April 17, 2007 Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 17,791

Tuesday, April 17, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Braves

9-4

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          3  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  1    6 11  3
Nationals       0  0  1   0  0  1   2  0  0    4  7  2

W: J Smoltz (2-1), L: J Williams (0-3), S: B Wickman (4)

Nationals

4-10

Lost 1

4th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  5   2   4   0    0   0  .222  .752   21    1   3   SB
E Renteria SS                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .300  .846   31    1   2   
C Jones 3B                    4   2   2   1    1   1  .313 1.024   23    0   1   HR
A Jones CF                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .188  .742   23    3   0   
B McCann C                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .318  .945   17    6   0   2B
J Francoeur RF                3   0   1   2    1   0  .261  .809   18    2   0   SF
S Thorman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .560    8    6   1   
  R Soriano P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Langerhans LF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .080  .259   19    7   0   
J Smoltz P                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   12    1   1   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Wilson 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .495    4    0   0   
Totals                       37   6  11   6    4   7              176   27   8

BATTING

2B: B McCann (4, off J Williams).

HR: C Jones (4, off J Rauch; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SF: J Francoeur (1, off J Williams).

TB: C Jones 5; K Johnson 4; B McCann 3; E Renteria; J Francoeur; A Jones.

RBI: J Francoeur 2 (12); C Jones (8); B McCann (9); A Jones (8); E Renteria (8).

2-out RBI: B McCann.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

E: E Renteria 2 (2); C Jones (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Johnson (2, 2nd base off J Williams/B Schneider).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .288  .683   16    1   2   
R Belliard 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .313  .681   12    0   4   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .207  .522   22    1   1   
D Young 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .974   21   11   1   
R Church CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .313 1.025   16    1   0   
R Fick RF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .077  .154   17    2   0   
  J Colome P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    2    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Schneider C                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .186  .497   19    7   0   
C Snelling LF                 3   2   2   1    1   0  .269  .924   15    2   0   3B
J Williams P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    3    0   0   SH
  K Casto PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .398    4    0   0   
  M Bowie P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  R Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Kearns RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .644    6    1   0   
Totals                       35   4   7   2    1   5              153   27   9

BATTING

3B: C Snelling (1, off J Smoltz).

SH: J Williams (1, off J Smoltz).

TB: C Snelling 4; F Lopez 2; D Young; B Schneider; R Zimmerman.

RBI: C Snelling (6); F Lopez (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: F Lopez (3); B Schneider (1).

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, W (2-1)              6     6   4   2    1   2   0   3.12   26  102-74   50·11·13   12· 9· 2· 0     49    -     0.93  -0.09
O Villarreal, H (1)            0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.42    3   10-6     5· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    2.98  -0.08
R Soriano, H (2)               1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.26    5   33-25   18· 2· 5    0· 3· 0· 0          2-0    2.66   0.33
B Wickman, S (4)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    8-6     3· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     7   4   2    1   5   0          37  153-111  76·14·21   14·15· 2· 0          3-1

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 Williams, L (0-3)            5     7   4   4    2   4   0   5.63   24   96-55   35·13· 7    9· 4· 5· 0     39    -     0.80  -0.20
M Bowie                        1     1   1   1    0   0   0   3.68    4   15-10    5· 0· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.44   0.00
R Wagner                       0.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   5.63    4   20-8     3· 5· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.07  -0.05
J Colome                       1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.61    6   24-13    7· 0· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.95   0.07
J Rauch                        1     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.19    4   14-8     6· 0· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.07
Totals                         9    11   6   6    4   7   1          42  169-94   56·18·20   17· 8· 6· 0          3-1

J Smoltz faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
M Bowie faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: J Williams (1).

