GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (75-72) at WASHINGTON (65-82)

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RONNIE BELLIARD SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R BELLIARD ON FIRST, W PENA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
WASHINGTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: B SCHNEIDER (.233, 1-FOR-2, 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 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 2
WASHINGTON 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - ROYCE RING
WAS - JON RAUCH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C MILLER (.250, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
R RING (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.281, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (4) VS WASHINGTON (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .281
E Renteria ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .337
C Jones 3b 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .335
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .321
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .296
A Jones cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .221
M Diaz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .335
C Miller c 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .139
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 4 9 4 3 3 12

a-flied out to left for P Moylan in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - C Jones (26, 3rd inning off J Bergmann 2 on, 1 Out), C Miller (1,
4th inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Jones 3 (91), C Miller (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1, J Francoeur 1. GIDP - J
Francoeur. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Jones (1st base, J Bergmann).

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (12, ground ball); J Francoeur (4, throw). DP: 3 (L
Cormier-K Johnson-M Teixeira, E Renteria-M Teixeira, C Miller-K Johnson).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .264
D Jimenez ss 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .208
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .268
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
a-R Fick ph-1b 3 1 1 3 0 2 1 .215
A Kearns rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
R Belliard 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
B Schneider c 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .233
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .097
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 7 8 7 5 5 9

a-homered to right for D Young in the 3rd; b-grounded to third for A Munoz in
the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (4, L Cormier); R Zimmerman (38, R Mahay); A Kearns
(34, R Mahay). HR - D Jimenez (1, 1st inning off L Cormier 1 on, 0 Out), R Fick
(2, 3rd inning off L Cormier 2 on, 0 Out). S - J Bergmann. RBI - D Jimenez 2
(9), R Fick 3 (11), A Kearns (60), R Belliard (47). 2-out RBI - A Kearns, R
Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Logan 1, B Schneider 1.
GIDP - W Pena, N Logan. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Jimenez (1, 2nd base by P Moylan/C Miller).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-R Fick).


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ATLANTA - 003 100 00 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 203 000 02 -- 7
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier 2 3 5 4 4 0 2 7.09
B Carlyle 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.16
P Moylan 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.82
R Mahay 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 2 0 2.74
R Ring 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.95

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann 6 2/3 8 4 4 3 3 2 4.38
A Munoz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Rauch 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.81

L Cormier pitched to 3 batters in the 3rd.

WP - J Bergmann. IBB - W Pena (by R Mahay). Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 59-33;
B Carlyle 20-13; P Moylan 25-16; R Mahay 30-20; R Ring 4-3; J Bergmann 96-63; A
Munoz 1-1; J Rauch 16-12. Ground balls-fly balls: L Cormier 6-0; B Carlyle 2-3;
P Moylan 3-0; R Mahay 1-2; R Ring 1-0; J Bergmann 7-9; A Munoz 1-0; J Rauch
1-2. Batters faced: L Cormier 13; B Carlyle 6; P Moylan 6; R Mahay 8; R Ring 2;
J Bergmann 29; A Munoz 1; J Rauch 4.

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

Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (3-3, 3.09) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 7

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C MILLER (.250, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
WASHINGTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Miller (.250, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Langerhans in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
WASHINGTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Miller (.250, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Escobar hit for C Miller.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
WASHINGTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y Escobar (.322, 5 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B McCann hit for R Ring.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, Y ESCOBAR ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
WASHINGTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B McCann (.272, 18 HR, 88 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Orr ran for B McCann.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, P ORR ON FIRST, Y ESCOBAR ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
WASHINGTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K Johnson (.281, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NL AT WASHINGTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Woodward ran for E Renteria.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C WOODWARD ON FIRST, P ORR ON SECOND, Y
ESCOBAR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 4
WASHINGTON 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Jones (.335, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</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 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2
WASHINGTON 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 x 7 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ATL - LANCE CORMIER, BUDDY CARLYLE (3RD), PETER MOYLAN (5TH), RON
MAHAY (7TH), ROYCE RING (8TH) AND CORKY MILLER

