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ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/23/2023
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ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2891 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (98-57) 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 11 2
Washington Nationals (68-87) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Sparks Hits 2 home runs in Braves Win
The Atlanta Braves grabbed a win, 8-1, over the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Atlanta third baseman Taylor Sparks went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice. The winner was Rod Swift, who threw 86 pitches over 7 innings. The right-hander was charged with 1 run on 5 hits. Atlanta goes to 98-57. The win puts them 7½ games up in their division.

With Atlanta leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Sparks hit a changeup from Jackson Kowar for a 3-run home run. It was his 34th home run of the season and put the Braves ahead, 4-0.

Sparks said his team "played with determination."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vega CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .235 10 52
   a-L. Humphrey PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 0 5
M. Yoshida LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .255 9 41
B. Harper RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .294 19 68
M. Thomas SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .262 27 73
T. Sparks 3B 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .311 34 109
M. Ohayashi DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .231 37 103
J. Fromm 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .304 14 41
D. Varsho C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .182 6 24
N. Madrigal 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280 0 14
Totals 38 8 11 8 2 8 8      
a - L. Humphrey pinch hit for J. Vega in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vega (38, 1st Inning off J. Kowar, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Thomas (23, 3rd Inning off J. Kowar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Sparks 2 (34, 1st Inning off J. Kowar, 2 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Kowar, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Ohayashi 2 (37, 3rd Inning off J. Kowar, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Irvin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Vega 2 , B. Harper , M. Thomas 3 , T. Sparks 8 , M. Ohayashi 8 , J. Fromm , N. Madrigal 2
2-out RBI: T. Sparks , M. Ohayashi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Humphrey , B. Harper
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vega (33)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Swift (1) , L. Sims (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sparks-Madrigal-Fromm)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Nicholas LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269 12 58
R. Liriano RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 26 78
G. Moreno C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .267 9 28
L. Rogers DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .255 24 85
M. Grace 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 8 42
V. Robles CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .290 16 63
M. Johnston SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .235 6 47
C. Hinojosa 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .228 4 46
M. Ryan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .284 10 49
Totals 34 1 6 1 1 9 14      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Liriano , G. Moreno , M. Grace , V. Robles , M. Johnston , C. Hinojosa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Hinojosa
GIDP: V. Robles
Team LOB: 7
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
R. Swift W (9-2) 7.0 5 1 0 1 8 0 86 63 2.94
L. Sims 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 18 3.02
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Swift 72
Batters Faced: R. Swift 27, L. Sims 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Swift 6-6, L. Sims 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Swift 86-63, L. Sims 27-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Kowar L (8-13) 2.2 6 7 7 1 3 3 47 32 4.37
B. Hauck 3.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 48 31 3.86
J. Irvin 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 45 27 4.19
D. Fellows 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.71
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Kowar 16
Batters Faced: J. Kowar 15, B. Hauck 13, J. Irvin 9, D. Fellows 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Kowar 3-2, B. Hauck 5-3, J. Irvin 0-3, D. Fellows 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Kowar 47-32, B. Hauck 48-31, J. Irvin 45-27, D. Fellows 6-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Taylor Sparks
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 40816
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