WP: R Wagner (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 17,791.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 13mph from Left to Right.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals                 
1. K Johnson            2B    1. F Lopez              SS 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. R Belliard           2B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. D Young              1B 
5. B McCann             C     5. R Church             CF 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. R Fick               RF 
7. S Thorman            1B    7. B Schneider          C  
8. R Langerhans         LF    8. C Snelling           LF 
9. J Smoltz             P     9. J Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  5-2  1--  2  -18%  65% C Snelling      J Smoltz        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Schneider Scores
   b 7   0  5-3  1-3  4  -11%  45% F Lopez         O Villarreal    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Snelling Scores; Kearns to 2B
   b 7   0  5-4  12-  4   11%  56% R Belliard      O Villarreal    Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   1  5-4  12- 10    9%  66% R Zimmerman     R Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   2  5-4  12- 12    9%  75% D Young         R Soriano       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerome Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   54%  K Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      59%  E Renteria      Johnson Steals 2B; Johnson to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  9   63%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Johnson Scores
          1--  4   71%  C Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Renteria to 3B
   R      1-3  4   76%  A Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); Renteria Scores; Jones to 2B
          12-  4   81%  B McCann        Walk; Jones to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RO     123  4   79%  J Francoeur     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Jones Scores
   O      12-  3   77%  S Thorman       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      12-  3   74%  R Langerhans    Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   76%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   77%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   78%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerome Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   77%  J Smoltz        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   78%  K Johnson       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      80%  E Renteria      Balk; Johnson to 2B
          -2-  5   81%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   78%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  3   75%  A Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, John Smoltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   78%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   79%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  R Fick          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jerome Williams facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   84%  B McCann        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  4   88%  J Francoeur     Single to CF (Line Drive); McCann Scores
   O      1--  2   86%  S Thorman       Lineout: RF
   O      1--  6   85%  R Langerhans    Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      1--  4   84%  J Smoltz        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-4, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
   O      --- 10   86%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   84%  C Snelling      Walk
   O      1--  3   86%  J Williams      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Snelling to 2B
   R      -2-  5   79%  F Lopez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Snelling Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Lopez to 2B
   O      -2-  1   82%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerome Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   81%  K Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   80%  E Renteria      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   79%  C Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   82%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   83%  D Young         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   84%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 1.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerome Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   83%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   82%  B McCann        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   82%  J Francoeur     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   84%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   86%  B Schneider     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  4   84%  C Snelling      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B)
                  Kory Casto pinch hits for Jerome Williams batting 9th
   O      1--  4   87%  K Casto         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 1.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-1, Micah Bowie facing 7-8-9
                  Micah Bowie replaces Kory Casto pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   86%  S Thorman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   85%  R Langerhans    Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   84%  J Smoltz        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, John Smoltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   87%  F Lopez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   89%  R Belliard      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   87%  R Zimmerman     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   85%  D Young         Single to LF (Line Drive); Zimmerman to 2B
   R      12-  4   75%  R Church        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Zimmerman Scores/unER/No RBI; Young to 2B
   O      12- 11   82%  R Fick          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 2.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Micah Bowie facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   84%  K Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  Ryan Wagner replaces Micah Bowie pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   82%  E Renteria      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--      83%  C Jones         Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
          -2-  5   84%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   82%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5   90%  B McCann        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Jones to 3B
                  Jesus Colome replaces Robert Fick pitching and batting 6th; Austin Kearns replaces Ryan Wagner playing RF batting 9th
          1-3  5   91%  J Francoeur     Walk; McCann to 2B
   O      123  1   88%  S Thorman       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 5, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-5, John Smoltz facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   83%  B Schneider     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   R      1--  2   65%  C Snelling      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Schneider Scores
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces John Smoltz pitching and batting 9th
          --3  2   56%  A Kearns        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   R      1-3  4   45%  F Lopez         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Snelling Scores; Kearns to 2B
   O      12-  4   56%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
                  Rafael Soriano replaces Scott Thorman pitching and batting 7th; Craig Wilson replaces Oscar Villarreal playing 1B batting 9th
   O      12- 10   66%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
   O      12- 12   75%  D Young         Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Nationals 4.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jesus Colome facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   73%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   71%  C Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   74%  K Johnson       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Johnson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  5   70%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-5, Rafael Soriano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   76%  R Church        Strikeout Looking
                  D'Angelo Jimenez pinch hits for Jesus Colome batting 6th
   O      ---  2   81%  D Jimenez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   84%  B Schneider     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 5, Nationals 4.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jon Rauch facing 3-4-5
                  Jon Rauch replaces D'Angelo Jimenez pitching and batting 6th
   R      ---  4   93%  C Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   92%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   91%  B McCann        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   91%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Nationals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Wickman facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Wickman replaces Rafael Soriano pitching and batting 7th
   O      ---  2   96%  C Snelling      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Kearns        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  F Lopez         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Nationals 4.

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