Atlanta pitcher John Smoltz left the Braves' game against the Nationals in the bottom of the seventh inning after injuring his pitching hand while making a tag. Smoltz tagged out Austin Kearns in a rundown after Kearns was caught off third base on a failed suicide squeeze bunt attempt by Ryan Langerhans. Kearns was running toward home plate and was about 20 feet away from it when Smoltz tagged him.