Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals - Box Score - April 20, 2009

Scores for Apr 20, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Washington leads 1-0 (as of 4/20)

(6-7, 3-4 away)

(2-10, 2-4 home)

7:05 PM ET, April 20, 2009

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

L: D. Lowe (1-1)

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
K Johnson 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.244	.333	.533
Y Escobar SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	.308	.357	.462
C Jones 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	13	.323	.400	.548
C Kotchman 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	13	.273	.360	.364
J Francoeur RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	.308	.321	.481
M Diaz LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	11	.259	.364	.593
J Schafer CF	2	0	0	0	1	1	12	.255	.327	.426
D Ross C	2	0	1	0	1	0	9	.444	.583	.889
D Lowe P	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
E O'Flaherty P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-G Norton PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000
b-M Prado PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.333	.400	.611
R Soriano P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	30	2	6	2	3	4	102
a-hit for D Lowe in the 8th b-popped out to second for G Norton in the 8th
BATTING 2B: C Kotchman (4, J Zimmermann); M Diaz (3, J Zimmermann) 3B: C Jones (1, J Zimmermann) HR: M Diaz (2, 4th inning off J Zimmermann 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Diaz 2 (7) 2-out RBI: M Diaz 2 GIDP: Y Escobar, D Lowe Braves RISP: 1-5 (Y Escobar 0-1, J Schafer 0-1, M Diaz 1-1, C Kotchman 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING DP: 1 (Y Escobar-K Johnson-C Kotchman).

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Lowe (L, 6-3)	6.0	7	3	3	3	2	0	115-64	3.27
E O'Flaherty	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19-13	6.23
R Soriano	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	24-13	0.00
Totals	8.0	8	3	3	4	6	0	158-90
PITCHING IBB: J Willingham (By D Lowe) HBP: J Willingham (By R Soriano) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Lowe 12/27; E O'Flaherty 2/3; R Soriano 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Lowe 18-3-21-22; E O'Flaherty 3-2-6-2; R Soriano 3-6-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Lowe 8-8; E O'Flaherty 2-0; R Soriano 0-0 Game Scores: D Lowe 45

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Hernandez 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	15	.208	.321	.208
N Johnson 1B	3	1	1	0	1	1	16	.381	.458	.429
R Zimmerman 3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	23	.273	.310	.455
A Dunn RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	15	.316	.527	.632
J Maxwell PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
E Dukes CF	4	1	2	1	0	2	23	.342	.405	.579
J Willingham LF	2	0	1	0	1	0	17	.105	.261	.263
J Flores C	2	0	2	2	1	0	15	.286	.350	.314
A Gonzalez SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	22	.231	.286	.423
J Zimmermann P	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
a-A Cintron PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000
K Wells P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Beimel P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
G Mock P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-R Belliard PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.091	.091	.091
J Hanrahan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	29	3	8	3	4	6	158
a-flied out to center for J Zimmermann in the 6th b-struck out swinging for G Mock in the 8th
BATTING 2B: A Dunn (3, R Soriano) RBI: E Dukes (8), J Flores 2 (4) S: J Zimmermann SF: J Flores GIDP: R Zimmerman Nationals RISP: 2-11 (A Gonzalez 0-3, E Dukes 1-2, R Belliard 0-1, A Cintron 0-1, A Dunn 0-1, R Zimmerman 0-1, J Flores 1-1, A Hernandez 0-1) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: E Dukes (1, 2nd base off D Lowe/D Ross); J Maxwell (1, 3rd base off R Soriano/D Ross)
FIELDING DP: 2 (A Gonzalez-N Johnson, N Johnson-A Hernandez-J Willingham-A Gonzalez).

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Zimmermann (W, 2-2)	6.0	6	2	2	1	3	1	72-51	3.00
K Wells (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8-4	0.00
J Beimel (H, 7)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	1.23
G Mock (H, 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
J Hanrahan (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-7	7.50
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	3	4	1	102-68
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Zimmermann 15/22; K Wells 3/4; J Beimel 2/2; G Mock 1/1; J Hanrahan 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Zimmermann 8-10-15-18; K Wells 1-0-0-3; J Beimel 1-0-1-2; G Mock 0-0-1-1; J Hanrahan 1-3-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Zimmermann 9-5; K Wells 1-2; J Beimel 1-1; G Mock 1-0; J Hanrahan 1-1 Game Scores: J Zimmermann 54

			ATL	WAS
	4th	M Diaz homered to left center, C Jones scored.	2	0
	4th	E Dukes singled to right, N Johnson scored, R Zimmerman to third.	2	1
	4th	J Flores hit sacrifice fly to left, R Zimmerman scored, E Dukes to third.	2	2
	6th	J Flores singled to left, E Dukes scored, J Willingham to second.	2	3
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THE GAME STARTED AFTER A RAIN DELAY OF 2 HOURS, 10 MINUTES. THE GAME RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING AFTER A 33-MINUTE DELAY.

Stadium	Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	12,473 (30.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:24
Weather	58 degrees, overcast
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Brian Onora

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