MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/15/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 9728 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (89-58) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 8 8 0
Washington Nationals (57-90) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 1
Braves Drop Nationals, 8-3, Behind Rice
Atlanta starter Scott Rice pitched effectively against the Washington Nationals at RFK Stadium. The left-hander led his team to a win, 8-3. The NL East Division-leading Braves have a record of 89-58.

Rice, now 9-11, scattered 3 hits over 7.1 innings for the Braves.

"Scott was throwing strikes, locating well," said Atlanta manager Brandon R.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jones SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .304 17 83
M. Figueroa 3B 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .282 26 102
N. Swisher RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .242 10 28
R. Rodriguez DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .226 28 89
J. Bonifay 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .247 24 70
R. Tegland C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .327 3 19
   a-X. Paul LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259 8 38
M. Ellis 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .298 17 64
I. Torres LF 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .253 9 36
   b-J. Buck C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 6 37
C. Freeman CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .274 20 69
Totals 34 8 8 7 7 6 17      
a - X. Paul substituted for R. Tegland in the 8th
b - J. Buck substituted for I. Torres in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Figueroa (26, 8th Inning off J. Willis, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Rodriguez (28, 9th Inning off P. Viole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jones , M. Figueroa 4 , N. Swisher 2 , R. Rodriguez 4 , J. Bonifay 2 , C. Freeman
2-out RBI: C. Jones , M. Figueroa , C. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , M. Figueroa , R. Rodriguez , I. Torres
GIDP: R. Rodriguez
Sac Fly: C. Freeman
Hit by Pitch: M. Ellis
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ellis-Jones-Bonifay)
PB: J. Buck
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Aybar SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .296 8 49
C. Hart DH 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .245 2 7
B. McCann C 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .274 19 71
R. Weeks Jr. 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .284 26 109
M. Ervilhosa 1B 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .245 28 81
J. Morneau RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .245 12 66
S. Sizemore 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .202 1 8
M. Arroyo CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 14 51
   a-E. Rosales PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234 3 7
D. Stone LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .194 0 4
Totals 28 3 3 2 10 9 18      
a - E. Rosales pinch hit for M. Arroyo in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: E. Aybar , C. Hart , D. Stone
2-out RBI: C. Hart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCann , M. Arroyo
GIDP: B. McCann
Sac Fly: D. Stone
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Aybar (20)
Double Plays: 1 (Sizemore-Weeks Jr.-Ervilhosa)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Rice W (9-11) 7.1 3 0 0 4 9 0 111 4.34   
M. Boggs 1.1 0 3 0 6 0 0 43 7.94   
B. Carter SV (25) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rice 77
Batters Faced: S. Rice 28, M. Boggs 10, B. Carter 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rice 4-8, M. Boggs 1-3, B. Carter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rice 111-69, M. Boggs 43-17, B. Carter 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Boggs 1-0 , B. Carter 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Harang L (11-16) 6.0 3 2 2 5 4 0 110 4.91   
T. Patton 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7.71   
J. Willis 1.1 4 5 5 2 0 1 34 4.21   
P. Viole 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 17 6.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Harang 57
Batters Faced: A. Harang 28, T. Patton 1, J. Willis 9, P. Viole 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Harang 7-7, T. Patton 0-1, J. Willis 1-2, P. Viole 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Harang 110-65, T. Patton 7-4, J. Willis 34-17, P. Viole 17-11
WP: A. Harang
Hit Batsmen: A. Harang
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Rice
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (54 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 21553
Special Notes: C Ron Tegland was injured while running the bases.
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