Braves hold on to beat Nationals, extend win streak to five
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07/03/2009 -
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brooks Conrad's first home run of his career
was a pinch-hit, three-run shot to help the Atlanta Braves take a 9-8 win over
the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-game set.
Chipper Jones, Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz each had two RBI while Martin Prado
crossed the plate three times for the Braves, who are on a season-high five-
game winning streak.
Kenshin Kawakami started on the mound, but lasted just 4 1/3 innings as he was
charged with five runs -- four earned -- on six hits with three walks and six
strikeouts. Boone Logan (1-0) got the win for throwing 1 2/3 perfect innings.
Adam Dunn hit the 299th home run of his career while Nyjer Morgan went 0-for-4
with a walk, one stolen base and a run scored in his debut with the Nationals,
who have dropped four straight and six of seven.
Ross Detwiler was tagged for five runs on 10 hits with two walks and a
strikeout in just 3 1/3 innings. Jesus Colome (1-1) was saddled with the loss.
The game had gone back and forth through the first several innings, but the
Braves took the lead back in the seventh. With Colome on to start the inning,
Escobar led off with a walk. The next two batters recorded outs, but Casey
Kotchman kept the inning alive with a walk and Conrad launched a pitch into
the right field bullpen for an 8-5 lead.
Washington got a run back in the bottom of the frame with a sacrifice fly from
Cristian Guzman, but Atlanta got it back in the eighth when Diaz worked a
bases loaded walk to force home Prado.
Rafael Soriano came on in the ninth to close the game and issued walks to the
first two batters. He retired the next two, but Guzman ripped a double down
the right field line to make it a one-run game. However, Josh Bard grounded
out to first to end the game and give Soriano his eighth save of the season.
After making a nice catch to end the top of the first, Morgan led off the home
half of the frame with a walk and then stole second. The next two batters
recorded outs, but Dunn kept the inning alive with a walk and Josh Willingham
followed with a single to score Morgan for a 1-0 lead.
Atlanta, though, got the run back in the second as Brian McCann led off with a
double and later scored on a single from Diaz.
Washington grabbed the lead back in the second on RBI singles from Ross
Detwiler and Nick Johnson, but in the top of the third, Atlanta again tied the
game thanks to an RBI double from Jones and a run-scoring single off the bat
of Escobar.
Dunn led off the bottom of the third by drilling a 1-0 pitch into the upper
deck of right field for a 4-3 lead.
However, the Braves again answered in the fourth to take the lead back. With
Prado on second, Jones chipped a single to left bring him in. McCann then
singled and, after Tyler Clippard took over duties on the mound, Escobar
doubled to left to score Jones for a 5-4 lead.
The Nationals knotted the game again in the fifth. With one out, Willingham
was hit by a pitch. Guzman then hit a grounder that Kawakami fielded, but he
threw the ball away and the Nationals had runners at second and third. Josh
Bard then grounded out to bring home Willingham to tie the game.
Game Notes
Atlanta has won five of seven against the Nationals this season...Morgan was
acquired from the Pirates on Tuesday along with pitcher Sean Burnett for
outfielder Lastings Milledge and pitcher Joel Hanrahan...Atlanta stranded 13
men on base while the Nationals left eight on base...Morgan now has 19 stolen
bases on the season.
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