Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves
When ? Saturday, 24 September, 2011 – 01:05 pm
Where ? Nationals Park
Pitchers: vs Beachy vs Wang
He pitched just well enough to beat Washington on the road Aug. 3, yielding four runs in five innings of a 6-4 victory. Scheduled Atlanta starter (7-2, 3.58 ERA) looks to get back on track after posting a 5.06 ERA and getting no decisions in his last four starts — all Braves losses — since beating the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Aug. 25. A victory in the opener of their final regular-season road series has the breathing a little easier for the moment. “At this point, that (record) means next to nothing to me,” Beachy told the Braves’ official website. “I’ve pitched really poorly my last several outings.” “Hopefully I can come back here, but the decision is made by the team,” Wang told the Nationals’ official website. “But personally I would like to come back. I really appreciate their patience the last two years. Hopefully in the future I can win more games for them.” “Good, good momentum boost,” veteran third baseman said. Werth has a been disappointment overall during his first season in Washington, batting .232 with 20 homers and 58 RBIs, but he’s hitting .381 (8 for 21) with three home runs and five RBIs in his last six games versus Atlanta. The rookie right-hander has yielded four runs in each of his last two starts, the most recent coming Sunday when he struck out eight but also matched a season high with five walks over 4 1/3 innings of a 7-5 loss to the Mets. His 160 strikeouts this season set a post-1900 franchise mark for a rookie. Summary of the match will be on site soon..