GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (32-43) at ATLANTA (38-38)

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 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 6 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - LUIS AYALA
ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.386, 2-FOR-3)
E RENTERIA (.324, 1-FOR-3)
C JONES (.320, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Watson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .247
D Young 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .258
R Church lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .298
B Schneider c 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .248
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 8 1 0 12 15

a-struck out swinging for J Bergmann in the 5th; b-struck out looking for B
Traber in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (9, T Hudson); R Zimmerman (17, T Hudson). RBI - B
Schneider (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Watson 2, D Young
1, A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (9, 2nd base off R Soriano/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Schneider-R Belliard).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .386
E Renteria ss 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 .324
C Jones 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320
A Jones cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .198
B McCann c 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .256
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273
K Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
T Hudson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 4 6 4 1 7 6

a-lined out to second for T Hudson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (19, B Traber). HR - B Mccann (6, 6th inning off B
Traber 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - B McCann 4 (39). 2-out RBI - B McCann 4. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (4, 2nd base by J Bergmann/B Schneider).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 000 000 10 -- 1
ATLANTA - 000 103 0 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 4 4 1 1 0 4 0 2.72
B Traber 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 2.84
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 7 7 1 1 0 9 0 3.29
R Soriano 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.94

IBB - A Jones (by B Traber). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 76-52; B Traber
29-17; L Ayala 11-6; T Hudson 92-63; R Soriano 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Bergmann 1-6; B Traber 2-1; L Ayala 1-2; T Hudson 9-3; R Soriano 0-0. Batters
faced: J Bergmann 15; B Traber 9; L Ayala 3; T Hudson 28; R Soriano 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHRIS SCHRODER (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 4

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.386, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Schroder relieved L Ayala.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W Harris (.386, 2-FOR-3)</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 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 7 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - CHRIS SCHRODER
ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.261, 1-FOR-3)
R BELLIARD (.298, 1-FOR-3)
B SCHNEIDER (.248, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Watson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .247
D Young 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .258
R Church lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .298
B Schneider c 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .248
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 8 1 0 12 15

a-struck out swinging for J Bergmann in the 5th; b-struck out looking for B
Traber in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (9, T Hudson); R Zimmerman (17, T Hudson). RBI - B
Schneider (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Watson 2, D Young
1, A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (9, 2nd base off R Soriano/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Schneider-R Belliard).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .383
E Renteria ss 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .323
C Jones 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .323
A Jones cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .197
B McCann c 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .256
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273
K Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
T Hudson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 4 7 4 1 8 7

a-lined out to second for T Hudson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (19, B Traber); C Jones (16, C Schroder). HR - B
Mccann (6, 6th inning off B Traber 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - B McCann 4 (39). 2-out
RBI - B McCann 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1, J
Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (4, 2nd base by J Bergmann/B Schneider).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 000 000 10 -- 1
ATLANTA - 000 103 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 4 4 1 1 0 4 0 2.72
B Traber 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 2.84
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Schroder 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 7 7 1 1 0 9 0 3.29
R Soriano 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.94

IBB - A Jones (by B Traber). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 76-52; B Traber
29-17; L Ayala 11-6; C Schroder 19-12; T Hudson 92-63; R Soriano 18-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 1-6; B Traber 2-1; L Ayala 1-2; C Schroder 2-0; T
Hudson 9-3; R Soriano 0-0. Batters faced: J Bergmann 15; B Traber 9; L Ayala 3;
C Schroder 4; T Hudson 28; R Soriano 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</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 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 7 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - CHRIS SCHRODER
ATL - RAFAEL SORIANO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.261, 1-FOR-3)
R BELLIARD (.298, 1-FOR-3)
B SCHNEIDER (.248, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Watson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .247
D Young 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .258
R Church lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
R Belliard 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .298
B Schneider c 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .248
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 1 8 1 0 12 15

a-struck out swinging for J Bergmann in the 5th; b-struck out looking for B
Traber in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (9, T Hudson); R Zimmerman (17, T Hudson). RBI - B
Schneider (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Watson 2, D Young
1, A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (9, 2nd base off R Soriano/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Schneider-R Belliard).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .383
E Renteria ss 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .323
C Jones 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .323
Y Escobar pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Jones cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .197
B McCann c 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .256
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273
K Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
T Hudson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 4 7 4 1 8 7

a-lined out to second for T Hudson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (19, B Traber); C Jones (16, C Schroder). HR - B
Mccann (6, 6th inning off B Traber 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - B McCann 4 (39). 2-out
RBI - B McCann 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1, J
Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (4, 2nd base by J Bergmann/B Schneider).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 000 000 10 -- 1
ATLANTA - 000 103 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 4 4 1 1 0 4 0 2.72
B Traber 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 2.84
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Schroder 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 7 7 1 1 0 9 0 3.29
R Soriano 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.94

