August 31, 2005 Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 2
OAK 1 BOS 7
TBD 6 DET 4
@CLE 3 KCR 1
MIN 0 NYY 2
@SEA 0 TEX 9
CHW 2 BAL 7
@TOR 0 ATL 5
WSN 3 WSN 4
@ATL 3 LAD 7
@CHC 0 STL 10
@FLA 5 HOU 10
CIN 0 MIL 6
PIT 5 PHI 8
@NYM 2 SDP 9
ARI 5 SFG 5
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Turner Field, Attendance: 25,555

Wednesday, August 31, 2005, 7:56PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Nationals

69-64

Won 1

5th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       1  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  1    4 11  0
Braves          1  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    3 11  2

W: M Stanton (2-3), L: C Reitsma (3-5), S: C Cordero (43)

Braves

75-58

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson LF                5   1   2   0    0   1  .251  .768   23    4   0   SB,CS
J Vidro 2B                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .269  .752   19    1   3   SH
N Johnson 1B                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .292  .886   33    9   0   
J Guillen RF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .303  .869   21    1   1   
P Wilson CF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .257  .801    8    1   0   2B
C Baerga 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .658   11    1   1   
  V Castilla 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .716    4    2   1   
B Schneider C                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .765   16    6   1   
C Guzman SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .196  .515   10    2   5   2·2B
L Hernandez P                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .591   15    0   3   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   4  11   2    3   4              160   27  15

BATTING

2B: C Guzman 2 (12, off J Thomson, off D Kolb); P Wilson (26, off J Thomson).

SH: J Vidro (2, off C Reitsma).

TB: C Guzman 4; J Vidro 3; P Wilson 2; J Guillen 2; B Wilkerson 2; N Johnson.

RBI: P Wilson 2 (72).

2-out RBI: P Wilson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Hernandez-C Guzman-N Johnson; J Vidro-C Guzman-N Johnson.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Wilkerson (7, 3rd base off C Reitsma/B McCann).

CS: B Wilkerson (10, 3rd base by J Thomson/J Estrada).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Orr 2B                      5   1   1   1    0   1  .291  .699   14    4   4   GDP
K Johnson LF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .243  .734   19    1   0   
C Jones 3B                    1   0   0   1    0   0  .301  .952    9    2   0   SF
  M Giles 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .828   13    0   6   2B
A Jones CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .951   15    0   0   GDP
A LaRoche 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .249  .741   18   13   0   IW
T Hollandsworth RF            3   0   1   0    1   1  .257  .696   19    2   0   CS
J Estrada C                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .265  .682   18    4   1   
  R Langerhans PR             0   1   0   0    0   0  .249  .733         0   0   
  B McCann C                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .745    3    0   1   
W Betemit SS                  4   0   4   1    0   0  .302  .803   11    1   3   
J Thomson P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .513    6    0   2   
  J Foster P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Francoeur PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .342 1.010    5    0   0   
  D Kolb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Reitsma P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  J Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .832    8    0   0   
Totals                       33   3  11   3    5   5              158   27  18

BATTING

2B: M Giles (40, off L Hernandez).

SF: C Jones (2, off L Hernandez).

IBB: A LaRoche (6, by L Hernandez).

TB: W Betemit 4; M Giles 2; J Estrada 2; T Hollandsworth; K Johnson; P Orr; A Jones.

GIDP: A Jones (16); P Orr (2).

RBI: C Jones (51); P Orr (8); W Betemit (17).

2-out RBI: W Betemit.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Estrada-C Jones.

E: P Orr (6); B McCann (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Hollandsworth (5, 3rd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider).

PITCHING

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hernandez                    7.1  10   3   3    4   3   0   3.86   33  127-72   48· 6·18   14· 8· 4· 0     45    -     1.90  -0.01
M Stanton, BS (1), W (2-3)     0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.76    2    4-4     3· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          3-1    6.95   0.06
C Cordero, S (43)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.94    4   25-14    9· 1· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.20
Totals                         9    11   3   3    5   5   0          39  156-90   60· 7·23   15· 9· 5· 0          3-1

