MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/26/2005
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1919 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (51-78) 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 11 13 2
Atlanta Braves (63-66) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Nationals Drop Braves, 11-1
The Washington Nationals clobbered the Atlanta Braves, 11-1, at Turner Field. Leading the onslaught was Justin Morneau. He was 3-4 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for Washington. The losses continue to add up for Atlanta, having now dropped 8 straight.

Pablo Espinosa contributed to the Washington win with a 3-run home run in the top of the first. For the game, the left fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"If I do my job, we've usually got a good chance to win the game," said Espinosa.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Choo DH 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 .240 9 51
E. Aybar SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .265 8 53
J. Morneau RF 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .259 12 97
R. Weeks Jr. 2B 4 0 1 2 1 1 4 .273 21 90
M. Ervilhosa 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .275 21 73
P. Espinosa LF 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .243 8 41
M. Arroyo CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249 16 55
J. Votto 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .223 5 28
O. Benavente C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .252 3 43
Totals 39 11 13 11 5 6 20      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Weeks Jr. (25, 8th Inning off M. Ziegler, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Morneau (3, 5th Inning off J. Bergmann, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Espinosa (8, 1st Inning off J. Bergmann, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Votto (5, 2nd Inning off J. Bergmann, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Choo 2 , J. Morneau 5 , R. Weeks Jr. 2 , M. Ervilhosa , P. Espinosa 5 , M. Arroyo , J. Votto 4 , O. Benavente 2
2-out RBI: J. Morneau , R. Weeks Jr. , M. Ervilhosa , P. Espinosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Ervilhosa 2 , P. Espinosa
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Weeks Jr. (5)
CS: S. Choo (4)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Aybar (20) , R. Weeks Jr. (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jones SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 7 58
M. Ellis 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 7 56
S. Green LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .265 15 51
D. Blakely RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .256 29 77
J. Maltez 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .289 13 61
M. Figueroa 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .281 21 60
R. Fry C 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .240 24 65
C. Freeman CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .241 18 67
J. Bonifay DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 21 58
Totals 35 1 6 1 3 6 23      
BATTING
Total Bases: C. Jones , M. Ellis , J. Maltez 2 , M. Figueroa , R. Fry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Maltez 2 , C. Freeman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ellis (7)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cedeno W (13-11) 7.1 4 1 1 3 4 0 106 4.68   
F. Benitez 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 26 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cedeno 67
Batters Faced: J. Cedeno 31, F. Benitez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cedeno 10-8, F. Benitez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cedeno 106-61, F. Benitez 26-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bergmann L (9-7) 4.1 7 6 6 2 2 2 58 4.99   
M. Amat 2.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 44 7.23   
M. Ziegler 0.2 5 4 4 0 1 0 30 5.12   
T. Markray 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bergmann 25
Batters Faced: J. Bergmann 21, M. Amat 12, M. Ziegler 7, T. Markray 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bergmann 4-6, M. Amat 3-3, M. Ziegler 0-1, T. Markray 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bergmann 58-36, M. Amat 44-23, M. Ziegler 30-20, T. Markray 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Amat 1-0 , M. Ziegler 1-1 , T. Markray 1-0
WP: M. Amat
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Morneau
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 42291
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