April 22, 2008 Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
LAA 6 NYY 9
@CHW 5 DET 10
TEX 2 CLE 15
@KCR 1 MIN 5
@OAK 4 SEA 4
BAL 2 TBR 6
TOR 4 ARI 5
SFG 4 WSN 6
@ATL 0 CHC 8
NYM 1 CIN 8
LAD 1 PHI 8
@COL 6 HOU 11
SDP 7 MIL 9
STL 8
(12) PIT 3
FLA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Turner Field, Attendance: 23,482

Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 7:00pm
Time of Game: 2:48

Nationals

6-15

Won 1

5th, 6½ GB

Manny Acta

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

W: J Lannan (1-2), L: J Smoltz (3-1)

Braves

10-10

Lost 1

4th, 2 GB

Bobby Cox

BATTING

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez 2B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .275  .665   24    1   2   
C Guzman SS                   5   0   0   1    0   1  .303  .820   18    2   3   
R Zimmerman 3B                5   0   1   2    0   2  .225  .598   16    0   3   2B
N Johnson 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .222  .812   28   11   1   IW
A Kearns RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .213  .664   21    2   0   
L Milledge CF                 4   2   2   0    0   0  .284  .755   10    1   0   2·2B
W Harris LF                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .179  .624   24    3   0   2B
W Nieves C                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .182  .490   12    6   0   
J Lannan P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   11    1   1   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Mackowiak PH              0   1   0   0    1   0  .077  .277    4    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   6   9   5    3  12              168   27  10

BATTING

2B: L Milledge 2 (7, off J Campillo, off J Smoltz); R Zimmerman (5, off C Resop); W Harris (2, off J Smoltz).

IBB: N Johnson (2, by C Resop).

TB: L Milledge 4; W Harris 3; R Zimmerman 2; W Nieves 2; F Lopez 2.

RBI: R Zimmerman 2 (9); W Harris (3); F Lopez (2); C Guzman (7).

2-out RBI: R Zimmerman 2; W Harris.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .706   14    2   1   
Y Escobar SS                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .316  .901   13    2   6   
C Jones 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .430 1.175   13    0   0   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .723   10    9   1   
J Francoeur RF                2   0   1   0    2   0  .296  .839   13    0   0   
B McCann C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .918   12   13   0   
M Diaz LF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .300  .671   11    1   0   
M Kotsay CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .725   13    0   0   
J Smoltz P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   1   
  M Prado PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .960    5    0   0   
  B Boyer P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Ring P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Campillo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Resop P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   0   5   0    3   6              112   27   9

BATTING

TB: M Diaz 2; Y Escobar 2; J Francoeur.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

E: J Campillo (1); J Smoltz (3).

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 Lannan, W (1-2)              7     5   0   0    3   4   0   3.42   29   95-59   34· 8·17   13· 6· 3· 0     68    -     1.24   0.49
R King, H (4)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    2    7-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.21   0.11
L Ayala, H (5)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.60    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.03
J Rauch                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.19    3    9-8     4· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     5   0   0    3   6   0          35  112-73   42·10·21   15· 8· 3· 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
J Smoltz, L (3-1)              7     5   1   1    0  10   0   0.78   27  105-68   35·12·21   10· 6· 1· 0     73    -     0.97   0.24
B Boyer                        0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.55    3   15-8     6· 0· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.23   0.03
R Ring                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0  10.80    1    6-4     2· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.17   0.02
J Campillo                     0.1   2   5   1    2   1   0   1.23    6   26-12    6· 0· 6    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.88  -0.14
C Resop                        0.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   8.59    4   13-7     4· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          3-3    0.15  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   6   2    3  12   0          41  165-99   53·12·34   13· 9· 4· 0          4-3

Balks: R Ring (1).

WP: None.

