MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/20/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1785 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (37-59) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Washington Nationals (56-41) 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 X 6 11 2
Nationals Bang Out 6-1 Win Versus Atlanta
The Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves, 6-1, in National League action at Nationals Park. The player of the game was Washington pitcher and Dallas, Georgia native Zack Wheeler. The Nationals bumped their record to 56-41 with this latest triumph.

Aaron Hicks put Washington in front, 3-0, when he took Brandon McCarthy downtown. His 2-run home run came with two out in the bottom of the third. It was his 19th home run of the season.

"I just trusted my stuff," said Wheeler.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .251 8 32
B. Gamel LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .225 2 5
M. Sano 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .224 16 39
G. Bird 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .212 18 50
D. Santana RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .263 15 46
J. Hazelbaker CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .246 1 3
P. Valaika SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 6 30
J. Alfaro C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .242 4 16
B. McCarthy P 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .143 0 1
   E. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Iglesias PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 3 19
   T. Cahill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 12 22
Totals 33 1 5 1 3 14 15      
a - J. Iglesias pinch hit for E. Romero in the 7th
b - H. Renfroe pinch hit for T. Cahill in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Bird (18, 6th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hazelbaker , G. Bird 4 , B. Gamel 2 , J. Iglesias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McCarthy , M. Sano , D. Santana
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gamel (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garcia-Valaika-Bird, Garcia-Valaika-Bird)
PB: J. Alfaro
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 5 30
A. Hicks CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .288 19 56
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .310 22 56
M. Ozuna RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .289 20 61
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .257 19 66
Y. Alonso 1B 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .254 13 43
J. Lowrie SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .186 0 2
Z. Wheeler P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 1
   a-S. Pearce PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .247 3 21
   A. Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Robertson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 2
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .168 3 15
Totals 33 6 11 6 2 4 14      
a - S. Pearce pinch hit for Z. Wheeler in the 6th
b - D. Robertson pinch hit for A. Reyes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ozuna (19, 2nd Inning off B. McCarthy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (19, 4th Inning off B. McCarthy, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Hicks (19, 3rd Inning off B. McCarthy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 4 , A. Benintendi , Y. Alonso 3 , J. Panik , M. Ozuna 3 , A. Hicks 4 , S. Pearce , D. Robertson
2-out RBI: A. Hicks , S. Pearce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Murphy 3
GIDP: J. Lowrie , A. Hicks
Hit by Pitch: J. Panik
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Gurriel (14) , T. Murphy (2)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McCarthy L (6-7) 5.0 7 5 5 1 2 2 65 38 4.16   
E. Romero 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 7 5.21   
T. Cahill 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 29 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McCarthy 34
Batters Faced: B. McCarthy 22, E. Romero 5, T. Cahill 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McCarthy 7-4, E. Romero 1-1, T. Cahill 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. McCarthy 65-38, E. Romero 17-7, T. Cahill 29-20
WP: B. McCarthy , E. Romero
Hit Batsmen: B. McCarthy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Wheeler W (2-1) 6.0 4 1 1 2 8 1 102 66 5.06   
A. Reyes 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 28 16 2.67   
A. Morgan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 11 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 66
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 25, A. Reyes 8, A. Morgan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 4-6, A. Reyes 1-1, A. Morgan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 102-66, A. Reyes 28-16, A. Morgan 18-11
WP: A. Reyes 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Wheeler
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 32392
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