Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves
September 4, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 2008 at Turner Field. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Washington Nationals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Washington Nationals 0, Atlanta Braves 2

Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Harris lf 3 0 0 0
Guzman ss 3 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0
Milledge cf 4 0 0 0
Belliard 1b 3 0 3 0
  Casto pr,1b 0 0 0 0
  Boone ph 1 0 0 0
Dukes rf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 2b 3 0 0 0
Montz c 3 0 0 0
Martis p 1 0 0 0
  Mock p 0 0 0 0
  Manning p 0 0 0 0
  Shell p 0 0 0 0
  Bernadina ph 1 0 1 0
  Speigner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Blanco cf,lf 4 0 0 1
Johnson 2b 4 1 2 0
Jones C. 3b 1 0 1 0
McCann c 3 0 1 1
Infante ss 4 0 0 0
Kotchman 1b 3 1 0 0
Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0
Jones B. lf 3 0 1 0
  Anderson pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Parr p 1 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Norton ph 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 5 2
Washington 000 000 000051
Atlanta 001 100 00x250
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Martis  L(0-1) 5.0 4 2 2 5 2
  Mock   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Manning   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Shell   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Speigner   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Parr  W(1-0) 6.0 2 0 0 3 3
  Bennett   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Gonzalez  SV(9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
3

  E–Montz (1).  DP–Atlanta 1. Johnson-Infante-Kotchman.  2B–Washington Belliard (22,off Parr); Zimmerman (21,off Gonzalez), Atlanta Johnson (33,off Mock).  3B–Atlanta Johnson (5,off Martis).  Team LOB–6.  SF–McCann (2,off Martis).  IBB–C. Jones (12,by Mock).  Team–9.  CS–Guzman (4,2nd base by Parr/McCann); Anderson (1,2nd base by Speigner/Montz).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Mike Reilly, 3B–Andy Fletcher.  T–2:31.  A–18,708.
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