WAS - JASON BERGMANN, ARNIE MUNOZ (7TH), JON RAUCH
(8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

HOME RUNS: ATL - CHIPPER JONES (26) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
CORKY MILLER (1) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

WAS - D'ANGELO JIMENEZ (1) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
ROBERT FICK (2) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 3RD, 2 ON</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 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2
WASHINGTON 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 x 7 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ATL - LANCE CORMIER, BUDDY CARLYLE (3RD), PETER MOYLAN (5TH), RON
MAHAY (7TH), ROYCE RING (8TH) AND CORKY MILLER

WAS - JASON BERGMANN, ARNIE MUNOZ (7TH), JON RAUCH
(8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER


WP - JASON BERGMANN (5-5)
LP - LANCE CORMIER (2-6)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (34)

HOME RUNS: ATL - CHIPPER JONES (26) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 3RD, 2 ON
CORKY MILLER (1) OFF JASON BERGMANN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

WAS - D'ANGELO JIMENEZ (1) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
ROBERT FICK (2) OFF LANCE CORMIER IN THE 3RD, 2 ON


TIME: 2:51 ATT: 26,866

PROBABLES: ATL - TIM HUDSON (15-8, 3.48)
WAS - SHAWN HILL (4-3, 2.87)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (4) VS WASHINGTON (7) - FINAL

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Johnson 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .281
E Renteria ss 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .337
C Woodward pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
C Jones 3b 4 1 2 3 1 0 4 .334
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .321
J Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .296
A Jones cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .221
M Diaz lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .335
C Miller c 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
b-Y Escobar ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
L Cormier p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Carlyle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .139
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Mahay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ring p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-B McCann ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
P Orr pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183

Totals 35 4 11 4 4 3 17

a-flied out to left for P Moylan in the 7th; b-singled to center for C Miller
in the 9th; c-singled to right for R Ring in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - C Jones (26, 3rd inning off J Bergmann 2 on, 1 Out), C Miller (1,
4th inning off J Bergmann 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Jones 3 (91), C Miller (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Diaz 1, J Francoeur 1. GIDP - J
Francoeur, C Jones. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - A Jones (1st base, J Bergmann).

FIELDING: E - K Johnson (12, ground ball); J Francoeur (4, throw). DP: 3 (L
Cormier-K Johnson-M Teixeira, E Renteria-M Teixeira, C Miller-K Johnson).


WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Logan cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .264
D Jimenez ss 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .208
F Lopez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Zimmerman 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .268
D Young 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323
a-R Fick ph-1b 3 1 1 3 0 2 1 .215
A Kearns rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .265
W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .289
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Belliard 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
B Schneider c 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .233
J Bergmann p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .097
A Munoz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Batista ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Langerhans lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .166

Totals 29 7 8 7 5 5 9

a-homered to right for D Young in the 3rd; b-grounded to third for A Munoz in
the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Jimenez (4, L Cormier); R Zimmerman (38, R Mahay); A Kearns
(34, R Mahay). HR - D Jimenez (1, 1st inning off L Cormier 1 on, 0 Out), R Fick
(2, 3rd inning off L Cormier 2 on, 0 Out). S - J Bergmann. RBI - D Jimenez 2
(9), R Fick 3 (11), A Kearns (60), R Belliard (47). 2-out RBI - A Kearns, R
Belliard. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Logan 1, B Schneider 1.
GIDP - W Pena, N Logan. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - D Jimenez (1, 2nd base by P Moylan/C Miller).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Zimmerman-R Belliard-R Fick, F Lopez-R Belliard-R Fick).



----------------------------------------------------
ATLANTA - 003 100 000 -- 4
WASHINGTON - 203 000 02x -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Cormier (L, 2-6) 2 3 5 4 4 0 2 7.09
B Carlyle 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.16
P Moylan 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.82
R Mahay 1 2/3 2 2 2 1 2 0 2.74
R Ring 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.95

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bergmann (W, 5-5) 6 2/3 8 4 4 3 3 2 4.38
A Munoz (H, 2) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Rauch (H, 30) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.81
C Cordero (S, 34) 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.04

L Cormier pitched to 3 batters in the 3rd.