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thomson                      6     8   2   2    2   3   0   4.80   27  100-64   50· 2·12   11· 5· 6· 0     49    -     1.23   0.09
J Foster                       0.1   1   1   0    1   0   0   3.29    3   17-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.05  -0.04
B Boyer                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.82    2   10-6     3· 2· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.37  -0.05
D Kolb                         1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.85    4   16-9     7· 0· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.91   0.05
C Reitsma, L (3-5)             1     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.06    4   14-10    4· 2· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.00  -0.30
Totals                         9    11   4   3    3   4   0          40  157-97   68· 7·22   18· 8· 7· 0          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Hernandez (12; A LaRoche).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - James Hoye.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 25,555.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 6mph in from Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Atlanta Braves                       
1. B Wilkerson          LF    1. P Orr                2B 
2. J Vidro              2B    2. K Johnson            LF 
3. N Johnson            1B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. J Guillen            RF    4. A Jones              CF 
5. P Wilson             CF    5. A LaRoche            1B 
6. C Baerga             3B    6. T Hollandsworth      RF 
7. B Schneider          C     7. J Estrada            C  
8. C Guzman             SS    8. W Betemit            SS 
9. L Hernandez          P     9. J Thomson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-3  -2-  3   26%  82% N Johnson       C Reitsma       Wilkerson Steals 3B; Wilkerson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
   b 8   1  3-2  123  3   19%  64% B McCann        M Stanton       Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   0  3-2  ---  5  -17%  52% M Giles         L Hernandez     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 7   0  3-1  12-  2   17%  77% W Betemit       L Hernandez     Hollandswort Caught Stealing 3B (C-SS-3B)
   b 8   2  3-2  123  1  -14%  50% W Betemit       M Stanton       Single to RF (Line Drive); Giles Scores; LaRoche out at Hm/RF-C; Hollandsworth to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Thomson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  J Vidro         Popfly: SS (Short LF)
          ---  6   47%  N Johnson       Walk
          1--  5   50%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive); Johnson to 3B
   R      1-3  2   61%  P Wilson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Johnson Scores; Guillen to 3B
   O      -23  3   55%  C Baerga        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   52%  P Orr           Single to P/Bunt
          1--  2   42%  K Johnson       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Orr to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   45%  C Jones         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF Line); Orr Scores
   OO     1--  5   50%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Thomson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   48%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   46%  C Guzman        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  L Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Livan Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   47%  A LaRoche       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  6   49%  T Hollandsworth Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   48%  J Estrada       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   45%  W Betemit       Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Estrada to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  J Thomson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Thomson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   54%  B Wilkerson     Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  7   60%  J Vidro         Single to RF (Line Drive); Wilkerson to 2B
   OO     12-  9   48%  N Johnson       Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Wilkerson Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Vidro to 2B
   O      -2-  2   44%  J Guillen       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  P Orr           Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  K Johnson       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  5   50%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Thomson facing 5-6-7
                  Marcus Giles replaces Chipper Jones playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   47%  P Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   45%  C Baerga        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   47%  B Schneider     Walk
          1--  2   51%  C Guzman        Double to LF (Line Drive); Schneider to 3B
   O      -23  2   44%  L Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Livan Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  A Jones         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   49%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  T Hollandsworth Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 1.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Tied 1-1, John Thomson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   50%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   55%  N Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive); Vidro to 2B
          12-  3   63%  J Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Vidro to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RO     123  1   64%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Vidro Scores; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3  1   58%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Livan Hernandez facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   53%  J Estrada       Walk
          1--  2   45%  W Betemit       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Estrada to 2B
   O      12-  4   53%  J Thomson       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Betemit to 2B
   OO     12-  2   66%  P Orr           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Thomson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   64%  B Schneider     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  2   62%  C Guzman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   60%  L Hernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Livan Hernandez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   64%  K Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   67%  M Giles         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  1   65%  A Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   69%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Braves 1.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Foster facing 1-2-3
                  John Foster replaces John Thomson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   67%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   69%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   73%  N Johnson       Walk; Vidro to 2B
                  Blaine Boyer replaces John Foster pitching and batting 9th
   RO     12-  6   80%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Vidro Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI/unER
   O      1--  4   78%  P Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Braves 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Livan Hernandez facing 6-7-8
                  Vinny Castilla replaces Carlos Baerga playing 3B batting 6th
          ---  8   71%  T Hollandsworth Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   61%  J Estrada       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hollandsworth to 2B
                  Ryan Langerhans pinch runs for Johnny Estrada batting 7th
   O      12-      77%  W Betemit       Hollandswort Caught Stealing 3B (C-SS-3B)
          1--  4   71%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Langerhans to 2B
                  Jeff Francoeur pinch hits for Blaine Boyer batting 9th
          12-  5   60%  J Francoeur     Walk; Langerhans to 3B; Betemit to 2B
   RO     123  1   65%  P Orr           Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Langerhans Scores; Francoeur to 2B
   O      12-  3   74%  K Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Braves 2.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Danny Kolb facing 6-7-8
                  Danny Kolb replaces Jeff Francoeur pitching and batting 9th; Brian McCann replaces Ryan Langerhans playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  4   72%  V Castilla      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   70%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   73%  C Guzman        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   69%  L Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 2-3, Livan Hernandez facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   52%  M Giles         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   55%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B; Giles to 3B
          --3  4   51%  A LaRoche       Intentional Walk
          1-3  4   44%  T Hollandsworth Walk; LaRoche to 2B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Livan Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  3   64%  B McCann        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  1   50%  W Betemit       Single to RF (Line Drive); Giles Scores; LaRoche out at Hm/RF-C; Hollandsworth to 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Braves 3.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Chris Reitsma facing 1-2-3
                  Chris Reitsma replaces Danny Kolb pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   58%  B Wilkerson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   56%  J Vidro         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Wilkerson to 2B
   R      -2-      82%  N Johnson       Wilkerson Steals 3B; Wilkerson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      ---  4   81%  " "             Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   80%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-4, Chad Cordero facing 9-1-2
                  Chad Cordero replaces Mike Stanton pitching and batting 9th; Julio Franco pinch hits for Chris Reitsma batting 9th
   O      ---  8   89%  J Franco        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   95%  P Orr           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   90%  K Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  M Giles         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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