April 21, 2006 Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 24,597

Friday, April 21, 2006, 9:23PM
Time of Game: 2:38

Braves

8-9

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0    3  6  0
Nationals       1  0  2   0  0  0   0  4  X    7 13  0

W: M Stanton (1-2), L: L Cormier (0-1)

Nationals

7-10

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Orr 2B                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .533   11    2   3   3B
W Betemit 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .792   11    1   1   
R Langerhans LF               4   0   0   0    0   4  .308  .958   14    3   0   
A Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .299 1.048   20    1   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .854   17    6   0   
J Francoeur RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .559   14    3   0   
B McCann C                    3   1   3   0    0   0  .292  .910   16    5   1   2·2B
T Pena SS                     3   1   1   0    0   2  .125  .347   11    3   4   
J Smoltz P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143    1    0   0   SH
  B Jordan PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .889    4    0   0   
  K Ray P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Diaz PH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .467    2    0   0   SF
  L Cormier P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Remlinger P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   3   6   3    0  11              121   24   9

BATTING

2B: B McCann 2 (5, 2 off J Patterson).

3B: P Orr (2, off J Patterson).

SF: M Diaz (2, off J Patterson).

SH: J Smoltz (2, off J Patterson).

TB: B McCann 5; P Orr 3; T Pena; W Betemit.

RBI: P Orr (2); M Diaz (2); W Betemit (7).

2-out RBI: W Betemit; P Orr.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Pena-A LaRoche.

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano LF                  5   3   4   5    0   0  .333 1.030   15    1   0   3·HR,2B,CS
J Vidro 2B                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .375  .992   22    3   0   3B
N Johnson 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .383 1.207   22    3   1   
J Guillen RF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .292  .802    9    2   0   2B
R Zimmerman 3B                3   0   1   1    1   0  .231  .667   20    2   1   
R Church CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .280 1.280   17    2   0   3B
R Clayton SS                  3   0   2   0    0   1  .233  .529   11    2   0   
  D Ward PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .364 1.553    5    0   0   IW
  D Jackson PR-SS             0   1   0   0    0   0  .154  .522         0   1   
B Schneider C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .528   14    9   0   GDP
  M LeCroy PH-C               0   1   0   0    1   0  .273  .793    8    2   0   
J Patterson P                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    7    1   0   
  M Stanton P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Byrd PH                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .739         0   0   
  M Anderson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .411    4    0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   7  13   6    4   5              154   27   3

BATTING

2B: A Soriano (5, off K Ray); J Guillen (4, off J Smoltz).

3B: R Church (1, off L Cormier); J Vidro (1, off O Villarreal).

HR: A Soriano 3 (6, 2 off J Smoltz, off O Villarreal; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

IBB: D Ward (1, by L Cormier).

TB: A Soriano 14; J Vidro 4; J Guillen 3; R Church 3; R Clayton 2; N Johnson; R Zimmerman.

GIDP: B Schneider (2).

RBI: A Soriano 5 (12); R Zimmerman (12).

2-out RBI: A Soriano 3; R Zimmerman.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Soriano (2, 3rd base by K Ray/B McCann).

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                       5     7   3   3    0   3   2   4.15   21   74-49   30· 8·11    7· 7· 4· 0     44    -     0.70  -0.11
K Ray                          2     3   0   0    2   1   0   3.86   10   39-22   12· 2· 8    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.33   0.03
L Cormier, L (0-1)             0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   2.45    3   18-9     6· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.17  -0.14
M Remlinger                    0     0   1   1    1   0   0   5.06    1    5-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    2.29  -0.14
O Villarreal                   0.2   2   1   1    0   1   1   2.08    4   13-8     4· 0· 4    0· 1· 2· 0          2-2    0.62  -0.10
Totals                         8    13   7   7    4   5   3          39  149-89   53·10·26   11·10· 9· 0          4-3

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   5   3   3    0   8   0   3.86   28   99-70   41·12·17    4·12· 4· 0     65    -     0.87   0.19
M Stanton, BS (1), W (1-2)     0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    2    8-6     3· 1· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    2.56  -0.17
C Cordero                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.38    3   14-11    4· 3· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     6   3   3    0  11   0          33  121-87   48·16·23    5·12· 5· 0          1-1

M Remlinger faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Remlinger (1).

