Final in 14
Series tied 2-2 (as of 9/7)
| Game 1: Thursday, September 4 | ||
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| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, September 5 | ||
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| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 10 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, September 6 | ||
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| Washington | 8 | Final in 10 |
| Atlanta | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, September 7 | ||
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| Washington | 7 | Final in 14 |
| Atlanta | 4 | |
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1:30 PM ET, September 7, 2008
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Hernandez 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .368 | ||
| W Harris LF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .245 | ||
| R Zimmerman 3B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | ||
| L Milledge CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .260 | ||
| E Dukes RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .272 | ||
| A Boone 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | ||
| R Bernadina PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 | ||
| S Rivera P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Montz C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | ||
| A Gonzalez SS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .450 | ||
| C Balester P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | ||
| a-P Orr PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | ||
| C Manning P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Colome P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-K Casto PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | ||
| c-C Guzman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .310 | ||
| G Mock P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Hinckley P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-R Langerhans PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .229 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |||
| a-struck out looking for C Balester in the 7th b-hit for J Colome in the 8th c-grounded to shortstop for K Casto in the 8th d-struck out swinging for M Hinckley in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gonzalez (4, B Boyer); A Boone (12, V Nunez) HR: L Milledge (14, 2nd inning off J Reyes 0 on, 0 Out); A Gonzalez (1, 7th inning off J Tavarez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Milledge (54), A Gonzalez 3 (3) S: C Balester 2-out RBI: A Gonzalez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Montz 1, R Langerhans 1, R Zimmerman 1, C Guzman 1, W Harris 3, L Milledge 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: W Harris (10, 2nd base off M Gonzalez/C Miller) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Hernandez-A Gonzalez-A Boone, S Rivera-A Gonzalez-R Langerhans). Outfield Assist: E Dukes (M Prado at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Balester | 6.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 99-64 | 4.86 | |
| C Manning | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 4.79 | |
| J Colome | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 4.73 | |
| G Mock | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-9 | 4.60 | |
| M Hinckley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 0.00 | |
| S Rivera | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.43 | |
| Totals | 10.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 163-99 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: G Blanco (By M Hinckley) Batters faced: C Balester 29; C Manning 2; J Colome 1; G Mock 3; M Hinckley 4; S Rivera 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Balester 3-11; C Manning 0-1; J Colome 1-0; G Mock 0-1; M Hinckley 1-2; S Rivera 3-0 Game Scores: C Balester 35 | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Blanco CF-LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 | ||
| M Prado 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .341 | ||
| C Jones 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .356 | ||
| K Johnson 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .278 | ||
| Y Escobar SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | ||
| J Francoeur RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .233 | ||
| B Jones LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 | ||
| J Anderson CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | ||
| C Miller C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .086 | ||
| J Reyes P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | ||
| a-R Gotay PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | ||
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Boyer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| W Ohman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Gonzalez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-O Infante PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | ||
| V Nunez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Ridgway P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | |||
| a-flied out to right for J Reyes in the 6th b-flied out to left for M Gonzalez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Jones (21, C Balester) RBI: G Blanco (35), C Jones 2 (70), M Prado (28) 2-out RBI: C Jones 2, M Prado GIDP: J Francoeur 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Jones 1, K Johnson 1, J Francoeur 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Blanco (12, 2nd base off C Balester/L Montz) CS: K Johnson (5, 2nd base by J Colome/L Montz) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Y Escobar (15, throw) | ||||||||||
| Atlanta Braves | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Reyes | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 98-57 | 5.26 | |
| J Tavarez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22-11 | 4.64 | |
| B Boyer | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 5.50 | |
| W Ohman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.46 | |
| M Gonzalez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 4.26 | |
| V Nunez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 5.24 | |
| J Ridgway | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 3.52 | |
| Totals | 11.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 202-119 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: A Gonzalez (By V Nunez) Batters faced: J Reyes 25; J Tavarez 5; B Boyer 5; W Ohman 1; M Gonzalez 4; V Nunez 4; J Ridgway 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Reyes 8-9; J Tavarez 1-0; B Boyer 0-1; W Ohman 1-0; M Gonzalez 1-1; V Nunez 1-0; J Ridgway 2-0 Game Scores: J Reyes 58 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| WAS | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | L Milledge homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | G Blanco singled to center, B Jones scored, J Reyes to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | C Jones doubled to left center, J Reyes and G Blanco scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 6th | M Prado singled to right, G Blanco scored, M Prado thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 1 | 4 | |
| 7th | A Gonzalez homered to left. | 2 | 4 | |
| 8th | A Gonzalez doubled to deep right, L Milledge and L Montz scored, A Gonzalez to third advancing on throw. | 4 | 4 | |
| 14th | E Dukes doubled to left, A Hernandez, W Harris and L Milledge scored. | 7 | 4 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Turner Field, Atlanta, GA |
| Weather | 85 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Bob Davidson, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Mike Reilly |