WP - J Bergmann. IBB - W Pena (by R Mahay). Pitches-strikes: L Cormier 59-33;
B Carlyle 20-13; P Moylan 25-16; R Mahay 30-20; R Ring 4-3; J Bergmann 96-63; A
Munoz 1-1; J Rauch 16-12; C Cordero 17-8. Ground balls-fly balls: L Cormier
6-0; B Carlyle 2-3; P Moylan 3-0; R Mahay 1-2; R Ring 1-0; J Bergmann 7-9; A
Munoz 1-0; J Rauch 1-2; C Cordero 2-1. Batters faced: L Cormier 13; B Carlyle
6; P Moylan 6; R Mahay 8; R Ring 2; J Bergmann 29; A Munoz 1; J Rauch 4; C
Cordero 5.

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

T--2:51. Att--26,866.
Weather: 66 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ATLANTA 4
WASHINGTON 7 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (4) AT WASHINGTON (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan safe at first on error by second baseman K Johnson.
D Jimenez homered to right, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman grounded out to
second. D Young walked. A Kearns walked, D Young to second. W Pena grounded
into double play, pitcher to second to first, A Kearns out at second.(2 Runs,
1 Hit, 1 Error) ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 2.

ATLANTA 3RD: L Cormier grounded out to third. K Johnson walked.
E Renteria singled to center, K Johnson to second. C Jones homered to right,
K Johnson and E Renteria scored. M Teixeira reached on infield single to second.
J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Teixeira out at
second. A Jones walked, J Francoeur to second. M Diaz flied out to right.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 3RD: D Jimenez doubled to right, D Jimenez to third on throwing
error by right fielder J Francoeur. R Zimmerman walked. R Fick hit for
D Young. R Fick homered to right, D Jimenez and R Zimmerman scored. B Carlyle
relieved L Cormier. A Kearns flied out to center. W Pena struck out swinging.
R Belliard fouled out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 3,
WASHINGTON 5.

ATLANTA 4TH: R Fick at first base. C Miller homered to left. B Carlyle
struck out swinging. K Johnson grounded out to first. E Renteria grounded out
to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 8TH: F Lopez flied out to right. R Zimmerman doubled to deep
right center. R Fick struck out swinging. A Kearns doubled to deep center,
R Zimmerman scored. W Pena intentionally walked. R Ring relieved R Mahay.
R Belliard singled to right, A Kearns scored, W Pena to third. B Schneider
grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 7.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ATLANTA (4) AT WASHINGTON (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- K Johnson 2B, E Renteria SS, C Jones 3B,
M Teixeira 1B, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, M Diaz LF, C Miller C, L Cormier RHP.

Washington Starting Lineups -- N Logan CF, D Jimenez SS, R Zimmerman 3B,
D Young 1B, A Kearns RF, W Pena LF, R Belliard 2B, B Schneider C, J Bergmann RHP.

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


Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 16 mph.


ATLANTA 1ST: K Johnson struck out swinging. E Renteria singled to right
center. E Renteria to second on wild pitch by J Bergmann. C Jones walked.
M Teixeira flied out to right. J Francoeur struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 0.

WASHINGTON 1ST: N Logan safe at first on error by second baseman K Johnson.
D Jimenez homered to right, N Logan scored. R Zimmerman grounded out to
second. D Young walked. A Kearns walked, D Young to second. W Pena grounded
into double play, pitcher to second to first, A Kearns out at second.(2 Runs,
1 Hit, 1 Error) ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 2.

ATLANTA 2ND: A Jones singled to center. A Jones picked off first. M Diaz
flied out to right. C Miller flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 2ND: R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. B Schneider walked.
J Bergmann sacrificed to pitcher, B Schneider to second. N Logan grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, WASHINGTON 2.