IBB - A Jones (by B Traber). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 76-52; B Traber
29-17; L Ayala 11-6; C Schroder 19-12; T Hudson 92-63; R Soriano 18-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 1-6; B Traber 2-1; L Ayala 1-2; C Schroder 2-0; T
Hudson 9-3; R Soriano 0-0. Batters faced: J Bergmann 15; B Traber 9; L Ayala 3;
C Schroder 4; T Hudson 28; R Soriano 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Escobar at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Church (.261, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: BOB WICKMAN (1-2, 3.38) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 4

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.261, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wickman relieved R Soriano.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Church (.261, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Batista hit for C Schroder.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B SCHNEIDER ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: T Batista (.242, 0 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: WAS - JASON BERGMANN, BILLY TRABER (5TH), LUIS AYALA (7TH), CHRIS
SCHRODER (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

ATL - TIM HUDSON, RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN
(9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN

HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE

ATL - BRIAN MCCANN (6) OFF BILLY TRABER IN THE 6TH, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: WAS - JASON BERGMANN, BILLY TRABER (5TH), LUIS AYALA (7TH), CHRIS
SCHRODER (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

ATL - TIM HUDSON, RAFAEL SORIANO (8TH), BOB WICKMAN
(9TH) AND BRIAN MCCANN


WP - TIM HUDSON (7-5)
LP - JASON BERGMANN (1-4)
SAVE - BOB WICKMAN (13)

HOME RUNS: WAS - NONE

ATL - BRIAN MCCANN (6) OFF BILLY TRABER IN THE 6TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:29 ATT: 25,375

PROBABLES: WAS - MIKE BACSIK (1-4, 4.70)
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (1-2, 6.11)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (4) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Watson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278
F Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .247
D Young 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .258
R Church lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .260
R Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .296
B Schneider c 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .251
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111
a-R Langerhans ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176
B Traber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .067
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235

Totals 36 1 9 1 0 13 16

a-struck out swinging for J Bergmann in the 5th; b-struck out looking for B
Traber in the 7th; c-flied out to right for C Schroder in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Belliard (9, T Hudson); R Zimmerman (17, T Hudson); B Schneider
(9, B Wickman). RBI - B Schneider (31). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- B Watson 2, T Batista 1, D Young 1, A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (9, 2nd base off R Soriano/B McCann).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Schneider-R Belliard).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .383
E Renteria ss 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .323
C Jones 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .323
Y Escobar pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Jones cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .197
B McCann c 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 .256
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273
K Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271
S Thorman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
T Hudson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
a-P Orr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
R Soriano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wickman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 4 7 4 1 8 7

a-lined out to second for T Hudson in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - E Renteria (19, B Traber); C Jones (16, C Schroder). HR - B
Mccann (6, 6th inning off B Traber 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - B McCann 4 (39). 2-out
RBI - B McCann 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1, J
Francoeur 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - W Harris (4, 2nd base by J Bergmann/B Schneider).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 000 000 100 -- 1
ATLANTA - 000 103 00x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann (L, 1-4) 4 4 1 1 0 4 0 2.72
B Traber 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 2.84
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Schroder 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson (W, 7-5) 7 7 1 1 0 9 0 3.29
R Soriano (H, 13) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.94
B Wickman (S, 13) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.24

IBB - A Jones (by B Traber). Pitches-strikes: J Bergmann 76-52; B Traber
29-17; L Ayala 11-6; C Schroder 19-12; T Hudson 92-63; R Soriano 18-12; B
Wickman 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Bergmann 1-6; B Traber 2-1; L Ayala
1-2; C Schroder 2-0; T Hudson 9-3; R Soriano 0-0; B Wickman 0-2. Batters faced:
J Bergmann 15; B Traber 9; L Ayala 3; C Schroder 4; T Hudson 28; R Soriano 4; B
Wickman 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Tim Mcclelland. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

T--2:29. Att--25,375.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (1) AT ATLANTA (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ATLANTA 4TH: W Harris reached on infield single to pitcher. E Renteria
grounded into fielder's choice to second, W Harris out at second. C Jones
singled to center, E Renteria to second. A Jones flied out to center,
E Renteria to third. B McCann singled to left, E Renteria scored, C Jones to
second. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 6TH: W Harris struck out swinging. E Renteria doubled to deep
right center. C Jones flied out to left. A Jones intentionally walked.
B McCann homered to right center, E Renteria and A Jones scored. J Francoeur
grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 4.

