GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (63-77) at ATLANTA (71-69)

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL WASHINGTON AT ATLANTA
NOTE: ATLANTA PITCHER JOHN SMOLTZ HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH
SEVEN INNINGS.</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 0 0 0 3
ATLANTA 0 0 3 2 1 0 6 7 1 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.333, 3-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
M TEIXEIRA (.305, 1-FOR-2, BB)
B MCCANN (.275, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ATLANTA (6) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
F Lopez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .268
D Young 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237
R Belliard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Bowie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 21 0 0 0 2 10 6

a-struck out swinging for M Bowie in the 6th.

BATTING: S - J Hanrahan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - R Zimmerman 2 (21, throw 2); B Schneider (6, throw). DP: 2 (R
Belliard-F Lopez-D Young, F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288
K Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .288
C Jones 3b 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 .333
M Teixeira 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .305
B McCann c 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275
J Francoeur rf 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .294
A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .224
Y Escobar ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .323
J Smoltz p 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .083

Totals 24 6 7 4 5 3 10

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (39, J Hanrahan). HR - C Jones (24, 3rd inning off J
Hanrahan 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Jones 3 (85), J Francoeur (87). 2-out RBI - J
Francoeur. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Smoltz 1, B McCann 1, Y
Escobar 1. GIDP - K Johnson, B McCann. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (10, ground ball).


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WASHINGTON - 000 000 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 003 210 -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 1/3 4 5 4 4 3 1 5.63
M Bowie 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.42
M Bacsik 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.70

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 7 0 0 0 2 10 0 2.97

WP - J Hanrahan. Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 84-48; M Bowie 20-12; M Bacsik
6-5; J Smoltz 103-65. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 2-5; M Bowie 4-1; M
Bacsik 3-0; J Smoltz 9-2. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 19; M Bowie 7; M Bacsik 3;
J Smoltz 24.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Flores catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
ATLANTA 6 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Jones (.333, 3-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY BRIAN MCCANN SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
ATLANTA 7 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.294, 2-FOR-3, 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
ATLANTA 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 7 7 1 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.277, 0-FOR-2)
J FLORES (.257, 4 HR, 23 RBI)
M BACSIK (.111, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (0) VS ATLANTA (7) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
F Lopez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .268
D Young 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237
R Belliard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
J Flores c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Bowie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 21 0 0 0 2 10 6

a-struck out swinging for M Bowie in the 6th.

BATTING: S - J Hanrahan. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 1.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - R Zimmerman 2 (21, throw 2); B Schneider (6, throw); F Lopez
(17, throw). DP: 2 (R Belliard-F Lopez-D Young, F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288
K Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .288
C Jones 3b 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .333
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .303
B McCann c 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .275
J Francoeur rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .294
A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .224
Y Escobar ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .323
J Smoltz p 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .083

Totals 27 7 7 5 5 3 10

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (39, J Hanrahan). HR - C Jones (24, 3rd inning off J
Hanrahan 2 on, 0 Out). SF - B McCann. RBI - C Jones 3 (85), J Francoeur (87), B
McCann (85). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Smoltz 1, B McCann 1, Y Escobar 1. GIDP - K Johnson, B McCann. Team LOB - 5.


FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (10, ground ball).


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WASHINGTON - 000 000 0 -- 0
ATLANTA - 003 210 1 -- 7
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 1/3 4 5 4 4 3 1 5.63
M Bowie 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.42
M Bacsik 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.65

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 7 0 0 0 2 10 0 2.97

WP - J Hanrahan. Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 84-48; M Bowie 20-12; M Bacsik
18-13; J Smoltz 103-65. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 2-5; M Bowie 4-1; M
Bacsik 3-3; J Smoltz 9-2. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 19; M Bowie 7; M Bacsik 7;
J Smoltz 24.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: PETER MOYLAN (4-3, 1.87) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, R BELLIARD ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0, ATLANTA 7

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J FLORES (.257, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Moylan relieved J Smoltz.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R BELLIARD ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
ATLANTA 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: J Flores (.257, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL WASHINGTON AT ATLANTA
NOTE: THE SINGLE BY WASHINGTON'S RON BELLIARD WITH NO OUTS
IN THE EIGHTH INNING ENDED ATLANTA PITCHER JOHN SMOLTZ'S NO-HIT
BID.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Church hit for M Bacsik.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R BELLIARD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
ATLANTA 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Church (.265, 11 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN CHURCH SCORED RONNIE BELLIARD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R CHURCH ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 7 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: N LOGAN (.268, 0-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 0 1 1 2 4
ATLANTA 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 7 7 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK (OUT)
ATL - PETER MOYLAN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.224, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Y ESCOBAR (.323, 0-FOR-2, BB)
P MOYLAN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (7) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
F Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .268
D Young 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237
R Belliard 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Bowie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
b-R Church ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266

