The Nats got back to back homers by Adam Kennedy and Ryan Zimmerman early in the game . But the difference was a late inning RBI by Ivan Rodriquez. Luis Atilano picked up his third victory and Miguel Batista picked up his first save of the year. The Nats are 18-14 and in second place of the NL East.
Pitching:
Luis Atilano had a decent performance as he pitched 5.1 innings while up no runs. The bullpen had its up and down. Doug Slaten pitched 1.1 innings while giving up a run. Tyler Walker pitched .2 of an inning and did not give up a run. Sean Burnett walked the only batter he faced. Brian Bruney also pitched 2/3 of inning and had a scoreless outing. Miguel Batista got the save in his one inning of work though he gave up a home run.
Hitting:
The Nats got 3 runs on 11 hits. Ivan Rodriquez led the Nats with 4 hits with his RBI. Kennedy's homer was his second and Zimmerman's homer was his sixth.
Box Score:
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