ATLANTA 3RD: L Cormier grounded out to third. K Johnson walked.
E Renteria singled to center, K Johnson to second. C Jones homered to right,
K Johnson and E Renteria scored. M Teixeira reached on infield single to second.
J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Teixeira out at
second. A Jones walked, J Francoeur to second. M Diaz flied out to right.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 3, WASHINGTON 2.

WASHINGTON 3RD: D Jimenez doubled to right, D Jimenez to third on throwing
error by right fielder J Francoeur. R Zimmerman walked. R Fick hit for
D Young. R Fick homered to right, D Jimenez and R Zimmerman scored. B Carlyle
relieved L Cormier. A Kearns flied out to center. W Pena struck out swinging.
R Belliard fouled out to first. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) ATLANTA 3,
WASHINGTON 5.

ATLANTA 4TH: R Fick at first base. C Miller homered to left. B Carlyle
struck out swinging. K Johnson grounded out to first. E Renteria grounded out
to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 4TH: B Schneider singled to right center. J Bergmann bunt
popped out to third. N Logan grounded into double play, shortstop to first,
B Schneider out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 5.

ATLANTA 5TH: C Jones singled to left. M Teixeira flied out to center.
J Francoeur grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Jones out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 5TH: P Moylan relieved B Carlyle. D Jimenez singled to center.
R Zimmerman struck out swinging. D Jimenez caught stealing second, catcher to
second. R Fick struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
WASHINGTON 5.

ATLANTA 6TH: A Jones flied out to right. M Diaz grounded out to shortstop.
C Miller popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 6TH: A Kearns grounded out to second. W Pena grounded out to
shortstop. R Belliard grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 5.

ATLANTA 7TH: W Harris hit for P Moylan. W Harris flied out to left.
K Johnson flied out to left. E Renteria singled to left. A Munoz relieved
J Bergmann. C Jones grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, E Renteria out
at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 7TH: R Mahay relieved P Moylan. B Schneider flied out to right.
T Batista hit for A Munoz. T Batista grounded out to third. N Logan struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 5.

ATLANTA 8TH: F Lopez at shortstop. J Rauch relieved A Munoz. M Teixeira
grounded out to second. J Francoeur singled to left. A Jones popped out to
shortstop. M Diaz flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4,
WASHINGTON 5.

WASHINGTON 8TH: F Lopez flied out to right. R Zimmerman doubled to deep
right center. R Fick struck out swinging. A Kearns doubled to deep center,
R Zimmerman scored. W Pena intentionally walked. R Ring relieved R Mahay.
R Belliard singled to right, A Kearns scored, W Pena to third. B Schneider
grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 7.

ATLANTA 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. R Langerhans in left field.
Y Escobar hit for C Miller. Y Escobar singled to center. B McCann hit for
R Ring. B McCann singled to right, Y Escobar to second. P Orr ran for B McCann.
K Johnson flied out to left. E Renteria walked, Y Escobar to third, P Orr to
second. C Woodward ran for E Renteria. C Jones grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, C Woodward out at second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 4, WASHINGTON 7.</div>

 

Fick comes off bench early to send Nationals to victory

<h3>WASHINGTON 7, ATLANTA 4</h3>By Rich Dubroff
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Robert Fick's three-run, pinch-hit homerun in the third inning boosted the Washington Nationals to a7-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Fick was taking the place of first baseman Dmitri Young, wholeft the game after getting hit in the side of the head by agrounder off the bat of Atlanta's Mark Teixeira in the top ofthe third.


The Nationals were trailing, 3-2, when D'Angelo Jimenez led offwith a liner off Teixeira's glove at first. Jimenez, whofinished with a season-high three hits, made it to second andadvanced to third when Atlanta right fielder Jeff Francoeurthrew wildly to second.


Ryan Zimmerman walked and Fick followed with his second home runof the year to right field off Atlanta starter Lance Cormier(2-6), who surrendered five runs - four earned - and three hitsover just two innings.


The loss damaged the Braves' fading wild-card hopes. Atlanta(75-73) trails five teams in the chase and sits five gamesbehind wild-card leader San Diego (79-67).


