John Thomson (0-0, 1.23)Thomson, whose scheduled Saturday start was bumped to Sunday because of a rainout, has been the Braves' most consistent starter -- even if he has nothing to show for it. Starting the year in the bullpen, Thomson moved into the rotation and received two no-decisions. But the right-hander has helped Atlanta's overworked bullpen by going five and six innings in his first two starts.
Tony Armas (1-2, 3.71)Armas, who is looking for his second win of the season, will face the Braves for the 20th time in his career. He is a 4-6 with a 3.76 ERA against them. Last Tuesday, Armas didn't have his best outing, but he managed to pick up his first victory since Aug. 13. He pitched six innings against the Phillies and gave up three runs on seven hits, striking out three and walking four.
Atlanta Braves Washington Nationals
Pete Orr (3B) Alfonso Soriano (LF)
Wilson Betemit (SS) Jose Vidro (2B)
Ryan Langerhans (LF) Nick Johnson (1B)
Andruw Jones (CF) Jose Guillen (RF)
Adam LaRoche (1B) Ryan Zimmerman (3B)
Jeff Francoeur (RF) Ryan Church (CF)
Brian McCann (C) Royce Clayton (SS)
Martin Prado (2B) Brian Schneider (C)
John Thomson (P) Tony Armas (P)Atlanta Braves
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
P. Orr, 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .206 .303 .509
C. Reitsma, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
M. Remlinger, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
W. Betemit, SS-3B 4 1 2 3 5 0 0 .292 .370 .500 .870
R. Langerhans, LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .304 .391 .536 .927
A. Jones, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 .342 .671 1.013
A. LaRoche, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 .299 .525 .824
J. Francoeur, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .213 .333 .546
B. McCann, C 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .288 .321 .558 .879
M. Prado, 2B 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 .500 .750 1.500 2.250
J. Thomson, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .625 1.000
L. Cormier, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
M. Diaz, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .208 .238 .446
T. Pena, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Totals 30 3 5 3 10 5 7 - - - -
Washington Nationals
AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS
A. Soriano, LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .329 .378 .632 1.010
J. Vidro, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .368 .413 .559 .972
B. Harris, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .453
N. Johnson, 1B 5 1 2 0 3 0 2 .385 .500 .692 1.192
J. Guillen, RF 3 0 1 1 2 1 1 .294 .373 .451 .824
R. Zimmerman, 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .232 .325 .333 .658
R. Church, CF 4 0 2 0 3 0 1 .310 .412 .862 1.274
R. Clayton, SS 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 .258 .294 .290 .584
D. Ward, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 1.000 1.429
J. Eischen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
B. Schneider, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 .303 .211 .514
T. Armas, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
M. Stanton, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
F. Rodriguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
M. Anderson, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .263 .125 .388
G. Majewski, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -
D. Jackson, SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .214 .267 .357 .624
Totals 34 1 11 1 14 5 6 - - - -
2B: Was 3, N. Johnson (5), J. Guillen (5), R. Church (2).
3B: Atl 1, M. Prado (1).
HR: Atl 1, W. Betemit (2).
HR Detail: Atl, W. Betemit (inning: 8, 1 out, 2 on) off G. Majewski.
Atlanta Braves
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
J. Thomson 6.0 7 1 1 5 5 0 26 97 1.31 .236
L. Cormier (W 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2.25 .186
C. Reitsma 1.2 4 0 0 0 1 0 9 39 4.91 .344
M. Remlinger (Save 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 4.76 .227
Washington Nationals
IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit ERA BAA
T. Armas 6.1 3 0 0 2 5 0 24 93 2.70 .259
M. Stanton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.70 .182
F. Rodriguez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50 .206
G. Majewski (L 1-1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 1 7 32 3.95 .196
J. Eischen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 12 15.00 .333
Double Plays: Atl 2, (Prado to Betemit to LaRoche; Betemit to Prado to LaRoche). Was 1 (Schneider to Clayton).
Stolen Bases: Was, A. Soriano (5), J. Vidro (1).
Caught Stealing: Atl, W. Betemit (1), A. LaRoche (1). Was, R. Clayton 2 (2).
Hit by Pitch: Atl, J. Francoeur by T. Armas.
Umpires: HP--Froemming, 1B--Winters, 2B--Runge, 3B--Emmel.
Time: 3:01
Attendance - 21,569
