April 21, 2005 Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 30,728

Thursday, April 21, 2005, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Braves

8-8

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: C Reitsma (1-0), L: C Cordero (2-1), S: D Kolb (5)

Nationals

9-7

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .229  .631   17    2   0   
M Giles 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .303  .819   15    1   1   
C Jones 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .367 1.140   18    1   2   
J Estrada C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .217  .584   22    9   2   
  P Orr PR                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .678         0   0   
  D Kolb P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Jordan LF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .211  .543   15    1   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .673   14    6   0   
R Mondesi RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .628   11    0   0   
R Langerhans CF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .694   12    5   0   
  E Perez C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .389         1   0   
J Smoltz P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    0   0   
  J Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .591    3    0   0   
  C Reitsma P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Jones CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .527         1   0   
Totals                       32   2   4   0    3   7              139   27   5

BATTING

TB: M Giles 2; R Furcal; J Estrada.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson CF                4   1   1   0    0   2  .323  .888   23    2   0   2B
C Guzman SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .140  .355   12    1   1   SH
  C Baerga PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222    3    0   0   
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .322 1.017   18    1   2   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .323  .963   11    2   0   
T Sledge LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .997   14    4   0   CS
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   3  .375 1.142   12    2   2   
N Johnson 1B                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .822   13    7   1   
B Schneider C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .692   14    7   0   
J Patterson P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    3    1   1   
  H Carrasco P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Church PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .152  .464    4    0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    0  10              127   27   7

BATTING

2B: B Wilkerson (5, off J Smoltz).

SH: C Guzman (3, off J Smoltz).

TB: B Wilkerson 2; N Johnson; J Vidro; J Guillen; T Sledge.

RBI: J Guillen (9).

2-out RBI: J Guillen.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: C Guzman (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Sledge (1, 2nd base by J Smoltz/J Estrada).

PITCHING

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                       7     5   1   1    0   9   0   4.30   25  101-69   40·18·11    8· 6· 2· 0     72    -     0.88   0.20
C Reitsma, W (1-0)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.13    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
D Kolb, S (5)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   7.71    3   10-8     5· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.78   0.19
Totals                         9     5   1   1    0  10   0          31  123-85   51·18·16   10· 8· 3· 0           -

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 Patterson                    7     2   0   0    2   5   0   0.86   25  105-65   42·13·10    8·10· 0· 0     76    -     1.03   0.45
H Carrasco, H (1)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-5     3· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
C Cordero, BS (2), L (2-1)     1     2   2   0    1   2   0   0.93    7   26-18    9· 4· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    5.13  -0.65
Totals                         9     4   2   0    3   7   0          35  139-88   54·17·17   12·13· 0· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Doug Eddings, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 30,728.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 17mph in from Leftfield, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals                 
1. R Furcal             SS    1. B Wilkerson          CF 
2. M Giles              2B    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. C Jones              3B    3. J Vidro              2B 
4. J Estrada            C     4. J Guillen            RF 
5. B Jordan             LF    5. T Sledge             LF 
6. A LaRoche            1B    6. V Castilla           3B 
7. R Mondesi            RF    7. N Johnson            1B 
8. R Langerhans         CF    8. B Schneider          C  
9. J Smoltz             P     9. J Patterson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-0  123  3   62%  85% R Mondesi       C Cordero       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Giles Scores/unER/No RBI; Jones Scores/unER/No RBI; Orr to 3B; Mondesi to 2B
   t 9   1  1-0  123  3  -23%  23% A LaRoche       C Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   0  1-0  12-  3   20%  64% J Estrada       C Cordero       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Giles to 3B; Jones to 2B
   t 9   0  1-0  123  4  -19%  45% B Jordan        C Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   0  1-0  1--  6   16%  44% C Jones         C Cordero       Walk; Giles to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Patterson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  R Furcal        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  8   50%  M Giles         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   47%  C Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-- 10   45%  J Estrada       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   47%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   50%  J Vidro         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Patterson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   48%  B Jordan        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2   46%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  6   45%  R Mondesi       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   49%  T Sledge        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   50%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Patterson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   48%  R Langerhans    Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   46%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  R Furcal        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  J Patterson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, John Patterson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  M Giles         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   44%  J Estrada       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   37%  B Wilkerson     Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   38%  C Guzman        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Wilkerson to 3B
   O      --3  4   45%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3  1   33%  J Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive); Wilkerson Scores
   O      1--  6   35%  T Sledge        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Patterson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   32%  B Jordan        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   30%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   29%  R Mondesi       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   31%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   28%  N Johnson       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   31%  B Schneider     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   33%  J Patterson     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Patterson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   30%  R Langerhans    Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   27%  J Smoltz        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   29%  R Furcal        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   25%  M Giles         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   27%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   29%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   28%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   30%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Patterson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   26%  C Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   23%  J Estrada       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   25%  B Jordan        Walk
          1--  5   29%  A LaRoche       Walk; Jordan to 2B
   O      12-  1   21%  R Mondesi       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   18%  T Sledge        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   20%  V Castilla      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   23%  N Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   25%  B Schneider     Sledge Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Hector Carrasco facing 8-9-1
                  Hector Carrasco replaces John Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   19%  R Langerhans    Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
                  Julio Franco pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
   O      ---  3   15%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   13%  R Furcal        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Reitsma facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Reitsma replaces Julio Franco pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   14%  B Schneider     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Ryan Church pinch hits for Hector Carrasco batting 9th
   O      ---  4   15%  R Church        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   16%  B Wilkerson     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, Chad Cordero facing 2-3-4
                  Chad Cordero replaces Ryan Church pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   27%  M Giles         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   44%  C Jones         Walk; Giles to 2B
          12-  3   64%  J Estrada       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Giles to 3B; Jones to 2B
                  Pete Orr pinch runs for Johnny Estrada batting 4th
   O      123  4   45%  B Jordan        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   23%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  3   85%  R Mondesi       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Giles Scores/unER/No RBI; Jones Scores/unER/No RBI; Orr to 3B; Mondesi to 2B
   O      -23  4   81%  R Langerhans    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Kolb facing 2-3-4
                  Danny Kolb replaces Pete Orr pitching and batting 4th; Eddie Perez replaces Ryan Langerhans playing C batting 8th; Andruw Jones replaces Chris Reitsma playing CF batting 9th; Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Cristian Guzman batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   89%  C Baerga        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   95%  J Vidro         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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