WASHINGTON 7TH: A Kearns reached on infield single to shortstop. R Church
singled to right, A Kearns to third. R Belliard struck out swinging.
B Schneider singled to left, A Kearns scored, R Church to second. D Jimenez hit
for B Traber. D Jimenez struck out looking. B Watson lined out to third.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 4.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (1) AT ATLANTA (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Washington Starting Lineups -- B Watson CF, F Lopez SS, R Zimmerman 3B, D Young 1B,
A Kearns RF, R Church LF, R Belliard 2B, B Schneider C, J Bergmann RHP.

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

Umpires -- Marty Foster (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Tim Mcclelland (2B),
Paul Schrieber (3B).

Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 7 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: B Watson grounded out to first. F Lopez grounded out to
second. R Zimmerman struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris singled to right. E Renteria struck out swinging.
W Harris caught stealing second, catcher to second. C Jones flied out to left.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: D Young grounded out to second. A Kearns struck out
swinging. R Church flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: A Jones flied out to center. B McCann flied out to right.
J Francoeur struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
ATLANTA 0.

WASHINGTON 3RD: R Belliard doubled to deep left. B Schneider grounded out
to shortstop. J Bergmann struck out swinging. B Watson struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: K Johnson struck out looking. S Thorman flied out to center.
T Hudson flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 0.

WASHINGTON 4TH: F Lopez struck out swinging. R Zimmerman struck out
looking. D Young singled to center. A Kearns grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: W Harris reached on infield single to pitcher. E Renteria
grounded into fielder's choice to second, W Harris out at second. C Jones
singled to center, E Renteria to second. A Jones flied out to center,
E Renteria to third. B McCann singled to left, E Renteria scored, C Jones to
second. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
ATLANTA 1.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Church grounded out to first. R Belliard grounded out to
third. B Schneider singled to left. R Langerhans hit for J Bergmann.
R Langerhans struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 5TH: B Traber relieved J Bergmann. K Johnson struck out looking.
S Thorman struck out swinging. T Hudson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 1.

WASHINGTON 6TH: B Watson grounded out to pitcher. F Lopez grounded out to
shortstop. R Zimmerman doubled to left. D Young flied out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 1.

ATLANTA 6TH: W Harris struck out swinging. E Renteria doubled to deep
right center. C Jones flied out to left. A Jones intentionally walked.
B McCann homered to right center, E Renteria and A Jones scored. J Francoeur
grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 4.

WASHINGTON 7TH: A Kearns reached on infield single to shortstop. R Church
singled to right, A Kearns to third. R Belliard struck out swinging.
B Schneider singled to left, A Kearns scored, R Church to second. D Jimenez hit
for B Traber. D Jimenez struck out looking. B Watson lined out to third.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 7TH: L Ayala relieved B Traber. K Johnson flied out to right.
S Thorman grounded out to shortstop. P Orr hit for T Hudson. P Orr lined out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 4.

WASHINGTON 8TH: R Soriano relieved T Hudson. F Lopez singled to left.
R Zimmerman struck out looking. D Young struck out swinging, F Lopez stole
second. A Kearns struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1,
ATLANTA 4.

ATLANTA 8TH: C Schroder relieved L Ayala. W Harris grounded out to
shortstop. E Renteria grounded out to shortstop. C Jones doubled to deep
left. Y Escobar ran for C Jones. A Jones struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 4.

WASHINGTON 9TH: Y Escobar at third base. B Wickman relieved R Soriano.
R Church struck out swinging. R Belliard lined out to right. B Schneider
doubled to deep right. T Batista hit for C Schroder. T Batista flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 4.</div>

 

Hudson, McCann lift Braves over Nationals

<h3>ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Tim Hudson and Brian McCann helped theAtlanta Braves forget about their recent struggles.

Hudson allowed one run in seven solid innings and McCann homeredand drove in four runs to power the Braves to a 4-1 victoryover the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-gameseries Monday.

After finishing its interleague slate a National League-worst4-11, Atlanta limped into Monday's contest against the Nationalswith a five-game losing streak.

Playing their worst baseball since 1985, the Braves were blankedin four of the five contests, getting outscored, 27-1, andbatting just .150 (23-for-153) over the five games. Atlanta'sstarting pitchers were not much better, allowing 22 runs and 34hits in 26 1/3 frames.

