Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals
April 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 2009 at Nationals Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, Washington Nationals 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0
Escobar ss 5 0 1 0
Jones 3b 3 1 2 0
McCann c 2 1 0 0
Kotchman 1b 4 1 2 1
Francoeur rf 4 0 1 1
Diaz lf 3 0 0 0
Schafer cf 3 0 2 0
Kawakami p 2 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Prado ph 1 0 1 0
  Moylan p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Norton ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 9 2
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez 2b 5 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 0
Dunn lf 4 1 1 1
  Maxwell lf 0 0 0 0
Dukes cf 3 1 1 0
Kearns rf 2 2 1 1
Flores c 3 0 1 1
Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0
Martis p 2 0 0 0
  Willingham ph 1 0 1 1
  Hinckley p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Belliard ph 1 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
Atlanta 300 000 000392
Washington 010 003 00x491
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kawakami  L(1-2) 5.0 7 4 2 3 2
  Bennett   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Moylan   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Gonzalez   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
9
4
2
5
7
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Martis  W(2-0) 6.0 6 3 2 4 2
  Hinckley   1.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Tavarez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
5
3

  E–C. Jones (2), McCann (2), Gonzalez (5).  DP–Atlanta 1. Escobar-Johnson-Kotchman, Washington 1. Martis-Gonzalez-Johnson.  2B–Atlanta Kotchman (5,off Martis); Schafer 2 (4,off Martis,off Hanrahan), Washington Zimmerman (5,off Kawakami); Dukes (4,off Kawakami); Flores (2,off Kawakami).  3B–Washington Kearns (1,off Kawakami).  HR–Washington Dunn (4,6th inning off Kawakami 0 on 0 out).  SH–Johnson (2,off Hinckley).  IBB–Schafer (2,by Martis).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Gonzalez/McCann); Gonzalez (1,2nd base off Gonzalez/McCann).  CS–Dukes (2,3rd base by Kawakami/McCann); Dukes (2,3rd base by Kawakami/McCann).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Jim Wolf, 3B–Kevin Causey.  T–2:47.  A–15,439.
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