Nationals 15, Braves 6
Willie Harris (right) is greeted by Odalis Perez after his two-run homer. (John Bazemore/AP)
By Ryan Lavner / MLB.com
The Nationals pounded out a season-high 15 runs and 17 hits in routing the Braves to take the series. Willie Harris homered and drove in five runs, Jesus Flores notched a career-high five hits and Austin Kearns went 3-for-5 with five runs scored.
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Washington 15, Atlanta 6
Today's Boxes 7/20/08
NYY 2, OAK 1
FLA 3, PHI 2
NYM 7, CIN 5
DET 5, BAL 1
TOR 9, TB 4
CHC 9, HOU 0
KC 8, CWS 7
TEX 1, MIN 0
STL 9, SD 5
COL 11, PIT 3
MIL 7, SF 4
CLE 6, SEA 2
LAD 6, ARI 5
LAA 5, BOS 3
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Standings thru 7/20/08 | Recap: WSH | ATL | Gameday | Nationals stats | Braves stats
Washington AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Harris , CF3 1 2 5 3 0 0 .248
Lo Duca , 1B6 0 1 0 0 0 6 .230
Guzman , SS5 1 0 0 0 1 2 .310
Colome , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kearns , RF5 5 3 2 1 0 2 .221
Belliard , 3B3 1 1 0 3 1 1 .234
Flores , C6 2 5 2 0 0 1 .288
Lopez , 2B-SS4 3 3 3 1 0 0 .242
Langerhans , LF6 1 2 1 0 0 8 .267
Perez , P3 1 0 0 0 0 7 .214
a-Estrada , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Shell , P 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Manning , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hanrahan , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Orr , PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190
Totals 44 15 17 13 8 2 31
BATTING 2B : Kearns (7, Nunez, V), Lopez (18, Nunez, V).HR : Kearns (5, 4th inning off Carlyle, 1 on, 0 out), Harris (6, 4th inning off Carlyle, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Harris 5; Lo Duca; Kearns 7; Belliard; Flores 5; Lopez 4; Langerhans 2.RBI : Lopez 3 (25), Harris 5 (20), Flores 2 (40), Langerhans (5), Kearns 2 (27).2-out RBI : Harris 5; Flores; Lopez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lo Duca 4; Langerhans; Kearns 2; Shell 2; Orr.SF : Lopez.GIDP : Lo Duca.Team LOB : 12.FIELDING E : Guzman (12, fielding).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Blanco , LF4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .260
Johnson , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .271
Jones, C , 3B3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .373
b-Gotay , PH-3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208
Teixeira , 1B4 2 3 3 1 1 1 .278
Francoeur , RF4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .233
Kotsay , CF5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .281
Lillibridge , SS4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .220
Miller , C4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .106
Reyes , P1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Carlyle , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
a-Prado , PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .266
Nunez, V , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
c-Norton , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231
Tavarez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ring , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 6 11 6 5 8 18
BATTING 2B : Francoeur (20, Perez), Jones, C (16, Perez).HR : Teixeira 2 (19, 3rd inning off Perez, 0 on, 1 out; 9th inning off Colome, 0 on, 0 out), Prado (1, 4th inning off Perez, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Blanco; Johnson; Jones, C 2; Teixeira 9; Francoeur 2; Kotsay 2; Miller; Prado 4.RBI : Teixeira 3 (72), Prado 2 (10), Jones, C (53).2-out RBI : Teixeira.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kotsay 3; Johnson; Norton 2.S : Johnson.Team LOB : 11.FIELDING E : Francoeur (3, throw), Miller (1, throw), Johnson (10, fielding), Lillibridge (2, throw).DP : (Jones, C-Johnson-Teixeira).
HBP : Guzman (by Carlyle).Pitches-strikes : Perez 99-64, Shell 45-24, Manning 5-3, Hanrahan 12-9, Colome 22-17, Reyes 65-34, Carlyle 37-23, Nunez, V 63-31, Tavarez 8-6, Ring 21-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Perez 5-6, Shell 0-3, Manning 0-0, Hanrahan 1-1, Colome 0-3, Reyes 3-3, Carlyle 4-1, Nunez, V 6-2, Tavarez 3-0, Ring 1-2.Batters faced : Perez 27, Shell 8, Manning 1, Hanrahan 3, Colome 5, Reyes 17, Carlyle 12, Nunez, V 16, Tavarez 3, Ring 6.Inherited runners-scored : Manning 3-0, Carlyle 3-1.Ejections Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by HP umpire Chris Guccione. (3rd).Umpires : HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.Weather : 92 degrees, sunny.Wind : 11 mph, L to R.T : 3:25.Att : 29,320.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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