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5
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2
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11
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3
Sunday, September 7, 2008, 1:36PM
, Turner Field
Attendance: 30,753, Time of Game: 4:34
Nationals
7
56-88
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Braves
4
62-82
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Steven Shell (2-1)
L: Jeff Bennett (2-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13 14    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Nationals       0  1  0   0  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  0   0  3    7 10  0
Braves          0  3  0   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0    4 16  1

Washington Nationals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Anderson Hernandez 2B 3 1 0 0 4 2 .368 .810 39 17 0.131 1.74 0.246 -0.115 0.6 4 4
Willie Harris LF 7 1 1 0 0 0 .247 .767 29 22 -0.154 2.32 0.155 -0.309 -1.3 4 0 SB
Ryan Zimmerman 3B 7 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .776 37 22 -0.198 1.75 0.020 -0.218 -1.4 2 3
Lastings Milledge CF 5 3 2 1 2 1 .260 .733 30 14 0.049 2.00 0.232 -0.183 1.3 3 0 HR,IW
Elijah Dukes RF 7 0 1 3 0 1 .274 .863 25 15 0.013 2.19 0.255 -0.242 0.6 4 1 2B
Aaron Boone 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 .259 .736 10 8 0.123 1.32 0.194 -0.070 0.5 5 0 2B
   Roger Bernadina PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 .400 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Saul Rivera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Emilio Bonifacio PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .644 6 4 -0.034 1.32 0.000 -0.034 -0.1
   Steven Shell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Odalis Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152 .326 2 2 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.3
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Luke Montz C 6 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .100 28 18 -0.244 1.70 0.027 -0.271 -1.7 10 1
Alberto Gonzalez SS 4 1 3 3 1 0 .247 .691 27 15 0.487 1.93 0.532 -0.045 3.7 5 4 HR,2B,HBP
Collin Balester P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 5 3 -0.082 2.13 0.000 -0.082 -0.7 0 0 SH
   Pete Orr PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .525 5 3 -0.034 1.34 0.000 -0.034 -0.2
   Charlie Manning P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jesus Colome P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kory Casto PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .610 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Cristian Guzman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .768 5 3 -0.089 3.26 0.000 -0.089 -0.4
   Garrett Mock P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Hinckley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Langerhans PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .227 .756 8 6 -0.148 2.89 0.000 -0.148 -0.5 5 0
Team Totals 51 7 10 7 8 11 .196 .689 256 152 -0.184 1.91 1.661 -1.844 0.0 42 15
2B: E Dukes (14, off J Bennett); A Boone (12, off V Nunez); A Gonzalez (6, off B Boyer).
HR: L Milledge (14, off J Reyes; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Gonzalez (1, off J Tavarez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SH: C Balester (6, off J Reyes).
IBB: L Milledge (1, by J Bennett).
HBP: A Gonzalez (1, by V Nunez).
TB: A Gonzalez 7; L Milledge 5; A Boone 4; E Dukes 2; W Harris.
RBI: A Gonzalez 3 (4); E Dukes 3 (36); L Milledge (54).
2-out RBI: A Gonzalez 2.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 2 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Hernandez-A Gonzalez-A Boone; S Rivera-A Gonzalez-R Langerhans.
Outfield Assists: E Dukes (M Prado at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: W Harris (10, 2nd base off M Gonzalez/C Miller).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gregor Blanco CF-LF 5 2 2 1 1 1 .253 .680 28 15 -0.043 1.80 0.180 -0.223 0.5 4 0 SB,HBP
Martin Prado 1B 6 0 2 1 0 1 .339 .897 17 12 -0.134 2.00 0.110 -0.244 -0.1 9 2
   Buddy Carlyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .583 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Bennett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .697 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jorge Julio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Norton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .788 4 3 -0.023 0.91 0.000 -0.023 -0.2
Chipper Jones 3B 6 0 3 2 0 1 .358 1.020 27 17 0.165 1.52 0.291 -0.126 1.6 1 2 2B
   Brent Lillibridge PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 .577 1 1 -0.013 0.50 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 1
Kelly Johnson 2B 5 0 1 0 1 1 .277 .774 22 12 -0.099 1.42 0.085 -0.184 -1.3 4 5 CS
   James Parr PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .667 7 3 0.010 0.31 0.010 0.000 0.1
Yunel Escobar SS 7 0 3 0 0 1 .286 .757 25 17 -0.080 1.40 0.091 -0.171 0.0 1 6 2B
Jeff Francoeur RF 7 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .645 16 11 -0.401 1.86 0.017 -0.419 -2.9 4 0 2·GDP
Brandon Jones LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .270 .735 11 8 0.000 0.82 0.041 -0.040 -0.2 0 0
   Josh Anderson CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .288 .765 13 7 -0.018 1.97 0.074 -0.092 -0.0 0 0
Corky Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .086 .297 18 11 -0.092 0.94 0.000 -0.092 -0.9 8 1
   Casey Kotchman PH-1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .726 6 2 0.059 2.50 0.104 -0.045 0.5 5 0
Jo-Jo Reyes P 1 1 1 0 1 0 .111 .291 9 3 0.088 0.88 0.088 0.000 0.9 1 0
   Ruben Gotay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .658 7 5 -0.009 0.37 0.000 -0.009 -0.2
   Julian Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Blaine Boyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Will Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Mike Gonzalez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Omar Infante PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .803 4 2 -0.058 2.26 0.000 -0.058 -0.2
   Vladimir Nunez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jeff Ridgway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
   Brian McCann PH-C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .889 7 5 -0.035 2.32 0.072 -0.108 -0.4 2 0 2B
   Jair Jurrjens PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .348 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Clint Sammons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .483 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 54 4 16 4 5 9 .296 .719 222 134 -0.683 1.55 1.163 -1.847 -3.0 42 17
2B: Y Escobar (23, off J Hanrahan); B McCann (35, off S Shell); C Jones (21, off C Balester).
