Braves 3, Nationals 0
Yunel Escobar rounds third base after going deep off Matt Chico. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Tim Hudson continued his dominance of the Expos/Nationals, tossing eight shutout innings to improve to 6-1 against the franchise. Yunel Escobar's sixth-inning homer was all the support Hudson would need in the opener.
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Atlanta
(4-6)
Won 1
Atlanta 3, Washington 0
Today's Boxes 4/11/08
PHI 5, CHC 3
PIT 1, CIN 0
NYY 4, BOS 1
OAK 9, CLE 7
TB 10, BAL 5
NYM 4, MIL 2
FLA 10, HOU 6
TOR 8, TEX 5
MIN 5, KC 0
DET 5, CWS 2
ARI 8, COL 2
SEA 8, LAA 5
STL 8, SF 2
SD 7, LAD 5
Washington
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Lost 8
April 11, 2008
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Standings thru 4/11/08  | Recap: ATL | WSH  | Gameday  | Braves stats  | Nationals stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276
Escobar , SS4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .333
Jones, C , 3B4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .372
Teixeira , 1B3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .179
Francoeur , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .262
McCann , C3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .303
Diaz , LF4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .250
Kotsay , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270
Hudson , P2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moylan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 3 8 3 2 5 14
BATTING HR : Escobar (2, 6th inning off Chico, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson; Escobar 5; Jones, C; Teixeira; Francoeur; Diaz; Kotsay.RBI : Escobar (9), Diaz 2 (8).2-out RBI : Escobar; Diaz 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johnson; Kotsay.S : Hudson.GIDP : Diaz; McCann.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING DP : (Escobar-Teixeira).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .294
Milledge , CF3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
Zimmerman , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .191
Johnson , 1B2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286
Kearns , RF3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250
Belliard , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211
Flores , C2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .364
a-Lopez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Lo Duca , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Harris , LF2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .067
Chico , P2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
b-Estrada , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Rauch , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 27 0 3 0 2 7 5
a-Grounded out for Flores in the 8th. b-Grounded out for Chico in the 8th.
BATTING TB : Guzman; Kearns 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kearns.S : Milledge.GIDP : Belliard.Team LOB : 3. BASERUNNING CS : Kearns (1, 2nd base by Hudson/McCann). FIELDING DP : 2 (Belliard-Guzman-Johnson 2).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson (W, 2-0)8.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 2.14
Moylan (S, 1)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.59
Washington IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Chico (L, 0-2)8.0 5 1 1 1 3 1 3.72
Rauch 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 9.00
Pitches-strikes : Hudson 96-64, Moylan 10-9, Chico 91-62, Rauch 27-18.Ground outs-fly outs : Hudson 12-6, Moylan 0-1, Chico 13-8, Rauch 0-1.Batters faced : Hudson 27, Moylan 3, Chico 28, Rauch 7.Umpires : HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Brian Knight.Weather : 75 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 15 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:15.Att : 28,051.
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