Message #65825

[2k6nats]

April 17, 2007 - RFK Stadium, 7:05

John Smoltz 1-1, 3.15 ERA	Jerome Williams 0-2, 4.91 ERA
Kelly Johnson (2B) Edgar Renteria (SS) Chipper Jones (3B) Andruw Jones (CF) Jeff Francouer (RF) Brian McCann (C) Matt Diaz (LF) Craig Wilson (1B) Chuck James (P)	Felipe Lopez (SS) Ronnie Belliard (2B) Ryan Zimmerman (3B) Dmitri Young (1B) Austin Kearns (RF) Ryan Church (CF) Brian Schneider (C) Chris Snelling (LF) Matt Chico (P)

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Smoltz (1-1, 3.15 ERA) pitched two-hit shutout ball through seven innings at home against Washington last Thursday, but the Nationals scored against him twice in the eighth for the only runs of their 2-0 victory. Smoltz suffered the loss despite holding his opponent to three runs or fewer for his seventh straight start, dating to last September.

Jerome Williams (0-2, 4.91) will get the start for Washington. The right-hander took the loss at Atlanta last Wednesday, when he allowed two runs in five innings of an 8-3 Nationals defeat. He has not received any runs of support during either of his outings this season.

Williams is 1-1 with a 3.55 ERA in four career starts against the Braves.