HBP: G Blanco (6, by M Hinckley).
TB: Y Escobar 4; C Jones 4; B McCann 2; M Prado 2; G Blanco 2; J Anderson; J Reyes; K Johnson; B Jones; J Francoeur.
GIDP: J Francoeur 2 (17).
RBI: C Jones 2 (70); G Blanco (35); M Prado (28).
2-out RBI: C Jones 2; M Prado.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
Fielding
E: Y Escobar (15).
Baserunning
SB: G Blanco (12, 2nd base off C Balester/L Montz).
CS: K Johnson (5, 2nd base by J Colome/L Montz).

Washington Nationals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Collin Balester 6 11 4 4 2 3 0 4.86 29 99 64 41 7 16 7 17 5 0 35 -0.175 1.05 -1.0
Charlie Manning 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.79 2 13 7 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.001 0.35 -0.0
Jesus Colome 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.73 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.024 0.38 0.5
Garrett Mock 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.60 3 17 9 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.107 1.41 0.5
Mike Hinckley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 20 10 5 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.137 2.32 0.5
Saul Rivera 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.39 8 26 16 10 3 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.275 3.22 1.0
Steven Shell, W (2-1) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.87 8 28 16 7 3 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.275 2.49 1.0
Joel Hanrahan, S (8) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.84 5 16 10 7 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.041 0.78 0.5
Team Totals 14 16 4 4 5 9 0 2.57 60 222 134 80 19 35 19 26 8 0 35 1 0 0.683 1.91 3.0

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jo-Jo Reyes 6 4 1 1 3 1 1 5.26 25 98 57 42 4 11 9 12 2 0 58 0.222 1.29 2.0
Julian Tavarez, H (5) 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5.12 5 22 11 3 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.007 1.29 -0.5
Blaine Boyer, BS (6) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 5.50 5 16 10 8 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.349 2.00 -1.9
Will Ohman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.46 1 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.089 3.26 0.4
Mike Gonzalez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.26 4 20 11 8 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.137 2.96 0.5
Vladimir Nunez 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.24 4 17 11 8 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.023 2.76 0.1
Jeff Ridgway 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.52 4 24 16 10 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.252 2.48 0.9
Buddy Carlyle 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.22 6 25 19 8 5 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.275 1.81 1.0
Jeff Bennett, L (2-6) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 0 4.20 5 21 8 3 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 -0.470 3.89 -3.2
Jorge Julio 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.14 2 8 6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.011 0.20 0.7
Team Totals 14 10 7 7 8 11 2 4.50 61 256 152 95 18 39 22 19 2 0 58 4 0 0.183 1.55 -0.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: V Nunez (1; A Gonzalez); M Hinckley (1; G Blanco).
IBB: J Bennett (4; L Milledge).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 4:34.
