July 17, 2011 · 1:35 PM EDT
Danny Espinosa
2B3-5H-ABHR · 3B · 3 RBI · 2 RTop hitterBM
Brian McCann
C1-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 R
Craig KimbrelP1.0IP0 ER · 2 K · W
Ryan MattheusP0.2IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead WSH by 4 · ATL by 2 · 4 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PH Phillies | 102 | 60 | .630 | — |
| 2ATBraves | 89 | 73 | .549 | 13.0 |
| 3WSNationals | 80 | 81 | .497 | 21.5 |
4NY Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 25.0 |
5MI Marlins | 72 | 90 | .444 | 30.0 |
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
RB Roger BernadinaLF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DEDanny Espinosa2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
RZ Ryan Zimmerman3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MM Michael Morse1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
JW Jayson WerthRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LNLaynce NixLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JF Jesus FloresC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
ID Ian DesmondSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
TG Tom GorzelannyP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TC Tyler ClippardP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RMRyan MattheusP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HA Henry Alberto RodriguezP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
SB Sean BurnettP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RARick AnkielCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
2B: Zimmerman, Flores, Desmond
3B: Bernadina, Espinosa
HR: Espinosa
RBI: Bernadina, Espinosa 3, Zimmerman, Desmond 2
SB: Bernadina 2
LOB: 13
| TGTom Gorzelanny | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| TCTyler ClippardBS | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| RMRyan MattheusL | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| HAHenry Alberto Rodriguez | 2.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| SBSean BurnettBS | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 169 |
JS Jordan SchaferCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MP Martín Prado3B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBrian McCannC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
FF Freddie Freeman1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DU Dan Uggla2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
ÁG Álex GonzálezSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NM Nate McLouthRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
WR Wilkin RamirezRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JJ Jair JurrjensP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EHEric HinskeLF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JH Jason HeywardPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GS George SherrillP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JLJulio LugoPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
EO Eric O'FlahertyP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JV Jonny VentersP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CKCraig KimbrelP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCBrooks ConradPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
2B: Ramirez
HR: McCann, McLouth
RBI: Schafer, Prado, McCann 3, Freeman, González, McLouth
SB: Schafer 2, Prado 2
LOB: 10
| JJJair Jurrjens | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 83 |
| GSGeorge SherrillBS | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| EOEric O'Flaherty | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| JVJonny Venters | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| CKCraig KimbrelW | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 141 |
The Braves edged the Nationals 9-8 at Turner Field.
Craig Kimbrel got the win and Ryan Mattheus took the loss. Brian McCann went 1-for-4 for the Braves, while Danny Espinosa went 3-for-5 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
