Atlanta 5, Washington 0
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 25, 2010
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
88°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Everitt, 1B -
Adrian Johnson, 2B -
Andy Fletcher, 3B -
Tim McClelland
Attendance:
23824
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Alex Gonzalez hit a three-run homer and Derek Lowe pitched five scoreless innings as the Atlanta Braves held their ground in the the National League wild card race with a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Nate McLouth doubled and scored a pair and Derrek Lee added an RBI for the Braves, who snapped a four-game slide to remain one-half game behind the San Diego Padres, who were vicorious Saturday.
Atlanta stole an early lead in the third when Brian McCann reached on a throwing error by third baseman Alberto Gonzalez, allowing Lowe to score.
The game stayed tight until the sixth when the Braves got to Cuban right-hander Yunesky Maya (0-3) for four runs. Lee plated the first run when he doubled in Martin Prado and Gonzalez followed McLouth’s single with his 23rd homer of the season - his sixth since joining Atlanta.
Lowe (15-12) burned through 103 pitches in five frames but walked just one while yielding five hits and striking out four. The veteran right-hander has picked up the win in each of his last four outings, allowing a total of three runs in 25 innings.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Atlanta |
|
Washington |
|
Derek Lowe
|
Player |
Yuneski Maya
|
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
5.0 |
IP |
5.1 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
|
5 |
Hits |
8 |
|
0.00 |
ERA |
6.75 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
9 |
1 |
14 |
.273 |
20 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
| Washington
|
6 |
0 |
8 |
.176 |
22 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
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