Atlanta 11, Washington 2
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, April 3, 2011
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
53°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike DiMuro, 1B -
Andy Fletcher, 2B -
Tim Welke, 3B -
Jim Reynolds
Attendance:
22210
By SportsDirect Inc.
Tim Hudson pitched seven strong innings Sunday, retiring the final 17 batters he faced, and led Atlanta to an 11-2 win over Washington at Nationals Park.
Hudson (1-0) allowed just one run and three hits and struck out five to help the Braves win the rubber game of the opening series of the season. Hudson also drew a walk and scored a run on a headfirst slide in the fifth inning.
Relievers Jonny Venters and Scott Linebrink each pitched a scoreless inning to nail down the win for Atlanta.
Washington starter Jordan Zimmermann (0-1) allowed four hits, three walks and three runs - two earned - in six innings. The bullpen let it get away; five relievers were tagged for eight hits and eight runs, four of those against rookie Brian Broderick.
Atlanta’s offense was paced by Brian McCann, who was 3-for-5 with four RBI and a stolen base. McCann’s opposite field hit through an over-shifted infield drove home two important runs in the seventh. Martin Prado, the only Braves batter without a hit in the first two games, had three hits on Sunday.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
12 |
0 |
18 |
.308 |
14 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Washington
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
.133 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
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