Washington 3, Atlanta 0
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
84°
Umpires:
Home -
Eric Cooper, 1B -
Bill Miller, 2B -
Mike Reilly, 3B -
Chad Fairchild
Attendance:
40043
By SportsDirect Inc.
Miguel Batista did his best Stephen Strasburg impression in an emergency start in place of the rookie phenom as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Tuesday at Nationals Park.
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said it was his decision to scratch Strasburg after the 22-year-old right-hander had a difficult time getting loose in the bullpen before the game. Rizzo said he made the move as a precaution.
Batista (1-2) was booed by a stunned crowd of 40,043 when announced as the starting pitcher, but he didn't disappoint in his first start since 2008 with Seattle. The 39-year-old right-hander held the Braves to three hits and a walk over five scoreless innings, striking out six for his first win since Sept. 22.
Sean Burnett worked two scoreless innings in relief, Drew Storen pitched a perfect eighth, and Matt Capps worked a perfect ninth for his 25th save in 29 opportunities.
The Braves hurt themselves with two key errors behind starter Tommy Hanson (8-7), who allowed three runs -- one earned -- on six hits over six innings.
Nyjer Morgan led off the bottom of the first with a single, stole second and third, and scored on catcher Brian McCann's throwing error.
The Nationals added to the lead in the second on Ian Desmond's two-run single, which came after third baseman Chipper Jones' throwing error moved runners to second and third.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Atlanta |
|
Washington |
|
Tommy Hanson
|
Player |
Miguel Batista |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
8 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
6 |
Hits |
3 |
|
1.50 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
5 |
0 |
6 |
.167 |
11 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington
|
6 |
0 |
7 |
.194 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
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