Ex Gnat pitcher, Stammen helps Nationals beat the Braves

Former Savannah Sand Gnat pitcher, Craig Stammen, helped the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 7-2 Tuesday evening in Atlanta, Georgia. He pitched 71/3 innings, gave up 2 runs on 5 hits, 2BB and struck out 4. In the 8th, Stammen drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. He was recently called up from Syracuse(AAA). Stammen improved his record to 2-2.
Another Gnat player in 2005,3b Ryan Zimmerman, drove in two runs for the Nationals with a ground rule double in the 5th. rfRoger Bernadina, who played for the Gnats in 2005, hit a single and stole a base for Washington.

During the Savannah Sand Gnat season in 2006, Stammen, appeared in 21 games, won 6 and lost 9, and had an ERA of 3.58.