GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (32-44) at ATLANTA (39-38)

NL: WASHINGTON (32-44) at ATLANTA (39-38)

<h3>Battle of struggling teams as Braves host Nationals</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (32-44) at Atlanta (39-38) 7:35 pm EDT</div>

ATLANTA (Ticker) - The Atlanta Braves host the WashingtonNationals in the second of a three-game series on Wednesday.

The Braves have struggled in June and the Nationals have, forthe most part, struggled all season.

Atlanta has lost five of its last six contests and posted a 9-15record this month.

Tim Hudson seven effective innings and Brian McCann drove inthree runs as the Braves snapped a five-game losing streak witha 4-1 victory in Monday's series opener.

Buddy Carlyle (1-2, 6.11 ERA) takes the mound for Atlanta. The29-year-old righthander pitched just 3 2/3 innings in his lastouting, surrendering seven runs and nine hits with three walksand four strikeouts in an 11-0 loss the Boston Red Sox onWednesday.

Washington will counter with Mike Bacsik (1-4, 4.70), who hasnot won since May 24.

The 29-year-old Bacsik gave up three runs and six hits with twostrikeouts in an 8-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

The Nationals, who have lost five of their last seven games, arein last place in the National League East.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

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

WASHINGTON ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ryan Langerhans CF .176 3 13 Yunel Escobar 2B .264 1 5
Felipe Lopez SS .237 3 29 Edgar Renteria SS .323 10 36
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .247 12 42 Chipper Jones 3B .323 13 28
Dmitri Young 1B .338 7 36 Andruw Jones CF .197 11 42
Austin Kearns RF .258 5 26 Jeff Francoeur RF .273 8 46
Ryan Church LF .260 7 34 Brian Mccann C .256 6 39
Ronnie Belliard 2B .296 2 17 Matt Diaz LF .340 4 15
Brian Schneider C .251 4 31 Jarrod Saltalamacc 1B .320 2 8
Mike Bacsik LHP .125 0 1 Buddy Carlyle RHP .000 0 0
(1-4, 4.70) (1-2, 6.11)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK (1-4, 4.70)
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE (1-2, 6.11)

UMPIRES: HP - FIELDIN CULBRETH
1B - TIM MCCLELLAND
2B - PAUL SCHRIEBER
3B - MARTY FOSTER

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R LANGERHAN (.176, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
F LOPEZ (.237, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.247, 12 HR, 42 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 3 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.264, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.323, 10 HR, 36 RBI)
C JONES (.323, 13 HR, 28 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
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 4 0 3 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
E Renteria ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Diaz (F Lopez at Home). DP: 1 (M Diaz-B
McCann-E Renteria).


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.70

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5.90

Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 0-0.
Batters faced: B Carlyle 4.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL WASHINGTON AT ATLANTA
NOTE: WASHINGTON FIRST BASEMAN DMITRI YOUNG SINGLED IN THE
FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.258, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
R CHURCH (.260, 7 HR, 34 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.296, 2 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340
A Kearns rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Belliard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 4 0 3 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Diaz (F Lopez at Home). DP: 1 (M Diaz-B
McCann-E Renteria).


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.58

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5.90

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 10-8; B Carlyle 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 2-1; B Carlyle 0-0. Batters faced: M Bacsik 3; B Carlyle 4.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.197, 11 HR, 42 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.273, 8 HR, 46 RBI)
B MCCANN (.256, 6 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 0 3 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Diaz (F Lopez at Home). DP: 1 (M Diaz-B
McCann-E Renteria).


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.58

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 5.70

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 10-8; B Carlyle 30-19. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 2-1; B Carlyle 1-1. Batters faced: M Bacsik 3; B Carlyle 7.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.251, 4 HR, 31 RBI)
M BACSIK (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R LANGERHANS (.175, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 0 3 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Diaz (F Lopez at Home). DP: 1 (M Diaz-B
McCann-E Renteria).


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.46

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 5.70

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 25-19; B Carlyle 30-19. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 2-4; B Carlyle 1-1. Batters faced: M Bacsik 7; B Carlyle 7.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY RYAN LANGERHANS SCORED BRIAN
SCHNEIDER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R LANGERHANS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.239, 1-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 5 0
ATLANTA 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.320, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
B CARLYLE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .181
F Lopez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Schneider c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 11 1 5 1 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - R Langerhans (6, B Carlyle). S - M Bacsik. RBI - R Langerhans
(14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Zimmerman 1. Team LOB - 2.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
B Carlyle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Diaz (F Lopez at Home). DP: 1 (M Diaz-B
McCann-E Renteria).


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WASHINGTON - 001 -- 1
ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.46

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 5.81

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 25-19; B Carlyle 47-31. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 2-4; B Carlyle 3-2. Batters faced: M Bacsik 7; B Carlyle 12.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA (3) TO CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF MIKE BACSIK.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 1

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B CARLYLE (.000, 0 HR, 0 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 1 1 5 1
ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.340, 1-FOR-1)
A KEARNS (.257, 0-FOR-1)
R CHURCH (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Langerhans cf 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .181
F Lopez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248
D Young 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .340
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
R Belliard 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Schneider c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 11 1 5 1 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - R Langerhans (6, B Carlyle). S - M Bacsik. RBI - R Langerhans
(14). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Zimmerman 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - F Lopez (7, throw).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
C Jones 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .322
A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
B McCann c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .329
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 12 1 2 1 1 0 3

BATTING: HR - J Saltalamacchia (3, 3rd inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 0 Out). RBI -
J Saltalamacchia (9). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Jones 1. Team
LOB - 3.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Diaz (F Lopez at Home). DP: 1 (M Diaz-B
McCann-E Renteria).


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WASHINGTON - 001 -- 1
ATLANTA - 001 -- 1
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 4.57

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle 3 5 1 1 0 2 0 5.81

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 51-34; B Carlyle 47-31. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 3-6; B Carlyle 3-2. Batters faced: M Bacsik 13; B Carlyle 12.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>