Attendance: 30,753.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Washington Nationals         Atlanta Braves
1 Anderson Hernandez 2B 1 Gregor Blanco CF
2 Willie Harris LF 2 Martin Prado 1B
3 Ryan Zimmerman 3B 3 Chipper Jones 3B
4 Lastings Milledge CF 4 Kelly Johnson 2B
5 Elijah Dukes RF 5 Yunel Escobar SS
6 Aaron Boone 1B 6 Jeff Francoeur RF
7 Luke Montz C 7 Brandon Jones LF
8 Alberto Gonzalez SS 8 Corky Miller C
9 Collin Balester P 9 Jo-Jo Reyes P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR WSN A. Gonzalez B. Boyer 35% 48% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Milledge Scores; Montz Scores; Gonzalez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t14 4-4 1 123 5,(3-1)  RRR WSN E. Dukes J. Bennett 25% 97% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hernandez Scores; Harris Scores; Milledge Scores
b2 1-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR ATL C. Jones C. Balester -19% 26% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reyes Scores; Blanco Scores
b10 4-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO ATL J. Francoeur S. Rivera 13% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
t10 4-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN A. Boone V. Nunez 12% 56% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Jo-Jo Reyes facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O WSN A. Hernandez J. Reyes -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN W. Harris J. Reyes -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Reyes -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL G. Blanco C. Balester -4% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL M. Prado C. Balester -5% 36% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Blanco to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL C. Jones C. Balester 5% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O ATL K. Johnson C. Balester 4% 46% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  ATL Y. Escobar C. Balester -3% 43% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Blanco to 3B; Prado to 2B
b1 0-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  O ATL J. Francoeur C. Balester 7% 50% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 0, Braves 0.
Top of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Jo-Jo Reyes facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R WSN L. Milledge J. Reyes 11% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t2 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN E. Dukes J. Reyes -2% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN A. Boone J. Reyes -1% 57% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN L. Montz J. Reyes -1% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 7-8-9
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL B. Jones C. Balester -4% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O ATL C. Miller C. Balester 4% 56% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  ATL J. Reyes C. Balester -7% 49% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Jones to 3B
b2 0-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R ATL G. Blanco C. Balester -8% 41% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Jones Scores; Reyes to 2B
b2 1-1 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O ATL M. Prado C. Balester 5% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR ATL C. Jones C. Balester -19% 26% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Reyes Scores; Blanco Scores
b2 3-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O ATL K. Johnson C. Balester 2% 28% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Jo-Jo Reyes facing 8-9-1
t3 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  WSN A. Gonzalez J. Reyes 4% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t3 1-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O WSN C. Balester J. Reyes -2% 30% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Gonzalez to 2B
t3 1-3 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  O WSN A. Hernandez J. Reyes -3% 27% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Gonzalez to 3B
t3 1-3 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O WSN W. Harris J. Reyes -4% 23% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 5-6-7
b3 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL Y. Escobar C. Balester -2% 21% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b3 3-1 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO ATL J. Francoeur C. Balester 5% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL B. Jones C. Balester 1% 27% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Jo-Jo Reyes facing 3-4-5
t4 1-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Reyes -3% 24% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O WSN L. Milledge J. Reyes -2% 22% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O WSN E. Dukes J. Reyes -1% 21% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 8-9-1
b4 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL C. Miller C. Balester 2% 23% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 3-1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  ATL J. Reyes C. Balester -2% 21% Walk
b4 3-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O ATL G. Blanco C. Balester 2% 23% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Prado C. Balester 2% 25% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Jo-Jo Reyes facing 6-7-8
t5 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  WSN A. Boone J. Reyes 5% 29% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O WSN L. Montz J. Reyes -4% 25% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
t5 1-3 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  WSN A. Gonzalez J. Reyes 5% 30% Walk; Boone to 2B
t5 1-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O WSN C. Balester J. Reyes -6% 24% Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Gonzalez to 2B
t5 1-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  WSN A. Hernandez J. Reyes 4% 28% Walk; Gonzalez to 3B; Balester to 2B
t5 1-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  O WSN W. Harris J. Reyes -10% 18% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 3-4-5
b5 3-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL C. Jones C. Balester -2% 16% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b5 3-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O ATL K. Johnson C. Balester 2% 18% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O ATL Y. Escobar C. Balester 2% 20% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b5 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL J. Francoeur C. Balester -2% 18% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Jones to 3B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O ATL B. Jones C. Balester 3% 22% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 3.
Top of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-3, Braves' Jo-Jo Reyes facing 3-4-5
t6 1-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Reyes -3% 19% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN L. Milledge J. Reyes 4% 22% Walk
t6 1-3 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O WSN E. Dukes J. Reyes -4% 18% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 1-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  WSN A. Boone J. Reyes 3% 21% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Milledge to 2B
t6 1-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O WSN L. Montz J. Reyes -6% 15% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nationals' Collin Balester facing 8-9-1
b6 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL C. Miller C. Balester 1% 16% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Jo-Jo Reyes (P) batting 9th
b6 3-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O ATL R. Gotay C. Balester 1% 17% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL G. Blanco C. Balester -1% 17% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  ATL M. Prado C. Balester -1% 16% Blanco Steals 2B
b6 3-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  RO ATL M. Prado C. Balester -6% 10% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Blanco Scores; Prado out at 2B/RF-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 1, Braves 4.
