Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 6, Atlanta 3
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 59°
Umpires: Home - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 25285
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Atlanta 010001001381
Washington 0020004006100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Atlanta 12-14 8-4 4-10 L3
Washington 10-17 6-7 4-10 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Washington Nationals have a 6-7 record at home this season. The Atlanta Braves have a 4-10 record on the road.
  • Washington has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Nationals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Atlanta has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Braves have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Saul Rivera pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.15. Jon Rauch closed out the game to get the save and has 5 saves for the season. Blaine Boyer took the loss for Atlanta.
  • Ryan Zimmerman, Nick Johnson hit homeruns for Washington. Chipper Jones had the only homerun for Atlanta.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   Washington
Tom Glavine Player Tim Redding
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.0
2 Strikeouts 2
6 Hits 4
3.00 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Atlanta   Washington
Chipper Jones Player Ryan Zimmerman
2 Hits 3
1 RBI 3
1 HR 1
5 TB 7
.400 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 8 1 12 .229 21 3 3 3 2 1
Washington 10 2 19 .303 13 4 6 2 0 0