NL: WASHINGTON (63-79) at ATLANTA (73-69) <h3>Braves look for sweep of error-prone Nationals</h3> Washington (63-79) at Atlanta (73-69), 1:05 pm EDT ATLANTA (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves send Lance Cormier to themound Sunday to try and complete a three-game sweep against theWashington Nationals, who have been their own worst enemy. The Nationals committed five errors in a 7-1 loss on Friday andthree more in Saturday's 9-2 defeat, their fifth straight lossto the Braves. Cormier (2-4, 6.69 ERA) seeks to win his third straight startfor Atlanta (73-69), which trails the New York Mets (80-61) by 71/2 games in the National League East and are 4 1/2 games backof the wild card-leading San Diego Padres (77-64). In a 5-1 win over Philadelphia on Monday, Cormier yieldedjust a run and four hits in 5 2/3 frames. Washington counters with Jason Bergmann (3-5, 4.30), who has hadsome success against Atlanta. The righthander is 1-1 but hasallowed just two runs in 18 innings. In his last outing Monday against Florida, Bergmann yielded justa run and four hits in seven innings in a 6-3 triumph, hisfirst win since July 18.
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON AT ATLANTA -- LINEUPS WASHINGTON ATLANTA AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI D'Angelo Jimenez SS .152 0 4 Willie Harris LF .288 2 28 Ronnie Belliard 2B .278 9 44 Edgar Renteria SS .337 11 53 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .267 22 82 Chipper Jones 3B .330 24 85 Dmitri Young 1B .325 13 72 Mark Teixeira 1B .309 10 34 Austin Kearns RF .267 13 58 Brian Mccann C .275 17 86 Ryan Church CF .266 11 56 Jeff Francoeur RF .295 17 91 Wily Mo Pena LF .238 5 10 Andruw Jones CF .223 24 85 Jesus Flores C .255 4 23 Kelly Johnson 2B .287 15 65 Jason Bergmann RHP .103 0 0 Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0 (3-5, 4.30) (2-4, 6.69)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA WARMUPS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN (3-5, 4.30) ATL - LANCE CORMIER (2-4, 6.69) UMPIRES: HP - JIM REYNOLDS 1B - GARY CEDERSTROM 2B - LANCE BARKSDALE 3B - TIM WELKE WEATHER: 83 Degrees, sunny WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA STARTING BATS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN AND JESUS FLORES ATL - LANCE CORMIER AND BRIAN MCCANN DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.152, 0 HR, 4 RBI) R BELLIARD (.278, 9 HR, 44 RBI) R ZIMMERMAN (.267, 22 HR, 82 RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 ATLANTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN ATL - LANCE CORMIER DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.288, 2 HR, 28 RBI) E RENTERIA (.337, 11 HR, 53 RBI) C JONES (.330, 24 HR, 85 RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 R Church cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337 C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Bergmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era L Cormier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.52 Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: L Cormier 1-2. Batters faced: L Cormier 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN ATL - LANCE CORMIER</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CHIPPER JONES (25) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF JASON BERGMANN SCORED WILLIE HARRIS. CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 2 DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.309, 10 HR, 34 RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 ATLANTA 2 2 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN ATL - LANCE CORMIER DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.325, 13 HR, 72 RBI) A KEARNS (.267, 13 HR, 58 RBI) R CHURCH (.266, 11 HR, 56 RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ATLANTA (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 R Church cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 C Jones 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .331 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 BATTING: 2B - W Harris (19, J Bergmann). HR - C Jones (25, 1st inning off J Bergmann 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2 (87). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0 ATLANTA - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Bergmann 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.45 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era L Cormier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.52 Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 23-13; L Cormier 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 1-1; L Cormier 1-2. Batters faced: J Bergmann 5; L Cormier 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 2 2 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN ATL - LANCE CORMIER DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.295, 17 HR, 91 RBI) A JONES (.223, 24 HR, 85 RBI) K JOHNSON (.287, 15 HR, 65 RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ATLANTA (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326 A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - D Young (37, L Cormier). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Pena 1. Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 C Jones 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .331 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 2 2 2 0 1 0 BATTING: 2B - W Harris (19, J Bergmann). HR - C Jones (25, 1st inning off J Bergmann 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2 (87). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0 ATLANTA - 2 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Bergmann 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4.45 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era L Cormier 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.35 Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 23-13; L Cormier 27-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 1-1; L Cormier 1-3. Batters faced: J Bergmann 5; L Cormier 7. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 0 ATLANTA 2 0 2 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN ATL - LANCE CORMIER DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.255, 4 HR, 23 RBI) J BERGMANN (.103, 0 HR, 0 RBI) D JIMENEZ (.149, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ATLANTA (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326 A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 3 BATTING: 2B - D Young (37, L Cormier). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - W Pena 1. Team LOB - 1. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 C Jones 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .331 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Totals 8 2 2 2 1 2 1 BATTING: 2B - W Harris (19, J Bergmann). HR - C Jones (25, 1st inning off J Bergmann 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2 (87). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0 ATLANTA - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Bergmann 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 4.40 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era L Cormier 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.35 Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 34-19; L Cormier 27-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 2-2; L Cormier 1-3. Batters faced: J Bergmann 9; L Cormier 7. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY D'ANGELO JIMENEZ SCORED JESUS FLORES. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D JIMENEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1 ATLANTA 2 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 4 0 ATLANTA 2 0 2 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN ATL - LANCE CORMIER DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.290, 1-FOR-1) E RENTERIA (.336, 0-FOR-1) C JONES (.331, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .162 R Belliard 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .326 A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266 R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 J Flores c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Totals 12 1 4 1 1 2 6 BATTING: 2B - D Young (37, L Cormier). S - J Bergmann. RBI - D Jimenez (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 2, W Pena 1. Team LOB - 4. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 C Jones 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .331 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Totals 8 2 2 2 1 2 1 BATTING: 2B - W Harris (19, J Bergmann). HR - C Jones (25, 1st inning off J Bergmann 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2 (87). Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 001 -- 1 ATLANTA - 20 -- 2 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Bergmann 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 4.40 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era L Cormier 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 6.42 IBB - D Young (by L Cormier). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 34-19; L Cormier 46-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 2-2; L Cormier 4-3. Batters faced: J Bergmann 9; L Cormier 14. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED CHIPPER JONES. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1 ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - WASHINGTON 0 0 1 1 4 0 ATLANTA 2 0 1 3 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN ATL - LANCE CORMIER DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.266, 0-FOR-1) W PENA (.234, 0-FOR-1) J FLORES (.260, 1-FOR-1)</div>
NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA <div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Jimenez ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .162 R Belliard 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279 R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .326 A Kearns rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .266 R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 J Flores c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Totals 12 1 4 1 1 2 6 BATTING: 2B - D Young (37, L Cormier). S - J Bergmann. RBI - D Jimenez (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 2, W Pena 1. Team LOB - 4. ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg W Harris lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .289 E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 C Jones 3b 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 .331 M Teixeira 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312 B McCann c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Totals 12 3 3 3 2 3 2 BATTING: 2B - W Harris (19, J Bergmann); M Teixeira (5, J Bergmann). HR - C Jones (25, 1st inning off J Bergmann 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Jones 2 (87), M Teixeira (35). 2-out RBI - M Teixeira. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON - 001 -- 1 ATLANTA - 201 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Bergmann 3 3 3 3 2 3 1 4.45 ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era L Cormier 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 6.42 IBB - D Young (by L Cormier). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 54-32; L Cormier 46-28. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 3-3; L Cormier 4-3. Batters faced: J Bergmann 14; L Cormier 14. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim Welke. Weather: 86 degrees, sunny. Wind: 6 mph, in from center.</div>
