May 16, 2007 Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
NYY 3 NYY 8
@CHW 1 CLE 7
MIN 1 KCR 4
@OAK 3 LAA 5
@SEA 0 TBD 11
TEX 8 TOR 2
BAL 1 COL 5
ARI 3 HOU 2
SFG 1 LAD 5
STL 4 NYM 8
CHC 1 PHI 6
MIL 2 FLA 4
@PIT 3 SDP 3
CIN 2 WSN 6
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 20,329

Wednesday, May 16, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Braves

25-15

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          2  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 10  1
Nationals       1  0  0   1  4  0   0  0  X    6  5  1

W: B Traber (1-0), L: K Davies (1-2), S: J Rauch (2)

Nationals

14-26

Won 1

5th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .277  .865   18    1   3   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .331  .898   15    1   4   2B
C Jones 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .301 1.038   11    0   2   2B
A Jones CF                    4   0   2   2    0   2  .231  .790   17    2   0   
B McCann C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .787   12    4   0   GDP
J Francoeur RF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .295  .828    8    1   0   2B
S Thorman 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .271  .804   14   12   2   
W Harris LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .404  .983   18    1   0   
K Davies P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    6    2   1   
  C Paronto P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Woodward PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .547    4    0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Diaz PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .742    4    0   0   
Totals                       37   4  10   4    0  11              127   24  14

BATTING

2B: J Francoeur (11, off L Speigner); E Renteria (9, off L Speigner); C Jones (13, off L Speigner).

TB: E Renteria 3; S Thorman 2; J Francoeur 2; A Jones 2; C Jones 2; K Johnson; W Harris.

GIDP: B McCann (5).

RBI: A Jones 2 (30); S Thorman (21); W Harris (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: K Johnson (3).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Guzman SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .702   12    0   2   
R Belliard 2B                 4   2   1   1    0   0  .271  .647   12    4   3   
R Zimmerman 3B                3   2   2   2    1   0  .247  .669   15    2   2   HR,2B
R Church LF                   4   0   1   3    0   0  .265  .809   12    1   0   2B
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .752   15    0   0   
B Schneider C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .632   17   10   1   
R Fick 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .538   13    7   1   
R Langerhans CF-LF            3   1   1   0    0   2  .129  .382   10    2   0   
L Speigner P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  B Traber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Flores PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .321  .870    6    0   0   
  R King P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Abreu P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Young PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .705    2    0   0   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  N Logan CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
Totals                       30   6   5   6    3   4              116   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Zimmerman (9, off K Davies); R Church (14, off K Davies).

HR: R Zimmerman (3, off K Davies; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: R Zimmerman 6; R Church 2; R Langerhans; R Belliard.

RBI: R Church 3 (18); R Zimmerman 2 (17); R Belliard (11).

2-out RBI: R Church 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Guzman-R Belliard-R Fick.

E: R Fick (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
K Davies, L (1-2)              4.2   5   6   2    2   3   1   5.17   22   72-47   23· 7·17   10· 2· 5· 0     39    -     1.38  -0.50
C Paronto                      0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.06    2   12-5     2· 0· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.99   0.02
O Villarreal                   2     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.74    6   20-13    6· 3· 4    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.05
B Wickman                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.65    3   12-9     6· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     5   6   2    3   4   1          33  116-74   37·10·27   16· 5· 5· 0          1-0

