October 6, 2013: Nationals 4 Braves 2 (Nationals lead series, 2-1)

Bryce Harper and Jordan Zimmermann lead the Nationals over the Braves in game 3 of their division series. Harper hit a 2-run homer in the 4th to tie it up, then had an RBI single in the 6th to put the Nats ahead following a Denard Span double. The Nats' 4th run came on a bases-loaded walk to Adam Laroche. Jordan Zimmermann allowed 2 runs over 7 innings to earn the win, and Rafael Soriano earned his 2nd save in as many games.

Dan Haren will try to bring it home in game 4, while the Braves will send Freddy Garcia to try to extend the series to a 5th game.

BOXSCORE: 2013 Washington Nationals At 2013 Atlanta Braves          10/6/2013
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Span CF           4  1  2  0 .333     J.Heyward CF        4  0  0  0 .118  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      3  2  1  0 .091     J.Upton RF          4  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Werth RF          4  0  1  0 .300     J.Walden P          0  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Harper LF         3  1  2  3 .545     F.Freeman 1B        4  0  1  0 .200  
  I.Desmond SS        4  0  1  0 .364     E.Gattis LF         4  0  1  0 .250  
  A.Laroche 1B        3  0  0  1 .250     B.McCann C          4  2  3  1 .267  
  W.Ramos C           4  0  1  0 .273     C.Johnson 3B        4  0  0  0 .313  
  A.Rendon 2B         4  0  0  0 .000     A.Simmons SS        4  0  1  1 .313  
  R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----     E.Johnson 2B        2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Zimmermann P      3  0  0  0 .000   A-J.Schafer PH,RF     1  0  0  0 .500  
  T.Clippard P        0  0  0  0 ----     K.Medlen P          2  0  0  0 .250  
D-S.Lombardozzi PH,2B 1  0  0  0 .000     D.Carpenter P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-J.Constanza PH      1  0  1  01.000  
                                        C-P.Janish 2B         0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  8  4                 Totals      34  2  7  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Carpenter In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Constanza In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Clippard In 9th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 0  2 0 2  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
Braves.......... 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
 
Nationals (2-1)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Zimmermann WIN(1-0)     7       4   2   2   0   8   1 103   2.57
T.Clippard HOLD(1st)      1       1   0   0   0   1   0  11   0.00
R.Soriano SAVE(2nd)       1       2   0   0   0   1   0  19   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   0  10   1
 
Braves (2-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Medlen LOSS(1-1)        5 1/3   8   4   4   0   6   1  85   3.97
D.Carpenter               2 2/3   0   0   0   2   2   0  33   0.00
J.Walden                  1       0   0   0   0   2   0  10   1.93
Totals                    9       8   4   4   2  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,243 DATE- Sunday, October 6th 2013 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Chad Fairchild, Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper, Paul Schrieber
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5  Braves: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Braves: 2
DOUBLES- D.Span(2nd), J.Werth(1st), B.McCann(1st), A.Simmons(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Harper(2nd), B.McCann(1st)
RBIs- B.Harper-3(4th), A.Laroche(4th), B.McCann(3rd), A.Simmons(1st)
WALKS- B.Harper, A.Laroche
HIT BY PITCH- R.Zimmerman
STRIKE OUTS- J.Werth-2, B.Harper, I.Desmond-2, W.Ramos, A.Rendon-2,
             J.Zimmermann, S.Lombardozzi, J.Upton, E.Gattis-3, C.Johnson,
             A.Simmons, E.Johnson, J.Schafer, K.Medlen-2
GIDP- R.Zimmerman, A.Rendon
RLISP 2-out- B.Harper, K.Medlen, A.Rendon-2, A.Simmons
TEAM RISP- Nationals: 2 for 6  Braves: 1 for 6
 
Bryce Harper cracked a homer and had 3 RBI and Jordan Zimmermann went 7 solid
innings at Turner Field as the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves
by the count of 4 to 2.
 
Zimmermann(1-0) pitched a solid game.  He allowed 4 hits and no walks in 7
innings.  Zimmermann recorded 8 strikeouts.  Atlanta had a chance to come
back in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Rafael Soriano gained credit for his 2nd save.  Kris Medlen(1-1) was the
loser.  He surrendered 4 runs and 8 hits in 5 and 1/3 innings.  
 
Fredi Gonzalez was in a sour mood after the game.  'Even you guys up in the
press box know why we lost this game. We made too many mistakes.'