Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals: Live Score, Analysis of NL East Battle

Join in at 1 p.m. ET for coverage of the NL East battle between the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals. The two teams are coming off an excellent early-season fight last night in which the Braves came back late to pull out a 6-4 victory in 10 innings in their first meeting of the season, and now we get to watch aces Tim Hudson (1-0, 3.27 ERA) and Stephen Strasburg (1-1, 4.38) square off.

Can Hudson and the 9-1 Braves do it again? Can Strasburg turn things around for the 7-3 Nationals coming off a bad start last weekend? Check in right here for live analysis.

Braves 3, Nationals 1- FINAL

W-Tim Hudson(2-0)

L-Stephen Strasburg(1-2)

S-Craig Kimbrel(6)

HR: Evan Gattis(4), Danny Espinosa(1)

Lineups

Atlanta

Name	Average	HR	RBI	Today
BJ Upton, CF	.091	1	2	1-5, K
Jason Heyward, RF	.097	1	2	0-4, RBI, HBP
Justin Upton, LF	.385	6	10	0-4, Reached on E, 2 SB, R, K, BB
Evan Gattis, C	.333	3	6	1-3, HR, 2 RBI, K, BB
Dan Uggla, 2B	.182	2	3	1-4, 2 K
Juan Francisco, 3B	.310	1	5	0-4, 2 K
Chris Johnson, 1B	.357	1	2	1-4, R, K
Ramiro Pena, SS	.357	1	6	2-3, BB
Tim Hudson, P	.250	0	1	7.0 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 3 K, and 2-3 at plate

 

Washington

Name	Average	HR	RBI	Today
Denard Span, CF	.333	0	3	1-4, K
Jayson Werth, RF	.286	3	8	1-4, K
Bryce Harper, LF	.400	5	10	0-3, K
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B	.235	0	7	1-3
Adam LaRoche, 1B	.185	2	4	0-3
Ian Desmond, SS	.316	2	3	0-3
Danny Espinosa, 2B	.162	0	2	1-3, HR, RBI
Wilson Ramos, C	.353	2	3	0-3
Stephen Strasburg, P	.000	0	0	6.0 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K, 0-1 at plate