April 16, 2007 Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
LAA 2 DET 12
KCR 5 BAL 9
@TBD 7 LAD 5
@ARI 1 CHC 12
SDP 4 MIL 10
@CIN 6 SFG 8
@COL 0 HOU 4
FLA 3 PIT 3
@STL 2 WSN 5
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 16,316

Monday, April 16, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Braves

8-4

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  0
Nationals       0  0  3   0  0  0   0  2  X    5  9  1

W: M Chico (1-1), L: C James (2-1)

Nationals

4-9

Won 2

4th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Woodward 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .561   18    1   2   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .863   11    1   1   2·GDP
C Jones 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .295  .949   17    0   1   
A Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .186  .779   16    1   0   
J Francoeur RF                2   1   0   0    2   1  .256  .812   20    3   0   
B McCann C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .903   17    7   2   
M Diaz LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .797   17    1   0   
C Wilson 1B                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .515    4    6   1   HBP
  S Thorman PH-1B             2   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .659    8    2   0   2B
C James P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    7    2   0   SH
  K Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .656    7    0   0   
  S Colyer P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  O Villarreal P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  T Yates P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Langerhans PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .303    6    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   5   1    5   4              148   24   7

BATTING

2B: S Thorman (2, off C Cordero).

SH: C James (2, off M Chico).

HBP: C Wilson (2, by M Chico).

TB: C Woodward 2; S Thorman 2; C Wilson; C Jones.

GIDP: E Renteria 2 (3).

RBI: S Thorman (4).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B McCann-C Woodward.

Washington Nationals         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Lopez SS                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .278  .672   11    0   3   2B,CS
R Belliard 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .341  .742   22    3   6   
R Zimmerman 3B                4   2   2   1    0   1  .204  .524   14    1   3   
D Young 1B                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .302 1.015    9   10   0   2·2B
  R Fick 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   0   
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .240  .669   13    3   0   IW
R Church CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .341 1.113   20    3   0   
B Schneider C                 3   0   0   1    1   2  .179  .497   15    4   0   
C Snelling LF                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .217  .770   11    3   0   
M Chico P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    0   1   
  S Rivera P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Jimenez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .347    4    0   0   
  J Rauch P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Wilson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .400    8    0   0   
  C Cordero P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   5    4   8              132   27  13

BATTING

2B: F Lopez (3, off S Colyer); D Young 2 (6, off C James, off T Yates).

IBB: A Kearns (1, by C James).

TB: D Young 5; F Lopez 4; R Zimmerman 2; R Belliard.

RBI: D Young 2 (7); B Schneider (5); R Zimmerman (3); C Snelling (5).

2-out RBI: D Young 2; R Zimmerman.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Lopez-R Belliard-D Young 2.

E: R Belliard (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: F Lopez (2, 2nd base by C James/B McCann).

PITCHING

Atlanta Braves                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C James, L (2-1)               5     5   3   3    2   3   0   2.25   21   74-47   26· 5·16    9· 2· 5· 0     46    -     0.74  -0.12
S Colyer                       1.2   2   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    7   21-16    6· 4· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.59   0.04
O Villarreal                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.50    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.65   0.02
T Yates                        0.1   2   2   2    0   1   0   6.75    3    9-6     4· 2· 0    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.32  -0.02
M Gonzalez                     0.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   2.84    4   23-10    6· 1· 3    1· 0· 0· 0          2-2    0.39  -0.02
Totals                         8     9   5   5    4   8   0          36  129-80   43·12·25   11· 4· 9· 0          3-2

Washington Nationals          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Chico, W (1-1)               5     4   1   1    5   0   0   5.27   24   97-51   33· 3·15   10· 3· 5· 0     50    -     1.03   0.14
S Rivera, H (1)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   22-17    8· 2· 7    2· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.47   0.16
J Rauch, H (3)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.70    3   12-8     5· 3· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.07
C Cordero                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    4   16-9     4· 1· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.01
Totals                         9     5   1   1    5   4   0          37  147-85   50· 9·26   12· 9· 6· 0          2-1

M Chico faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Colyer (1); C Cordero (3).

IBB: C James (1; A Kearns).

HBP: M Chico (1; C Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 16,316.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 44° F, Wind 18mph from Right to Left, Overcast.

