Braves 10, Nationals 2
Jeff Francoeur homered twice in driving in seven runs on Saturday. (Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
John Smoltz was sharp as a tack on Saturday afternoon against the Nats, but he probably didn't have to be. With Jeff Francoeur driving in sevens runs with a pair of homers and an RBI single, Smoltz could probably have suffered through an off day and still earned the win.
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Atlanta 10, Washington 2
Today's Boxes 4/12/08
CWS 7, DET 0
MIL 5, NYM 3
ARI 10, COL 3
BOS 4, NYY 3
STL 8, SF 7
PHI 7, CHC 1
PIT 4, CIN 3
HOU 5, FLA 0
OAK 7, CLE 3
BAL 3, TB 2
MIN 2, KC 0
TOR 4, TEX 1
SEA 8, LAA 3
LAD 11, SD 1
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Standings thru 4/12/08 | Recap: ATL | WSH | Gameday | Braves stats | Nationals stats
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , 2B5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .294
Escobar , SS5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .318
Jones, C , 3B1 2 1 0 2 0 0 .386
Prado , 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Teixeira , 1B4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .186
Francoeur , RF5 2 3 7 0 0 0 .298
McCann , C4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .351
Blanco , CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Diaz , LF5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .267
Kotsay , CF3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bennett , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyer , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Smoltz , P3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000
a-Miller , PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 39 10 13 10 5 8 15
BATTING 2B : Johnson (1, Lannan), McCann (4, Lannan), Diaz (1, Bergmann).HR : Francoeur 2 (3, 1st inning off Lannan, 2 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Bergmann, 1 on, 2 out), McCann (3, 6th inning off Bergmann, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson 3; Escobar; Jones, C; Teixeira; Francoeur 9; McCann 7; Diaz 3.RBI : Teixeira (6), Francoeur 7 (11), Smoltz (1), McCann (8).2-out RBI : Francoeur 4; McCann.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kotsay; McCann 2.GIDP : Smoltz.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Smoltz (1, throw).DP : (Acosta-Escobar-Teixeira).
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Guzman , SS5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .321
Milledge , CF4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .265
Zimmerman , 3B3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .220
Johnson , 1B2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .270
Hanrahan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Estrada , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Colome , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kearns , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250
Lo Duca , C3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .212
Lopez , 2B4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Harris , LF3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .111
Lannan , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Mackowiak , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Bergmann , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boone , 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100
Totals 32 2 7 2 6 6 17
BATTING 2B : Zimmerman (3, Smoltz).3B : Harris (1, Smoltz).TB : Guzman 3; Zimmerman 3; Kearns; Harris 3.RBI : Harris (1), Zimmerman (4).2-out RBI : Harris.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kearns 4; Johnson 2; Mackowiak.SF : Zimmerman.GIDP : Milledge.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Lopez (2, 2nd base off Smoltz/McCann).FIELDING DP : (Guzman-Lopez-Johnson).
WP : Smoltz.Pitches-strikes : Smoltz 90-59, Ohman 19-7, Bennett 12-6, Boyer 16-8, Acosta 13-8, Lannan 85-48, Bergmann 29-24, Hanrahan 10-7, Colome 26-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Smoltz 8-5, Ohman 0-1, Bennett 1-1, Boyer 2-0, Acosta 3-0, Lannan 7-3, Bergmann 1-3, Hanrahan 1-1, Colome 0-3.Batters faced : Smoltz 25, Ohman 4, Bennett 3, Boyer 4, Acosta 3, Lannan 24, Bergmann 10, Hanrahan 3, Colome 7.Inherited runners-scored : Bennett 3-1.Umpires : HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Randy Marsh. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.Weather : 76 degrees, overcast.Wind : 4 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:44 (1:31 delay).Att : 32,532.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
