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Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals

2007-09-15 · Night game · Robert F. Kennedy Stadium · Att: 26866 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 16 mph L to R · 2:51

Washington Nationals defeated Atlanta Braves 7–4. Washington Nationals put up 3 in the 3rd. Jason Bergmann earned the win and Chad Cordero picked up the save. Chipper Jones went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jason Bergmann L: Lance Cormier SV: Chad Cordero

Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kelly Johnson	4	1	0	0	1	1
Edgar Renteria	4	1	3	0	1	0
Chipper Jones	4	1	2	3	1	0
Mark Teixeira	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jeff Francoeur	4	0	1	0	0	1
Andruw Jones	3	0	1	0	1	0
Matt Diaz	4	0	0	0	0	0
Corky Miller	3	1	1	1	0	0
Lance Cormier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Carlyle	1	0	0	0	0	1
Willie Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Yunel Escobar	1	0	1	0	0	0
Brian McCann	1	0	1	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nook Logan	4	1	0	0	0	1
D'Angelo Jimenez	3	2	3	2	0	0
Ryan Zimmerman	3	2	1	0	1	1
Dmitri Young	0	0	0	0	1	0
Austin Kearns	3	1	1	1	1	0
Wily Mo Pena	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ronnie Belliard	4	0	1	1	0	0
Brian Schneider	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jason Bergmann	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Fick	3	1	1	3	0	2
Tony Batista	1	0	0	0	0	0
Felipe Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lance Cormier	2.0	3	4	0
Buddy Carlyle	2.0	1	0	1
Peter Moylan	2.0	1	0	2
Ron Mahay	1.2	2	1	2
Royce Ring	0.1	1	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Bergmann	6.2	8	3	3
Arnie Munoz	0.1	0	0	0
Jon Rauch	1.0	1	0	0
Chad Cordero	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kelly Johnson: K
Edgar Renteria: S8/F8RM-
Chipper Jones: WP.1-2
Chipper Jones: W
Mark Teixeira: 9/P4D
Jeff Francoeur: K

Bot 1

Nook Logan: E4/G4M
D'Angelo Jimenez: HR/F9D+.1-H(UR)
Ryan Zimmerman: 43/G4
Dmitri Young: W
Austin Kearns: W.1-2
Wily Mo Pena: 1!4(1)3/GDP/G13+

Top 2

Andruw Jones: S8/G6M
Matt Diaz: PO1(13)
Matt Diaz: 9/F89D
Corky Miller: 7/F78S

Bot 2

Ronnie Belliard: 63/G6
Brian Schneider: W
Jason Bergmann: 14/SH.1-2
Nook Logan: 143/G13+

Top 3

Lance Cormier: 53/G6S-
Kelly Johnson: W
Edgar Renteria: S8/G4M.1-2
Chipper Jones: HR/L9D+.2-H;1-H
Mark Teixeira: S34/G3+
Jeff Francoeur: 46(1)/FO/G3D
Andruw Jones: W.1-2
Matt Diaz: 9/F9D

Bot 3

D'Angelo Jimenez: D9/G3+.B-3(E9/TH)
Ryan Zimmerman: W
Robert Fick: HR/F9D+.3-H;1-H
Austin Kearns: 8/L8RD
Wily Mo Pena: K
Ronnie Belliard: 3/P3F

Top 4

Corky Miller: HR/F7D+
Buddy Carlyle: K
Kelly Johnson: 3/G3
Edgar Renteria: 53/G56

Bot 4

Brian Schneider: S9/L4D
Jason Bergmann: 5/BP
Nook Logan: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 5

Chipper Jones: S7/L7M
Mark Teixeira: 8/F8RD
Jeff Francoeur: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 5

D'Angelo Jimenez: S8/P4MD
Ryan Zimmerman: K+CS2(24)/DP
Robert Fick: K

Top 6

Andruw Jones: 9/F9D
Matt Diaz: 63/G6
Corky Miller: 6/P6D

Bot 6

Austin Kearns: 43/G4MS-
Wily Mo Pena: 63/G6
Ronnie Belliard: 43/G4

Top 7

Willie Harris: 7
Kelly Johnson: 7/F7S
Edgar Renteria: S7/G6+
Chipper Jones: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 7

Brian Schneider: 9/P89S
Tony Batista: 53/G5
Nook Logan: K

Top 8

Mark Teixeira: 43/G4MD
Jeff Francoeur: S7/G56
Andruw Jones: 6/P6MD
Matt Diaz: 9/F9M

Bot 8

Felipe Lopez: 9/F9M
Ryan Zimmerman: D9/L89M
Robert Fick: K
Austin Kearns: D8/L8LD+.2-H
Wily Mo Pena: IW
Ronnie Belliard: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
Brian Schneider: 13/G-

Top 9

Yunel Escobar: S8/L6MD
Brian McCann: S9/L3S+.1-2
Kelly Johnson: 7/F7LD
Edgar Renteria: W.2-3;1-2
Chipper Jones: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Notes & reviews

the ball struck Dmitri Young on the side of the head
Nationals first baseman Dmitri Young left the game due to a stiff neck and headache
Braves pitcher Buddy Carlyle left the game due to an injured elbow

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