Totals 26 1 2 1 2 11 8

a-struck out swinging for M Bowie in the 6th; b-doubled to left for M Bacsik
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Church (38, P Moylan). S - J Hanrahan. RBI - R Church (56).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - R Zimmerman 2 (21, throw 2); B Schneider (6, throw); F Lopez
(17, throw). DP: 2 (R Belliard-F Lopez-D Young, F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288
K Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .288
C Jones 3b 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .333
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .303
B McCann c 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .275
J Francoeur rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .294
A Jones cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .224
Y Escobar ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .323
J Smoltz p 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .083
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 27 7 7 5 5 3 10

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (39, J Hanrahan). HR - C Jones (24, 3rd inning off J
Hanrahan 2 on, 0 Out). SF - B McCann. RBI - C Jones 3 (85), J Francoeur (87), B
McCann (85). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
J Smoltz 1, B McCann 1, Y Escobar 1. GIDP - K Johnson, B McCann. Team LOB - 5.


FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (10, ground ball).


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WASHINGTON - 000 000 01 -- 1
ATLANTA - 003 210 1 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 1/3 4 5 4 4 3 1 5.63
M Bowie 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.42
M Bacsik 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.65

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 7 1 1 1 2 10 0 3.02
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.85

J Smoltz pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - J Hanrahan. Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 84-48; M Bowie 20-12; M Bacsik
18-13; J Smoltz 109-70; P Moylan 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 2-5;
M Bowie 4-1; M Bacsik 3-3; J Smoltz 9-2; P Moylan 1-1. Batters faced: J
Hanrahan 19; M Bowie 7; M Bacsik 7; J Smoltz 25; P Moylan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: ROSS DETWILER (NO RECORD) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 7

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.224, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Detwiler relieved M Bacsik.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A Jones (.224, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Diaz hit for P Moylan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, Y ESCOBAR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
ATLANTA 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.350, 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5
ATLANTA 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 7 7 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - ROSS DETWILER
ATL - PETER MOYLAN (OUT)

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 0-FOR-3)
D YOUNG (.329, 0-FOR-2, BB)
A KEARNS (.268, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (1) VS ATLANTA (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
F Lopez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Zimmerman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .268
D Young 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329
A Kearns rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237
R Belliard 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278
B Schneider c 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230
J Flores c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
J Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Bowie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
a-D Jimenez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
b-R Church ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .266
R Detwiler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 1 2 1 2 11 8

a-struck out swinging for M Bowie in the 6th; b-doubled to left for M Bacsik
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Church (38, P Moylan). S - J Hanrahan. RBI - R Church (56).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Lopez 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - R Zimmerman 3 (22, throw 3); B Schneider (6, throw); F Lopez
(17, throw). DP: 2 (R Belliard-F Lopez-D Young, F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .288
K Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .288
C Jones 3b 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .333
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .303
B McCann c 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .275
J Francoeur rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .294
A Jones cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .224
Y Escobar ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .322
J Smoltz p 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .083
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349

Totals 31 7 7 5 5 4 12

a-flied out to right for P Moylan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Jones (39, J Hanrahan). HR - C Jones (24, 3rd inning off J
Hanrahan 2 on, 0 Out). SF - B McCann. RBI - C Jones 3 (85), J Francoeur (87), B
McCann (85). 2-out RBI - J Francoeur. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
W Harris 1, J Smoltz 1, B McCann 1, Y Escobar 1. GIDP - K Johnson, B McCann.
Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - Y Escobar (10, ground ball).


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WASHINGTON - 000 000 01 -- 1
ATLANTA - 003 210 10 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 3 1/3 4 5 4 4 3 1 5.63
M Bowie 1 2/3 3 1 1 1 0 0 4.42
M Bacsik 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.65
R Detwiler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Smoltz 7 1 1 1 2 10 0 3.02
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.85

J Smoltz pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - J Hanrahan. Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 84-48; M Bowie 20-12; M Bacsik
18-13; R Detwiler 19-12; J Smoltz 109-70; P Moylan 19-13. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Hanrahan 2-5; M Bowie 4-1; M Bacsik 3-3; R Detwiler 1-1; J Smoltz 9-2;
P Moylan 1-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 19; M Bowie 7; M Bacsik 7; R Detwiler
4; J Smoltz 25; P Moylan 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: RAFAEL SORIANO (3-3, 3.39) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, ATLANTA 7

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.268, 0-FOR-3)</div>