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 Speigner                     4     8   4   4    0   4   0   4.91   20   58-45   25· 8·12    8· 3· 6· 0     34    -     0.94  -0.23
B Traber, W (1-0)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   11-7     4· 1· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.74   0.04
R King, H (2)                  0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   8.00    2   10-7     3· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.05
W Abreu, H (2)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    1    4-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.52   0.01
S Rivera, H (5)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.83    4   19-11    8· 2· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.68   0.07
C Cordero, H (1)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.15    3   11-6     2· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.07
J Rauch, S (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.80    3   13-9     5· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9    10   4   4    0  11   0          37  126-88   47·20·21   14· 6· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: L Speigner (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 20,329.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 6mph out to Centerfield, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals                 
1. K Johnson            2B    1. C Guzman             SS 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. R Belliard           2B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. R Church             LF 
5. B McCann             C     5. A Kearns             RF 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. B Schneider          C  
7. S Thorman            1B    7. R Fick               1B 
8. W Harris             LF    8. R Langerhans         CF 
9. K Davies             P     9. L Speigner           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  4-3  123  4   36%  81% R Church        K Davies        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Flores Scores/unER; Belliard Scores/unER; Zimmerman Scores/unER
   b 1   1  2-0  1--  2   11%  46% R Zimmerman     K Davies        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Belliard Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  2  -11%  31% A Jones         L Speigner      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores; Jones Scores
   t 4   1  1-2  -2-  1  -10%  25% S Thorman       L Speigner      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Francoeur Scores; Thorman to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 4   0  4-1  ---  1   10%  30% R Zimmerman     K Davies        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Levale Speigner facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  K Johnson       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  2   50%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   41%  C Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Renteria to 3B
   RR     -23  2   31%  A Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Renteria Scores; Jones Scores
   OO     1--  2   35%  B McCann        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Kyle Davies facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   32%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3   35%  R Belliard      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   46%  R Zimmerman     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Belliard Scores
   O      -2-  3   43%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-1B; Zimmerman to 3B
   O      --3  1   39%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Levale Speigner facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   41%  J Francoeur     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   39%  S Thorman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   41%  W Harris        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Thorman to 2B
   O      -2-  3   44%  K Davies        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Kyle Davies facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   41%  B Schneider     Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   40%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   39%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Levale Speigner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   41%  K Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   37%  E Renteria      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   40%  C Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  6   43%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-2, Kyle Davies facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   41%  L Speigner      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   39%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   37%  R Belliard      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 1.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Levale Speigner facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   40%  B McCann        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   35%  J Francoeur     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  1   25%  S Thorman       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Francoeur Scores; Thorman to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-      23%  W Harris        Wild Pitch; Thorman to 3B
   R      --3  2   18%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Thorman Scores
   O      1--  3   20%  K Davies        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--  3   18%  K Johnson       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Harris to 3B
   O      1-3  2   21%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 1-4, Kyle Davies facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   30%  R Zimmerman     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   28%  R Church        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   26%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   24%  B Schneider     Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 2.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-2, Billy Traber facing 3-4-5
                  Billy Traber replaces Levale Speigner pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   26%  C Jones         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   24%  A Jones         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   26%  B McCann        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   28%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 2-4, Kyle Davies facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   25%  R Fick          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  2   29%  R Langerhans    Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
                  Jesus Flores pinch hits for Billy Traber batting 9th
          1--  6   34%  J Flores        Walk; Langerhans to 2B
          12-  5   43%  C Guzman        Reached on E4/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Langerhans to 3B; Flores to 2B
   RO     123  2   41%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Langerhans Scores/unER; Flores to 3B
          1-3  6   45%  R Zimmerman     Walk; Belliard to 2B
   RRR    123  4   81%  R Church        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Flores Scores/unER; Belliard Scores/unER; Zimmerman Scores/unER
                  Chad Paronto replaces Kyle Davies pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  6   81%  A Kearns        Walk
   O      12-  6   78%  B Schneider     Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 6.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Ray King facing 7-8-9
                  Ray King replaces Jesus Flores pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   82%  S Thorman       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   84%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
                  Winston Abreu replaces Ray King pitching and batting 9th; Chris Woodward pinch hits for Chad Paronto batting 9th
   O      ---  4   85%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Oscar Villarreal facing 7-8-9
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Chris Woodward pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   84%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Swinging
                  Dmitri Young pinch hits for Winston Abreu batting 9th
   O      ---  2   82%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 6.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Saul Rivera facing 1-2-3
                  Saul Rivera replaces Dmitri Young pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   76%  K Johnson       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   81%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  6   86%  C Jones         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  5   89%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Oscar Villarreal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   88%  C Guzman        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   87%  R Belliard      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   87%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 6.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Chad Cordero facing 5-6-7
                  Chad Cordero replaces Saul Rivera pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  B McCann        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   93%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   94%  S Thorman       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bob Wickman facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Wickman replaces Oscar Villarreal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   93%  R Church        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   93%  A Kearns        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   93%  B Schneider     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 6.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 4-6, Jon Rauch facing 8-9-1
                  Jon Rauch replaces Ryan Church pitching and batting 4th; Ryan Langerhans moves to LF; Nook Logan replaces Chad Cordero playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   97%  W Harris        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  Matt Diaz pinch hits for Bob Wickman batting 9th
   O      ---  4   99%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  K Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 4, Nationals 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation