MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/21/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2664 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (76-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 6 11 0
Atlanta Braves (94-62) 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 6 X 16 17 1
Freeman Hits 2 home runs in Braves Win
The first-place Atlanta Braves took on the Washington Nationals in front of a spirited crowd.

The Atlanta Braves bested the Washington Nationals by a score of 16-6, with first baseman Freddie Freeman getting the main credit. On the day, Freeman slugged 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 6 for the Braves. Luke Jackson, now 7-7, was credited with the win. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 1 and walking 0.

Freeman had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 1-1 fastball from Steve Hathaway, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Braves a 6-4 lead. It was the 23rd home run of the year for Freeman.

"Winning is contagious," said Freeman. "We're looking forward to the next game."

Atlanta improves to 94-62 with the win. They lead their division by 6 games.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .244 14 45
A. Hechavarria SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .258 18 63
A. Eaton RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 17 52
   a-S. Piscotty PR, RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .210 4 18
C. Taylor 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .253 25 76
Y. Alonso 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286 28 72
J. Bradley Jr. CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .216 21 56
J. Lowrie 3B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .283 16 46
T. Murphy C 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .230 12 21
J. Jeffress P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .143 0 1
   N. Jones P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286 0 1
   S. Hathaway P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Romero 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
   B. Woodruff P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 3
   b-M. Beaty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 2 19
Totals 36 6 11 6 1 14 12      
a - S. Piscotty pinch ran for A. Eaton in the 1st
b - M. Beaty pinch hit for B. Woodruff in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Benintendi (38, 1st Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Murphy (12, 9th Inning off B. Suter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Jones , A. Benintendi 2 , C. Taylor , T. Murphy 4 , J. Lowrie , J. Bradley Jr. , A. Eaton , A. Hechavarria , Y. Alonso 2 , S. Piscotty
2-out RBI: N. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , J. Lowrie
GIDP: C. Taylor
Sac Fly: J. Bradley Jr.
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Bradley Jr. (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Arraez 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .329 2 10
R. Acuna Jr. CF 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 .264 28 66
F. Freeman 1B 5 3 4 6 1 1 1 .247 23 74
V. Guerrero Jr. 3B 5 0 0 1 1 2 5 .291 35 94
C. Seager SS 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .296 22 77
Y. Alvarez LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .282 39 107
Y. Gomes C 6 2 3 4 0 1 4 .292 2 18
B. Holt RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .264 1 11
S. Strasburg P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .129 0 4
   L. Jackson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Cron PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .043 0 0
   D. Smeltzer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Puig PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .262 25 71
   B. Suter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
Totals 41 16 17 16 8 6 26      
a - K. Cron pinch hit for L. Jackson in the 7th
b - Y. Puig pinch hit for D. Smeltzer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Alvarez (32, 2nd Inning off J. Jeffress, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Gomes (6, 6th Inning off N. Jones, 3 on, 1 out) F. Freeman (37, 6th Inning off N. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Freeman 2 (23, 3rd Inning off J. Jeffress, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Hathaway, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez 3 , L. Arraez 2 , R. Acuna Jr. 2 , C. Seager 2 , Y. Gomes 4 , B. Holt 2 , F. Freeman 11
2-out RBI: L. Arraez , F. Freeman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero Jr. , L. Arraez , Y. Gomes , B. Holt
Hit by Pitch: Y. Alvarez , L. Arraez , C. Seager
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: S. Strasburg (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Seager-Arraez-Freeman)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Jeffress 5.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 71 50 5.05   
N. Jones 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 18 14 4.52   
S. Hathaway L (5-4) 0.1 3 4 4 1 0 1 19 10 4.37   
A. Morgan 0.1 3 2 2 2 0 0 22 10 5.33   
M. Romero 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 0 18 9 4.02   
K. Crick 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 0 22 10 4.03   
B. Woodruff 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Jeffress 52
Batters Faced: J. Jeffress 20, N. Jones 8, S. Hathaway 5, A. Morgan 6, M. Romero 4, K. Crick 6, B. Woodruff 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Jeffress 8-4, N. Jones 1-1, S. Hathaway 1-0, A. Morgan 0-1, M. Romero 0-0, K. Crick 0-1, B. Woodruff 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Jeffress 71-50, N. Jones 18-14, S. Hathaway 19-10, A. Morgan 22-10, M. Romero 18-9, K. Crick 22-10, B. Woodruff 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Morgan 2-2 , M. Romero 3-0 , K. Crick 3-3 , B. Woodruff 3-1
WP: A. Morgan
Hit Batsmen: N. Jones , K. Crick , B. Woodruff
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Strasburg 6.2 8 4 4 0 12 0 99 67 3.38   
L. Jackson W (7-7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 3.23   
D. Smeltzer 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15 10 9.00   
B. Suter 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 9 6.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 54
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 27, L. Jackson 1, D. Smeltzer 6, B. Suter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 4-2, L. Jackson 0-0, D. Smeltzer 2-1, B. Suter 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 99-67, L. Jackson 6-3, D. Smeltzer 15-10, B. Suter 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Jackson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Freddie Freeman
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:20 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 39765
Special Notes: RF Adam Eaton was injured while running the bases.
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