LINEUPS

   Atlanta Braves                Washington Nationals                 
1. C Woodward           2B    1. F Lopez              SS 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. R Belliard           2B 
3. C Jones              3B    3. R Zimmerman          3B 
4. A Jones              CF    4. D Young              1B 
5. J Francoeur          RF    5. A Kearns             RF 
6. B McCann             C     6. R Church             CF 
7. M Diaz               LF    7. B Schneider          C  
8. C Wilson             1B    8. C Snelling           LF 
9. C James              P     9. M Chico              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  0-1  12-  2   17%  84% D Young         C James         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Belliard Scores; Zimmerman Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  1-3  4   11%  67% R Zimmerman     C James         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lopez Scores; Belliard to 2B
   t 5   0  3-0  1--  3    8%  88% E Renteria      M Chico         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5    7%  54% E Renteria      M Chico         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 1   0  0-0  1-- 10   -7%  51% R Belliard      C James         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Lopez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Chico facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  C Woodward      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  5   54%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  7   53%  C Jones         Walk
          1--  6   51%  A Jones         Walk; Jones to 2B
          12-  7   48%  J Francoeur     Walk; Jones to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123  6   55%  B McCann        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck James facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1-- 10   51%  R Belliard      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Lopez Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   50%  R Zimmerman     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Chico facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   52%  M Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   50%  C Wilson        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   52%  C James         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Wilson to 2B
          -2-  4   50%  C Woodward      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   55%  E Renteria      Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck James facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   53%  D Young         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   51%  A Kearns        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  6   52%  R Church        Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  B Schneider     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Chico facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   52%  C Jones         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   55%  J Francoeur     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Nationals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck James facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  C Snelling      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  M Chico         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  4   53%  F Lopez         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   56%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Lopez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   67%  R Zimmerman     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lopez Scores; Belliard to 2B
   RR     12-  2   84%  D Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Belliard Scores; Zimmerman Scores
          -2-  4   84%  A Kearns        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  1   82%  R Church        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Matt Chico facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   84%  B McCann        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  9   86%  M Diaz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   84%  C Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  3   87%  C James         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chuck James facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   85%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   85%  C Snelling      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   84%  M Chico         Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Matt Chico facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   80%  C Woodward      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   88%  E Renteria      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   87%  C Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   89%  A Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Chuck James facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  F Lopez         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  6   87%  R Belliard      Lineout: RF
   O      ---  2   87%  R Zimmerman     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Nationals 3.

Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Behind 0-3, Matt Chico facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   83%  J Francoeur     Walk
          1--  6   76%  B McCann        Walk; Francoeur to 2B
                  Saul Rivera replaces Matt Chico pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  2   80%  M Diaz          Flyball: RF; Francoeur to 3B
                  Scott Thorman pinch hits for Craig Wilson batting 8th
   RO     1-3  4   81%  S Thorman       Groundout: 2B-1B; Francoeur Scores; McCann to 2B
                  Kelly Johnson pinch hits for Chuck James batting 9th
   O      -2-  7   85%  K Johnson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Colyer facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Colyer replaces Kelly Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Scott Thorman moves to 1B
          ---  2   87%  D Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   85%  A Kearns        Flyball: RF
          1--      86%  R Church        Wild Pitch; Young to 2B
   O      -2-  5   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   82%  B Schneider     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Nationals 3.

Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Saul Rivera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   85%  C Woodward      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   88%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   89%  C Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Colyer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   88%  C Snelling      Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  D'Angelo Jimenez pinch hits for Saul Rivera batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  D Jimenez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   88%  F Lopez         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Oscar Villarreal replaces Steve Colyer pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-  2   87%  R Belliard      Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Nationals 3.

Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-3, Jon Rauch facing 4-5-6
                  Jon Rauch replaces D'Angelo Jimenez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   90%  A Jones         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   93%  J Francoeur     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  B McCann        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Nationals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Nationals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tyler Yates facing 3-4-5
                  Tyler Yates replaces Oscar Villarreal pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   95%  R Zimmerman     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  2   98%  D Young         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Zimmerman to 3B
   O      -23  5   96%  A Kearns        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Tyler Yates pitching and batting 9th
          -23  5   96%  R Church        Walk
   R      123  5   98%  B Schneider     Walk; Zimmerman Scores; Young to 3B; Church to 2B
   RO     123  5   99%  C Snelling      Groundout: 2B-1B; Young Scores; Church to 3B; Schneider to 2B
                  Josh Wilson pinch hits for Jon Rauch batting 9th
   O      -23  8   99%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Nationals 5.

Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-5, Chad Cordero facing 7-8-9
                  Chad Cordero replaces Josh Wilson pitching and batting 9th; Robert Fick replaces Dmitri Young playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  3  100%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   98%  S Thorman       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
                  Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Mike Gonzalez batting 9th
          -2-      98%  R Langerhans    Wild Pitch; Thorman to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3  4  100%  C Woodward      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Nationals 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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