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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Nats lose rain delayed heartbreaker in the 10th to the Braves, 5-4.

The Nats twice came back versus the Braves to lose 5-4 in the tenth inning of a relayed game. The Nats first came back from a 4-1 defecit and then a 5-4 defecit only to lose in the tenth.

The Nats offense was lead by Ejiah Dukes three hits. Ryan Zimmerman, Cristan Guzman, and Lasting Milledge all had two hits apiece. Zimmerman lead the Nats with two RBI.

The Nats' starter Shairon Martis who gave up three runs only pitched only three innings due to the rain delay. Wil Ledezma gave up one run in 1 and 2/3 innings. The pitchers of Julian Tavarez, Steven Shell, and Mike Hinckley gave up no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings. Saul Riveria gave up one running in his two inning of relief. Joe Biemel took the lose in his 1 and 1/3 innings of work.

Yesterday box score is the following:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_04_10_wasmlb_atlmlb_1

The Nats drop to 0-4 and last place in the National League East.

The Nats next game is today versus the Braves in Atlanta. The game starts at 7:00 pm. It will be John Lannan versus the Braves' Kenshin Kawakami.

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