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September 7, 2008

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Nationals 4 8 0
Braves 4 13 1
Bottom 11 R H E
Nationals 4 8 0
Braves 4 13 1

Gregor Blanco Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .254
OBP .800 .373
At Bats 3 409
Hits 2 104
• Singles 2 87
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 1 73
RBI’s 1 35

Saul Rivera Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 5 0
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Turner Field - September 7, 2008
Saul Rivera
Luke Montz
Ryan Langerhans
Anderson Hernandez
Ryan Zimmerman
Alberto Gonzalez
Willie Harris
Lastings Milledge
Elijah Dukes
Gregor Blanco
Casey Kotchman
Josh Anderson
Count: 0-2, 1 Out
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs

Blanco strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 11 Brian McCann pinch hits for Jeff Ridgway. McCann strikes out.
Bottom 11 Casey Kotchman pinch hits for Corky Miller. Kotchman takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to second.
Bottom 11 Anderson hits a line drive towards the mound. Rivera can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 11 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Prado scoops it up and throws to first, with Ridgway covering, for the out.
Top 11 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Prado scoops it up and throws to first, with Ridgway covering, for the out.
Top 11 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 10 Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rivera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 10 Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 10 Saul Rivera now pitching. Ryan Langerhans now playing first base. Johnson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 10 Ryan Langerhans pinch hits for Mike Hinckley. Jeff Ridgway now pitching. Langerhans strikes out.
Top 10 Gonzalez is hit by the pitch.
Top 10 Roger Bernadina pinch runs for Aaron Boone. Montz strikes out.
Top 10 Boone hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Francoeur. Boone reaches second base with a double.
Top 10 Vladimir Nunez now pitching. Dukes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Prado hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Blanco is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 9 Mike Hinckley now pitching. Omar Infante pinch hits for Mike Gonzalez. Infante hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Milledge strikes out.
Top 9 There goes Harris. The throw from Miller and he is safe. Harris steals second.
Top 9 Zimmerman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Mike Gonzalez now pitching. Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Miller hits a popup towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Anderson strikes out.
Bottom 8 Garrett Mock now pitching. Francoeur strikes out.
Top 8 Kory Casto pinch hits for Jesus Colome. Will Ohman now pitching. Cristian Guzman pinch hits for Kory Casto. Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Francoeur. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Milledge scores. Montz goes all the way around to score. Gonzalez moves to third.
Top 8 Montz takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Dukes strikes out.
Top 8 Gregor Blanco now playing left field. Josh Anderson now playing center field. Blaine Boyer now pitching. Milledge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Escobar. Milledge moves to second.
Bottom 7 Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Boone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Escobar for the out.
Bottom 7 Jesus Colome now pitching. There goes Johnson. The throw from Montz and he is out, Hernandez applying the tag.
Bottom 7 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Charlie Manning now pitching. Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Zimmerman strikes out.
Top 7 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second.
Top 7 Hernandez takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Pete Orr pinch hits for Collin Balester. Orr strikes out.
Top 7 Julian Tavarez now pitching. Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Prado hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Dukes throws the ball in to Boone who tags Prado trying to return to first, for the out. Blanco scores.
Bottom 6 There goes Blanco. The throw from Montz and he is safe. Blanco steals second.
Bottom 6 Blanco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Ruben Gotay pinch hits for Jo-Jo Reyes. Gotay hits a fly ball into right field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Montz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Montz hits a fly ball into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Boone hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Milledge moves to second.
Top 6 Dukes hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Milledge takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Francoeur hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 5 Escobar hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Johnson strikes out.
Bottom 5 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Harris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Gonzalez moves to third. Balester moves to second.
Top 5 Balester bunts in front of the plate. Miller fields it and throws to third for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 5 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second.
Top 5 Montz hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Prado hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Blanco hits a fly ball into right field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Reyes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dukes hits a fly ball into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Milledge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zimmerman hits a fly ball into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to third.
Top 3 Balester bunts between the mound and first base. Reyes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Balester for the out. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 3 Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Milledge. Jones reaches second base with a double. Reyes scores. Blanco goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Prado strikes out.
Bottom 2 Blanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones scores. Reyes moves to second.
Bottom 2 Reyes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third.
Bottom 2 Miller hits a line drive into center field. Milledge settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Montz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Dukes hits a fly ball into center field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Milledge hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Francoeur hits a popup towards short. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blanco moves to third. Prado moves to second.
Bottom 1 Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Dukes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jones strikes out.
Bottom 1 Prado hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blanco moves to second.
Bottom 1 Blanco takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hernandez strikes out.