MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/15/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2562 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (67-84) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 10 2
Washington Nationals (79-70) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 X 8 12 1
Nationals Bang Out 8-5 Win Versus Atlanta
The Washington Nationals bested the Atlanta Braves, 8-5, at Nationals Park. Jackie Bradley Jr. was named player of the game. He went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Jeremy Jeffress earned his 29th save in 34 chances. The Nationals bumped their record to 79-70 with this latest triumph.

Washington took a 7-2 lead on Bradley Jr.'s 13th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which he hit off Brian Johnson in the bottom of the seventh, propelled Washington to the win.

"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Bradley Jr..
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .251 3 45
A. Hechavarria SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 8 49
K. Calhoun RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .235 6 27
D. Santana LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .204 28 61
J. Murphy C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .229 9 21
L. Duda 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .212 24 60
J. Querecuto 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .204 2 12
P. Valaika 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .193 10 41
M. Fiers P 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 0 2
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   a-R. Grossman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219 2 10
   F. Montas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-B. Gamel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289 6 39
Totals 34 5 10 5 2 7 13      
a - R. Grossman pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 8th
b - B. Gamel pinch hit for F. Montas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Smith (24, 9th Inning off N. Karns, 1 on, 2 outs) L. Duda (17, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Querecuto (1, 9th Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Murphy (9, 9th Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Fiers , J. Murphy 5 , P. Valaika , M. Smith 3 , L. Duda 2 , J. Querecuto 4 , K. Calhoun
2-out RBI: M. Fiers , M. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Valaika , M. Smith , A. Hechavarria , D. Santana
Sac Bunt: M. Fiers
Hit by Pitch: P. Valaika
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Querecuto (3)
CS: M. Smith (12) , J. Querecuto (3)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Duda (3) , A. Hechavarria (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .296 2 21
A. Benintendi LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 13 46
C. Taylor SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .241 17 71
Y. Alonso 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .226 24 78
Y. Gurriel 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .284 16 69
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
J. Panik 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .294 3 41
A. Barnes C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .209 10 43
J. Bradley Jr. CF 3 1 2 4 1 1 0 .253 13 37
C. Kluber P 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .231 1 9
   N. Karns P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-J. Lowrie 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 2 13
Totals 38 8 12 8 3 6 18      
a - J. Lowrie substituted for N. Karns in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bradley Jr. (13, 7th Inning off B. Johnson, 3 on, 2 outs) A. Eaton (2, 8th Inning off F. Montas, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Alonso (24, 2nd Inning off M. Fiers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kluber 2 , Y. Gurriel , C. Taylor , J. Bradley Jr. 5 , J. Panik 2 , A. Barnes , A. Eaton 4 , Y. Alonso 5
2-out RBI: J. Bradley Jr.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Kluber , A. Benintendi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gurriel (14)
OF assists: 1 (Benintendi (Fiers at 2nd base))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fiers 6.0 7 2 2 1 5 1 86 59 5.29   
B. Johnson L (2-4) 1.0 4 5 5 1 1 1 28 20 7.82   
F. Montas 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 16 10 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fiers 54
Batters Faced: M. Fiers 28, B. Johnson 8, F. Montas 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fiers 4-9, B. Johnson 2-0, F. Montas 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fiers 86-59, B. Johnson 28-20, F. Montas 16-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber W (13-11) 7.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 102 64 3.48   
N. Karns 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 1 36 26 5.06   
J. Jeffress SV (29) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 63
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 27, N. Karns 10, J. Jeffress 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 6-6, N. Karns 1-3, J. Jeffress 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 102-64, N. Karns 36-26, J. Jeffress 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Karns 1-0 , J. Jeffress 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Kluber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jackie Bradley Jr.
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 36878
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