Hudson (7-5) ended the futility for the Braves, who improved to7-1 in games pitched by their righthanded ace following a lossthis season.

The 31-year-old Hudson allowed one run and seven hits with ninestrikeouts and no walks. He threw 63 of 92 pitches for strikesto improve to 4-1 with a 1.29 ERA in seven career starts againstthe Nationals.

Rafael Soriano worked around a hit in a scoreless eighth andcloser Bob Wickman pitched the ninth to record his 13th save.

McCann provided all the offense for Atlanta.

The 23-year-old McCann, who grew up in the Atlanta area and wasone the last time the Braves scored one run over five games,helped the Braves grab their first lead in 49 innings in thefourth.

McCann ended an 0-for-24 slump by Braves' batters with runnersin scoring position by smashing a single to left, plating EdgarRenteria.

Atlanta extended the edge to 4-0 in the sixth. McCann crushedWashington reliever Billy Traber's 2-1 offering just over theright-center field fence for a three-run homer.

All four runs came with two outs.

Jason Bergmann pitched well in his first start since therighthander was sidelined with right elbow inflammation on May14. The 25-year-old allowed one run and four hits with fourstrikeouts in just four innings.

Brian Schneider had an RBI single in the seventh for theNationals, who fell to 2-20 when scoring fewer than three runsthis season.

 

Hudson, McCann lift Braves over Nationals

<h3>ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 1</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Tim Hudson and Brian McCann helped theAtlanta Braves forget about their recent struggles.

Hudson allowed one run in seven solid innings and McCann homeredand drove in four runs to power the Braves to a 4-1 victoryover the Washington Nationals in the opener of a three-gameseries Monday.

After finishing its interleague slate a National League-worst4-11, Atlanta limped into Monday's contest against Washingtonwith a five-game losing streak.

Playing their worst baseball since 1985, the Braves were blankedin four of the five contests, getting outscored, 27-1, andbatting just .150 (23-for-153) over the five games. Atlanta'sstarting pitchers were not much better, allowing 22 runs and 34hits in 26 1/3 frames.

Hudson (7-5) ended the futility for the Braves, who improved to7-1 in games pitched by their righthanded ace following a lossthis season.

"It was nice to notch one in the other column for a change,"Hudson said. "It's been a while. It's been a lot longer than welike."

The 31-year-old Hudson allowed one run and seven hits with ninestrikeouts and no walks to win for the first time since May 30.He threw 63 of 92 pitches for strikes to improve to 4-1 with a1.29 ERA in seven career starts against the Nationals.

"I was able to go out there and make some pitches," Hudson said."I felt pretty good. I was locating all of my pitches. This isthe kind of game that I wish I could bottle up and keep it forfurther starts."

Rafael Soriano worked around a hit in a scoreless eighth andcloser Bob Wickman pitched the ninth to record his 13th save.

McCann provided all the offense for Atlanta.

The 23-year-old McCann, who was one the last time the Bravesscored one run over five games, helped the Braves grab theirfirst lead in 49 innings in the fourth.

McCann ended an 0-for-24 slump by Braves' batters with runnersin scoring position by smashing a single to left off Nationalsstarter Jason Bergmann (1-4), plating Edgar Renteria.

Atlanta extended the edge to 4-0 in the sixth.

McCann smashed Washington reliever Billy Traber's 2-1 offeringjust over the right center field fence for a three-run homer.

"It's been six games (since we had a lead)," McCann said. "Wescored more than one. You only need one or two. I am glad wewon tonight and got out of that stretch."

After falling behind 3-0, Traber issued an intentional pass toAndruw Jones, who was batting just .198 on the season, which puttwo runners on base for McCann.

"He had fallen behind 3-0," Washington manager Manny Acta said."And despite Andruw's struggles, he still had twice as many RBIsas McCann."

"I knew they were going to (walk Jones)," said McCann, who wasmired in an 0-for-15 slide coming into this one. "You play thenumbers. I'm not playing well against lefties this year."

All four runs came with two outs.

"After we scored the first run, it felt like we had three orfour," Hudson said. "When McCann hit the three-run homer, itfelt like we had a 10-run lead. It felt like a big load off ourshoulders, that's for sure."

Bergmann pitched well in his first start since the righthanderwas sidelined with right elbow inflammation on May 14. The25-year-old allowed one run and four hits with four strikeoutsin just four innings.

"I felt pretty good," Bergmann said. "It's pretty positive. Ithrew all my pitches."

Brian Schneider had an RBI single in the seventh for theNationals, who fell to 2-20 when scoring fewer than three runsthis season.