dodgers	9	Final
San Francisco	1

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