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Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals

2007-05-17 · Day game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 24631 · 67°F · Wind 8 mph to CF · 2:36

Washington Nationals defeated Atlanta Braves 4–3. Washington Nationals put up 2 in the 6th. Matt Chico earned the win and Jon Rauch picked up the save. Chipper Jones went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	5
WAS	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0		4	11

W: Matt Chico L: Chad Paronto SV: Jon Rauch

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Mike Everitt · 2B: Paul Nauert · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Diaz	4	0	2	1	0	0
Edgar Renteria	3	1	1	0	1	0
Chipper Jones	4	1	1	2	0	1
Andruw Jones	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Francoeur	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chris Woodward	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	3	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Thorman	3	1	1	0	0	0
Chuck James	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kelly Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brian McCann	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felipe Lopez	4	1	3	1	1	1
Ronnie Belliard	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ryan Zimmerman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ryan Church	3	0	1	0	1	0
Austin Kearns	3	0	1	1	1	1
Tony Batista	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jesus Flores	4	1	1	0	0	1
Nook Logan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Chico	2	0	1	0	0	0
Dmitri Young	1	0	1	1	0	0
Cristian Guzman	1	1	1	0	0	0
Robert Fick	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chuck James	5.1	8	2	5
Chad Paronto	0.0	2	0	0
Tyler Yates	1.2	0	1	0
Peter Moylan	1.0	1	1	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Chico	6.0	5	2	1
Billy Traber	1.0	0	0	0
Jesus Colome	1.0	0	0	1
Jon Rauch	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Diaz: S7/L7S+
Edgar Renteria: S7/L8LS.1-2
Chipper Jones: 14(1)3/GDP/G15.2-3
Andruw Jones: 7/L7M

Bot 1

Felipe Lopez: K
Ronnie Belliard: K
Ryan Zimmerman: 9!/L9M+

Top 2

Jeff Francoeur: 4/P6M
Chris Woodward: 9/F9M
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K

Bot 2

Ryan Church: 9/L9M
Austin Kearns: 8/F8LD
Tony Batista: K

Top 3

Scott Thorman: 63/G6
Chuck James: 43/G4
Matt Diaz: 9/F9M

Bot 3

Jesus Flores: 63/G6S-
Nook Logan: 9/F9D
Matt Chico: S7/L7LS
Felipe Lopez: S8/G4M+.1-2
Ronnie Belliard: 6/P8LS

Top 4

Edgar Renteria: W
Chipper Jones: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
Andruw Jones: 63/G6
Jeff Francoeur: 63/G6
Chris Woodward: 163/G6MD

Bot 4

Ryan Zimmerman: S7/G56
Ryan Church: DGR/F9LD+.1-3
Austin Kearns: K
Tony Batista: S7/G56.3-H;2-3
Jesus Flores: K
Nook Logan: 53/G5

Top 5

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 8/F8LD
Scott Thorman: S8/L4MD+
Chuck James: 13/SH.1-2
Matt Diaz: S8/G4M+.2-H;B-2(TH)
Edgar Renteria: 2/G2R-

Bot 5

Matt Chico: 6/P6MD
Felipe Lopez: D8/F8LD+
Ronnie Belliard: W
Ryan Zimmerman: 14(1)/FO.2-3
Ryan Church: W.1-2
Austin Kearns: S1/G25-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tony Batista: 4/P89S

Top 6

Chipper Jones: 8/F8RXD+
Andruw Jones: 3/P4S
Jeff Francoeur: W
Chris Woodward: 8/F8RD

Bot 6

Jesus Flores: D7/F8LXD+
Nook Logan: 34/SH/BG34S+.2-3
Dmitri Young: S7/G56.3-H
Felipe Lopez: T7/L78M+.1-H
Ronnie Belliard: 43/G4S
Ryan Zimmerman: 4/P34D

Top 7

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 7/F8LD
Scott Thorman: 8/F8RS
Kelly Johnson: 3/G3

Bot 7

Ryan Church: 31/G34
Austin Kearns: W
Tony Batista: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 8

Matt Diaz: 63/G56
Edgar Renteria: 1/P
Chipper Jones: K

Bot 8

Jesus Flores: 43/G4S-
Nook Logan: 3/G3
Cristian Guzman: S5/G6S-
Felipe Lopez: SB2
Felipe Lopez: W
Robert Fick: 43/G4

Top 9

Andruw Jones: K23
Jeff Francoeur: 4/P4
Brian McCann: 6/P

Notes & reviews

slow roller down the 3B line; James tried to pick up the ball with his glove and tag Lopez coming down the line
infield in for Young
easy ground ball to SS but past the drawn-in infield
infield in for Belliard

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