Game 79 Recap: Braves 9, Nationals 8
The Braves held on to beat the Nationals in game 1 of their weekend series in Washington.
| Final - 7.3.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Washington | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate McLouth, CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Martin Prado, 2B | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Chipper Jones, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .295 |
| Brian McCann, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| Yunel Escobar, SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .299 |
| Matt Diaz, LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Garret Anderson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Mike Gonzalez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rafael Soriano, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Casey Kotchman, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 |
| Kenshin Kawakami, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .130 |
| Boone Logan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brooks Conrad, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Peter Moylan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Gregor Blanco, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Conrad
Doubles - Prado 2, Jones, McCann, Escobar
Sacrifices - McCann, Escobar, Diaz
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Errors - Kawakami
Home runs - Conrad
Doubles - Prado 2, Jones, McCann, Escobar
Sacrifices - McCann, Escobar, Diaz
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Errors - Kawakami
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenshin Kawakami | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.46 | 0 | 92-56 |
| Boone Logan (W, 1-0) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 18-13 |
| Peter Moylan (, 2-2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 | 0 | 16-9 |
| Mike Gonzalez (, 3-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.54 | 0 | 17-11 |
| Rafael Soriano (S, 1-1; S,8) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.63 | 0 | 24-11 |
Pitching
IBB - Escobar by Villone
Jones by Beimel
Kotchman by Detwiler
Harris by Kawakami
IBB - Escobar by Villone
Jones by Beimel
Kotchman by Detwiler
Harris by Kawakami
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan, CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| Nick Johnson, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| Ryan Zimmerman, 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| Adam Dunn, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .261 |
| Josh Willingham, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| Cristian Guzman, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| Josh Bard, C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Willie Harris, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| Anderson Hernandez, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Ross Detwiler, P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .083 |
| Tyler Clippard, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Burnett, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alberto Gonzalez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Jesus Colome, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ron Villone, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Julian Tavarez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Austin Kearns, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| Joe Beimel, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Dunn
Doubles - Guzman, Harris
Hit by pitch - Willingham
Sacrifice flies - Guzman
Stolen Bases - Morgan
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Beimel
Home runs - Dunn
Doubles - Guzman, Harris
Hit by pitch - Willingham
Sacrifice flies - Guzman
Stolen Bases - Morgan
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Beimel
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Detwiler | 3.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.81 | 1 | 86-53 |
| Tyler Clippard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 29-17 |
| Sean Burnett | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 0 | 5-2 |
| Jesus Colome (L, 1-1) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.40 | 0 | 21-10 |
| Ron Villone | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 15-5 |
| Julian Tavarez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 0 | 13-6 |
| Joe Beimel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.41 | 0 | 17-10 |
Pitching
IBB - Escobar by Villone
Jones by Beimel
Kotchman by Detwiler
Harris by Kawakami
IBB - Escobar by Villone
Jones by Beimel
Kotchman by Detwiler
Harris by Kawakami
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo, Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Duration: 3:28
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo, Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Duration: 3:28
