Atlanta 7, Washington 6
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Eric Cooper, 1B -
Bill Miller, 2B -
Chad Fairchild, 3B -
Mike Reilly
Attendance:
15616
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Matt Diaz’s one-out, run-scoring single in the top of the 10th inning gave the Atlanta Braves a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.
Troy Glaus singled off Matt Capps (0-1) to start the 10th and Brandon Hicks came on as a pinch-runner. Melky Cabrera’s sacrifice bunt moved Hicks to second and Diaz followed with a single to right to break the tie.
Kris Medlen (1-1) got the win after throwing a scoreless ninth inning and Billy Wagner closed it out in the 10th for his third save.
Washington forced extra innings when Josh Willingham had a two-run, pinch-hit single in the eighth to even the score.
Ian Desmond homered for the second straight game for the Nationals and Nyjer Morgan continued his solid hitting of late with a 3-for-5 effort.
The Braves surrendered the lead three times in hanging on for the win. Omar Infante hit a two-run shot in the second off Luis Atilano for the 2-1 advantage. Nate McLouth and Martin Prado produced runs in the sixth to make it 6-4.
Atlanta’s young outfielder Jason Heyward left in the second with a strained groin and is being listed as day-to-day.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Atlanta |
|
Washington |
|
Tommy Hanson
|
Player |
Luis Atilano
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.1 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
9 |
Hits |
7 |
|
6.00 |
ERA |
10.12 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
10 |
1 |
17 |
.278 |
19 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| Washington
|
12 |
1 |
19 |
.308 |
16 |
8 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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