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Braves 1, Nationals 0
Adam Dunn reacts after striking out in the eighth inning. (Alex Brandon/AP)
By Bill Ladson / MLB.com
John Lannan hurled seven scoreless innings against the Braves, but the Nats could not land the big hit despite threatening several times. Then in the ninth, after Garrett Mock gave up a hit and a walk, Michael Hinckley walked two batters, allowing the winning run to score.
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Series at a glance:
ATL
Atlanta (7-8)
Won 1 		Atlanta 1, Washington 0   WSH
Washington (3-11)
Lost 1
April 22, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Atlanta
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   1 6 1
Washington
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 6 0
Standings thru 4/22/09  |  Recap: ATL | WSH  |  Gameday  |  Braves stats  |  Nationals stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson, K, 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .226
Escobar, Y, SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265
Jones, C, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316
McCann, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .195
Francoeur, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .317
Diaz, M, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .235
Kotchman, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .294
  1-Infante, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310
  Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Schafer, CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .269
Jurrjens, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .125
  Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Norton, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Prado, PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .368
Totals 33 1 6 1 5 5 19  

a-Batted for Gonzalez, M in the 9th. b-Walked for Norton in the 9th.
1-Ran for Kotchman in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Kotchman (6, Lannan).
TB: Johnson, K; McCann; Francoeur 2; Diaz, M; Kotchman 2.
RBI: Johnson, K (8).
2-out RBI: Johnson, K.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann; Jurrjens 3; Kotchman; Escobar, Y 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Diaz, M (1, 2nd base off Lannan/Flores, J).

FIELDING
E: Escobar, Y (1, throw).
DP: (Johnson, K-Escobar, Y-Kotchman).
 
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cintron, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Johnson, N, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .380
Zimmerman, R, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .274
Dunn, A, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .283
Dukes, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .311
Willingham, LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .174
Belliard, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .133
Flores, J, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .268
Lannan, P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
  a-Kearns, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
  Mock, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hinckley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Tavarez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 0 6 0 2 7 16  

a-Popped out for Lannan in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Zimmerman, R (6, Jurrjens), Willingham (1, Jurrjens).
TB: Johnson, N 2; Zimmerman, R 2; Willingham 2; Belliard; Lannan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Flores, J; Willingham; Kearns.
S: Belliard.
GIDP: Cintron.
Team RISP: 0-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.
 
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jurrjens 7.2 6 0 0 2 4 0 1.42
Gonzalez, M (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.68
Soriano, R (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
 
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lannan 7.0 5 0 0 2 4 0 4.43
Mock (L, 0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.50
Hinckley 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.57
Tavarez, J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68

Hinckley pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

IBB: Schafer (by Lannan).
Pitches-strikes: Jurrjens 96-65, Gonzalez, M 6-3, Soriano, R 12-10, Lannan 95-60, Mock 22-13, Hinckley 12-4, Tavarez, J 3-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jurrjens 11-8, Gonzalez, M 0-0, Soriano, R 0-1, Lannan 9-8, Mock 4-1, Hinckley 0-0, Tavarez, J 0-0.
Batters faced: Jurrjens 30, Gonzalez, M 1, Soriano, R 3, Lannan 28, Mock 7, Hinckley 2, Tavarez, J 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Gonzalez, M 1-0, Hinckley 2-1, Tavarez, J 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Kevin Causey. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.
Weather: 54 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, L to R.
T: 2:30.
Att: 15,567.
April 22, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner