April 11, 2007 Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 15,631

Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Nationals

1-8

Lost 6

5th, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3 11  1
Braves          2  0  0   0  0  0   3  3  X    8 12  0

W: C James (2-0), L: J Williams (0-2)

Braves

7-1

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .650   11    1   1   CS
K Casto LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .412   19    1   0   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .615   30    0   1   
D Young 1B                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .290  .905   21    6   4   2B
A Kearns RF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .733   19    1   0   
R Church CF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .355 1.139   11    3   0   2B
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   3   2    0   0  .444  .963   15    3   2   
B Schneider C                 2   0   0   0    2   0  .111  .336   15    6   0   
J Williams P                  2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .250    8    1   1   
  M Bowie P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  D Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    5    0   0   
  R Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  R Fick PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    6    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       37   3  11   3    4   5              160   24   9

BATTING

2B: R Church (5, off R Soriano); D Young (4, off R Soriano).

TB: R Church 4; R Belliard 3; D Young 2; F Lopez 2; K Casto; A Kearns.

RBI: R Belliard 2 (2); R Church (5).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Zimmerman-R Belliard-D Young; D Young-B Schneider.

E: J Williams (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: F Lopez (1, 3rd base by C James/B McCann).

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  4   2   1   2    1   0  .179  .788   21    1   7   2B,GDP
E Renteria SS                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .364  .993   26    1   0   
C Jones 3B                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .290  .824   17    1   0   HR
A Jones CF                    4   1   1   3    0   1  .167  .719   14    4   0   HR,GDP
B McCann C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .345 1.079   16    5   1   
J Francoeur RF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .313  .927   16    6   0   
S Thorman 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .188  .673   12    7   0   
R Langerhans LF               4   0   1   0    0   1  .133  .411   15    2   0   
C James P                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .667   10    0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Orr PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .500    4    0   0   
  R Soriano P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Diaz PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .400 1.079    1    0   0   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   8  12   8    4   5              152   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Johnson (2, off J Rauch).

HR: A Jones (2, off R Wagner; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); C Jones (1, off J Williams; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: C Jones 5; A Jones 4; E Renteria 3; K Johnson 2; B McCann; M Diaz; R Langerhans; J Francoeur; S Thorman.

GIDP: K Johnson (1); A Jones (2).

RBI: A Jones 3 (5); K Johnson 2 (5); C Jones 2 (2); E Renteria (6).

2-out RBI: A Jones 3; K Johnson 2; E Renteria.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

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
J Williams, L (0-2)            5     4   2   2    4   4   1   4.91   22   95-51   27·12·12    9· 3· 2· 0     51    -     0.80  -0.01
M Bowie                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    4   10-6     4· 2· 0    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
R Wagner                       1     3   3   3    0   1   1   5.68    6   28-15    7· 4· 4    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.09
J Rauch                        1     4   3   3    0   0   0   7.71    7   19-13    9· 2· 2    1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.05
Totals                         8    12   8   8    4   5   2          39  152-85   47·20·18   16· 9· 5· 0           -

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C James, W (2-0)               6     5   0   0    3   5   0   0.82   25   97-65   35·12·18    8· 7· 2· 0     64    -     1.00   0.34
M Gonzalez, H (2)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    4   12-7     5· 0· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.02   0.07
R Soriano                      1     4   3   3    0   0   0   5.79    7   29-19   13· 1· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.89  -0.04
B Wickman                      1     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5   19-10    6· 0· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    11   3   3    4   5   0          41  157-101  59·13·29   13·14· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 15,631.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 11mph from Right to Left, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Atlanta Braves                       
1. F Lopez              SS    1. K Johnson            2B 
2. K Casto              LF    2. E Renteria           SS 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. D Young              1B    4. A Jones              CF 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. B McCann             C  
6. R Church             CF    6. J Francoeur          RF 
7. R Belliard           2B    7. S Thorman            1B 
8. B Schneider          C     8. R Langerhans         LF 
9. J Williams           P     9. C James              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  1--  6   17%  72% C Jones         J Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
   b 2   0  0-2  123  5  -10%  75% K Johnson       J Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C (2B-1B); Langerhans to 3B; James to 2B
   b 7   2  0-2  12-  5   10%  98% A Jones         R Wagner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Renteria Scores; Jones Scores
   t 2   2  2-0  123  4    8%  75% J Williams      C James         Strikeout Swinging
   b 5   1  0-2  1-3  1   -8%  78% A Jones         J Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck James facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  F Lopez         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   54%  K Casto         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   55%  R Zimmerman     Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerome Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  K Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  E Renteria      Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     1--  6   72%  C Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Johnson Scores
   O      ---  4   71%  A Jones         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  6   71%  B McCann        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   70%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck James facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   72%  D Young         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   74%  A Kearns        Lineout: 1B
          ---  3   73%  R Church        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  4   70%  R Belliard      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Church to 3B
          1-3  5   67%  B Schneider     Walk; Belliard to 2B
   O      123  4   75%  J Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerome Williams facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   77%  S Thorman       Walk
          1--  3   83%  R Langerhans    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Thorman to 3B
          1-3  6   86%  C James         Walk; Langerhans to 2B
   OO     123  5   75%  K Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-C (2B-1B); Langerhans to 3B; James to 2B
   O      -23  5   71%  E Renteria      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck James facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   74%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   75%  K Casto         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   74%  R Zimmerman     Walk
   O      1--  5   77%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerome Williams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   75%  C Jones         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   74%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   73%  B McCann        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck James facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   76%  A Kearns        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   78%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   76%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  6   74%  B Schneider     Walk; Belliard to 2B
   O      12-  4   79%  J Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerome Williams facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   81%  J Francoeur     Walk
   O      1--  5   79%  S Thorman       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   77%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   75%  C James         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck James facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   70%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   73%  K Casto         Groundout: 2B-1B; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  R Zimmerman     Lopez Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  5   81%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerome Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   80%  K Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   81%  E Renteria      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  6   86%  C Jones         Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Renteria to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   78%  A Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Chuck James facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   81%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   82%  R Church        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   85%  R Belliard      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Micah Bowie facing 5-6-7
                  Micah Bowie replaces Jerome Williams pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   83%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   82%  J Francoeur     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   83%  S Thorman       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   82%  R Langerhans    Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Chuck James pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   85%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  D'Angelo Jimenez pinch hits for Micah Bowie batting 9th
   O      ---  5   87%  D Jimenez       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   86%  F Lopez         Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   89%  K Casto         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ryan Wagner facing 9-1-2
                  Ryan Wagner replaces D'Angelo Jimenez pitching and batting 9th; Pete Orr pinch hits for Mike Gonzalez batting 9th
   O      ---  4   88%  P Orr           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   87%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  5   88%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   88%  C Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Renteria to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   98%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Renteria Scores; Jones Scores
   O      ---  5   98%  B McCann        Groundout: 1B-P
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 5.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-5, Rafael Soriano facing 3-4-5
                  Rafael Soriano replaces Pete Orr pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  5   98%  D Young         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  2   96%  A Kearns        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Young to 3B
   R      1-3  3   92%  R Church        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Young Scores; Kearns to 3B
   RR     -23  5   86%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Line Drive); Kearns Scores; Church Scores
   O      1--  1   90%  B Schneider     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  Robert Fick pinch hits for Ryan Wagner batting 9th
   O      1--  6   94%  R Fick          Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Braves 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jon Rauch facing 6-7-8
                  Jon Rauch replaces Robert Fick pitching and batting 9th
          ---  1   95%  J Francoeur     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   94%  S Thorman       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   93%  R Langerhans    Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  Matt Diaz pinch hits for Rafael Soriano batting 9th
          1--  1   94%  M Diaz          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Francoeur to 2B
   RR     12-  3   99%  K Johnson       Double to LF (Line Drive); Francoeur Scores; Diaz Scores; Johnson to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      --3  5   99%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Johnson Scores
   O      1--  1   99%  C Jones         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 3, Braves 8.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 3-8, Bob Wickman facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Wickman replaces Matt Diaz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3  100%  F Lopez         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  2   99%  K Casto         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5  100%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          1--  4  100%  D Young         Walk; Casto to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  A Kearns        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 3, Braves 8.

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