MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/07/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2031 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (41-70) 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Washington Nationals (68-45) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 14 1
Late Rally by Nationals Seals 4th Straight Win
Atlanta left fielder Domingo Santana was sensational. He went 1-2 with 3 walks, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Washington beat the Braves, 5-4. Santana was named the player of the game despite the loss. Washington has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

Andrew Benintendi was the walk-off hero for Washington. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Nationals left fielder hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Benintendi said.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 9 45
D. Santana LF 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 .269 19 54
M. Sano 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .230 19 45
G. Bird 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .218 18 52
R. Grossman CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .176 0 0
   b-M. Smith CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 26
K. Calhoun RF 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 0
P. Valaika SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .223 6 32
J. Alfaro C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .235 4 20
B. McCarthy P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 1
   P. Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Gamel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 4 12
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 1
   B. Kintzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3 4 10 20      
a - B. Gamel pinch hit for P. Moylan in the 8th
b - M. Smith substituted for R. Grossman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Bird (27, 5th Inning off A. Morgan, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Calhoun (1, 4th Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Valaika , G. Bird 3 , K. Calhoun 3 , M. Sano , D. Santana , L. Garcia , J. Alfaro
2-out RBI: G. Bird , D. Santana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Grossman , G. Bird , J. Alfaro
Sac Bunt: B. McCarthy , K. Calhoun
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: J. Alfaro
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .298 5 36
A. Hicks CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .287 22 61
A. Benintendi LF 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .328 25 73
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .288 26 77
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .260 23 79
Y. Alonso 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259 14 49
T. Telis C 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .500 0 1
N. Karns P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 0 2
   A. Morgan P 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   a-J. Lowrie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 2 10
   A. Loup P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-A. Hanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 1 10
   D. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Taylor SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .266 7 47
Totals 37 5 14 5 1 3 21      
a - J. Lowrie pinch hit for A. Morgan in the 6th
b - A. Hanson pinch hit for J. Soria in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Panik (27, 9th Inning off B. Kintzler, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Telis (1, 2nd Inning off B. McCarthy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 2 , A. Benintendi 3 , C. Taylor 2 , J. Panik 3 , Y. Alonso , T. Telis 3 , A. Hicks 2
2-out RBI: T. Telis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Karns , C. Taylor , M. Ozuna 2
Sac Bunt: A. Hicks
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Hicks (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Telis (1)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McCarthy 6.1 11 3 3 1 2 0 89 58 4.63   
P. Moylan H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 2.84   
B. Johnson H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 6.68   
B. Kintzler L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 15 10 54.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McCarthy 40
Batters Faced: B. McCarthy 30, P. Moylan 2, B. Johnson 3, B. Kintzler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McCarthy 9-7, P. Moylan 1-1, B. Johnson 0-2, B. Kintzler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. McCarthy 89-58, P. Moylan 6-5, B. Johnson 10-7, B. Kintzler 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Moylan 1-0
WP: B. McCarthy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Karns 3.2 7 4 4 2 2 0 76 45 3.79   
A. Morgan 2.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 37 22 3.25   
A. Loup 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 1.77   
J. Soria 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 13 3.88   
D. Robertson W (6-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 15 0.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Karns 29
Batters Faced: N. Karns 20, A. Morgan 10, A. Loup 3, J. Soria 3, D. Robertson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Karns 6-3, A. Morgan 2-2, A. Loup 0-1, J. Soria 1-1, D. Robertson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Karns 76-45, A. Morgan 37-22, A. Loup 15-11, J. Soria 16-13, D. Robertson 21-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morgan 1-0
WP: N. Karns 3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Domingo Santana
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 30498
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