Braves 9, Nationals 2

W:	C. James (10-10)
L:	M. Chico (5-8)

Washington Nationals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
N Logan CF	5	0	2	0	0	3	3	.270
F Lopez SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.244
R Zimmerman 3B	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	.267
D Young 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.325
A Kearns RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.267
W Pena LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.238
R Belliard 2B	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.278
J Flores C	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.255
M Chico P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150
a-J Maxwell PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
J Albaladejo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-T Batista PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.278
S Rivera P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
A Munoz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
W Abreu P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-R Langerhans PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.161
Totals	35	2	9	2	2	8	17
a-struck out swinging for M Chico in the 6th b-singled to left for J Albaladejo in the 7th c-tripled to deep center for W Abreu in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Flores (8, C James) 3B: R Langerhans (2, T Yates) HR: R Belliard (9, 7th inning off C James 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Belliard 2 (44) GIDP: F Lopez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Logan 1, D Young 1, J Flores 1, F Lopez 1 Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: F Lopez (18, ground ball); N Logan (2, fly ball); R Zimmerman (23, throw)

Washington Nationals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Chico (L, 7-9)	5.0	6	6	0	1	5	1	79-54	4.61
J Albaladejo	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4-4	0.00
S Rivera	0.2	1	2	2	3	0	0	20-8	3.84
A Munoz	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12-6	0.00
W Abreu	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	17-8	6.15
Totals	8.0	8	9	3	5	5	2	132-80
PITCHING Batters faced: M Chico 24; J Albaladejo 3; S Rivera 6; A Munoz 2; W Abreu 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Chico 4-6; J Albaladejo 2-1; S Rivera 1-1; A Munoz 0-1; W Abreu 1-2 Game Scores: M Chico 47

Atlanta Braves
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Y Escobar 2B-SS	4	3	2	1	1	1	0	.325
E Renteria SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.337
a-K Johnson PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287
C Jones 3B	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	.330
C Woodward 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192
M Teixeira 1B	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	.309
J Francoeur RF	2	1	1	4	2	1	0	.295
A Jones CF	3	0	0	1	0	1	3	.223
B McCann C	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.275
M Diaz LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.344
C James P	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.128
P Moylan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
M Acosta P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-S Thorman PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220
T Yates P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	9	8	9	5	5	12
a-flied out to left for E Renteria in the 8th b-grounded to second for M Acosta in the 8th
BATTING HR: J Francoeur (17, 5th inning off M Chico 2 on, 2 Out); Y Escobar (4, 8th inning off W Abreu 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Francoeur 4 (91), A Jones (85), M Teixeira 2 (34), B McCann (86), Y Escobar (25) SF: A Jones 2-out RBI: J Francoeur 3, B McCann Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Diaz 2, B McCann 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (E Renteria-Y Escobar-M Teixeira).

Atlanta Braves
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C James (W, 11-10)	6.1	8	2	2	1	4	1	100-71	4.21
P Moylan (H, 8)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-5	1.83
M Acosta	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16-9	1.32
T Yates	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20-15	4.70
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	2	8	1	144-100
PITCHING Balk: C James Batters faced: C James 27; P Moylan 2; M Acosta 4; T Yates 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C James 9-6; P Moylan 1-0; M Acosta 0-2; T Yates 1-0 Game Scores: C James 52

Scoring Summary
			WAS	ATL
	1st	J Francoeur walked, E Renteria scored, C Jones to third, M Teixeira to second.	0	1
	1st	A Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, C Jones scored, M Teixeira to third.	0	2
	5th	M Teixeira grounded into fielder's choice to third, Y Escobar scored, E Renteria out at third, C Jones to second, C Jones to third, M Teixeira to second on throwing error by third baseman R Zimmerman.	0	3
	5th	J Francoeur homered to right, C Jones and M Teixeira scored.	0	6
	7th	R Belliard homered to left, A Kearns scored.	2	6
	7th	M Teixeira singled to right, Y Escobar scored, C Jones to second.	2	7
	7th	B McCann walked, M Teixeira scored, J Francoeur to third, A Jones to second.	2	8
	8th	Y Escobar homered to left.	2	9
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Game Notes

NATIONALS BENCH COACH PAT CORRALES EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE JIM REYNOLDS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH

Game Information
Stadium	Turner Field, Atlanta, GA
Attendance	36,940 (74.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:45
Weather	86 degrees, cloudy
Wind	0 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Lance Barksdale

Atlanta leads 2-0 (as of 9/8)

Houston	1	Final
NY Mets	3

Minnesota	7	Final
Chi White Sox	8

Florida	1	Final
Philadelphia	9

LA Dodgers	6	Final
San Francisco	2

Boston	5	Final
Baltimore	11

Seattle	6	Final
Detroit	12

Washington	2	Final
Atlanta	9

Chi Cubs	5	Final
Pittsburgh	1

NY Yankees	11	Final
Kansas City	5

Milwaukee	4	Final
Cincinnati	3

Toronto	4	Final
Tampa Bay	5

Oakland	3	Final
Texas	7

San Diego	3	Final
Colorado	1

Cleveland	6	Final
LA Angels	1

St. Louis	8	Final
Arizona	9

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