June 26, 2007: Braves 5 Nationals 4

Posted by spooky at 10:35 PM




The Nationals drop below .500 for the first time this season after a heartbreaking loss in 13 innings in Atlanta. The Nats were down by a score of 4-1, but came back with 3 in the top of the 7th on 3 singles and 2 walks. Both teams held serve until the 13th, when the Braves got a double from Jarrod Saltalamacchia and a single from Kelly Johnson off a tired Saul Rivera. I brought it embattered closer Chad Cordero, who quickly gave up a single to Yunel Escobar to give the Braves the win.

One good sign for the Nats: Austin Kearns went 2 for 6 with a home run and a leadoff single in the 10th. Kearns has been in a horrific slump, and is hitting just .178 for the month of June. He and Ryan Church are going to have to hit if the offense is going to carry the decidedly weak starting pitching for the team.


Strat-O-Matic Report





BOXSCORE: 2007 Washington Nationals At 2007 Atlanta Braves          6/26/2007
 
  Nationals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  F.Lopez SS          7  1  3  0 .272     Y.Escobar 2B        7  1  3  1 .385  
  R.Belliard 2B,1B    5  0  3  2 .298     E.Renteria SS       6  1  2  0 .252  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      3  0  0  1 .276     C.Jones 3B          4  0  1  0 .346  
  D.Young 1B          3  0  0  0 .304     A.Jones CF          6  0  1  0 .191  
  L.Ayala P           0  0  0  0 ----     J.Francoeur RF      6  0  2  1 .252  
E-T.Batista PH        1  0  0  0 .300     B.McCann C          6  2  3  0 .277  
  J.Rauch P           0  0  0  0 .000     M.Diaz LF           6  0  1  1 .297  
F-R.Fick PH           1  0  0  0 .144     J.Saltalamacchia 1B 6  1  3  1 .212  
  S.Rivera P          0  0  0  0 ----     B.Carlyle P         3  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Cordero P         0  0  0  0 ----     R.Soriano P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Kearns RF         6  1  2  1 .240     O.Villarreal P      0  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Church LF         6  0  1  0 .210   D-W.Harris PH         1  0  0  0 .245  
  B.Schneider C       3  0  2  0 .229     W.Ledezma P         0  0  0  0 ----  
A-N.Logan PR,CF       3  1  0  0 .347   G-S.Thorman PH        1  0  0  0 .186  
  R.Langerhans CF     1  1  0  0 .184     T.Yates P           0  0  0  0 .000  
C-J.Flores C          2  0  0  0 .200   H-K.Johnson PH        1  0  1  0 .266  
  M.Bacsik P          2  0  0  0 .273                                          
  C.Schroder P        0  0  0  0 ----                                          
B-D.Jimenez PH,2B     4  0  0  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      47  4 11  4                 Totals      53  5 17  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Schneider In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Schroder In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Langerhans In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Villarreal In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Ayala In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Rauch In 11th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Ledezma In 11th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Yates In 13th Inning
 
Nationals....... 0 0 0  1 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  4 11  2
Braves.......... 0 1 0  1 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  5 17  0
 
Nationals (38-39)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Bacsik                  5       9   4   4   0   3   0  83   4.96
C.Schroder                1       1   0   0   0   0   0  14   0.00
L.Ayala                   2       2   0   0   0   1   0  29   0.00
J.Rauch                   2       1   0   0   1   0   0  27   1.70
S.Rivera LOSS(4-2)        2       3   1   1   1   1   0  32   5.23
C.Cordero                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   4   6.08
Totals                   12      17   5   5   2   5   0
 
Braves (38-40)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Carlyle                 6 1/3   8   4   4   3   2   1 115   6.75
R.Soriano                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.83
O.Villarreal BS(1st)      1 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  15   2.61
W.Ledezma                 3       2   0   0   3   2   0  49   6.75
T.Yates WIN(1-2)          2       0   0   0   0   4   0  22   2.73
Totals                   13      11   4   4   7   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 33,762 DATE- Tuesday, June 26th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Kerwin Danley, Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth
T- 4:46
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:12  Braves:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0  Braves: 1
ERRORS- D.Young, R.Church
DOUBLES- F.Lopez(24th), R.Belliard(11th), C.Jones(12th), B.McCann-2(20th),
         J.Saltalamacchia(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Kearns(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Langerhans
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Zimmerman
WALKS- R.Belliard, R.Zimmerman-2, D.Young, R.Langerhans-2, J.Flores, C.Jones-2
STRIKE OUTS- R.Belliard, R.Fick, A.Kearns, R.Church-3, N.Logan, D.Jimenez,
             E.Renteria, A.Jones-2, J.Saltalamacchia, B.Carlyle
GIDP- R.Zimmerman
WILD PITCHES- M.Bacsik, B.Carlyle
 
One run was the difference at Turner Field as the Atlanta Braves defeated the
Washington Nationals in 13 innings 5 to 4.
 
Both teams were tied at 4 runs apiece after nine innings.  Atlanta won the
hard fought contest in the 13th inning.  J. Saltalamacchia doubled.  Kelly
Johnson next to the plate and he lined a one-base hit.  Yunel Escobar then
lined a single giving Atlanta the victory as 33,762 happy fans celebrated
wildly.  Atlanta had 17 hits overall, while Washington had 11.  
 
Tyler Yates(1-2) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory. Saul
Rivera(4-2) was charged with the loss in relief.  He gave up 3 hits and 1
walk in 2 innings.








 

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