Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves: GameThread 22 of 162

The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves play the rubber match of their three-game set in Turner Field at 7:10 PM EDT tonight with Jordan Zimmermann on the mound opposite left-hander Alex Wood. TV: MASN; RADIO: 106.7 the FAN in D.C.

By Patrick Reddington@federalbaseball Apr 29, 2015, 6:02pm EDT

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Washington Nationals
@ Atlanta Braves

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 7:10 PM EDT
Turner Field

Alex Wood vs Jordan Zimmermann

WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, 61°

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. This is D-SPAN - CF

2. Ian "+Arm, +Range" Desmond - SS

3.The WereWerth - LF

4. Run-Until-He's-Tagged, Tape-Measure-Testing, Laser-Throwing, Eyeblack-Oozing, Baseball Cyborg" (aka Bryce Harper) - RF

5. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 1B (Word.)

6. Wilson "Duke of Lizards" Ramos - C

7. #NRSOD - 3B

8. Dan "Thanks, Braves!" Uggla - 2B

9. Jordan "DeadEyez" Zimmermann - RHP

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Today's Lineups:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS	ATLANTA BRAVES
Denard Span - CF	Nick Markakis - RF
Ian Desmond - SS	Andrelton Simmons - SS
Jayson Werth - LF	Freddie Freeman - 1B
Bryce Harper - RF	A.J. Pierzynski - C
Ryan Zimmerman - 1B	Chris Johnson - 3B
Wilson Ramos - C	Kelly Johnson - LF
Danny Espinosa - 3B	Jace Peterson - 2B
Dan Uggla - 2B	Eric Young Jr. - CF
Jordan Zimmermann - RHP	Alex Wood - LHP

Wood vs the Nationals:

Nationals	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GDP
Ian Desmond	13	13	3		2	2		4	.231	.231	.692	.923					1
Jayson Werth	13	9	4			1	4	1	.444	.615	.444	1.060			1
Bryce Harper	11	8	3	1		1	1	3	.375	.455	.500	.955		1		1
Denard Span	10	10	2	2				3	.200	.200	.400	.600
Danny Espinosa	9	8	1					2	.125	.222	.125	.347				1
Ryan Zimmerman	9	7	1	1			2	3	.143	.333	.286	.619
Wilson Ramos	7	7	1					2	.143	.143	.143	.286					1
Tyler Moore	3	3	1					1	.333	.333	.333	.667
Gio Gonzalez	2	2						2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Blake Treinen	2	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Reed Johnson	1	1						1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	80	69	16	4	2	4	7	23	.232	.316	.377	.693	1	1	1	2	2

Zimmermann vs the Braves:

Braves	PA	AB	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	HBP	GDP
Freddie Freeman	22	19	6	1		2	3	2	.316	.409	.368	.778
Eric Young	20	16	3	1			2	2	.188	.316	.250	.566	1	1
Chris Johnson	15	15	4	1		3		1	.267	.267	.333	.600			1
Nick Markakis	12	12	3		1	1			.250	.250	.500	.750
Andrelton Simmons	12	12	3					2	.250	.250	.250	.500
Cameron Maybin	9	8	1				1	2	.125	.222	.125	.347
Kelly Johnson	6	5	1				1	2	.200	.333	.200	.533
Eric Stults	4	4	1	1				1	.250	.250	.500	.750
Trevor Cahill	3	1							.000	.000	.000	.000	2
Alberto Callaspo	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667
Philip Gosselin	3	3	1	1					.333	.333	.667	1.000
A.J. Pierzynski	3	3	1						.333	.333	.333	.667			1
Christian Bethancourt	2	2							.000	.000	.000	.000
Shelby Miller	2	1							.000	.000	.000	.000	1
Total	116	104	25	5	1	6	7	12	.240	.295	.317	.612	4	1	2

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