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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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
Hitting
Atlanta   Washington
Nate McLouth Player Alberto Gonzalez
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.667 Avg .500
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