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

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - CHRIS SCHRODER

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: C SCHRODER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D JIMENEZ (.213, 1-FOR-3)
F LOPEZ (.241, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .280
E Renteria ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .327
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .272
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220
B Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Hudson p 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .268

Totals 31 3 7 3 4 4 12

BATTING: 2B - T Hudson (3, M Bacsik); M Teixeira (7, M Bacsik). HR - K Johnson
(16, 4th inning off S Hill 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 2 (43), K Johnson
(68). 2-out RBI - K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, A Jones 2, B McCann 2. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira, E Renteria-M Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .213
F Lopez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
R Zimmerman 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
R Church cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265
W Pena lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290
R Fick 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 25 0 6 0 1 4 13

a-struck out looking for S Hill in the 5th.

BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (5, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Church 1, A Kearns 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - R Fick, J Flores. Team LOB - 5.



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ATLANTA - 002 100 00 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 000 000 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 7 6 0 0 1 4 0 3.36

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 5 5 3 3 4 2 1 3.01
M Bacsik 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.86
C Schroder 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.55

IBB - B McCann (by S Hill). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 76-53; S Hill 88-53; M
Bacsik 29-17; C Schroder 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 12-5; S Hill
9-4; M Bacsik 2-4; C Schroder 1-0. Batters faced: T Hudson 26; S Hill 24; M
Bacsik 8; C Schroder 3.

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 - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Belliard hit for C Schroder.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
WASHINGTON 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Belliard (.286, 10 HR, 47 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - CHRIS SCHRODER (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T HUDSON (.268, 2-FOR-3)
K JOHNSON (.280, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)
E RENTERIA (.335, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .280
E Renteria ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .335
C Jones 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .336
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .327
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .272
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220
B Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Hudson p 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .268

Totals 31 3 7 3 4 4 12

BATTING: 2B - T Hudson (3, M Bacsik); M Teixeira (7, M Bacsik). HR - K Johnson
(16, 4th inning off S Hill 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 2 (43), K Johnson
(68). 2-out RBI - K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, A Jones 2, B McCann 2. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira, E Renteria-M Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
R Church cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265
W Pena lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290
R Fick 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285

Totals 29 0 7 0 1 6 15

a-struck out looking for S Hill in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for C
Schroder in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (5, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Church 1, A Kearns 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - R Fick, J Flores. Team LOB - 6.



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ATLANTA - 002 100 00 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 000 000 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 8 7 0 0 1 6 0 3.35

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 5 5 3 3 4 2 1 3.01
M Bacsik 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.86
C Schroder 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.55

IBB - B McCann (by S Hill). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 93-65; S Hill 88-53; M
Bacsik 29-17; C Schroder 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson 12-6; S Hill
9-4; M Bacsik 2-4; C Schroder 1-0. Batters faced: T Hudson 30; S Hill 24; M
Bacsik 8; C Schroder 3.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: LUIS AYALA (1-2, 3.28) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T HUDSON (.268, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Ayala relieved C Schroder.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T Hudson (.268, 2-FOR-3)</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 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
WAS - LUIS AYALA

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.264, 0-FOR-3)
R CHURCH (.265, 1-FOR-3)
W PENA (.290, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .282
E Renteria ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .334
C Jones 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .335
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .327
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .272
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220
B Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Hudson p 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .264

Totals 35 3 8 3 4 4 14

BATTING: 2B - T Hudson (3, M Bacsik); M Teixeira (7, M Bacsik). HR - K Johnson
(16, 4th inning off S Hill 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 2 (43), K Johnson
(68). 2-out RBI - K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, A Jones 2, B McCann 2. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira, E Renteria-M Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
R Church cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265
W Pena lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290
R Fick 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .217
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 0 7 0 1 6 15

a-struck out looking for S Hill in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for C
Schroder in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (5, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Church 1, A Kearns 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - R Fick, J Flores. Team LOB - 6.



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ATLANTA - 002 100 000 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 000 000 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 8 7 0 0 1 6 0 3.35

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill 5 5 3 3 4 2 1 3.01
M Bacsik 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.86
C Schroder 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.55
L Ayala 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.19

IBB - B McCann (by S Hill). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 93-65; S Hill 88-53; M
Bacsik 29-17; C Schroder 18-11; L Ayala 8-6. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson
12-6; S Hill 9-4; M Bacsik 2-4; C Schroder 1-0; L Ayala 0-3. Batters faced: T
Hudson 30; S Hill 24; M Bacsik 8; C Schroder 3; L Ayala 4.

