MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/21/2005
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 9792 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (76-76) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 0
Washington Nationals (61-91) 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 8 9 1
Ruiz Hits Two Homers in 8-4 Win for Washington
The Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 8-4, with the biggest share of the credit going to first baseman Miguel Ruiz. Ruiz was 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice for the Nationals on the day. The winning pitcher was 26-year old right-handed pitcher Jovanny Cedeno. He tossed 102 pitches over 7.1 innings, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits. The Nationals go to 61-91 with the win.

In the first inning, Ruiz had a 3-run home run for Washington. It was his 3rd home run of the season and put the Nationals on top, 4-1.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Ruiz.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jones SS 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .304 10 70
M. Ellis 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .324 9 70
S. Green LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .274 21 65
D. Blakely RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .254 34 96
J. Maltez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 14 70
M. Figueroa 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .294 27 81
R. Fry C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .238 29 78
J. Bonifay DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .266 22 65
C. Freeman CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .249 22 84
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Blakely (21, 1st Inning off J. Cedeno, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Ellis (35, 3rd Inning off J. Cedeno, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Figueroa (2, 6th Inning off J. Cedeno, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Green (21, 1st Inning off J. Cedeno, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Jones (10, 9th Inning off F. Benitez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Jones 4 , M. Ellis 4 , S. Green 4 , D. Blakely 2 , M. Figueroa 3 , J. Bonifay , C. Freeman
2-out RBI: S. Green
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , J. Maltez , J. Bonifay
GIDP: S. Green , D. Blakely
Hit by Pitch: J. Maltez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Willis-Jones-Maltez, Jones-Ellis-Maltez, Ellis-Jones-Maltez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Roberts 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .303 5 44
S. Choo LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .248 11 61
R. Weeks Jr. DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .277 28 114
M. Ervilhosa 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .268 23 85
J. Morneau RF 2 1 1 2 1 0 3 .259 13 110
M. Ruiz 1B 3 2 2 6 1 0 2 .317 3 8
E. Aybar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 9 59
M. Arroyo CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .247 19 65
O. Benavente C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .235 4 48
Totals 29 8 9 8 6 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts (31, 1st Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ervilhosa (29, 3rd Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Choo (29, 5th Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ruiz 2 (3, 1st Inning off D. Willis, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Amat, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Roberts 2 , S. Choo 2 , R. Weeks Jr. , M. Ervilhosa 2 , J. Morneau , M. Ruiz 8 , M. Arroyo 2
2-out RBI: J. Morneau , M. Ruiz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morneau
GIDP: M. Ruiz , E. Aybar , O. Benavente
Sac Fly: J. Morneau
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: E. Aybar (26)
Double Plays: 2 (Roberts-Aybar-Ruiz, Aybar-Ruiz)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Willis L (9-12) 4.2 8 7 7 3 2 1 82 6.23   
M. Amat 3.1 1 1 1 3 1 1 43 6.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Willis 19
Batters Faced: D. Willis 23, M. Amat 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Willis 6-4, M. Amat 7-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Willis 82-48, M. Amat 43-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Amat 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cedeno W (16-13) 7.1 6 2 2 4 3 1 102 4.33   
F. Benitez 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 33 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cedeno 57
Batters Faced: J. Cedeno 31, F. Benitez 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cedeno 10-7, F. Benitez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cedeno 102-63, F. Benitez 33-20
Hit Batsmen: J. Cedeno
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Ruiz
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 16587
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