MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/13/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2529 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (67-82) 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 12 0
Washington Nationals (77-70) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 10 0
Braves Solve Nationals, 6-4
Atlanta first baseman Ian Desmond had a 3-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Washington Nationals, 6-4. Matt Boyd was the winning pitcher. Over 5.2 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. The last-place Braves lifted their record to 67-82.

Atlanta relied on the hitting of Pat Valaika to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put the Braves on top, 3-0. For the game, Valaika had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Atlanta manager Tyler Rumpel.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 3 44
A. Hechavarria SS 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .254 8 49
B. Gamel LF 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 .290 6 39
K. Calhoun RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .236 6 27
J. Murphy C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .225 8 20
I. Desmond 1B 4 1 2 3 0 2 3 .237 9 29
J. Querecuto 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .202 2 12
P. Valaika 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .194 10 40
M. Boyd P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .184 0 4
   D. Hudson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Santana PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 28 61
   C. Sobotka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 2
Totals 39 6 12 6 1 12 16      
a - D. Santana pinch hit for D. Hudson in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Desmond (9, 2nd Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 2 outs) P. Valaika (10, 6th Inning off W. Miley, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Hechavarria (8, 4th Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Desmond 5 , J. Murphy 2 , P. Valaika 5 , M. Smith , B. Gamel , K. Calhoun , A. Hechavarria 6
2-out RBI: , I. Desmond 2 , P. Valaika
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Boyd , J. Querecuto , K. Calhoun
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valaika-Hechavarria-Desmond)
PB: J. Murphy
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .299 1 19
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 16 67
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265 13 45
T. White 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .271 4 16
J. Bradley Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 12 32
C. Taylor SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240 17 71
A. Barnes C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .209 10 43
J. Panik 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .292 3 40
M. Wacha P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 0 0
   W. Miley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
   a-Y. Alonso PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 23 76
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   b-J. Lowrie PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 2 13
Totals 34 4 10 4 3 6 12      
a - Y. Alonso pinch hit for W. Miley in the 7th
b - J. Lowrie pinch hit for B. Norris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. White (9, 6th Inning off M. Boyd, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Barnes (17, 9th Inning off M. Lorenzen, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. White (4, 8th Inning off C. Sobotka, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Barnes (10, 5th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. White 6 , A. Benintendi , J. Panik 2 , A. Barnes 6 , A. Eaton 2 , J. Lowrie
2-out RBI: , T. White 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bradley Jr. 2 , A. Eaton
GIDP: A. Eaton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Eaton (7)
CS: C. Taylor (8) , A. Barnes (3)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Boyd W (11-10) 5.2 5 2 2 2 5 1 98 64 3.69   
D. Hudson 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 9 5.25   
C. Sobotka 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 12 5.40   
M. Lorenzen SV (21) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 10 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 54
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 22, D. Hudson 6, C. Sobotka 4, M. Lorenzen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 2-8, D. Hudson 2-2, C. Sobotka 1-1, M. Lorenzen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 98-64, D. Hudson 15-9, C. Sobotka 18-12, M. Lorenzen 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hudson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Wacha L (8-14) 4.2 9 5 5 1 4 2 91 58 6.00   
W. Miley 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 21 18 5.69   
A. Morgan 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 10 4.24   
B. Norris 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Wacha 29
Batters Faced: M. Wacha 24, W. Miley 9, A. Morgan 4, B. Norris 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Wacha 5-5, W. Miley 3-1, A. Morgan 0-1, B. Norris 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Wacha 91-58, W. Miley 21-18, A. Morgan 15-10, B. Norris 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Miley 2-0
WP: B. Norris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ian Desmond
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 28326
Special Notes: RP Adam Morgan was injured while pitching.
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