Final
Washington leads 2-1 (as of 8/16)
| Game 1: Monday, August 14 | ||
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| Atlanta | 10 | Final |
| Washington | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 15 | ||
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| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 16 | ||
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| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 9 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, August 17 | ||
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| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| Washington | 0 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 16, 2006
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Giles 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .264 | ||
| E Renteria SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 | ||
| C Jones 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | ||
| J Francoeur RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | ||
| M Diaz LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| T Pratt C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .195 | ||
| R Langerhans CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .241 | ||
| J Smoltz P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .149 | ||
| a-A Jones PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| T Pena PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | ||
| C Paronto P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Ray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M McBride P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-P Orr PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |||
| a-singled to left for J Smoltz in the 6th b-singled to left center for T Yates in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Diaz (10, B Traber); J Francoeur (18, B Traber) HR: A Laroche (24, 8th inning off J Rauch 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Francoeur (82), A LaRoche 2 (66), T Pratt (17), R Langerhans (22), A Jones (101) 2-out RBI: R Langerhans, A Jones GIDP: T Pratt Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Smoltz 1, M Giles 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Jones (15, throw) Outfield Assist: J Francoeur (A Soriano at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Smoltz (L, 16-9) | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 110-69 | 3.62 | |
| C Paronto | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 2.45 | |
| K Ray | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22-11 | 4.07 | |
| M McBride | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 4.03 | |
| T Yates | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.60 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 157-95 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Smoltz 26; C Paronto 3; K Ray 6; M McBride 1; T Yates 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Smoltz 5-3; C Paronto 0-2; K Ray 0-2; M McBride 0-1; T Yates 2-0 Game Scores: J Smoltz 28 | ||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Soriano LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 | ||
| F Lopez SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 | ||
| R Zimmerman 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 | ||
| N Johnson 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .290 | ||
| A Kearns RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .264 | ||
| A Escobar CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .324 | ||
| S Rivera P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-M Anderson PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 | ||
| J Rauch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Schneider C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | ||
| B Castro 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||
| B Traber P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 | ||
| R Church CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |||
| a-walked for S Rivera in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Schneider (12, J Smoltz) HR: R Zimmerman (16, 4th inning off J Smoltz 1 on, 1 Out); B Schneider (4, 7th inning off K Ray 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Castro (2), A Soriano (78), R Zimmerman 3 (78), N Johnson (61), B Schneider 3 (40) 2-out RBI: R Zimmerman, N Johnson, B Schneider 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Kearns 3 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: F Lopez (32, 2nd base off J Smoltz/T Pratt) CS: R Church (1, 2nd base by C Paronto/T Pratt) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Zimmerman (10, throw) DP: 1 (B Castro-F Lopez-N Johnson). | ||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Traber (W, 4-3) | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 81-52 | 5.49 | |
| S Rivera (H, 9) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 4.01 | |
| J Rauch | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15-10 | 3.31 | |
| C Cordero (S, 29) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.31 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 123-83 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: M Diaz (By B Traber); A LaRoche (By B Traber) Batters faced: B Traber 26; S Rivera 5; J Rauch 4; C Cordero 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Traber 9-5; S Rivera 1-2; J Rauch 0-1; C Cordero 3-0 Game Scores: B Traber 41 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| ATL | WAS | |||
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| 2nd | B Castro grounded out to second, A Escobar scored, B Schneider to third. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | A Soriano singled to left, B Schneider scored, B Traber to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | R Zimmerman reached on infield single to third, B Traber scored, F Lopez to third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | N Johnson singled to right center, F Lopez scored, R Zimmerman to third. | 0 | 4 | |
| 4th | J Francoeur doubled to deep center, E Renteria scored, C Jones to third. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | A LaRoche singled to right, C Jones scored, J Francoeur to third, M Diaz to second. | 2 | 4 | |
| 4th | T Pratt grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Francoeur scored, A LaRoche out at second, M Diaz to third. | 3 | 4 | |
| 4th | R Zimmerman homered to left center, F Lopez scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 6th | R Langerhans singled to left center, J Francoeur scored, A LaRoche to second. | 4 | 6 | |
| 6th | A Jones singled to left, A LaRoche scored, R Langerhans to third. | 5 | 6 | |
| 7th | B Schneider homered to right, N Johnson and M Anderson scored. | 5 | 9 | |
| 8th | A LaRoche homered to right. | 6 | 9 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. |
| Attendance | 28,094 (67.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Tony Randazzo, Third Base - Jim Wolf |