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
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
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Atlanta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
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 |