IBB: C Resop (2; N Johnson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Ron Kulpa.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 23,482.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 4mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Washington Nationals          Atlanta Braves                       
1. F Lopez              2B    1. K Johnson            2B 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. Y Escobar            SS 
3. R Zimmerman          3B    3. C Jones              3B 
4. N Johnson            1B    4. M Teixeira           1B 
5. A Kearns             RF    5. J Francoeur          RF 
6. L Milledge           CF    6. B McCann             C  
7. W Harris             LF    7. M Diaz               LF 
8. W Nieves             C     8. M Kotsay             CF 
9. J Lannan             P     9. J Smoltz             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-  6   11%  59% W Harris        J Smoltz        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Milledge Scores
   t 9   1  0-1  12-  6    9%  95% W Nieves        J Campillo      Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Milledge Scores/No RBI; Harris to 3B
   t 5   1  0-1  123  2   -8%  67% F Lopez         J Smoltz        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B-1B); Nieves to 3B; Lannan to 2B
   t 5   2  0-1  123  4   -7%  59% C Guzman        J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   0  1-0  ---  5    6%  76% C Jones         R King          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   48%  F Lopez         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   46%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   45%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Lannan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  K Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  Y Escobar       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 0.

Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   48%  N Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   46%  A Kearns        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   48%  L Milledge      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  6   59%  W Harris        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Milledge Scores
   O      -2-  1   56%  W Nieves        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Lannan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   59%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   56%  J Francoeur     Walk
   O      1--  2   59%  B McCann        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  2   57%  M Diaz          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Francoeur to 2B
   O      12-  2   62%  M Kotsay        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   59%  J Lannan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   58%  F Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   57%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Lannan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   60%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   62%  K Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   60%  Y Escobar       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   63%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   60%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   59%  N Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   58%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Lannan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   61%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   57%  J Francoeur     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   61%  B McCann        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   59%  M Diaz          Single to P (Line Drive); Francoeur to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  M Kotsay        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   62%  L Milledge      Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          ---  7   65%  W Harris        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  2   68%  W Nieves        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Harris to 2B
          12-  1   74%  J Lannan        Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Bunt to Front of Home); Harris to 3B; Nieves to 2B
   O      123  2   67%  F Lopez         Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 2B-1B); Nieves to 3B; Lannan to 2B
   O      123  4   59%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Lannan facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   62%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   65%  K Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   63%  Y Escobar       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   67%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   64%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   62%  N Johnson       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   61%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Lannan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   65%  M Teixeira      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   61%  J Francoeur     Walk
   O      1--  4   66%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   70%  M Diaz          Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   67%  L Milledge      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   66%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   67%  W Nieves        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   64%  J Lannan        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Lannan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   69%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  Martin Prado pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
          ---  5   64%  M Prado         Walk
   O      1--  2   70%  K Johnson       Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   75%  Y Escobar       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blaine Boyer facing 1-2-3
                  Blaine Boyer replaces Martin Prado pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   78%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   75%  C Guzman        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   72%  R Zimmerman     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Royce Ring replaces Blaine Boyer pitching and batting 9th
          1--      74%  N Johnson       Balk; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-  6   70%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray King facing 3-4-5
                  Ray King replaces John Lannan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   76%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   81%  M Teixeira      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Luis Ayala replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   84%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.

Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jorge Campillo facing 5-6-7
                  Jorge Campillo replaces Royce Ring pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   82%  A Kearns        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   86%  L Milledge      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  5   86%  W Harris        Walk
   R      12-  6   95%  W Nieves        Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Milledge Scores/No RBI; Harris to 3B
                  Rob Mackowiak pinch hits for Luis Ayala batting 9th
          1-3  4   96%  R Mackowiak     Walk; Nieves to 2B
   R      123  4   98%  F Lopez         Single to RF (Line Drive); Harris Scores/unER; Nieves to 3B; Mackowiak to 2B
                  Chris Resop replaces Jorge Campillo pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123  4   99%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Nieves Scores/unER; Mackowiak to 3B; Lopez to 2B
   RR     -23  2  100%  R Zimmerman     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Mackowiak Scores/unER; Lopez Scores/unER
          -2-  4  100%  N Johnson       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3  100%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Nationals 6, Braves 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-6, Jon Rauch facing 6-7-8
                  Jon Rauch replaces Rob Mackowiak pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Diaz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  M Kotsay        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 6, Braves 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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