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Final

Understudy Batista acts like Strasburg

After Stephen Strasburg was scratched from his start, Miguel Batista struck out six in five scoreless innings to lead the Nationals past the Braves. Ian Desmond plated two runs and Nyjer Morgan had two steals.

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Atlanta	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Prado, 2B	4	0	0	2	1	.316
Heyward, RF	3	0	0	2	1	.273
Jones, C, 3B	4	1	0	0	1	.255
McCann, C	4	0	0	1	2	.271
Hinske, LF	4	2	0	1	0	.284
Glaus, 1B	3	0	1	3	2	.249
Gonzalez, Al, SS	3	0	0	0	2	.264
Cabrera, Me, CF	3	2	0	0	0	.267
Hanson, P	1	0	0	1	2	.139
a-Diaz, PH	1	0	0	0	0	.252
Venters, P	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	30	5	1	10	11	.261

a-Popped out for Hanson in the 7th.

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	LOB	AVG
Morgan, CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.259
Guzman, C, 2B	4	0	0	0	3	1	.283
Gonzalez, Ab, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301
Zimmerman, 3B	4	0	1	0	2	0	.294
Dunn, A, 1B	4	0	0	0	2	1	.278
Capps, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Willingham, LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.274
Bernadina, RF	3	1	1	0	1	1	.271
Rodriguez, I, C	3	1	0	0	1	2	.264
Desmond, SS	3	0	2	2	0	0	.251
Batista, P	2	0	0	0	1	2	.167
Burnett, S, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Morse, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.345
Storen, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Kennedy, A, 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258
Totals	31	3	6	2	10	9	.257

a-Grounded out for Burnett, S in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Hinske (18, Burnett, S).
TB: Jones, C; Hinske 3; Cabrera, Me 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann; Hanson; Heyward; Glaus.
SAC: Hanson.
GIDP: McCann.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: McCann (9, throw), Jones, C (8, throw).

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman (22, Hanson).
TB: Morgan; Zimmerman 2; Willingham; Bernadina; Desmond 2.
RBI: Desmond 2 (42).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Willingham; Guzman, C; Rodriguez, I.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan 2 (27, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann, 3rd base off Hanson/McCann), Willingham (8, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann), Desmond (9, 2nd base off Hanson/McCann).

FIELDING
DP: (Desmond-Dunn, A).

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	SO	ERA
Hanson(L, 8-7)	6.0	6	3	1	8	3.99
Venters	2.0	0	0	0	2	1.08
Totals	8.0	6	3	1	10	3.63

Washington	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA
Batista(W, 1-2)	5.0	3	1	6	4.09
Burnett, S(H, 13)	2.0	2	0	1	2.86
Storen(H, 9)	1.0	0	0	2	2.73
Capps(S, 25)	1.0	0	0	1	2.80
Totals	9.0	5	1	10	4.17

HBP: Heyward (by Batista).
Pitches-strikes: Hanson 88-64, Venters 23-15, Batista 83-48, Burnett, S 30-19, Storen 8-7, Capps 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Hanson 7-3, Venters 3-1, Batista 6-1, Burnett, S 3-0, Storen 0-1, Capps 0-2.
Batters faced: Hanson 25, Venters 6, Batista 20, Burnett, S 7, Storen 3, Capps 3.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Mike Reilly. 3B: Chad Fairchild.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 13 mph, L to R.
T: 2:24.
Att: 40,043.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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