Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals - Box Score - April 21, 2006

Scores for Apr 21, 2006

Final

Series: Game 1 of 2

Washington leads 1-0 (as of 4/21)

(8-9, 5-6 away)

(7-10, 1-3 home)

7:05 PM ET, April 21, 2006

RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
P Orr 2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.200
W Betemit 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.273
R Langerhans LF	4	0	0	0	0	4	1	.308
A Jones CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.299
A LaRoche 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.241
J Francoeur RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203
B McCann C	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	.292
T Pena SS	3	1	1	0	0	2	2	.125
J Smoltz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-B Jordan PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313
K Ray P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-M Diaz PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.200
L Cormier P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Remlinger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
O Villarreal P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	3	6	3	0	11	5
a-popped out to second for J Smoltz in the 6th b-hit sacrifice fly to right for K Ray in the 8th
BATTING 2B: B McCann 2 (5, J Patterson 2) 3B: P Orr (2, J Patterson) RBI: M Diaz (2), P Orr (2), W Betemit (7) S: J Smoltz SF: M Diaz 2-out RBI: P Orr, W Betemit Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Pena 1, P Orr 1 Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 1 (T Pena-A LaRoche).

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Smoltz	5.0	7	3	3	0	3	2	74-49	4.15
K Ray	2.0	3	0	0	2	1	0	39-22	3.86
L Cormier (L, 4-5)	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	18-9	2.45
M Remlinger	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5-1	5.06
O Villarreal	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	13-8	2.08
Totals	8.0	13	7	7	4	5	3	149-89
PITCHING WP: M Remlinger IBB: D Ward (By L Cormier) Batters faced: J Smoltz 21; K Ray 10; L Cormier 3; M Remlinger 1; O Villarreal 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Smoltz 7-5; K Ray 1-3; L Cormier 1-0; M Remlinger 0-0; O Villarreal 0-1 Game Scores: J Smoltz 44

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Soriano LF	5	3	4	5	0	0	0	.333
J Vidro 2B	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	.375
N Johnson 1B	5	0	1	0	0	2	2	.383
J Guillen RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.292
R Zimmerman 3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.231
R Church CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	.280
R Clayton SS	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.233
a-D Ward PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.364
D Jackson PR-SS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154
B Schneider C	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.204
b-M LeCroy PH-C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.273
J Patterson P	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
M Stanton P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-M Byrd PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
d-M Anderson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.133
C Cordero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	35	7	13	6	4	5	14
a-intentionally walked for R Clayton in the 8th b-walked for B Schneider in the 8th c-hit for J Patterson in the 8th d-lined out to right for M Byrd in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Guillen (4, J Smoltz); A Soriano (5, K Ray) 3B: R Church (1, L Cormier); J Vidro (1, O Villarreal) HR: A Soriano 3 (6, 1st inning off J Smoltz 0 on, 0 Out; 3rd inning off J Smoltz 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off O Villarreal 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Soriano 5 (12), R Zimmerman (12) 2-out RBI: R Zimmerman, A Soriano 3 GIDP: B Schneider Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Johnson 1, R Church 1, B Schneider 1, J Guillen 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING CS: A Soriano (2, 3rd base by K Ray/B McCann)

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Patterson	7.2	5	3	3	0	8	0	99-70	3.86
M Stanton (W, 7-7; B, 6)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	2.84
C Cordero	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-11	3.37
Totals	9.0	6	3	3	0	11	0	121-87
PITCHING Batters faced: J Patterson 28; M Stanton 2; C Cordero 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Patterson 3-12; M Stanton 0-0; C Cordero 1-0 Game Scores: J Patterson 65

			ATL	WAS
	1st	A Soriano homered to left.	0	1
	3rd	A Soriano homered to left.	0	2
	3rd	R Zimmerman singled to left, J Guillen scored.	0	3
	8th	M Diaz hit sacrifice fly to right, B McCann scored.	0	3
	8th	P Orr tripled to deep right center, T Pena Jr scored.	1	3
	8th	W Betemit singled to center, P Orr scored.	3	3
	8th	R Church scored, D Jackson to second on wild pitch by M Remlinger.	3	4
	8th	A Soriano homered to left center, D Jackson and M LeCroy scored.	3	7
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THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 2 HOUR AND 19 MINUTE DELAY.
THE HOME RUN BY WASHINGTON'S ALFONSO SORIANO LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.

Stadium	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance	24,597 (59.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:38
Weather	57 degrees, overcast
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Bruce Froemming, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Brian Runge

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