MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/25/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1889 - SATURDAY, JULY 25TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (63-41) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 13 1
Washington Nationals (54-52) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
11 Straight Wins for Braves
Braves center fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. put his stamp on his team's 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals. Acuna Jr. went 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for Atlanta in the contest. Atlanta reliever Luke Jackson picked up the win, upping his record to 4-5. Kyle Crick shouldered the loss. Brian Moran notched his 16th save in 17 chances.

Acuna Jr. had a timely hit for Atlanta in the top of the ninth. With Washington trailing 4-2, he turned a 1-2 slider into a bases-clearing double. It was his 8th double of the season, making it 5-4, Atlanta.

"The vibe's good," said Atlanta manager Tyler Rumpel. "We've got to keep it going."

Atlanta improves to 63-41 with the win. They lead their division by 5½ games.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .305 22 55
K. Hiura 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .238 21 47
   d-M. Smith RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 1 7
C. Seager SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .304 16 54
Y. Alvarez LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 .298 28 74
R. Acuna Jr. CF 5 1 3 3 0 2 1 .242 17 40
F. Freeman 1B 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .246 16 47
Y. Gomes C 5 0 3 1 0 1 5 .333 0 1
B. Holt RF 5 0 0 1 0 1 6 .111 0 1
   B. Moran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Bauer P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .111 0 0
   a-Y. Puig PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 20 57
   A. Civale P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 1 1
   b-A. Russell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306 1 9
   L. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-L. Arraez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 5 7 12 25      
a - Y. Puig pinch hit for T. Bauer in the 6th
b - A. Russell pinch hit for A. Civale in the 8th
c - L. Arraez substituted for L. Jackson in the 9th
d - M. Smith substituted for K. Hiura in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Acuna Jr. (8, 9th Inning off K. Crick, 3 on, 1 out) V. Guerrero Jr. (19, 1st Inning off D. May, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Hiura (17, 9th Inning off K. Crick, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 4 , V. Guerrero Jr. 2 , F. Freeman , K. Hiura 3 , C. Seager 2 , Y. Gomes 3 , Y. Puig
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , Y. Alvarez , Y. Gomes , B. Holt , A. Russell
GIDP: V. Guerrero Jr. , B. Holt
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Acuna Jr. (15)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Guerrero Jr. (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Hiura-Seager-Freeman, Seager-Hiura-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .235 9 28
A. Hechavarria SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .255 13 48
A. Eaton RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .281 14 41
C. Taylor 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .269 21 58
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .248 15 50
J. Bradley Jr. CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 16 40
   c-F. Cervelli PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .230 9 13
Y. Alonso 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 19 50
A. Barnes C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 5 17
D. May P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 3
   a-S. Piscotty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 1 10
   Z. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Hathaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Jones P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-T. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 8 20
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Crick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   d-M. Beaty PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .234 0 9
Totals 30 4 5 4 3 8 9      
a - S. Piscotty pinch hit for D. May in the 4th
b - T. White pinch hit for N. Jones in the 7th
c - F. Cervelli pinch hit for J. Bradley Jr. in the 9th
d - M. Beaty pinch hit for K. Crick in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Longoria (15, 1st Inning off T. Bauer, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Benintendi (9, 3rd Inning off T. Bauer, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Eaton (14, 1st Inning off T. Bauer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alonso , E. Longoria 5 , A. Benintendi 4 , A. Eaton 4
2-out RBI: E. Longoria , A. Eaton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , J. Bradley Jr. , M. Beaty
GIDP: S. Piscotty , T. White
Sac Bunt: Y. Alonso
Hit by Pitch: A. Barnes 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hechavarria-Alonso, Taylor-Hechavarria-Alonso)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Bauer 5.0 5 4 2 2 3 3 76 45 4.49   
A. Civale 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 12 6.28   
L. Jackson W (4-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 9 3.50   
B. Moran SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 13 1.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Bauer 46
Batters Faced: T. Bauer 22, A. Civale 6, L. Jackson 3, B. Moran 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Bauer 7-4, A. Civale 3-2, L. Jackson 0-0, B. Moran 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Bauer 76-45, A. Civale 21-12, L. Jackson 13-9, B. Moran 23-13
Hit Batsmen: A. Civale , B. Moran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. May 4.0 6 2 2 2 6 0 88 57 4.68   
Z. Burdi H (3) 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 30 18 5.56   
S. Hathaway H (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2.28   
N. Jones H (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 17 2.98   
A. Morgan H (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 4.32   
K. Crick L (2-4), BS (2) 1.0 2 3 3 3 3 0 34 18 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. May 46
Batters Faced: D. May 19, Z. Burdi 8, S. Hathaway 1, N. Jones 4, A. Morgan 4, K. Crick 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. May 3-2, Z. Burdi 3-1, S. Hathaway 1-0, N. Jones 0-0, A. Morgan 2-0, K. Crick 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. May 88-57, Z. Burdi 30-18, S. Hathaway 7-5, N. Jones 22-17, A. Morgan 18-10, K. Crick 34-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Hathaway 1-0
WP: D. May
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ronald Acuna Jr.
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 20 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 29243
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