MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
06/23/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1488 - SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (34-45) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Washington Nationals (43-35) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 4 8 0
Braves Lose, 4-1, at Nationals Park
Washington used a superb performance from starting pitcher Michael Wacha to down the Atlanta Braves, 4-1. Jeremy Jeffress was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 15 of 17 save opportunities. The Nationals bumped their record to 43-35 with this latest triumph.

In the bottom of the sixth, third baseman Yulieski Gurriel hit a 2-run home run to left-center. The home run, which was hit off of Matt Boyd, gave Washington a 2-1 lead.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Wacha told the Washington Citizen.
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 1 0 .253 0 18
B. Gamel LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .265 0 10
M. Sano 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .214 17 42
L. Duda 1B 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .180 13 34
D. Santana RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .186 15 30
J. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .163 4 8
A. Hechavarria SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 4 25
P. Valaika 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 2 10
M. Boyd P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 3
   a-R. Grossman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 2
   F. Montas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1 2 9 9      
a - R. Grossman pinch hit for M. Boyd in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (11, 3rd Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 1 out) M. Sano (13, 6th Inning off A. Morgan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Smith 2 , B. Gamel 2 , M. Sano 2 , A. Hechavarria , L. Duda
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sano
GIDP: D. Santana
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .303 9 30
D. Robertson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 3 11
A. Hicks CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .255 13 45
C. Taylor SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .219 8 40
Y. Alonso 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .187 11 37
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Panik LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327 1 22
J. Pirela RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 7 40
T. Telis C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306 1 8
M. Wacha P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Crick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Hanson PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234 2 8
   J. McGee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. White PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 0 2
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Beaty 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 0 3
Totals 32 4 8 4 0 4 7      
a - A. Hanson pinch hit for K. Crick in the 6th
b - T. White pinch hit for J. McGee in the 7th
c - M. Beaty substituted for J. Soria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hicks (15, 8th Inning off F. Montas, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (9, 6th Inning off M. Boyd, 1 on, 1 out) C. Taylor (8, 6th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Hicks (13, 6th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 4 , C. Taylor 4 , J. Panik , T. Telis , A. Hicks 6 , A. Hanson , T. White
2-out RBI: C. Taylor , A. Hicks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Gurriel , Y. Alonso
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Robertson-Alonso)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Boyd L (6-7) 7.0 7 4 4 0 3 3 91 64 3.73   
F. Montas 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 50
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 28, F. Montas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 9-9, F. Montas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 91-64, F. Montas 15-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Wacha 5.1 3 0 0 1 6 0 72 46 6.00   
A. Morgan 0.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 12 5.35   
K. Crick W (3-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6.12   
J. McGee H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 5.94   
J. Soria H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 2.65   
J. Jeffress SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 10 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 67
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 19, A. Morgan 3, K. Crick 1, J. McGee 3, J. Soria 3, J. Jeffress 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 4-5, A. Morgan 0-0, K. Crick 1-0, J. McGee 1-1, J. Soria 2-1, J. Jeffress 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 72-46, A. Morgan 15-12, K. Crick 2-2, J. McGee 14-9, J. Soria 11-7, J. Jeffress 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Crick 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Wacha
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 36902
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