April 16, 2007: Nationals 6 Braves 3

Posted by spooky at 9:21 PM




It wasn't exactly pretty at the end, but the Nationals hold on to hand the Braves a 6-3 loss and break their 4 game losing streak. The Nationals got 3 hits in the 1st to put 2 runs on the board, and would hold on to the lead for the entire game. Austin Kearns was the offensive star of the game with a 3 for 4, 3 RBI performance that left him a triple short of the cycle.

The Nats bullpen was once again a little shaky in this one. After 6 innings of solid work from Matt Chico, the Nats went to Ryan Wagner with the 3 run lead. Wagner allowed a leadoff single, then followed a strikeout with a HBP and another single. Yet with the bases loaded, he induced 2 fly ball outs to end the inning and went on to pitch a perfect 8th. Jesus Colome then started the 9th with a 5 run lead. He immediately allowed a solo homer to Brian McCann, which was followed by a single, popout, single, and wild pitch. With the tying runner on deck I brought in closer Chad Cordero, who allowed a single to let another runner across but then got the 2 needed outs to seal the win.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Washington Nationals          4/16/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Woodward 2B       5  0  3  1 .500     F.Lopez SS          5  0  0  0 .267  
  E.Renteria SS       4  0  0  0 .365     R.Belliard 2B       4  1  1  0 .240  
  C.Jones 3B          5  0  1  0 .340   F-K.Casto LF          0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Jones CF          4  1  1  1 .173     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  1  1  1 .250  
  J.Francoeur RF      4  0  0  0 .196     D.Young 1B          3  0  1  0 .314  
  B.McCann C          4  1  2  1 .294   A-J.Wilson PR         0  1  0  0 .286  
  M.Diaz LF           4  1  2  0 .258     R.Wagner P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Wilson 1B         2  0  0  0 .143   D-D.Jimenez PH,2B     1  0  0  0 .333  
G-R.Langerhans PH     1  0  0  0 .346     A.Kearns RF         4  1  3  3 .345  
  C.James P           2  0  0  0 .200     R.Church CF         3  2  0  0 .212  
C-K.Johnson PH        1  0  1  0 .296     B.Schneider C       3  0  2  1 .222  
  T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Colome P          0  0  0  01.000  
  S.Colyer P          0  0  0  0 ----     C.Cordero P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  P.Moylan P          1  0  1  01.000     C.Snelling LF       3  0  0  0 .200  
                                        E-J.Flores PH,C       0  0  0  0 .300  
                                          M.Chico P           2  0  0  0 .167  
                                        B-R.Fick 1B           1  0  0  1 .077  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  3 11  3                 Totals      33  6  8  6
 
A-Pinch Ran For Young In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Chico In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For James In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wagner In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Snelling In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Belliard In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 2  -  3 11  2
Nationals....... 2 0 0  1 0 1  0 2    -  6  8  0
 
Braves (7-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.James LOSS(1-1)         6       6   4   2   1   0   0  89   5.60
T.Yates                   1 2/3   2   2   2   1   0   1  36   2.57
S.Colyer                  0       0   0   0   2   0   0   4   0.00
P.Moylan                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                    8       8   6   4   4   1   1
 
Nationals (8-5)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Chico WIN(3-0)          6       5   1   1   1   6   1  90   1.47
R.Wagner HOLD(1st)        2       2   0   0   0   1   0  27   1.17
J.Colome                  0 1/3   3   2   2   0   0   1  15   7.45
C.Cordero SAVE(5th)       0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.00
Totals                    9      11   3   3   1   7   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,102 DATE- Monday, April 16th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Bill Miller, Marvin Hudson
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 9  Nationals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Nationals: 1
ERRORS- E.Renteria, B.McCann
DOUBLES- R.Belliard(2nd), A.Kearns(5th)
HOME RUNS- A.Jones(2nd), B.McCann(5th), A.Kearns(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Wilson(1st)
WALKS- E.Renteria, R.Church, B.Schneider, J.Flores, R.Fick
HIT BY PITCH- C.Wilson
STRIKE OUTS- E.Renteria, C.Jones, B.McCann-2, M.Diaz-2, C.Wilson, F.Lopez
GIDP- C.Jones
WILD PITCHES- J.Colome
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Ryan Church robbed Edgar Renteria of an extra base hit.
 
At RFK STADIUM the Washington Nationals outscored the Atlanta Braves 6 to
3.
 
Washington claimed the early lead in the first inning with 2 runs utilizing 3
base hits.  After an out was recorded, Ronnie Belliard began the Washington
spurt when he doubled.  Ryan Zimmerman followed and he banged out a single
which scored a run.  Zimmerman took second on the throw.  One out later,
Austin Kearns came up and he doubled scoring the final run of the inning.
Atlanta had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
The victory went to Matt Chico(3-0) who went 6 innings, allowing 1 run. Chico
got help from Chad Cordero who was credited with his 5th save.  Chuck
James(1-1) was the loser.  
 
'Some losses are harder to take than others' Bobby Cox lamented after the
game.  'This was one of them.'








 

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