Top of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, Braves' Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
Julian Tavarez replaces Ruben Gotay (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R WSN A. Gonzalez J. Tavarez 8% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
Pete Orr pinch hits for Collin Balester (P) batting 9th
t7 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN P. Orr J. Tavarez -3% 15% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN A. Hernandez J. Tavarez 4% 19% Walk
t7 2-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O WSN W. Harris J. Tavarez -3% 15% Groundout: 2B-1B; Hernandez to 2B
t7 2-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Tavarez -4% 11% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 2, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Nationals' Charlie Manning facing 3-4-5
Charlie Manning replaces Pete Orr (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-2 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O ATL C. Jones C. Manning 1% 12% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b7 4-2 1 --- 5,(3-1)  ATL K. Johnson C. Manning -1% 11% Walk
Jesus Colome replaces Charlie Manning pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL Y. Escobar J. Colome 2% 13% Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b7 4-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL Y. Escobar J. Colome 1% 13% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 2, Braves 4.
Top of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Blaine Boyer facing 4-5-6
Blaine Boyer replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th
Gregor Blanco moves from CF to LF
Josh Anderson replaces Brandon Jones (LF) playing CF batting 7th
t8 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  WSN L. Milledge B. Boyer 9% 22% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Milledge to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
t8 2-4 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O WSN E. Dukes B. Boyer -7% 16% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O WSN A. Boone B. Boyer -6% 10% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t8 2-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  WSN L. Montz B. Boyer 3% 13% Walk
t8 2-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RR WSN A. Gonzalez B. Boyer 35% 48% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Milledge Scores; Montz Scores; Gonzalez to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
Will Ohman replaces Blaine Boyer pitching and batting 9th
Kory Casto pinch hits for Jesus Colome (P) batting 9th
Cristian Guzman pinch hits for Kory Casto batting 9th
t8 4-4 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O WSN C. Guzman W. Ohman -9% 39% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Nationals' Garrett Mock facing 6-7-8
Garrett Mock replaces Cristian Guzman (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Francoeur G. Mock 5% 44% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL J. Anderson G. Mock 3% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL C. Miller G. Mock 3% 50% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Top of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Mike Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
Mike Gonzalez replaces Will Ohman pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  WSN A. Hernandez M. Gonzalez 8% 58% Walk
t9 4-4 0 1-- 5,(0-2)  O WSN W. Harris M. Gonzalez -8% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
t9 4-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman M. Gonzalez -7% 43% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t9 4-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  WSN L. Milledge M. Gonzalez 4% 47% Harris Steals 2B
t9 4-4 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O WSN L. Milledge M. Gonzalez -10% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Nationals' Mike Hinckley facing 9-1-2
Mike Hinckley replaces Garrett Mock pitching and batting 9th
Omar Infante pinch hits for Mike Gonzalez (P) batting 9th
b9 4-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O ATL O. Infante M. Hinckley 6% 42% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b9 4-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  ATL G. Blanco M. Hinckley -5% 37% Hit By Pitch
b9 4-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL M. Prado M. Hinckley 7% 44% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
b9 4-4 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O ATL C. Jones M. Hinckley 6% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Top of the 10th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Vladimir Nunez facing 5-6-7
Vladimir Nunez replaces Omar Infante (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t10 4-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O WSN E. Dukes V. Nunez -6% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t10 4-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  WSN A. Boone V. Nunez 12% 56% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
Roger Bernadina pinch runs for Aaron Boone (1B) batting 6th
t10 4-4 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  O WSN L. Montz V. Nunez -9% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t10 4-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  WSN A. Gonzalez V. Nunez 1% 48% Hit By Pitch
Jeff Ridgway replaces Vladimir Nunez pitching and batting 9th
Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Mike Hinckley (P) batting 9th
t10 4-4 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Langerhans J. Ridgway -11% 36% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 10th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Nationals' Saul Rivera facing 4-5-6
Saul Rivera replaces Roger Bernadina (PR) pitching and batting 6th
Ryan Langerhans moves from PH to 1B
b10 4-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  ATL K. Johnson S. Rivera -7% 29% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b10 4-4 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O ATL Y. Escobar S. Rivera 8% 37% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b10 4-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO ATL J. Francoeur S. Rivera 13% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Top of the 11th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Jeff Ridgway facing 1-2-3
