MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/16/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2559 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (88-62) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 7 0
Atlanta Braves (59-90) 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 X 5 10 0
Gamel Helps Braves Run Win Streak to 3
Atlanta beat Washington at SunTrust Park, eking out a 5-4 win. The win was due in large part to right fielder Ben Gamel, who earned player of the game honors. The winner was Atlanta reliever Zach Duke, now 5-3. The loser was Bud Norris. Washington, at 88-62, has lost 4 straight.

Kole Calhoun aided the Atlanta cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the pinch hitter was 1-1.

"It was a good effort all around," said Calhoun.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 7 49
A. Hicks CF 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .281 29 77
A. Benintendi LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .335 31 98
M. Ozuna RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .295 35 111
Y. Gurriel 3B 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 .271 28 99
Y. Alonso 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .252 16 62
C. Taylor SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .270 9 60
Z. Wheeler P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083 0 1
   a-J. Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 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
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Woodruff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 1
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-T. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 1 4
T. Flowers C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .316 12 47
Totals 33 4 7 3 2 9 10      
a - J. Patterson pinch hit for Z. Wheeler in the 6th
b - T. White pinch hit for J. Soria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (41, 6th Inning off M. Estrada, 1 on, 1 out) A. Benintendi (29, 6th Inning off M. Estrada, 1 on, 1 out) M. Ozuna (30, 6th Inning off M. Estrada, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: Y. Gurriel (4, 8th Inning off M. Lorenzen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 6 , A. Benintendi 2 , M. Ozuna 2 , A. Hicks 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alonso , J. Patterson
GIDP: Y. Alonso
Hit by Pitch: Y. Gurriel
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .246 19 69
D. Santana LF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .259 23 65
M. Sano 3B 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .242 29 70
G. Bird 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .230 27 70
B. Gamel RF 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .289 7 19
J. Iglesias SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .219 5 28
K. Suzuki C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 7 34
   c-J. Alfaro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 5 28
M. Smith CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .260 5 33
M. Estrada P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130 0 2
   a-K. Calhoun PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245 1 12
   Z. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Grossman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 3 12
   B. Kintzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5 4 9 18      
a - K. Calhoun pinch hit for M. Estrada in the 6th
b - R. Grossman pinch hit for M. Lorenzen in the 8th
c - J. Alfaro substituted for K. Suzuki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith 2 (20, 4th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off D. Leone, 0 on, 1 out) B. Gamel (6, 2nd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Santana (22, 5th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Gamel (7, 7th Inning off B. Norris, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Smith 5 , B. Gamel 7 , D. Santana 3 , L. Garcia , K. Calhoun
2-out RBI: , M. Smith 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Estrada , G. Bird , J. Iglesias , D. Santana
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Santana (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sano-Garcia-Bird)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Wheeler 5.0 7 2 2 3 7 0 92 61 4.00   
D. Leone BS (2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 10 7 4.82   
A. Loup 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 1.29   
B. Norris L (2-5) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 14 6 3.45   
B. Woodruff 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 5.03   
J. Soria 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 49
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 24, D. Leone 3, A. Loup 2, B. Norris 3, B. Woodruff 2, J. Soria 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 3-4, D. Leone 1-0, A. Loup 0-1, B. Norris 0-0, B. Woodruff 1-1, J. Soria 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 92-61, D. Leone 10-7, A. Loup 8-6, B. Norris 14-6, B. Woodruff 9-4, J. Soria 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Loup 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Estrada 6.0 6 3 3 2 5 0 92 53 4.88   
Z. Duke W (5-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 6.20   
M. Lorenzen H (14) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 7 6.17   
B. Kintzler SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 10 8.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Estrada 51
Batters Faced: M. Estrada 26, Z. Duke 3, M. Lorenzen 4, B. Kintzler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Estrada 5-7, Z. Duke 1-0, M. Lorenzen 0-3, B. Kintzler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Estrada 92-53, Z. Duke 16-12, M. Lorenzen 11-7, B. Kintzler 16-10
WP: M. Lorenzen
Hit Batsmen: M. Estrada
Balk: M. Estrada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Gamel
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 33178
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