Ninth-inning rally fizzles
Nationals 2, Braves 0
John Smoltz allowed two runs on four hits and four walks in eight innings. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
John Smoltz allowed two runs on four hits in eight innings, but Jason Bergmann held Atlanta's offense to just one hit in six innings. The Braves loaded the bases against Nats closer Chad Cordero in the ninth, but Scott Thorman struck out on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded to end it.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 12, 2007
Washington 2, Atlanta 0
Today's Boxes 4/12/07
CLE 4, LAA 2
BAL 2, KC 1
DET 5, TOR 4
NYM 5, PHI 3
MIN 3, TB 2
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Standings thru 4/12/07 | Gameday | Nationals Stats | Braves Stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lopez , SS3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .262
Belliard , 2B5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .406
Zimmerman , 3B5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .220
Young , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .265
Kearns , RF4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .256
Church , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .343
Schneider , C2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .103
Snelling , LF1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .154
Bergmann , P2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Colome , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Jimenez , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Rauch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Wilson , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Cordero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 2 4 2 7 8 21
BATTING 2B : Kearns (3, Smoltz).TB : Belliard; Zimmerman; Kearns 2; Church.RBI : Belliard (3), Zimmerman (2).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bergmann; Schneider; Church 2; Zimmerman 2.S : Jimenez.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING DP : (Belliard-Lopez-Young).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .161
Renteria , SS3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .333
Jones, C , 3B3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .294
Jones, A , CF3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .182
McCann , C4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .303
Francoeur , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286
Thorman , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .158
Langerhans , LF3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111
Smoltz , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
a-Diaz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
McBride , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 0 2 0 6 11 16
BATTING 2B : Jones, A (3, Bergmann).TB : Jones, C; Jones, A 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : McCann 2; Thorman 3.GIDP : Jones, C.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : McCann (2, missed catch).DP : (Jones, C-Renteria).
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bergmann 6.0 1 0 0 4 8 0 3.72
Colome (W, 1-0)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Rauch (H, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.35
Cordero (S, 1)1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 6.75
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smoltz (L, 1-1)8.0 4 2 2 4 6 0 3.15
McBride 0.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 7.71
Yates 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.71
WP : Bergmann, Cordero, Smoltz.IBB : Snelling (by Smoltz), Young (by Smoltz).HBP : Snelling (by Smoltz), Snelling (by Smoltz).Pitches-strikes : Bergmann 105-59, Colome 9-7, Rauch 11-8, Cordero 33-18, Smoltz 122-77, McBride 22-9, Yates 7-4.Ground outs-fly outs : Bergmann 4-6, Colome 2-1, Rauch 2-0, Cordero 0-1, Smoltz 11-7, McBride 0-0, Yates 0-1.Batters faced : Bergmann 22, Colome 3, Rauch 3, Cordero 6, Smoltz 33, McBride 4, Yates 2.Inherited runners-scored : Yates 3-0.Umpires : HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Rick Reed.Weather : 66 degrees, clear.Wind : 13 mph, L to R.T : 2:42.Att : 23,897.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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