Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals
March 30, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 30, 2008 at Nationals Park. The Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 2, Washington Nationals 3

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Escobar ss 3 0 0 0
Jones 3b 4 1 1 1
Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0
  Prado pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0
McCann c 4 0 1 0
Diaz lf 3 0 0 0
Kotsay cf 3 0 0 0
Hudson p 1 0 0 0
  Pena ph 0 0 0 0
  Blanco pr 0 0 0 0
  Ohman p 0 0 0 0
  Moylan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 1
Washington Nationals ab   r   h rbi
Guzman ss 4 1 1 0
Milledge cf 4 0 0 0
Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 1
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1
Kearns rf 3 0 1 1
Lo Duca c 3 0 0 0
Dukes lf 2 0 0 0
  Harris lf 1 0 0 0
Belliard 2b 3 0 0 0
Perez p 1 0 0 0
  Mackowiak ph 1 0 0 0
  Rivera p 0 0 0 0
  King p 0 0 0 0
  Ayala p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
Atlanta 000 100 001251
Washington 200 000 001341
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  7 3.0 2 2 0 3 0
  Ohman  0.1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Moylan  L (0-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
4.1
4
3
3
0
5
  Washington Nationals IP H R ER BB SO
Perez  5 4.0 1 1 1 2 1
  Rivera  2 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  King  0.2 0.0 0 0 1 0 0
  Ayala  0.1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rauch  W (1-0) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
5.0
5
2
1
2
3

  E–Hudson (1), Guzman (1).  PB–Lo Duca (1).  2B–Atlanta Teixeira (1,off Rauch), Washington Johnson (1,off Hudson).  HR–Atlanta C. Jones (1,4th inning off Perez 0 on 1 out), Washington Zimmerman (1,9th inning off Moylan 0 on 2 out).  SH–Hudson (1,off Perez).  Team LOB–4.  Team–1.  CS–Johnson (1,2nd base by Perez/Lo Duca).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Andy Fletcher.  T–2:22.  A–39,389.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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