Washington Nationals: Pudge Rodriguez And Wilson Ramos, Backstop Transition.
Washington Nationals: Pudge Rodriguez And Wilson Ramos, Backstop Transition.
| Final - 4.2.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Stories
Washington Nationals: Ian Desmond And Danny Espinosa, One-Two?
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Washington Nationals Shut Out On Opening Day. Atlanta Braves Win 2-0 In D.C.
Washington Nationals Shut Out On Opening Day. Atlanta Braves win 2-0 In D.C.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Prado, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nate McLouth, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 |
| Chipper Jones, 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| Brian McCann, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Dan Uggla, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| Jason Heyward, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Alex Gonzalez, SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Freddie Freeman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Tommy Hanson, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cristhian Martinez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brooks Conrad, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Scott Linebrink, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Sherrill, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Hinske, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Peter Moylan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric O`Flaherty, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Uggla, Gonzalez
Doubles - Freeman
Grounded into DP - Jones
Hit by pitch - McLouth
Sacrifices - Hanson
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Hanson
Home runs - Uggla, Gonzalez
Doubles - Freeman
Grounded into DP - Jones
Hit by pitch - McLouth
Sacrifices - Hanson
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Hanson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Hanson (L, 0-1) | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.36 | 0 | 68-38 |
| Cristhian Martinez | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18-11 |
| Scott Linebrink | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 21-13 |
| George Sherrill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16-8 |
| Peter Moylan | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 21-12 |
| Eric O`Flaherty | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1-1 |
Pitching
IBB - Hairston Jr. by Sherrill
IBB - Hairston Jr. by Sherrill
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Desmond, SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jayson Werth, RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Ryan Zimmerman, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Adam LaRoche, 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| Mike Morse, LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Tyler Clippard, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr., PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Drew Storen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Burnett, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rick Ankiel, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Danny Espinosa, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| Wilson Ramos, C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| John Lannan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Chad Gaudin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Doug Slaten, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Laynce Nix, LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Ankiel
Triples - Zimmerman
Doubles - Werth 2
Hit by pitch - Zimmerman
Sacrifices - Ankiel, Lannan
Sacrifice flies - Morse, Espinosa
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Ankiel
Triples - Zimmerman
Doubles - Werth 2
Hit by pitch - Zimmerman
Sacrifices - Ankiel, Lannan
Sacrifice flies - Morse, Espinosa
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lannan (W, 1-0) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.80 | 1 | 68-38 |
| Chad Gaudin (, 0-0) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 | 12-5 |
| Doug Slaten | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1-1 |
| Tyler Clippard (, 0-0) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 26-17 |
| Drew Storen (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Sean Burnett (S, 0-0; S,1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22-15 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: D.Slaten pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. S.Linebrink pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Duration: 2:56
Pitching notes: D.Slaten pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. S.Linebrink pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Duration: 2:56
