WAS 17 vs. ATL 16

BOXSCORE: 2012 Washington Nationals At 2012 Atlanta Braves          5/31/2012
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Bernadina CF      4  0  2  0 .292     M.Bourn CF          3  1  0  0 .250  
  B.Harper RF,LF      2  1  0  0 .221     M.Prado LF          3  1  0  0 .338  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  0  0 .216     J.Heyward RF        4  0  1  1 .273  
  A.Laroche 1B        4  1  1  1 .203     C.Jones 3B          4  0  0  0 .235  
  M.Morse LF          3  0  1  1 .246     F.Freeman 1B        4  0  1  1 .277  
B-J.Werth RF          1  0  1  0 .232     D.Uggla 2B          3  0  1  0 .207  
  I.Desmond SS        4  0  0  0 .222   E-D.Ross PH           1  0  0  0 .091  
  D.Espinosa 2B       4  0  0  0 .156     B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .293  
  J.Flores C          3  0  1  0 .216     T.Pastornicky SS    1  0  0  0 .250  
  G.Gonzalez P        2  1  1  1 .333   C-A.Simmons PH,SS     1  0  0  0 .438  
  T.Clippard P        0  0  0  0 .000     T.Hudson P          1  0  0  0 .143  
                                        A-R.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .375  
                                          C.Martinez P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-J.Francisco PH      1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          J.Venters P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  3  7  3                 Totals      31  2  3  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hudson In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Morse In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pastornicky In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Uggla In 9th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  3  7  1
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  2  3  0
 
Nationals (6-11)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Gonzalez WIN(2-1)       8 1/3   3   2   1   3  11   0 111   2.94
T.Clippard SAVE(3rd)      0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.70
Totals                    9       3   2   1   3  11   0
 
Braves (7-9)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hudson LOSS(1-1)        6       5   3   3   2   1   1  82   3.72
C.Martinez                2       1   0   0   1   1   0  26   7.71
J.Venters                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0  13   4.50
Totals                    9       7   3   3   3   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 22,403 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Tim Timmons, Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 4  Braves: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Braves: 2
ERRORS- R.Zimmerman
DOUBLES- A.Laroche(4th), J.Werth(4th), D.Uggla(4th)
HOME RUNS- G.Gonzalez(1st)
RBIs- A.Laroche(7th), M.Morse(13th), G.Gonzalez, J.Heyward(9th), F.Freeman(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Jones(2nd)
WALKS- B.Harper-2, G.Gonzalez, M.Bourn, M.Prado, T.Pastornicky
STRIKE OUTS- I.Desmond, G.Gonzalez, M.Bourn, C.Jones-2, F.Freeman-2, D.Uggla-2,
             B.McCann-2, T.Hudson, R.Johnson
GIDP- R.Zimmerman-2
2-out RBI- A.Laroche, M.Morse
RLISP 2-out- A.Laroche, M.Prado, J.Francisco, D.Espinosa, B.McCann
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 2 for 8  Braves: 2 for 9
 
Gio Gonzalez didn't allow a hit until the 8th inning as the Washington
Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 3 to 2 at Turner Field.
 
Gonzalez(2-1) pitched one of his finer games as he simply was too much for the
Atlanta batters.  He didn't give up much, just 3 hits and 3 walks in 8 and
1/3 innings.  Gonzalez chalked up 11 strikeouts lowering his ERA to 2.94.
The left-handed Gonzalez lost his chance for a no-hitter when Dan Uggla
doubled with nobody out in the 8th inning.  Atlanta had a chance in the 9th
but they came up short.  
 
Gonzalez got help from Tyler Clippard who earned his 3rd save.  The loss was
charged to Tim Hudson(1-1).  Gonzalez was pleased with his performance.  He
noted, 'I had good command of all my pitches.  Just as important, my location
was right on.'