GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (75-72) at WASHINGTON (65-82)

NL: ATLANTA (75-72) at WASHINGTON (65-82)

<h3>Braves looking to keep playoff hopes alive</h3>

<div class="pre">Atlanta (75-72) at Washington (65-82) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves will try to keep theirslim playoff hopes alive when the club visits the WashingtonNationals for the second game of a three-game series Saturday.

After winning 14 consecutive division titles from 1991-2005, theBraves are dangerously close to missing the postseason for thesecond straight year.


Atlanta's chance at the National League East crown is virtuallyover, trailing the division-leading New York Mets (83-63) by 81/2 games with just 15 to play.


The Braves' wild card hopes are not looking so bright either.The club will need to close a 4 1/2-game gap on the San DiegoPadres (79-67) while jumping over four teams.


For this must-win contest, Atlanta will turn to righthanderLance Cormier (2-5, 6.60 ERA), who has won two of his previousthree starts after starting the 2007 campaign with an 0-4record. The 27-year-old Cormier surrendered four runs and sevenhits in six innings of Sunday's 7-4 setback to the Nationals.

Washington, which has lost three straight, will send JasonBergmann (4-5, 4.31) to the mound. The 24-year-old righthanderhas not lost since June 30, spanning seven starts.

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA AT WASHINGTON -- LINEUPS

ATLANTA WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kelly Johnson 2B .283 15 67 Nook Logan CF .267 0 20
Edgar Renteria SS .333 11 53 D'Angelo Jimenez SS .176 0 7
Chipper Jones 3B .333 25 88 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .268 24 87
Mark Teixeira 1B .323 12 41 Dmitri Young 1B .323 13 73
Brian Mccann C .272 18 88 Austin Kearns RF .265 13 59
Jeff Francoeur RF .296 17 97 Wily Mo Pena LF .299 8 16
Andruw Jones CF .221 24 88 Ronnie Belliard 2B .286 10 46
Matt Diaz LF .340 12 43 Brian Schneider C .232 6 46
Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0 Jason Bergmann RHP .100 0 0
(2-5, 6.60) (4-5, 4.31)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA AT WASHINGTON -- REVISED LINEUPS

ATLANTA WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kelly Johnson 2B .283 15 67 Nook Logan CF .267 0 20
Edgar Renteria SS .333 11 53 D'Angelo Jimenez SS .176 0 7
Chipper Jones 3B .333 25 88 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .268 24 87
Mark Teixeira 1B .323 12 41 Dmitri Young 1B .323 13 73
Jeff Francoeur RF .296 17 97 Austin Kearns RF .265 13 59
Andruw Jones CF .221 24 88 Wily Mo Pena LF .299 8 16
Matt Diaz LF .340 12 43 Ronnie Belliard 2B .286 10 46
Corky Miller C .235 0 2 Brian Schneider C .232 6 46
Lance Cormier RHP .000 0 0 Jason Bergmann RHP .100 0 0
(2-5, 6.60) (4-5, 4.31)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
WARMUPS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER (2-5, 6.60)
WAS - JASON BERGMANN (4-5, 4.31)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TSCHIDA
1B - JIM JOYCE
2B - JEFF NELSON
3B - JIM WOLF

WEATHER: 69 Degrees, clear
WIND: 14 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING BATS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER AND CORKY MILLER
WAS - JASON BERGMANN AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.283, 15 HR, 67 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.333, 11 HR, 53 RBI)
C JONES (.333, 25 HR, 88 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 0 1 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
WAS - JASON BERGMANN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.267, 0 HR, 20 RBI)
D JIMENEZ (.176, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 24 HR, 87 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.



WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Jimenez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
WASHINGTON - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.60

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.26

WP - J Bergmann. Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bergmann 0-1. Batters faced: J Bergmann 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
WAS - JASON BERGMANN</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY D'ANGELO JIMENEZ (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF LANCE CORMIER SCORED NOOK LOGAN.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 2

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 24 HR, 87 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 0 1 1
WASHINGTON 2 2 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
WAS - JASON BERGMANN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.221, 24 HR, 88 RBI)
M DIAZ (.340, 12 HR, 43 RBI)
C MILLER (.235, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS WASHINGTON (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
C Miller c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


FIELDING: E - K Johnson (12, ground ball). DP: 1 (L Cormier-K Johnson-M
Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Jimenez ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .187
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 4 2 1 2 2 0 2

BATTING: HR - D Jimenez (1, 1st inning off L Cormier 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Jimenez 2 (9). GIDP - W Pena. Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
WASHINGTON - 2 -- 2
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 6.65

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.26

WP - J Bergmann. Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 26-14; J Bergmann 22-13. Ground
balls-fly balls: L Cormier 3-0; J Bergmann 0-1. Batters faced: L Cormier 6; J
Bergmann 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 0 0 2 1
WASHINGTON 2 2 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
WAS - JASON BERGMANN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.286, 10 HR, 46 RBI)
B SCHNEIDER (.232, 6 HR, 46 RBI)
J BERGMANN (.100, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS WASHINGTON (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296
A Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
C Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Jones (1st base, J Bergmann).

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (12, ground ball). DP: 1 (L Cormier-K Johnson-M
Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Jimenez ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .187
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 4 2 1 2 2 0 2

BATTING: HR - D Jimenez (1, 1st inning off L Cormier 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - D
Jimenez 2 (9). GIDP - W Pena. Team LOB - 1.


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
WASHINGTON - 2 -- 2
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 6.65

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.22

WP - J Bergmann. Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 26-14; J Bergmann 35-23. Ground
balls-fly balls: L Cormier 3-0; J Bergmann 0-3. Batters faced: L Cormier 6; J
Bergmann 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 0 0 2 1
WASHINGTON 2 0 2 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
WAS - JASON BERGMANN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: L CORMIER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.282, 0-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.335, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (0) VS WASHINGTON (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
E Renteria ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .321
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296
A Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .339
C Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
L Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Jones (1st base, J Bergmann).

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (12, ground ball). DP: 1 (L Cormier-K Johnson-M
Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265
D Jimenez ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .187
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 6 2 1 2 3 0 3

BATTING: HR - D Jimenez (1, 1st inning off L Cormier 1 on, 0 Out). S - J
Bergmann. RBI - D Jimenez 2 (9). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Logan 1. GIDP - W Pena. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
WASHINGTON - 20 -- 2
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 6.50

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 4.22

WP - J Bergmann. Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 41-23; J Bergmann 35-23. Ground
balls-fly balls: L Cormier 6-0; J Bergmann 0-3. Batters faced: L Cormier 10; J
Bergmann 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CHIPPER JONES (26) TO RIGHT WITH 1
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF JASON BERGMANN SCORED KELLY JOHNSON AND EDGAR
RENTERIA.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 2

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.321, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 0 3 3 5 1
WASHINGTON 2 0 2 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - LANCE CORMIER
WAS - JASON BERGMANN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.187, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.267, 0-FOR-1)
D YOUNG (.323, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS WASHINGTON (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .282
E Renteria ss 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 .334
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .325
J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .295
A Jones cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222
M Diaz lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .337
C Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 13 3 5 3 3 2 7

BATTING: HR - C Jones (26, 3rd inning off J Bergmann 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - C
Jones 3 (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1, J Francoeur
1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Jones (1st base, J Bergmann).

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (12, ground ball). DP: 1 (L Cormier-K Johnson-M
Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265
D Jimenez ss 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .187
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232
J Bergmann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 6 2 1 2 3 0 3

BATTING: HR - D Jimenez (1, 1st inning off L Cormier 1 on, 0 Out). S - J
Bergmann. RBI - D Jimenez 2 (9). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N
Logan 1. GIDP - W Pena. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 003 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 20 -- 2
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 1 2 1 3 0 1 6.50

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 3 5 3 3 3 2 1 4.45

WP - J Bergmann. Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 41-23; J Bergmann 61-36. Ground
balls-fly balls: L Cormier 6-0; J Bergmann 2-4. Batters faced: L Cormier 10; J
Bergmann 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Jeff Nelson. 3B--Jim Wolf.

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Fick hit for D Young.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R ZIMMERMAN ON FIRST, D JIMENEZ ON THIRD, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Fick (.213, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ROBERT FICK (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF LANCE CORMIER SCORED D'ANGELO JIMENEZ AND RYAN
ZIMMERMAN.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 5

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>