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

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NYY 4
@BOS 3 CHW 9
LAA 7 KCR 4
@CLE 3 DET 6
@MIN 4 TEX 11
@OAK 9 TBD 9
@SEA 2 BAL 8
@TOR 6
(12) COL 13
FLA 0 HOU 15
PIT 3 ARI 6
@LAD 1 MIL 5
CIN 2 PHI 10
@NYM 6 SDP 5
SFG 1 CHC 4
@STL 2 ATL 3
@WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 23,935

Sunday, September 16, 2007, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Braves

76-73

Won 1

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: T Hudson (16-8), L: S Hill (4-4)

Nationals

66-83

Lost 1

4th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Johnson 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .282  .851   19    1   3   HR
E Renteria SS                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .334  .867   16    2   5   
C Jones 3B                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .335 1.028   22    1   1   
M Teixeira 1B                 3   0   2   2    1   0  .308  .954   16   10   1   2B
B McCann C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .272  .789   15    6   0   IW
J Francoeur RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .778   10    3   0   
A Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .724   18    2   0   
B Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    1   0   
T Hudson P                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .264  .590   11    1   2   2B
Totals                       35   3   8   3    4   4              143   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Teixeira (31, off M Bacsik); T Hudson (3, off M Bacsik).

HR: K Johnson (16, off S Hill; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

IBB: B McCann (7, by S Hill).

TB: K Johnson 5; M Teixeira 3; T Hudson 3; C Jones 2.

RBI: M Teixeira 2 (92); K Johnson (68).

2-out RBI: K Johnson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Johnson-E Renteria-M Teixeira; E Renteria-M Teixeira.

E: K Johnson (13).

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jimenez 2B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .685   12    1   1   2B
F Lopez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .651   14    3   3   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .268  .795   11    1   8   
A Kearns RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .751   15    0   0   
R Church CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .783   11    3   0   
W Pena LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .764   10    3   0   
R Fick 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .597    6   10   0   GDP
J Flores C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .695    7    6   0   GDP
S Hill P                      0   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .297    6    0   0   
  R Langerhans PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .162  .556    4    0   0   
  M Bacsik P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .107  .281         0   0   
  C Schroder P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Belliard PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .746    4    0   0   
  L Ayala P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    1   6              100   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Jimenez (5, off T Hudson).

TB: D Jimenez 3; F Lopez; R Fick; R Church; W Pena; R Zimmerman.

GIDP: J Flores (5); R Fick (8).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

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
T Hudson, W (16-8)             9     7   0   0    1   6   0   3.33   34  100-72   40· 7·25   17· 7· 3· 0     78    -     1.17   0.46
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   6   0          34  100-72   40· 7·25   17· 7· 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
S Hill, L (4-4)                5     5   3   3    4   2   1   3.01   24   88-53   28· 3·22   13· 5· 0· 0     43    -     1.03  -0.11
M Bacsik                       2     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.86    8   29-17   11· 3· 3    2· 5· 1· 0          0-0    0.41   0.04
C Schroder                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.55    3   18-11    5· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.01
L Ayala                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.19    4    8-6     5· 0· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   4   1          39  143-87   49·10·28   16·12· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Hill (2; B McCann).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 23,935.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals                 
1. K Johnson            2B    1. D Jimenez            2B 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. F Lopez              SS 
3. C Jones              3B    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. M Teixeira           1B    4. A Kearns             RF 
5. B McCann             C     5. R Church             CF 
6. J Francoeur          RF    6. W Pena               LF 
7. A Jones              CF    7. R Fick               1B 
8. B Jones              LF    8. J Flores             C  
9. T Hudson             P     9. S Hill               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  123  3   17%  78% M Teixeira      S Hill          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hudson Scores; Renteria Scores; Jones to 3B; Teixeira to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 4   2  0-2  ---  3    9%  80% K Johnson       S Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   b 5   0  3-0  1--  2    9%  86% J Flores        T Hudson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  2    8%  49% R Fick          T Hudson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 6   0  3-0  ---  2   -7%  78% D Jimenez       T Hudson        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hill facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  K Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   46%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   47%  C Jones         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   49%  M Teixeira      Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  B McCann        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  D Jimenez       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  5   45%  F Lopez         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   42%  R Zimmerman     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lopez to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  A Kearns        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  4   50%  R Church        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   46%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   45%  B Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   41%  W Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   49%  R Fick          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Flores        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Shawn Hill facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   54%  T Hudson        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   50%  K Johnson       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
          1--  6   54%  E Renteria      Walk; Hudson to 2B
          12-  5   61%  C Jones         Walk; Hudson to 3B; Renteria to 2B
   RR     123  3   78%  M Teixeira      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hudson Scores; Renteria Scores; Jones to 3B; Teixeira to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  4   79%  B McCann        Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   73%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Teixeira to 3B; McCann to 2B
   O      123  7   68%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tim Hudson facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   63%  S Hill          Walk
   O      1--  2   67%  D Jimenez       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   70%  F Lopez         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B); Hill to 2B
   O      -2-  4   73%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Nationals 0.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shawn Hill facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   72%  B Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   70%  T Hudson        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   80%  K Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   79%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   82%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   83%  R Church        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   84%  W Pena          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shawn Hill facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   86%  C Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   84%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   83%  B McCann        Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   82%  J Francoeur     Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   77%  R Fick          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   86%  J Flores        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Shawn Hill batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  R Langerhans    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Bacsik facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Bacsik replaces Ryan Langerhans pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   86%  A Jones         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  5   85%  B Jones         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  2   86%  T Hudson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   84%  K Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   78%  D Jimenez       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   81%  F Lopez         Groundout: 2B-1B; Jimenez to 3B
   O      --3  1   86%  R Zimmerman     Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      --3  2   90%  A Kearns        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Bacsik facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   89%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   88%  C Jones         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   89%  M Teixeira      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   88%  B McCann        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   83%  R Church        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   87%  W Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  2   91%  R Fick          Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   93%  J Flores        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chris Schroder facing 6-7-8
                  Chris Schroder replaces Mike Bacsik pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   93%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   92%  A Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   92%  B Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Hudson facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Belliard pinch hits for Chris Schroder batting 9th
   O      ---  4   94%  R Belliard      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   91%  D Jimenez       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   95%  F Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   97%  R Zimmerman     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Ahead 3-0, Luis Ayala facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Ayala replaces Ron Belliard pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   96%  T Hudson        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  2   97%  K Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   96%  E Renteria      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   96%  C Jones         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Nationals Batting, Behind 0-3, Tim Hudson facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   91%  A Kearns        Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   96%  R Church        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   99%  W Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  1  100%  R Fick          Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Nationals 0.

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