Jimenez gave Washington a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the firstwhen he hit his first home run since April 16, 2006. The homerun scored plated Nook Logan, who reached on an error by Bravessecond baseman Kelly Johnson.


Chipper Jones belted a three-run, line-drive home run to rightfield in the third off Jason Bergmann (5-5) to give Atlanta a3-2 lead in the third. Corky Miller led off the fourth with ahome run off Bergmann - his first since May 26, 2002 when he waswith Cincinnati.


Bergmann regrouped after Miller's blast, allowing a total offour runs and eight hits over 6 2/3 innings. The win wasBergmann's fourth straight, with three of his five wins comingagainst the Braves.


Relievers Arnie Munoz and Jon Rauch bridged the four-out gap tocloser Chad Cordero, who pitched a scoreless ninth for his 34thsave in 43 opportunities.

 

Fick comes off bench early to send Nationals to victory

<h3>WASHINGTON 7, ATLANTA 4</h3>By Rich Dubroff
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Robert Fick's three-run, pinch-hit homerun in the third inning boosted the Washington Nationals to a7-4 win over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.

Fick was taking the place of first baseman Dmitri Young, wholeft the game after getting hit in the side of the head by agrounder off the bat of Atlanta's Mark Teixeira in the top ofthe third.


The Nationals were trailing, 3-2, when D'Angelo Jimenez led offwith a liner off Teixeira's glove at first. Jimenez, whofinished with a season-high three hits, made it to second andadvanced to third when Atlanta right fielder Jeff Francoeurthrew wildly to second.


Ryan Zimmerman walked and Fick followed with his second home runof the year to right field off Atlanta starter Lance Cormier(2-6), who surrendered five runs - four earned - and three hitsover just two innings.


It's been a frustrating year for Fick, who lost his mother tocancer this spring - and success has been rare. He's battingjust .211 with 15 RBI in 107 games.


"To be honest, I haven't been coming through for the team allyear," Fick said.


"He's a better hitter than what he's shown this year,"Washington manager Manny Acta said. "It was a great at-bat. Hesaw a lot of pitches." Fick fouled off six pitches beforedelivering his unexpected blast.


"I was trying to keep my swing short," Fick said. "The lastthing on my mind was actually trying to hit a fly ball to rightfield. I'm not going to lie. It was pretty lucky for me tocome through like that."


The loss damaged the Braves' fading wild-card hopes. Atlanta(75-73) trails five teams in the chase and sits five gamesbehind wild-card leader San Diego (79-67).


"We're going to stay optimistic," Teixeira said. "We're goingto try to win every game. Hopefully, we'll get on a roll."

On Friday, the Braves used eight pitchers in their 13-inningwin. They hoped Cormier would get deep in the game. He didn't.

"That's the hardest thing to take," Cormier said. "I have to beout there to the sixth or seventh inning."


Jimenez gave Washington a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the firstwhen he hit his first home run since April 16, 2006. The homerun scored plated Nook Logan, who reached on an error by Bravessecond baseman Kelly Johnson.


Chipper Jones belted a three-run, line-drive home run to rightfield in the third off Jason Bergmann (5-5) to give Atlanta a3-2 lead in the third. Corky Miller led off the fourth with ahome run off Bergmann - his first since May 26, 2002 when he waswith Cincinnati.


Bergmann regrouped after Miller's blast, allowing a total offour runs and eight hits over 6 2/3 innings. The win wasBergmann's fourth straight, with three of his five wins comingagainst the Braves.


"I've had five starts against them," Bergmann said. "If youhave the opportunity to go against them (five times), you have achance to win three."


Relievers Arnie Munoz and Jon Rauch bridged the four-out gap tocloser Chad Cordero, who pitched a scoreless ninth for his 34thsave in 43 opportunities.


Atlanta loaded the bases against Cordero in the ninth, but Joneshit into a game-ending double play. Jones bemoaned his team'stired bullpen allowing two crucial runs to Washington in theeighth.


"If we don't give up those runs in that inning, the ninth couldbe a lot different," Jones said. "Such is the story of ourseason."