IBB: L Cormier (1; D Ward).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Brian Runge.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 24,597.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 10mph in from Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals                 
1. P Orr                2B    1. A Soriano            LF 
2. W Betemit            3B    2. J Vidro              2B 
3. R Langerhans         LF    3. N Johnson            1B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. J Guillen            RF 
5. A LaRoche            1B    5. R Zimmerman          3B 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. R Church             CF 
7. B McCann             C     7. R Clayton            SS 
8. T Pena               SS    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 8   2  3-2  --3  4  -22%  56% W Betemit       M Stanton       Single to CF (Line Drive); Orr Scores
   b 8   1  3-3  ---  9   18%  74% R Church        L Cormier       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   t 8   2  3-1  1--  4  -13%  77% P Orr           J Patterson     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Pena Scores
   b 8   1  3-3  1-3  3   13%  88% M LeCroy        M Remlinger     Wild Pitch; Church Scores; Jackson to 2B
   b 8   2  3-4  1-3  5   12%  99% A Soriano       O Villarreal    Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Jackson Scores; LeCroy Scores

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   52%  P Orr           Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   54%  W Betemit       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   55%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  4   65%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  6   68%  J Vidro         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   65%  N Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          1--  2   68%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive); Vidro to 2B
   O      12-  8   64%  R Zimmerman     Lineout: LF
   O      12-  4   60%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Patterson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   63%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   65%  A LaRoche       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   66%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   69%  R Clayton       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   62%  B Schneider     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   61%  J Patterson     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Behind 0-1, John Patterson facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   57%  B McCann        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   61%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   63%  J Smoltz        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McCann to 2B
   O      -2-  3   67%  P Orr           Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   77%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   75%  J Vidro         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   74%  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   76%  J Guillen       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  3   83%  R Zimmerman     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores
   O      1--  1   82%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, John Patterson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   84%  W Betemit       Lineout: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   85%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   86%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   85%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   84%  B Schneider     Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   84%  J Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, John Patterson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   86%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   88%  J Francoeur     Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   86%  B McCann        Double to 3B (Pop Fly)
   O      -2-  3   89%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   88%  A Soriano       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   87%  J Vidro         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  N Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, John Patterson facing 9-1-2
                  Brian Jordan pinch hits for John Smoltz batting 9th
   O      ---  4   89%  B Jordan        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   90%  P Orr           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   91%  W Betemit       Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Ray facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Ray replaces Brian Jordan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   91%  R Zimmerman     Walk
   O      1--  3   90%  R Church        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  3   91%  R Clayton       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Zimmerman to 2B
   O      12-  8   90%  B Schneider     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, John Patterson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   92%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   93%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   94%  A LaRoche       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ken Ray facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   94%  J Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   95%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-      93%  J Vidro         Soriano Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---  5   94%  " "             Walk
          1--  5   94%  N Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Vidro to 2B
   O      12-  3   93%  J Guillen       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, John Patterson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   95%  J Francoeur     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  4   92%  B McCann        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          -2-  4   87%  T Pena          Single to 1B (Ground Ball); McCann to 3B
                  Matt Diaz pinch hits for Ken Ray batting 9th
   RO     1-3  2   90%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); McCann Scores
   R      1--  4   77%  P Orr           Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Pena Scores
                  Mike Stanton replaces John Patterson pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3  4   56%  W Betemit       Single to CF (Line Drive); Orr Scores
   O      1--  4   61%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Tied 3-3, Lance Cormier facing 5-6-7
                  Lance Cormier replaces Matt Diaz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   56%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  9   74%  R Church        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Daryle Ward pinch hits for Royce Clayton batting 7th
          --3  5   75%  D Ward          Intentional Walk
                  Mike Remlinger replaces Lance Cormier pitching and batting 9th; Matt LeCroy pinch hits for Brian Schneider batting 8th; Damian Jackson pinch runs for Daryle Ward batting 7th
   R      1-3      88%  M LeCroy        Wild Pitch; Church Scores; Jackson to 2B
          -2-  5   89%  " "             Walk
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Mike Remlinger pitching and batting 9th; Marlon Byrd pinch hits for Mike Stanton batting 9th; Marlon Anderson pinch hits for Marlon Byrd batting 9th
   O      12-  4   87%  M Anderson      Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Jackson to 3B
   RRR    1-3  5   99%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Jackson Scores; LeCroy Scores
          ---  1   99%  J Vidro         Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      --3  3   99%  N Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 7.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 3-7, Chad Cordero facing 4-5-6
                  Chad Cordero replaces Marlon Anderson pitching and batting 9th; Matt LeCroy moves to C; Damian Jackson moves to SS
   O      ---  7   99%  A Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  J Francoeur     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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