Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals

28-23, 11-16 Away

Final

27-25, 14-8 Home


ATL
WAS

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	7	0
0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	-	5	13	0

Braves Hitting

hitters
R. FurcalSS
M. Giles2B
K. JohnsonLF
C. Jones3B
A. LaRoche1B
bJ. FrancoPH-1B
A. JonesCF
J. EstradaC
W. BetemitPR
B. JordanRF
M. HamptonP
aP. OrrPH
A. BerneroP
cR. LangerhansPH
R. ColonP
K. GryboskiP
J. FosterP
J. SosaP
dB. PenaPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	0	0	0	2	.229	.281	.333
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.283	.344	.445
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000
4	1	1	2	0	0	0	.317	.444	.576
1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.243	.313	.450
2	1	2	2	1	0	0	.229	.273	.337
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.262	.322	.524
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.272	.319	.391
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.408	.500
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.287	.311
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.318	.318	.500
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.313	.422
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.250	.425
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333
33	4	6	4	1	4	7

a-flied out to left for M Hampton in the 5th

b-singled to left center for A Laroche in the 6th

c-grounded to first for A Bernero in the 7th

d-struck out swinging for J Sosa in the 9th

Batting
2BC Jones (15, C Nitkowski)
HRJ Franco (2, 9th inning off C Cordero 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIC Jones 2 (26), J Franco 2 (7)
2Out RBIC Jones, J Franco
Team LOB6

Baserunning
SBR Furcal (20, 2nd base off J Patterson/G Bennett)

Fielding
DP3 (R Furcal-M Giles-A LaRoche, R Furcal-A LaRoche, R Furcal-M Giles-J Franco)

Nationals Hitting

hitters
B. WilkersonCF
J. Carroll2B
J. GuillenRF
N. Johnson1B
V. Castilla3B
M. ByrdLF
G. MajewskiP
C. CorderoP
G. BennettC
C. GuzmanSS
J. PattersonP
aT. BlancoPH
C. NitkowskiP
T. TuckerP
L. AyalaP
bR. ChurchPH-LF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	2	1	.282	.360	.462
4	1	1	0	1	0	.252	.319	.290
4	2	3	1	0	0	.305	.337	.537
3	1	2	2	1	0	.322	.434	.519
4	0	2	0	0	0	.289	.363	.451
4	0	1	0	0	0	.346	.410	.404
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	0	2	1	0	1	.250	.290	.321
4	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.222	.229
1	0	0	0	0	1	.077	.077	.154
1	0	0	0	0	1	.241	.267	.414
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	1	2	0	0	0	.301	.345	.437
34	5	13	4	4	4

a-struck out swinging for J Patterson in the 5th

b-singled to left center for L Ayala in the 7th

Batting
2BN Johnson (13, J Foster); R Church (5, J Sosa)
RBIG Bennett (8), J Guillen (29), N Johnson 2 (30)
2Out RBIG Bennett
GIDPC Guzman 2; M Byrd
Team LOB9

Braves Pitching

pitchers
M. Hampton
A. Bernero
R. Colon(L,1-5; H, 2)
K. Gryboski(B,2)
J. Foster
J. Sosa
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
4.0	5	0	0	2	1	58-36	1.83
2.0	3	2	2	1	2	32-20	4.03
0.1	2	2	2	0	0	12-6	8.62
0.0	1	1	1	0	0	2-1	1.93
0.0	1	0	0	0	0	6-3	0.00
1.2	1	0	0	1	1	23-13	2.86
8.0	13	5	5	4	4	133-79

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Hampton 6-5; A Bernero 3-1; R Colon 1-0; K Gryboski 0-0; J Foster 0-0; J Sosa 3-1
Game ScoresM Hampton 51

Nationals Pitching

pitchers
J. Patterson
C. Nitkowski
T. Tucker
L. Ayala(W,8-7)
G. Majewski(H,23)
C. Cordero(S,47)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	1	1	1	2	3	0	75-49	2.85
0.2	1	2	2	1	0	0	10-4	27.00
0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-3	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	2.64
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	15-8	1.14
1.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	24-17	1.44
9.0	6	4	4	4	7	1	136-87

Pitching
WPJ Patterson
IBBB Wilkerson (By J Sosa)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Patterson 7-5; C Nitkowski 2-0; T Tucker 1-0; L Ayala 2-1; G Majewski 1-0; C Cordero 1-0
Game ScoresJ Patterson 62

Scoring Summary

		ATL	WAS
1st	C Jones grounded out to first, R Furcal scored, K Johnson to second.	1	0
6th	C Jones doubled to deep right, K Johnson scored.	2	0
6th	J Franco singled to left center, C Jones scored.	3	0
6th	M Byrd grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Guillen scored, V Castilla out at second, N Johnson to third.	3	1
6th	G Bennett singled to left, N Johnson scored.	3	2
7th	J Guillen singled to left, R Church scored, J Carroll to second.	3	3
7th	N Johnson doubled to deep right, J Carroll and J Guillen scored.	3	5
9th	J Franco homered to center.	4	5

Braves
2
Nationals
3

Game 1

30/5

Braves
4
Nationals
5

Game 2

1/6

Braves
5
Nationals
4

Game 3

2/6

Braves
6
Nationals
8

Game 4

3/6

RFK Stadium

12:05 AM, 1 June 2005

Washington, D.C.

Attendance: 29,476

Game Time:2:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
First Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals

L. Ayala3-3

R. Colon0-2

C. Cordero13

Scoring Summary

Inning

Game Information

2025 National League East Standings

MLB News

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