Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals
July 3, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 2009 at Nationals Park. 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

Atlanta Braves 9, Washington Nationals 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 6 0 1 0
Prado 2b 6 3 3 0
Jones 3b 4 2 2 2
McCann c 5 1 2 0
Escobar ss 2 1 2 2
Diaz lf 3 0 2 2
Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
  Soriano p 0 0 0 0
Kotchman 1b 3 1 1 0
Kawakami p 2 0 0 0
  Logan p 0 0 0 0
  Conrad ph 1 1 1 3
  Moylan p 0 0 0 0
  Blanco rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Morgan cf 4 1 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 1
Zimmerman 3b 4 2 1 0
Dunn lf 3 1 1 1
Willingham rf 4 1 1 1
Guzman ss 4 0 2 3
Bard c 5 0 0 1
Harris 2b 2 1 1 0
  Hernandez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Detwiler p 2 1 1 1
  Clippard p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
  Villone p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Kearns ph 1 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 8 8
Atlanta 012 200 3109141
Washington 121 010 102881
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kawakami   4.1 6 5 4 3 6
  Logan  W(1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Moylan   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Gonzalez   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Soriano  SV(8) 1.0 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
6
10
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Detwiler   3.1 10 5 5 2 1
  Clippard   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Burnett   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Colome  L(1-1) 1.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Villone   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Tavarez   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Beimel   1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
8
5

  E–Kawakami (1), Beimel (2).  2B–Atlanta McCann (15,off Detwiler); Prado 2 (16,off Detwiler,off Villone); C. Jones (14,off Detwiler); Escobar (17,off Clippard), Washington Harris (12,off Kawakami); Guzman (15,off Soriano).  HR–Atlanta Conrad (1,7th inning off Colome 2 on 2 out), Washington Dunn (21,3rd inning off Kawakami 0 on 0 out).  SH–Escobar (4,off Detwiler); Diaz (1,off Colome); McCann (1,off Villone).  IBB–Kotchman (4,by Detwiler); Escobar (1,by Villone); C. Jones (11,by Beimel); Harris (1,by Kawakami).  Team LOB–13.  SF–Guzman (1,off Moylan).  HBP–Willingham (6,by Kawakami).  Team–8.  SB–Morgan (19,2nd base off Kawakami/McCann); Morgan (19,2nd base off Kawakami/McCann).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–3:28.  A–33,982.
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