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Braves 10, Nationals 2
Jeff Francoeur homered twice in driving in seven runs on Saturday. (Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP)
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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Series at a glance:
ATL
Atlanta (5-6)
Won 2
Atlanta 10, Washington 2   WSH
Washington (3-9)
Lost 9
April 12, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Atlanta
4 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0   10 13 1
Washington
0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0   2 7 0
Standings thru 4/12/08  |  Recap: ATL | WSH  |  Gameday  |  Braves stats  |  Nationals stats
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Johnson, 2B5120010.294
Escobar, SS5210002.318
Jones, C, 3B1210200.386
  Prado, 3B2000001.250
Teixeira, 1B4111112.186
Francoeur, RF5237000.298
McCann, C4131012.351
  Blanco, CF0000100.250
Diaz, LF5120022.267
Kotsay, CF3000112.250
  Ohman, P0000000.000
  Bennett, P0000000.000
  Boyer, P0000000.000
  b-Gotay, PH1000011.286
  Acosta, P0000000.000
Smoltz, P3001013.000
  a-Miller, PH-C1000000.167
Totals391013105815 

a-Flied out for Smoltz in the 7th. b-Struck out for Boyer in the 9th.

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).

 
WashingtonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Guzman, SS5030010.321
Milledge, CF4000112.265
Zimmerman, 3B3021100.220
Johnson, 1B2000103.270
  Hanrahan, P0000000.000
  b-Estrada, PH0000100.333
  Colome, P0000000.000
Kearns, RF4010015.250
Lo Duca, C3000101.212
Lopez, 2B4100002.207
Harris, LF3111121.111
Lannan, P1000010.000
  a-Mackowiak, PH1000001.000
  Bergmann, P0000000.000
  Boone, 1B2000002.100
Totals322726617 

a-Flied out for Lannan in the 4th. b-Walked for Hanrahan in the 7th.

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).

 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Smoltz (W, 2-0)6.05112500.82
Ohman 0.11112002.25
Bennett 0.20001003.72
Boyer 1.00001106.75
Acosta 1.01000007.20
 
WashingtonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lannan (L, 0-2)4.09664216.75
Bergmann 2.044402211.68
Hanrahan 1.00000107.50
Colome 2.00001301.29

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.

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