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Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals

2014-04-04 · Day game · Nationals Park · Att: 42834 · 55°F, overcast · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:03

Atlanta Braves defeated Washington Nationals 2–1. Luis Avilan earned the win and Craig Kimbrel picked up the save. Evan Gattis went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	6
WAS	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8

W: Luis Avilan L: Tyler Clippard SV: Craig Kimbrel

Umpires — HP: Cory Blaser · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Doug Eddings · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jason Heyward	1	1	0	0	2	0
B. J. Upton	4	0	0	0	0	3
Freddie Freeman	4	0	2	0	0	0
Chris Johnson	3	0	1	1	0	1
Justin Upton	4	0	0	0	0	3
Dan Uggla	4	0	1	0	0	2
Evan Gattis	4	1	1	1	0	3
Andrelton Simmons	4	0	1	0	0	0
David Hale	2	0	0	0	0	2
Ryan Doumit	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	4	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Rendon	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jayson Werth	2	0	1	0	2	1
Adam LaRoche	3	0	0	0	1	2
Ryan Zimmerman	3	0	1	1	0	1
Bryce Harper	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ian Desmond	4	0	2	0	0	2
Jose Lobaton	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jordan Zimmermann	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nate McLouth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Espinosa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Frandsen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Hale	5.0	5	2	4
Gus Schlosser	1.0	1	1	0
Jordan Walden	0.2	1	0	1
Luis Avilan	0.1	0	0	0
David Carpenter	1.0	1	1	3
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	2

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jordan Zimmermann	5.0	4	1	9
Craig Stammen	2.0	1	0	1
Tyler Clippard	1.0	1	1	2
Aaron Barrett	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jason Heyward: 7/F7LM
B. J. Upton: K
Freddie Freeman: 6/P

Bot 1

Denard Span: 43/G4
Anthony Rendon: K
Jayson Werth: S8/L89S+
Adam LaRoche: K

Top 2

Chris Johnson: 3!/G3
Justin Upton: K
Dan Uggla: S7
Evan Gattis: K

Bot 2

Ryan Zimmerman: 53/G56
Bryce Harper: S8/L8LM
Ian Desmond: CS2(2436)
Ian Desmond: S6/G6
Jose Lobaton: 13/G13

Top 3

Andrelton Simmons: 8/F8LXD+
David Hale: K
Jason Heyward: HP
B. J. Upton: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 3

Jordan Zimmermann: 63/G56
Denard Span: 8!/F78D+
Anthony Rendon: 43/G4S-

Top 4

Freddie Freeman: S9/L34D+
Chris Johnson: K
Justin Upton: K
Dan Uggla: K

Bot 4

Jayson Werth: K
Adam LaRoche: W
Ryan Zimmerman: D7/F7D+.1XH(762);B-3(THH)
Bryce Harper: K

Top 5

Evan Gattis: HR/F78D+
Andrelton Simmons: S8/G6M
David Hale: K/BF
Jason Heyward: CS2(26)
Jason Heyward: W
B. J. Upton: SB2
B. J. Upton: K

Bot 5

Ian Desmond: DGR7/MREV/L7LS+
Jose Lobaton: CS3(2541)
Jose Lobaton: W
Nate McLouth: 7/F7D+
Denard Span: 3!/L3S

Top 6

Freddie Freeman: 43/G34
Chris Johnson: D7/L7LM+
Justin Upton: 53/G56
Dan Uggla: 63/G56

Bot 6

Anthony Rendon: S8/G6
Jayson Werth: WP.1-2
Jayson Werth: W
Adam LaRoche: 46(1)/FO/G34.2-3
Ryan Zimmerman: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H
Bryce Harper: 53/G56+

Top 7

Evan Gattis: K23
Andrelton Simmons: 8/F8LXD+
Ryan Doumit: 43/G34

Bot 7

Ian Desmond: K
Jose Lobaton: D9/G3+
Danny Espinosa: 7/F7S
Denard Span: 31/G34S-

Top 8

Jason Heyward: W
B. J. Upton: K
Freddie Freeman: S9/L34D.1-3
Chris Johnson: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
Justin Upton: K

Bot 8

Anthony Rendon: S9/L89S
Jayson Werth: W.1-2
Adam LaRoche: K
Ryan Zimmerman: K
Bryce Harper: K

Top 9

Dan Uggla: K
Evan Gattis: K
Andrelton Simmons: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 9

Ian Desmond: K23
Jose Lobaton: K
Kevin Frandsen: 3/F3F-

Notes & reviews

replay,5,desmi001,WAS,joycj901,WAS11,,Y,M,ATL,S $the ball hit the LF wall under the padding and stuck there; Justin Upton threw his hands up indeicating the ball was out of play; 3B umpire Marvin Hudson made no call and Ian Desmond ran the circuit; Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez challenged the ruling, which was overturned to out of play

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