GDT: Saturday, March 12 Nationals vs Braves, 6:05 p.m.

[rico43]

Washington 220 210 220 -- 11 14 0
Atlanta 001 000 000 -- 1 5 2


WASHINGTON (8-3)

RHP Roark

VS


ATLANTA (3-9-1)

Bourn CF 0-3, RBI
Francoeur CF 0-1
Albies SS 1-4
Markakis RF 0-3
Brignac LF 0-1
Swisher 1B 2-3, 2B
Astudillo C 1-2
Pierzynski C 0-3
M. Smith RF 0-1
Flowers DH 0-2
Olivera DH 0-2
K. Johnson LF 1-3
Beckham 2B 0-3
Swanson SS 0-0
J. Peterson 3B 1-2, R, BB, 3B

LHP Banuelos 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
C. Torres 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2K
Blair 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HR
Vizcaino 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Winkler 1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Cervenka 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER(2R), 1 BB, 1 K, HR
D. Peterson 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
A. Torres 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

[rico43]

Don't know what is sadder, an 11-1 loss or a thread with no comments...

[clvclv]

Kinda expect to hear that Blair's been dispatched to minor league camp tomorrow. With Chacin, Perez, and Weber all looking pretty good so far, there's little reason to carry on the charade that they'll consider starting his clock before June.

[dak]

I listened to the first few innings on the radio. Jim and Don were complimentary of Banuelos' mound presence, but his fastball was topping out at 87-88. It stands to reason that he needs to be build up arm strength after so much time off.