MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/15/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2544 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (88-61) 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 8 14 1
Atlanta Braves (58-90) 1 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 X 11 14 1
Nationals Lose, 11-8, at SunTrust Park
Robbie Grossman added some punch to the Atlanta offense, helping them outmuscle the Washington Nationals, 11-8. In the game, Grossman went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times. Brian Johnson got credit for the win, improving to 8-3. He allowed 1 run on 2 hits in 2.2 innings. Brandon Kintzler notched his 7th save in 9 chances.

Jorge Alfaro aided the Atlanta cause with a 2-run double in the bottom of the third. For the game, the catcher was 1-3 with a double and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Alfaro.

After today's action, Atlanta sits at 58-90, while Washington falls to 88-61.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 5 3 4 1 1 0 0 .300 7 49
A. Hicks CF 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .279 29 77
A. Benintendi LF 6 1 1 0 0 2 6 .336 31 98
M. Ozuna RF 4 2 3 3 1 0 2 .296 35 109
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 5 .267 28 98
Y. Alonso 1B 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 .254 16 62
C. Taylor SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .271 9 60
F. Liriano P 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .048 0 1
   B. Woodruff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
   a-J. Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 0 0
   D. Leone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Loup P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-S. Pearce PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 8 33
T. Flowers C 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .320 12 47
Totals 41 8 14 8 5 6 29      
a - J. Patterson pinch hit for B. Woodruff in the 7th
b - S. Pearce pinch hit for A. Reyes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (40, 8th Inning off Z. Duke, 1 on, 1 out) Y. Alonso 2 (23, 1st Inning off T. Cahill, 3 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Cahill, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Ozuna 2 (29, 6th Inning off B. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off E. Romero, 2 on, 1 out) T. Flowers (19, 2nd Inning off T. Cahill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 2 , A. Benintendi , Y. Alonso 4 , C. Taylor , J. Panik 4 , M. Ozuna 5 , T. Flowers 2 , S. Pearce
2-out RBI: Y. Alonso , M. Ozuna
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Liriano , Y. Gurriel 3 , A. Benintendi , C. Taylor , T. Flowers 3
Sac Bunt: B. Woodruff
Hit by Pitch: C. Taylor
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Leone (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Flowers-Alonso)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .246 19 69
R. Grossman CF 4 2 4 1 1 0 0 .282 3 12
D. Santana LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .257 23 65
M. Sano 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .243 29 70
G. Bird 1B 4 0 1 1 1 3 4 .232 27 70
H. Renfroe RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .181 13 30
   B. Kintzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Valaika SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .217 7 37
J. Alfaro C 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 .245 5 28
T. Cahill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Calhoun PH 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .239 1 11
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 1
   K. Medlen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-B. Gamel PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .279 6 17
   E. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Hazelbaker RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 4 12
Totals 34 11 14 11 5 11 17      
a - K. Calhoun pinch hit for T. Cahill in the 3rd
b - B. Gamel pinch hit for K. Medlen in the 7th
c - J. Hazelbaker substituted for Z. Duke in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Grossman 2 (5, 1st Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Loup, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Alfaro (15, 3rd Inning off F. Liriano, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Santana (23, 3rd Inning off F. Liriano, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Garcia (19, 3rd Inning off F. Liriano, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Valaika , H. Renfroe , G. Bird , R. Grossman 6 , D. Santana 5 , L. Garcia 4 , J. Alfaro 2 , K. Calhoun 2 , B. Gamel
2-out RBI: G. Bird , R. Grossman , B. Gamel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Santana
GIDP: H. Renfroe
Sac Bunt: B. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: D. Santana , J. Alfaro
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Grossman (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bird (8)
PB: J. Alfaro
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Liriano L (6-3) 2.1 9 9 9 2 3 2 66 38 5.49   
B. Woodruff 3.2 2 1 1 2 4 0 50 27 5.06   
D. Leone 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 23 14 4.70   
A. Loup 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 9 1.31   
A. Reyes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Liriano 0
Batters Faced: F. Liriano 17, B. Woodruff 15, D. Leone 5, A. Loup 4, A. Reyes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Liriano 0-3, B. Woodruff 3-3, D. Leone 0-0, A. Loup 0-0, A. Reyes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Liriano 66-38, B. Woodruff 50-27, D. Leone 23-14, A. Loup 19-9, A. Reyes 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Woodruff 2-2 , A. Reyes 3-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Woodruff , A. Loup
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Cahill 3.0 5 4 4 4 2 0 72 37 2.70   
B. Johnson W (8-3) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 39 23 5.77   
K. Medlen 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 13 2.25   
E. Romero 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 12 9 5.14   
Z. Duke 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 6.35   
B. Kintzler SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 9.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Cahill 29
Batters Faced: T. Cahill 18, B. Johnson 13, K. Medlen 5, E. Romero 4, Z. Duke 4, B. Kintzler 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Cahill 3-4, B. Johnson 3-4, K. Medlen 1-1, E. Romero 0-1, Z. Duke 2-0, B. Kintzler 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Cahill 72-37, B. Johnson 39-23, K. Medlen 23-13, E. Romero 12-9, Z. Duke 10-7, B. Kintzler 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Medlen 1-0 , Z. Duke 1-1 , B. Kintzler 1-0
WP: T. Cahill , B. Johnson
Hit Batsmen: B. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Robbie Grossman
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 32512
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