Saturday, September 15th, 2012 3:05PM CST
The Atlanta Braves earned a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday, with the decisive run scoring in the eighth inning. Pinch-runner Jeff Baker crossed the plate with the go-ahead run when Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus threw a pitch that struck the uniform of Andrelton Simmons with the bases loaded.
Date: Saturday, September 15th, 2012
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Center Parc Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 38,763
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
WSH |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: D Uggla (26, E Jackson)
Triples: F Freeman (2, E Jackson)
Home Runs: F Freeman (20, 4th inning off E Jackson 0 on, 1 Out); J Heyward (27, 6th inning off E Jackson 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: D Uggla (66), F Freeman (86), J Heyward 2 (73), A Simmons (17)
Sacrifice Hit: T Pastornicky
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (A Simmons 0-1, R Johnson 0-1, J Francisco 0-1, J Heyward 0-1, M Bourn 0-1, D Uggla 1-1, T Hanson 0-1, M Prado 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Bourn 2; J Heyward 1; T Hanson 1

Pitcher Notes: P Moylan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Wild Pitches: T Hanson
Hit By Pitch: A Simmons (By R Mattheus)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Hanson 14-21; J Venters 3-6; P Moylan 0-1; L Avilan 1-1; E O'Flaherty 3-3; C Kimbrel 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Hanson 17-12-12-13; J Venters 1-4-7-4; P Moylan 1-0-0-1; L Avilan 0-0-0-1; E O'Flaherty 2-0-0-3; C Kimbrel 2-8-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Hanson 1-6; J Venters 1-2; P Moylan 0-0; L Avilan 1-0; E O'Flaherty 2-1; C Kimbrel 0-0
Game Scores: T Hanson 51

Errors: F Freeman (10, ground ball); T Hanson (4, throw); J Boscan (1, throw)

Doubles: I Desmond (30, T Hanson)
Home Runs: A LaRoche (30, 1st inning off T Hanson 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: A LaRoche 2 (94)
2-out Runs Batted In: A LaRoche 2
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (A LaRoche 1-1, J Werth 0-1, D Espinosa 0-1, T Moore 0-1, B Harper 0-2, R Zimmerman 0-1, E Jackson 1-1, S Lombardozzi 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Espinosa 1; T Moore 1; B Harper 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E Jackson 15-22; T Gorzelanny 1-3; C Garcia 1-4; M Gonzalez 0-1; R Mattheus 1-5; Z Duke 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E Jackson 17-11-15-14; T Gorzelanny 2-0-2-3; C Garcia 3-4-0-2; M Gonzalez 1-2-0-0; R Mattheus 3-1-3-2; Z Duke 2-1-3-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 7-2; T Gorzelanny 0-2; C Garcia 1-1; M Gonzalez 0-0; R Mattheus 0-1; Z Duke 1-0
Game Scores: E Jackson 52

Errors: E Jackson (3, throw)

Caught Stealing: S Lombardozzi (3, 2nd base by T Hanson/D Ross)
Stolen Bases: J Werth (5, 2nd base off T Hanson/B McCann); E Perez (2, 2nd base off C Kimbrel/J Boscan)
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