t11 4-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O WSN A. Hernandez J. Ridgway -6% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t11 4-4 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O WSN W. Harris J. Ridgway -4% 40% Groundout: 1B-P
t11 4-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Ridgway -3% 36% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 11th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Nationals' Saul Rivera facing 7-8-9
b11 4-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL J. Anderson S. Rivera -7% 29% Single to P (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B)
Casey Kotchman pinch hits for Corky Miller (C) batting 8th
b11 4-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  ATL C. Kotchman S. Rivera -10% 18% Walk; Anderson to 2B
Brian McCann pinch hits for Jeff Ridgway (P) batting 9th
b11 4-4 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O ATL B. McCann S. Rivera 11% 29% Strikeout Swinging
b11 4-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O ATL G. Blanco S. Rivera 10% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b11 4-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Prado S. Rivera 11% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Top of the 12th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Buddy Carlyle facing 4-5-6
Buddy Carlyle replaces Martin Prado (1B) pitching and batting 2nd
Brian McCann moves from PH to C
Casey Kotchman moves from PH to 1B
t12 4-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O WSN L. Milledge B. Carlyle -6% 44% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t12 4-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O WSN E. Dukes B. Carlyle -4% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
Emilio Bonifacio pinch hits for Saul Rivera (P) batting 6th
t12 4-4 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O WSN E. Bonifacio B. Carlyle -3% 36% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 12th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Nationals' Steven Shell facing 3-4-5
Steven Shell replaces Emilio Bonifacio (PH) pitching and batting 6th
b12 4-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL C. Jones S. Shell -7% 29% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
Brent Lillibridge pinch runs for Chipper Jones (3B) batting 3rd
b12 4-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Johnson S. Shell 8% 37% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
b12 4-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL Y. Escobar S. Shell 7% 44% Strikeout Swinging
b12 4-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Francoeur S. Shell 6% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Top of the 13th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Buddy Carlyle facing 7-8-9
Brent Lillibridge moves from PR to 3B
t13 4-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O WSN L. Montz B. Carlyle -6% 44% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t13 4-4 1 --- 9,(3-2)  O WSN A. Gonzalez B. Carlyle -4% 40% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t13 4-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O WSN R. Langerhans B. Carlyle -3% 36% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 13th, Braves Batting, Tied 4-4, Nationals' Steven Shell facing 7-8-9
b13 4-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Anderson S. Shell 6% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b13 4-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Kotchman S. Shell 4% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b13 4-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  ATL B. McCann S. Shell -7% 39% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
Jair Jurrjens pinch runs for Brian McCann (C) batting 9th
b13 4-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O ATL G. Blanco S. Shell 11% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 4, Braves 4.
Top of the 14th, Nationals Batting, Tied 4-4, Braves' Jeff Bennett facing 1-2-3
Jeff Bennett replaces Buddy Carlyle pitching and batting 2nd
Clint Sammons replaces Jair Jurrjens (PR) playing C batting 9th
t14 4-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  WSN A. Hernandez J. Bennett 8% 58% Walk
t14 4-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  WSN W. Harris J. Bennett 12% 70% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hernandez to 2B
t14 4-4 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O WSN R. Zimmerman J. Bennett 2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); Hernandez to 3B; Harris to 2B
t14 4-4 1 -23 4,(3-0)  WSN L. Milledge J. Bennett -0% 72% Intentional Walk
t14 4-4 1 123 5,(3-1)  RRR WSN E. Dukes J. Bennett 25% 97% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hernandez Scores; Harris Scores; Milledge Scores
Jorge Julio replaces Jeff Bennett pitching and batting 2nd
Odalis Perez pinch hits for Steven Shell (P) batting 6th
t14 7-4 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O WSN O. Perez J. Julio -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Dukes to 3B
t14 7-4 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O WSN L. Montz J. Julio -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Nationals 7, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 14th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-7, Nationals' Joel Hanrahan facing 2-3-4
Joel Hanrahan replaces Odalis Perez (PH) pitching and batting 6th
Greg Norton pinch hits for Jorge Julio (P) batting 2nd
b14 4-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL G. Norton J. Hanrahan 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b14 4-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL B. Lillibridge J. Hanrahan 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
James Parr pinch hits for Kelly Johnson (2B) batting 4th
b14 4-7 2 --- 7,(3-2)  ATL J. Parr J. Hanrahan -1% 99% Walk
b14 4-7 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  ATL Y. Escobar J. Hanrahan -4% 95% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Parr to 3B
b14 4-7 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O ATL J. Francoeur J. Hanrahan 5% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Nationals 7, Braves 4.

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