Washington Nationals (3-5) @ Atlanta Braves (4-4)
W, 9-1
Game Notes: The Nats really came back to make up for the garbage play they brough into the first two games of the series, and they leave Atlanta with a bang after this 9-1 win
Box Score:
Soriano 3/5 2R RBI .325
Lopez 2/5 R .278
Zimmerman 2/5 R RBI .250 (hopeful slump breaker)
Johnson 2/4 2R 4RBIs .382
Kearns 0/3 BB .259
Church 0/4
Anderson 3/4 3R RBI .367
Schneider 1/4 RBI K .154
Traber 1/3 RBI K .200
Ward 0/1 .000
2B: Soriano (2) Anderson (1)
HR Soriano (1) Zimmerman (2) Johnson 2(2) Anderson (1)
RBI Soriano (2) Zimmerman (3) Johnson 4(7) Anderson (3) Schneider (5) Traber (1)
SF: Johnson (2)
SB: Anderson (3) Zimmerman (2)
CS: Lopez (2) Soriano (3) Kearns (1)
Pitching:
Traber (w, 1-0) 5IP 8H 1R 1ER 7Ks 5.40 (taken out b/c of high pitch count)
River 1IP K 0.00
Bowie 1IP 2K 0.00
Wagner 2IP 2K 1.50
Braves:
Renteria 2/4 R .258
Giles 3/4 K .265
A. Jones 1/4 RBI 3K .333
C. Jones 0/4 3K .273
Mondesi 1/4 K .129
Pratt 0/4 .179
LaRoce 0/3 2K .267
Langerhans 1/3 K .267
Thomson 0/1 .000
Green 0/1 .200
DeRose 0/1 .000
2B: Renteria (4) Giles (2)
RBI A Jones (5)
Errors Renteria (2)
Pitching:
Thomson (l,0-2) 5IP 8H 5R 4ER 1BB K 2HR 5.27
Byrd 2IP 3H 2R 2ER K 2HR 9.00
Colon 2IP 3H 2R 2ER 1HR 5.79
Player of the game: Nick Johnson, his constant offensive heroics from the season and into the games always seem to keep the Nats alive in any game when he comes up to bat. Today he knocked in two HRs and four RBIs, who knows what he's capable of in a full season without an injury! *knocks on wood*
