GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (75-73) at WASHINGTON (66-82)

NL: ATLANTA (75-73) at WASHINGTON (66-82)

<h3>Jones, Braves look to take rubber match vs. Nationals</h3>

<div class="pre">Atlanta (75-73) at Washington (66-82) 1:35 pm EDT</div>

WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Chipper Jones hopes his hot bat will helpthe Atlanta Braves successfully close out their series with theWashington Nationals on Sunday.


Jones is 14-of-32 (.438) with four home runs and 12 RBI over hislast eight games. On the season, the 35-year-old third basemanis batting .334 with 26 homers and 91 RBI.


Despite hitting a three-run homer on Saturday, Jones could nothelp the Braves prevent the Nationals from snapping theirthree-game losing streak, 7-4.


Atlanta will send Tim Hudson (15-8, 3.48 ERA) to the mound.Hudson has enjoyed a lot of success against Washington thisseason, posting a 3-0 record with a 0.86 ERA. The righthanderhas 20 strikeouts to just two walks against the division foethis year.


The Nationals will counter with righthander Shawn Hill (4-3,2.87), who is coming off his first win since his return from thedisabled list. The 26-year-old Canadian gave up two runs - oneearned - and six hits with four strikeouts over six frames in a5-4 triumph over the Florida Marlins on Monday.

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

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

ATLANTA WASHINGTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kelly Johnson 2B .281 15 67 D'Angelo Jimenez 2B .208 1 9
Edgar Renteria SS .337 11 53 Felipe Lopez SS .240 9 48
Chipper Jones 3B .334 26 91 Ryan Zimmerman 3B .268 24 87
Mark Teixeira 1B .321 12 41 Austin Kearns RF .265 13 60
Brian Mccann C .274 18 88 Ryan Church CF .265 13 60
Jeff Francoeur RF .296 17 97 Wily Mo Pena LF .289 8 16
Andruw Jones CF .221 24 88 Robert Fick 1B .215 2 11
Brandon Jones LF .000 0 0 Jesus Flores C .258 4 23
Tim Hudson RHP .250 0 9 Shawn Hill RHP .083 0 0
(15-8, 3.48) (4-3, 2.87)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
WARMUPS: ATL - TIM HUDSON (15-8, 3.48)
WAS - SHAWN HILL (4-3, 2.87)

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

WEATHER: 62 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, in from left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING BATS: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN
WAS - SHAWN HILL AND JESUS FLORES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.281, 15 HR, 67 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.337, 11 HR, 53 RBI)
C JONES (.334, 26 HR, 91 RBI)</div>

 

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<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 - TIM HUDSON
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D JIMENEZ (.208, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.240, 9 HR, 48 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 0 0 .280
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
B Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
F Lopez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Church cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

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
T Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.84

Pitches-strikes: S Hill 21-11. Ground balls-fly balls: S Hill 2-1. Batters
faced: S Hill 5.

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

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - SHAWN HILL</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.296, 17 HR, 97 RBI)
A JONES (.221, 24 HR, 88 RBI)
B JONES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
B Jones lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.46

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.84

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 20-12; S Hill 21-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 1-0; S Hill 2-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 5; S Hill 5.

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

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: W PENA (.289, 8 HR, 16 RBI)
R FICK (.215, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
J FLORES (.258, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
B Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
R Fick 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1. Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.46

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.81

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 20-12; S Hill 28-17. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 1-0; S Hill 4-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 5; S Hill 8.

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

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T HUDSON (.250, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.280, 0-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.336, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
B Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B McCann 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
W Pena lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1. GIDP - R Fick.
Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.45

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.81

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 26-16; S Hill 28-17. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 4-0; S Hill 4-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 8; S Hill 8.

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

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED TIM HUDSON AND EDGAR
RENTERIA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, C JONES ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.273, 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 2 2 3 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: S HILL (.083, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D JIMENEZ (.205, 0-FOR-1)
F LOPEZ (.242, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (2) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
E Renteria ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .325
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .273
J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220
B Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Hudson p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261

Totals 12 2 3 2 4 1 7

BATTING: RBI - M Teixeira 2 (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Jones 2, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
W Pena lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1. GIDP - R Fick.
Team LOB - 2.


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ATLANTA - 002 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.45

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 3 3 2 2 4 1 0 2.98

IBB - B McCann (by S Hill). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 26-16; S Hill 63-35.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 4-0; S Hill 6-2. Batters faced: T Hudson 8; S
Hill 16.

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

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B JONES (.000, 0-FOR-1)
T HUDSON (.261, 1-FOR-1)
K JOHNSON (.280, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (2) VS WASHINGTON (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
E Renteria ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .336
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .335
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .325
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .273
J Francoeur rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220
B Jones lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Hudson p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261

Totals 12 2 3 2 4 1 7

BATTING: RBI - M Teixeira 2 (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
Jones 2, B McCann 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203
F Lopez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
R Church cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
W Pena lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
R Fick 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083

Totals 11 0 3 0 1 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 1, R Zimmerman 1.
GIDP - R Fick. Team LOB - 3.


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ATLANTA - 002 -- 2
WASHINGTON - 000 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 3.43

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 3 3 2 2 4 1 0 2.98

IBB - B McCann (by S Hill). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 42-26; S Hill 63-35.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 5-2; S Hill 6-2. Batters faced: T Hudson 12; S
Hill 16.

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

Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY KELLY JOHNSON (16) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF SHAWN HILL.
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E RENTERIA (.336, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - SHAWN HILL

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.265, 0-FOR-1)
R CHURCH (.264, 0-FOR-1)
W PENA (.297, 1-FOR-1)</div>