Justin Upton's home run backs Paul Maholm as Braves win again
Justin Upton and Andrelton Simmons homered, leading Paul Maholm and the Atlanta Braves past the Washington Nationals 9-0 Sunday for a three-game sweep and their ninth straight win.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
9
Washington Nationals
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: strike 4 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
E Gattis hit sacrifice fly to right, B Upton scored, J Heyward to third.
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Advancing On Play 9-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
J Heyward doubled to deep right, P Maholm scored, B Upton to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
A Simmons homered to left (383 feet), D Uggla and C Johnson scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
J Upton homered to right center (413 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
C Johnson singled to center, J Upton and E Gattis scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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End Inning 9-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
S Lombardozzi grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 9-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
S Lombardozzi batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
I Desmond lined out to right.
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Line Out 9-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
I Desmond batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
A LaRoche lined out to left.
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Line Out 9-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
A LaRoche batting
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Play Result 9-0
B DeWitt at third base.
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Play Result 9-0
R Pena at second base.
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Play Result 9-0
C Gearrin relieved L Avilan.
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Start Inning 9-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 9-0
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Lineup Change 9-0
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Lineup Change 9-0
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Lineup Change 9-0
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End Inning 9-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
B DeWitt lined out to left.
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Line Out 9-0
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 9-0
A Simmons to third, R Pena to second on wild pitch by H Rodriguez.
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Wild Pitch 9-0
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Wild Pitch 9-0
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 9-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-0
B DeWitt batting
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Head to Head
ATL wins series 3-0
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Atlanta Braves
- Jurickson Profar Suspension
- Spencer Strider Out
- Joey Wentz Out
- Spencer Schwellenbach Out
- Mitchell Parker Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Denard SpanCF4
Jayson WerthRF28
Bryce HarperCF3
Ryan Zimmerman3B11
Adam LaRoche1B25
Ian DesmondSS20
Danny Espinosa2B14
Kurt SuzukiC24
Gio GonzalezP47
Substitutes
Zach DukeP32
Chad Tracy3B48
Roger A. BernadinaRF9
Henry RodriguezP63
Steve Lombardozzi2B21
Tyler MooreLF28
ATL
B.J. UptonCF0
Jason HeywardRF22
Justin UptonLF8
Evan GattisC11
Dan Uggla2B26
Chris Johnson1B92
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Ramiro Pena2B1
Paul MaholmP46
Substitutes
Reed JohnsonRF5
Jordan SchaferLF19
Cory GearrinP38
Luis AvilanP70
Blake DeWitt3B
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