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ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/21/2023
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ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2864 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (97-56) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Washington Nationals (67-86) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 9 0
Braves Lose to Nationals, 3-2
The Washington Nationals got a stellar effort from pitcher Chris Roach, helping Washington score a win over the visiting Atlanta Braves, 3-2. Roach got the win, improving to 7-8. He allowed 3 hits and walked 2 over 6 innings. Roach allowed 2 runs. Jon Simpson notched his 4th save in 10 chances.

Mark Blalock had a key at-bat with one out in the bottom of the third for Washington. With runners on 1st and 3rd and the Nationals leading 2-1, he hit a sacrifice fly.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Blalock.

The Nationals saw their win-loss record go to 67-86. At the same time, the Braves fell to 97-56.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vega CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 9 51
L. Humphrey LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 0 4
   a-M. Yoshida PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 9 39
B. Harper RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .297 19 68
M. Thomas SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .261 27 72
T. Sparks 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .309 32 104
M. Ohayashi DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 35 101
B. Bichette 2B 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 .288 18 76
D. Smith C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 15 52
D. Varsho 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .184 6 24
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 11 9      
a - M. Yoshida pinch hit for L. Humphrey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Sparks (33, 2nd Inning off C. Roach, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Bichette (34, 5th Inning off C. Roach, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Vega (37, 8th Inning off A. Kay, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Harper (19, 6th Inning off C. Roach, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vega 2 , B. Harper 4 , T. Sparks 2 , B. Bichette 3
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , D. Smith , D. Varsho
GIDP: M. Ohayashi
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bichette (24)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Velázquez CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289 2 9
M. Grace 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 8 42
G. Moreno C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .265 9 28
R. Liriano RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .236 25 76
L. Rogers DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .252 23 81
M. Blalock LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .253 9 42
M. Johnston SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .236 6 46
C. Hinojosa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .230 4 46
M. Ryan 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .287 10 49
Totals 32 3 9 3 1 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Velázquez (5, 4th Inning off T. Iguchi, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Moreno (8, 7th Inning off M. Fried, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Velázquez 2 , G. Moreno 3 , R. Liriano 2 , L. Rogers 2 , M. Blalock , M. Ryan
2-out RBI: L. Rogers , M. Blalock
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grace , R. Liriano , M. Johnston , M. Ryan
Sac Fly: M. Blalock
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Johnston (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hinojosa-Johnston-Grace)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
T. Iguchi L (0-1) 5.1 8 3 3 0 5 0 86 62 5.06
J. Duran 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 8 4.21
M. Fried 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 13 3.44
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Iguchi 45
Batters Faced: T. Iguchi 24, J. Duran 3, M. Fried 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Iguchi 3-8, J. Duran 0-0, M. Fried 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: T. Iguchi 86-62, J. Duran 15-8, M. Fried 24-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
C. Roach W (7-8) 6.0 3 2 2 2 9 1 93 59 5.24
A. Kay H (4) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 3.94
J. Simpson SV (4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 17 3.86
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Roach 65
Batters Faced: C. Roach 23, A. Kay 5, J. Simpson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Roach 1-8, A. Kay 1-1, J. Simpson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Roach 93-59, A. Kay 17-11, J. Simpson 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kay 1-0 , J. Simpson 1-0
WP: C. Roach
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Roach
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 39445
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