MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
04/03/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 395 - TUESDAY, APRIL 3RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (5-0) 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 10 0
Atlanta Braves (1-4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 1
Braves Waste Great Game from Bird
Despite a great performance by Atlanta first baseman Greg Bird, the Washington Nationals defeated the Braves by the score of 7-5 at SunTrust Park. Bird belted 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. The Nationals, now 5-0, have stormed out of the gates.

Chris Taylor aided the Washington cause with a 2-run home run in the top of the seventh. For the game, the shortstop went 1 for 5 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Taylor told the Washington Observer.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261 0 3
A. Benintendi LF 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 .318 2 5
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .320 2 3
Y. Gurriel 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .087 1 3
Y. Alonso 1B 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 .316 0 0
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Taylor SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .333 2 6
A. Hicks CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 6 .250 0 3
C. Kluber P 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 0 1
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Rodriguez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
Totals 38 7 10 7 4 9 18      
a - S. Rodriguez substituted for B. Norris in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (1, 3rd Inning off M. Estrada, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (1, 7th Inning off Z. Duke, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Benintendi (2, 1st Inning off M. Estrada, 0 on, 1 out) C. Taylor (2, 7th Inning off M. Wisler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Kluber , Y. Gurriel 6 , A. Benintendi 5 , C. Taylor 4 , J. Panik , M. Ozuna , A. Hicks , Y. Alonso
2-out RBI: C. Kluber , Y. Gurriel , C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hicks
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
D. Santana RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 0 2
M. Sano 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .136 0 1
G. Bird 1B 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .300 2 6
S. Drew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 1 1
K. Suzuki C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
H. Pence LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
P. Valaika SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
M. Estrada P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   P. Moylan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Iglesias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   Z. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Wisler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-I. Desmond PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
Totals 32 5 5 5 1 6 4      
a - J. Iglesias pinch hit for P. Moylan in the 6th
b - I. Desmond pinch hit for M. Wisler in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Suzuki (2, 2nd Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Bird 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off B. Norris, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Smith , G. Bird 8 , K. Suzuki 2 , I. Desmond
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Valaika
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: G. Bird (1)
PB: K. Suzuki
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber W (2-0) 8.1 4 4 4 1 6 1 102 69 2.57   
B. Norris 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 6 13.50   
J. Soria SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 64
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 30, B. Norris 1, J. Soria 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 11-8, B. Norris 0-0, J. Soria 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 102-69, B. Norris 9-6, J. Soria 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Norris 3-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Estrada L (0-1) 5.0 6 3 3 2 5 1 90 52 5.40   
P. Moylan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.00   
Z. Duke 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 20 10 6.75   
M. Wisler 2.1 3 2 2 1 3 1 47 29 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Estrada 46
Batters Faced: M. Estrada 24, P. Moylan 3, Z. Duke 4, M. Wisler 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Estrada 6-4, P. Moylan 2-1, Z. Duke 1-0, M. Wisler 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Estrada 90-52, P. Moylan 5-5, Z. Duke 20-10, M. Wisler 47-29
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Bird
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM EST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 22448
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