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 FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN

WAS - SHAWN HILL, MIKE BACSIK (6TH), CHRIS SCHRODER
(8TH), LUIS AYALA (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES

HOME RUNS: ATL - KELLY JOHNSON (16) OFF SHAWN HILL IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

WAS - NONE</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

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

BATTERIES: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN

WAS - SHAWN HILL, MIKE BACSIK (6TH), CHRIS SCHRODER
(8TH), LUIS AYALA (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES


WP - TIM HUDSON (16-8)
LP - SHAWN HILL (4-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: ATL - KELLY JOHNSON (16) OFF SHAWN HILL IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

WAS - NONE


TIME: 2:24 ATT: 23,935

PROBABLES: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE (1-2, 6.31)
WAS - MIKE BACSIK (5-8, 4.86)

PROBABLES: FLA - CHRIS SEDDON (0-0, 10.50)
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (13-7, 3.02)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (3) VS WASHINGTON (0) - FINAL

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .282
E Renteria ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .334
C Jones 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .335
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .327
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .272
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294
A Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220
B Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
T Hudson p 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .264

Totals 35 3 8 3 4 4 14

BATTING: 2B - T Hudson (3, M Bacsik); M Teixeira (7, M Bacsik). HR - K Johnson
(16, 4th inning off S Hill 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - M Teixeira 2 (43), K Johnson
(68). 2-out RBI - K Johnson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Johnson 1, A Jones 2, B McCann 2. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (13, throw). DP: 2 (K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira,
E Renteria-M Teixeira).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Jimenez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .222
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268
A Kearns rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263
R Church cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .265
W Pena lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .287
R Fick 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .216
J Flores c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
S Hill p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 0 7 0 1 6 18

a-struck out looking for S Hill in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for C
Schroder in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (5, T Hudson). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Church 1, A Kearns 1, R Zimmerman 1. GIDP - R Fick, J Flores. Team LOB - 7.



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ATLANTA - 002 100 000 -- 3
WASHINGTON - 000 000 000 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson (W, 16-8) 9 7 0 0 1 6 0 3.33

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
S Hill (L, 4-4) 5 5 3 3 4 2 1 3.01
M Bacsik 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.86
C Schroder 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.55
L Ayala 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.19

IBB - B McCann (by S Hill). Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 100-72; S Hill 88-53; M
Bacsik 29-17; C Schroder 18-11; L Ayala 8-6. Ground balls-fly balls: T Hudson
13-8; S Hill 9-4; M Bacsik 2-4; C Schroder 1-0; L Ayala 0-3. Batters faced: T
Hudson 34; S Hill 24; M Bacsik 8; C Schroder 3; L Ayala 4.

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

T--2:24. Att--23,935.
Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in
from left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ATLANTA 3
WASHINGTON 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (3) AT WASHINGTON (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 3RD: T Hudson reached on infield single to second. K Johnson flied
out to left. E Renteria walked, T Hudson to second. C Jones walked, T Hudson
to third, E Renteria to second. M Teixeira singled to right, T Hudson and
E Renteria scored, C Jones to third, M Teixeira to second advancing on throw.
B McCann intentionally walked. J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to
third, C Jones out at home, M Teixeira to third, B McCann to second. A Jones
grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: B Jones grounded out to shortstop. T Hudson struck out
swinging. K Johnson homered to center. E Renteria grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (3) AT WASHINGTON (0) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B,
B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, B Jones LF, T Hudson RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- D Jimenez 2B, F Lopez SS, R Zimmerman 3B,
A Kearns RF, R Church CF, W Pena LF, R Fick 1B, J Flores C, S Hill RHP.

Umpires -- Jim Joyce (HP), Jeff Nelson (1B), Jim Wolf (2B), Tim Tschida (3B).


Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from left at 8 mph.


ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson flied out to left. E Renteria grounded out to
third. C Jones singled to center. M Teixeira walked, C Jones to second.
B McCann grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: D Jimenez grounded out to first. F Lopez reached on
infield single to second. R Zimmerman singled to left, F Lopez to second.
A Kearns struck out looking. R Church struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: J Francoeur grounded out to third. A Jones grounded out to
third. B Jones struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: W Pena singled to center. R Fick grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, W Pena out at second. J Flores grounded out
to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: T Hudson reached on infield single to second. K Johnson flied
out to left. E Renteria walked, T Hudson to second. C Jones walked, T Hudson
to third, E Renteria to second. M Teixeira singled to right, T Hudson and
E Renteria scored, C Jones to third, M Teixeira to second advancing on throw.
B McCann intentionally walked. J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to
third, C Jones out at home, M Teixeira to third, B McCann to second. A Jones
grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: S Hill walked. D Jimenez flied out to center. F Lopez
grounded out to pitcher, S Hill to second. R Zimmerman flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: B Jones grounded out to shortstop. T Hudson struck out
swinging. K Johnson homered to center. E Renteria grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: A Kearns grounded out to shortstop. R Church grounded out
to second. W Pena struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3,
WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 5TH: C Jones singled to right. M Teixeira grounded into fielder's
choice to second, C Jones out at second. B McCann popped out to third.
J Francoeur popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3,
WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Fick singled to center. J Flores grounded into double
play, shortstop to first, R Fick out at second. R Langerhans hit for S Hill.
R Langerhans struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 6TH: M Bacsik relieved S Hill. A Jones flied out to center.
B Jones popped out to shortstop. T Hudson doubled to deep left. K Johnson flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 6TH: D Jimenez doubled to deep right. F Lopez grounded out to
second, D Jimenez to third. R Zimmerman flied out to right. A Kearns grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 7TH: E Renteria flied out to center. C Jones grounded out to
shortstop. M Teixeira doubled to deep left. B McCann grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Church singled to right. W Pena flied out to right.
R Fick lined out to right. J Flores grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 8TH: C Schroder relieved M Bacsik. J Francoeur struck out swinging.
A Jones struck out swinging. B Jones grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 8TH: R Belliard hit for C Schroder. R Belliard struck out
swinging. D Jimenez singled to right. F Lopez struck out looking.
R Zimmerman fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

