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Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves
2009-04-11 · Night game · Turner Field · Att: 34325 · 60°F · Wind 11 mph L to R · 2:33
Atlanta Braves defeated Washington Nationals 5–3. Atlanta Braves put up 3 in the 4th. Kenshin Kawakami earned the win and Mike Gonzalez picked up the save. Kelly Johnson went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
W: Kenshin Kawakami L: John Lannan SV: Mike Gonzalez
Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Scott Barry · 3B: Mike Reilly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Washington Nationals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lastings Milledge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Cristian Guzman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Zimmerman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Adam Dunn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Nick Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Austin Kearns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jesus Flores | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Willie Harris | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 John Lannan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Bard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Willingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kelly Johnson | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Yunel Escobar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Chipper Jones | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brian McCann | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Francoeur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Diaz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Casey Kotchman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan Schafer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kenshin Kawakami | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Martin Prado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Nationals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lannan | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
 Mike Hinckley | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Julian Tavarez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joel Hanrahan | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenshin Kawakami | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 Peter Moylan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Rafael Soriano | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Gonzalez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lastings Milledge: 8/F8LD
- Cristian Guzman: 7/F7M
- Ryan Zimmerman: W
- Adam Dunn: W.1-2
- Nick Johnson: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3;BX2(92636/TH)
Bot 1
- Kelly Johnson: K
- Yunel Escobar: W
- Chipper Jones: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 2
- Austin Kearns: K
- Jesus Flores: K
- Willie Harris: S9/L9S+
- John Lannan: K
Bot 2
- Brian McCann: 6/F78S-
- Jeff Francoeur: 43/G4
- Matt Diaz: W
- Casey Kotchman: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Jordan Schafer: S3/G34S-.2-3;1-2
- Kenshin Kawakami: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
Top 3
- Lastings Milledge: K
- Cristian Guzman: S9/G34+
- Ryan Zimmerman: HR/F9LD+.1-H
- Adam Dunn: K
- Nick Johnson: 53/G56
Bot 3
- Kelly Johnson: HR/F8RXD+
- Yunel Escobar: W
- Chipper Jones: K
- Brian McCann: 3!/G34S+.1-2
- Jeff Francoeur: 63/G6
Top 4
- Austin Kearns: W
- Jesus Flores: K
- Willie Harris: W.1-2
- John Lannan: 15(2)/FO/BG13+.1-2
- Lastings Milledge: K
Bot 4
- Matt Diaz: S3/G34S-
- Casey Kotchman: 36(1)/FO/G34S
- Jordan Schafer: D9/L3D+.1-3
- Kenshin Kawakami: 63/L6-
- Kelly Johnson: D8/L8LD+.3-H;2-H
- Yunel Escobar: S4/G4MD+.2-3
- Chipper Jones: S7.3-H;1-2
- Brian McCann: 7/F7M
Top 5
- Cristian Guzman: 63/G6
- Ryan Zimmerman: 63/G6
- Adam Dunn: K
Bot 5
- Jeff Francoeur: 9/F9D
- Matt Diaz: 53/G6S-
- Casey Kotchman: 43/G4
Top 6
- Nick Johnson: 5!/L56+
- Austin Kearns: 4/L4D+
- Jesus Flores: 3/P3F
Bot 6
- Jordan Schafer: 3/G34S
- Martin Prado: K
- Kelly Johnson: S7/L7S
- Yunel Escobar: 43/G4MD
Top 7
- Willie Harris: K
- Josh Bard: K
- Lastings Milledge: K
Bot 7
- Chipper Jones: 143/G15
- Brian McCann: 8/F78XD+
- Jeff Francoeur: W
- Matt Diaz: 9/F9M
Top 8
- Cristian Guzman: D9/L9D+
- Ryan Zimmerman: K
- Adam Dunn: W
- Nick Johnson: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 8
- Casey Kotchman: 8/F8RXD+
- Jordan Schafer: D9/L9LD+
- Greg Norton: K
- Kelly Johnson: HP
- Yunel Escobar: S9/G4+.2-H;1-3
- Chipper Jones: 4/L4+
Top 9
- Austin Kearns: 63/G6
- Jesus Flores: K
- Josh Willingham: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Kenshin Kawakami