#23---WAS @ ATL, 4/12/2007

On April 12, the Nationals were hurting. They were off to a dreadful start, 1-8 having already lost the first two games of their series at Turner Field. Atlanta was almost a mirror image at 7-2.

A pitching matchup of Jason Bergmann against John Smoltz did not inspire a great deal of confidence. Nonetheless, Bergmann held the Braves hitless until Andruw Jones led off the fourth with a double. In the mean time, Smoltz shutout Washington through seven. In the eighth, the Nationals put two across to take the lead.

Meanwhile, Bergmann left after six. Jesus Colome and Jon Rauch were perfect in the seventh and the eighth, respectively, and the Braves still had just one hit when Chad Cordero entered in the ninth. Chipper Jones got a one out single, and Andruw worked a walk. Cordero struck out McCann looking, then managed to walk Jeff Francoeur of all people to load the bases. It was up to the haplessly performing Scott Thorman, but he struck out on eight pitches and Washington pitchers had combined to two-hit the Braves, 2-0.