MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/06/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2438 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (75-66) 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 10 1
Atlanta Braves (63-79) 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 9 0
Braves Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Nationals
The Atlanta Braves topped the Washington Nationals by the score of 8-7, with the biggest share of the credit going to first baseman Lucas Duda. Duda went 4-4 with a home run, 3 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times for the Braves on the day. Atlanta reliever Michael Lorenzen was the winner. His record is now 3-5. Kyle Crick took the loss. Atlanta now sits at 63-79, while Washington falls to 75-66.

Duda had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the ninth. On a first pitch changeup from Kyle Crick, he banged a solo home run to right-center, giving the Braves a 8-7 lead. It was the 22nd home run of the year for Duda.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Duda.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .282 1 15
A. Benintendi LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .268 11 39
C. Taylor SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .242 16 67
Y. Alonso 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .217 23 74
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 .284 16 64
J. Panik 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .289 3 39
A. Barnes C 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 .200 9 41
J. Bradley Jr. CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .265 12 32
B. Woodruff P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 0 0
   N. Karns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-J. Lowrie PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 2 10
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Leone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 2 11
   J. Edwards P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Crick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 10 7 4 8 18      
a - J. Lowrie pinch hit for N. Karns in the 6th
b - T. White pinch hit for D. Leone in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (38, 3rd Inning off M. Mikolas, 2 on, 1 out) J. Lowrie (8, 6th Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Barnes (9, 3rd Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 2 , A. Eaton 2 , Y. Alonso , A. Benintendi 2 , C. Taylor , J. Bradley Jr. , A. Barnes 4 , J. Lowrie 2
2-out RBI: A. Barnes , J. Lowrie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eaton , A. Benintendi , J. Panik
GIDP: Y. Gurriel
Sac Fly: Y. Gurriel , Y. Alonso
Hit by Pitch: A. Barnes
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Taylor (7) , A. Barnes (5)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gurriel (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .249 3 40
A. Hechavarria SS 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 .249 6 41
B. Gamel LF 3 1 1 3 2 1 1 .290 6 38
K. Calhoun RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .240 5 25
L. Duda 1B 4 2 4 1 0 0 0 .205 22 58
P. Valaika 2B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .186 8 33
J. Alfaro C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .231 7 22
J. Querecuto 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .217 2 12
M. Mikolas P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .161 0 5
   I. Nova P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   P. Blackburn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Santana PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .202 27 60
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 2
Totals 32 8 9 6 5 7 17      
a - D. Santana pinch hit for P. Blackburn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (22, 1st Inning off B. Woodruff, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Valaika (8, 2nd Inning off B. Woodruff, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Gamel (6, 4th Inning off B. Woodruff, 2 on, 1 out) L. Duda (22, 9th Inning off K. Crick, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Valaika 5 , M. Smith 2 , B. Gamel 4 , J. Querecuto , L. Duda 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Calhoun 2 , J. Alfaro 2
Sac Bunt: I. Nova , M. Smith
Hit by Pitch: A. Hechavarria , L. Duda
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Querecuto-Valaika-Duda)
PB: J. Alfaro
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Woodruff 3.1 5 7 6 3 3 2 68 37 4.55   
N. Karns 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 17 4.38   
A. Morgan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 4.39   
D. Leone 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 9 2.73   
J. Edwards 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 7 1.96   
K. Crick L (4-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Woodruff 22
Batters Faced: B. Woodruff 21, N. Karns 7, A. Morgan 3, D. Leone 4, J. Edwards 5, K. Crick 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Woodruff 3-4, N. Karns 2-3, A. Morgan 0-1, D. Leone 1-0, J. Edwards 2-1, K. Crick 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Woodruff 68-37, N. Karns 27-17, A. Morgan 11-7, D. Leone 17-9, J. Edwards 17-7, K. Crick 1-1
WP: B. Woodruff 3
Hit Batsmen: B. Woodruff 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mikolas 2.2 6 6 6 2 0 1 63 39 4.27   
I. Nova 3.1 2 1 1 0 4 0 51 33 4.92   
P. Blackburn 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 28 16 2.08   
M. Lorenzen W (3-5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 16
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 16, I. Nova 13, P. Blackburn 8, M. Lorenzen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 6-2, I. Nova 2-4, P. Blackburn 2-0, M. Lorenzen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 63-39, I. Nova 51-33, P. Blackburn 28-16, M. Lorenzen 17-10
Hit Batsmen: I. Nova
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lucas Duda
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:20 PM EST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 34945
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