MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/20/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 502 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (37-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Washington Nationals (55-41) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 3 9 1
Nationals Squelch Braves Offense in Shutout Win
The Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves, 3-0, with third baseman Yulieski Gurriel playing a big role. Gurriel went 4-4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs for the Nationals in the win. Nathan Karns picked up the win with 5.1 innings of work. He allowed no earned runs on 3 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 6. On the season, he is now 8-2. David Robertson got the save, his 3rd in 3 chances.

Gurriel had a big at-bat with the bases empty in the bottom of the fourth inning, when he hit a solo home run. The Nationals went on to win.

In postgame comments to the Washington Observer, Gurriel said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The Nationals bumped their record to 55-41 with this latest triumph.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 5 21
B. Gamel LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .215 2 5
M. Sano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .227 16 39
G. Bird 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 17 49
D. Santana RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .266 15 46
L. Garcia 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 8 32
K. Suzuki C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 2 15
P. Valaika SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 6 30
   J. Shields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Hazelbaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 1 3
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Mikolas P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 1 2
   a-J. Querecuto SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0 0 11 9      
a - J. Querecuto substituted for M. Mikolas in the 5th
b - J. Hazelbaker pinch hit for J. Shields in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Suzuki (9, 3rd Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Suzuki 2 , M. Mikolas , M. Smith , B. Gamel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Smith , G. Bird
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .284 5 30
A. Hicks CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 18 54
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .311 22 56
M. Ozuna RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286 20 61
T. Flowers C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .318 10 37
Y. Alonso 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 13 42
   A. Loup P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Leone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Morgan 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-D. Robertson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   D. Robertson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .257 18 64
N. Karns P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 0 2
   a-S. Pearce 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 3 20
J. Lowrie SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .205 0 2
Totals 33 3 9 2 4 6 17      
a - S. Pearce substituted for N. Karns in the 6th
b - D. Robertson pinch hit for B. Norris in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (27, 2nd Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 1 out) A. Hicks (19, 5th Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (18, 4th Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 8 , A. Benintendi , J. Lowrie , T. Flowers , A. Hicks 3
2-out RBI: J. Lowrie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Alonso , J. Panik 3
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Robertson (1)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mikolas L (6-10) 4.2 6 2 2 3 5 1 100 57 4.30   
J. Shields 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 19 5.74   
M. Lorenzen 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 8 6.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 46
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 23, J. Shields 8, M. Lorenzen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 6-3, J. Shields 4-2, M. Lorenzen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 100-57, J. Shields 28-19, M. Lorenzen 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shields 3-0
WP: M. Mikolas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Karns W (8-2) 5.1 3 0 0 0 6 0 77 52 4.04   
A. Loup H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 1.75   
D. Leone H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 4.02   
A. Morgan H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.82   
B. Norris H (10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 11 4.19   
D. Robertson SV (3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 8 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Karns 68
Batters Faced: N. Karns 18, A. Loup 2, D. Leone 1, A. Morgan 1, B. Norris 4, D. Robertson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Karns 5-4, A. Loup 0-1, D. Leone 0-0, A. Morgan 1-0, B. Norris 1-1, D. Robertson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Karns 77-52, A. Loup 13-9, D. Leone 4-3, A. Morgan 4-3, B. Norris 18-11, D. Robertson 14-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yulieski Gurriel
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 33038
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