September 10, 2005 Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 44,083

Saturday, September 10, 2005, 1:29PM
Time of Game: 2:15

Braves

82-60

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Sosa (11-3), L: L Hernandez (15-7)

Nationals

73-70

Lost 1

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .767   19    1   3   CS
M Giles 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .828   12    2   1   
C Jones 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .978    7    1   4   2B
A Jones CF                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .274  .959   15    2   0   HR,IW
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .727   10    9   2   
J Francoeur RF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .332 1.001   12    7   0   2B
R Langerhans LF               3   1   1   0    1   1  .253  .741   16    1   0   
B McCann C                    3   1   1   3    0   0  .262  .737   10    3   0   HR,SH
J Sosa P                      3   0   1   0    0   2  .120  .274   15    1   0   
  J Franco PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .812    5    0   0   
  K Farnsworth P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    3   6              121   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Francoeur (18, off L Hernandez); C Jones (28, off L Hernandez).

HR: A Jones (47, off L Hernandez; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); B McCann (5, off L Hernandez; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: B McCann (4, off J Eischen).

IBB: A Jones (10, by L Hernandez).

TB: A Jones 5; B McCann 4; J Francoeur 2; C Jones 2; R Furcal; R Langerhans; J Sosa.

RBI: B McCann 3 (18); A Jones (119).

2-out RBI: B McCann 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Jones-M Giles-A LaRoche.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Furcal (8, 2nd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Wilkerson 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .771   23    5   2   
D Cruz 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .687   11    2   3   
J Guillen RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .853   15    0   0   
P Wilson CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .790   12    3   0   GDP
B Schneider C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .747   14    6   1   
V Castilla 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .711   11    0   0   
R Church LF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .841    9    8   0   
C Guzman SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .531    4    3   1   
L Hernandez P                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .632    3    0   1   SH
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .744    5    0   0   
  J Eischen P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
  H Carrasco P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   6   0    0   3              107   27   9

BATTING

SH: L Hernandez (12, off J Sosa).

TB: R Church 2; D Cruz 2; J Guillen; L Hernandez.

GIDP: P Wilson (17).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

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 Sosa, W (11-3)               8     6   0   0    0   3   0   2.55   29   99-74   52· 5·17   12·11· 3· 0     73    -     0.78   0.32
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.96    3    8-7     4· 1· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     6   0   0    0   3   0          32  107-81   56· 6·19   12·14· 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
L Hernandez, L (15-7)          8     7   4   4    3   5   2   3.83   33  105-61   33· 7·21   10·12· 3· 0     54    -     0.62  -0.17
J Eischen                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.30    2    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.00
H Carrasco                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.04    2    9-6     2· 2· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   6   2          37  120-71   38· 9·24   11·14· 3· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Hernandez (13; A Jones).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Eric Cooper, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 44,083.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 83° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals                 
1. R Furcal             SS    1. B Wilkerson          1B 
2. M Giles              2B    2. D Cruz               2B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. J Guillen            RF 
4. A Jones              CF    4. P Wilson             CF 
5. A LaRoche            1B    5. B Schneider          C  
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. V Castilla           3B 
7. R Langerhans         LF    7. R Church             LF 
8. B McCann             C     8. C Guzman             SS 
9. J Sosa               P     9. L Hernandez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  12-  3   25%  87% B McCann        L Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball); Francoeur Scores; Langerhans Scores
   t 4   1  0-0  ---  4   13%  61% A Jones         L Hernandez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 3   2  0-0  12-  1    5%  50% J Guillen       J Sosa          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   t 2   0  0-0  ---  2    4%  54% A Jones         L Hernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   b 6   1  4-0  1--  3    4%  95% P Wilson        J Sosa          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  R Furcal        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   46%  M Giles         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  C Jones         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge Sosa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   45%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   48%  J Guillen       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  4   50%  P Wilson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   54%  A Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2   47%  J Francoeur     Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  6   45%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge Sosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  B Schneider     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   49%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  R Church        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   48%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   50%  J Sosa          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   47%  R Furcal        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   45%  M Giles         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge Sosa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   47%  C Guzman        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   44%  L Hernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   47%  B Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   45%  D Cruz          Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Hernandez to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Livan Hernandez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   61%  A Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   59%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   61%  J Francoeur     Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF)
          -2-  5   62%  R Langerhans    Walk
   RRR    12-  3   87%  B McCann        Home Run (Fly Ball); Francoeur Scores; Langerhans Scores
   O      ---  4   87%  J Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jorge Sosa facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   89%  P Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   90%  V Castilla      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   90%  R Furcal        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   89%  M Giles         Flyball: LF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   90%  C Jones         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          -2-  4   90%  A Jones         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   89%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jorge Sosa facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   85%  R Church        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   89%  C Guzman        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   90%  L Hernandez     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Church to 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  B Wilkerson     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Livan Hernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   93%  J Francoeur     Walk
   O      1--  1   93%  R Langerhans    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   92%  B McCann        Groundout: 2B-1B; Langerhans to 2B
   O      -2-  5   91%  J Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jorge Sosa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   93%  D Cruz          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   91%  J Guillen       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   95%  P Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Livan Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   95%  R Furcal        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      94%  M Giles         Furcal Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   94%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   94%  C Jones         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jorge Sosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   95%  B Schneider     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   96%  V Castilla      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   95%  R Church        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  C Guzman        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Livan Hernandez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   96%  A Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   96%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Jorge Sosa facing 9-1-2
                  Brandon Watson pinch hits for Livan Hernandez batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  B Watson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   99%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-0, Joey Eischen facing 7-8-9
                  Joey Eischen replaces Brandon Watson pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   99%  R Langerhans    Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   99%  B McCann        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Langerhans to 2B
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Joey Eischen pitching and batting 9th; Julio Franco pinch hits for Jorge Sosa batting 9th
   O      -2-  5   99%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   98%  R Furcal        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, Kyle Farnsworth facing 3-4-5
                  Kyle Farnsworth replaces Julio Franco pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  J Guillen       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2  100%  P Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  100%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation