The Atlanta Braves got shutout by the Washington Nationals by the score of 6-0 on Tuesday night. The Braves were only down 1-0 heading into the ninth inning, but the Nationals scored five runs in the ninth inning to put the game out of reach for the Braves.
The Braves hitters could never get the big hit to score any runs against the Nationals pitching staff. Yunel Escobar and Matt Diaz both went 2-4 for in the game, but that was about all the offense that the Braves had in the game.
John Smoltz took the loss for the Braves after pitching seven innings. Smoltz gave up seven hits and one earned run while striking out ten Nationals. Smoltz became the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach 3,000 career strikeouts in the game. Jorge Campillo gave up five runs in relief for the Braves. Just a terrible outing by Campillo who needed to keep the game close so the Braves had a shot at coming back.
