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Braves 3, Nationals 0
Yunel Escobar rounds third base after going deep off Matt Chico. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
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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Series at a glance:
ATL
Atlanta (4-6)
Won 1
Atlanta 3, Washington 0   WSH
Washington (3-8)
Lost 8
April 11, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Atlanta
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2   3 8 0
Washington
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 3 0
Standings thru 4/11/08  |  Recap: ATL | WSH  |  Gameday  |  Braves stats  |  Nationals stats
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Johnson, 2B4010011.276
Escobar, SS4221001.333
Jones, C, 3B4110000.372
Teixeira, 1B3010100.179
Francoeur, RF4010014.262
McCann, C3000114.303
Diaz, LF4012022.250
Kotsay, CF4010002.270
Hudson, P2000000.000
  Moylan, P0000000.000
Totals323832514 

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).

 
WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Guzman, SS4010010.294
Milledge, CF3000000.289
Zimmerman, 3B4000021.191
Johnson, 1B2000100.286
Kearns, RF3020002.250
Belliard, 2B3000011.211
Flores, C2000020.364
  a-Lopez, PH1000000.240
  Lo Duca, C0000000.233
Harris, LF2000110.067
Chico, P2000001.143
  b-Estrada, PH1000000.333
  Rauch, P0000000.000
Totals27030275 

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).

 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Hudson (W, 2-0)8.03002502.14
Moylan (S, 1)1.00000201.59
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Chico (L, 0-2)8.05111313.72
Rauch 1.03221209.00

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.

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