ATLANTA 9TH: L Ayala relieved C Schroder. T Hudson fouled out to catcher.
K Johnson singled to right. E Renteria flied out to left. C Jones lined out
to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 9TH: A Kearns safe at first on throwing error by second baseman
K Johnson. R Church flied out to left. W Pena grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, A Kearns out at second. R Fick popped out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0.</div>

 

Hudson, Braves blank Nationals

<h3>ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Though time is running out on theirplayoff hopes, the Atlanta Braves are still fighting.

Tim Hudson pitched a shutout and Mark Teixeira hit a two-runsingle as the Braves topped the Washington Nationals, 3-0, inthe finale of a three-game series Sunday.


Kelly Johnson added a solo home run in the victory, which movedthe Braves (76-73) to within five games of the National Leaguewild card-leading San Diego Padres (80-67).


Atlanta is eight games back of the first-place New York Mets(83-64) in the NL East, but with 13 games remaining, winning thedivision is unlikely. Both the Mets and Padres are in actionSunday.


In earning his 10th career shutout and the 21st complete game ofhis career, Hudson (16-8) allowed seven hits and one walk whilestriking out six. The Nationals rarely threatened against therighthander, getting a runner to third base just once.

Hudson also sparked the Atlanta offense with a leadoff single inthe third. After back-to-back walks loaded the bases, Teixeiradelivered his two-run single to right field.


Though that would be all the offense Hudson would need, Johnsonpadded the lead with his 16th home run of the season in thefourth.


Hudson has won each of his four starts against Washington thisseason and owns a 0.60 ERA against the team during that span.

Atlanta's Edgar Renteria, who entered Sunday leading theNational League in batting, went hitless and saw his averagefall to .334.


Washington starter Shawn Hill (4-4) allowed all three Atlantaruns, five hits and four walks while striking out two in fiveinnings.

 

Hudson, Braves blank Nationals

<h3>ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 0</h3>WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Though time is running out on theirplayoff hopes, the Atlanta Braves are still fighting.

Tim Hudson pitched a shutout and Mark Teixeira hit a two-runsingle as the Braves topped the Washington Nationals, 3-0, inthe finale of a three-game series Sunday.


Kelly Johnson added a solo home run in the victory, which movedthe Braves (76-73) to within five games of the National Leaguewild card-leading San Diego Padres (80-67).


"At this time of year any win is big and you like to give thebullpen a break," Hudson said. "I hadn't had (a shutout) allyear. It was nice to finally get one."


Atlanta is 7 1/2 games back of the first-place New York Mets(83-65) in the NL East, but with 13 games remaining, winning thedivision is unlikely. The Mets lost to the PhiladelphiaPhillies on Sunday and the Padres are in action against the SanFrancisco Giants.


"It was another win we needed to get," Teixeira said. "We stillhave a chance, so we are going to keep trying. We know we haveour work cut out for us."


In earning his 10th career shutout and the 21st complete game ofhis career, Hudson (16-8) allowed seven hits and one walk whilestriking out six. The Nationals rarely threatened against therighthander, getting a runner to third base just once.

Hudson also sparked the Atlanta offense with a leadoff single inthe third. After back-to-back walks loaded the bases, Teixeiradelivered his two-run single to right field.


"I gave the pitcher a gimme pitch to hit on an 0-2 count, whichis completely unacceptable," Washington starter Shawn Hill said.

Though that would be all the offense Hudson would need, Johnsonpadded the lead with his 16th home run of the season in thefourth.


Hudson has won each of his four starts against Washington thisseason and owns a 0.60 ERA against the team during that span.

"(Hudson) has pitched well against this team," Braves managerBobby Cox said. "He had the sinker and the breaking stuffworking."


Atlanta's Edgar Renteria, who entered Sunday leading theNational League in batting, went hitless and saw his averagefall to .334.


Hill (4-4) allowed all three Atlanta runs, five hits and fourwalks while striking out two in five innings. He has beenbattling shoulder problems and announced after the game that hewould have a medical procedure done after the season - though hedoesn't know the specifics just yet.


"It doesn't bother me too, too much, but it's there," he said."It's manageable to the point where I can pitch, so it's justsomething I've got to put up with for now. I'll just getthrough the next two starts and then next season I should beOK."