Major League Baseball
Washington Nationals
4
Atlanta Braves
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Stephen Strasburg threw seven scoreless innings to end a long run of frustration against Atlanta, and the Nationals beat the struggling Braves 4-2 on Monday night to move to the verge of the NL East title.
C Bethancourt singled to center, J Upton scored, E Bonifacio to third.
J Upton doubled to left, A Simmons scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
N Schierholtz singled to center, I Desmond scored.
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
S Strasburg singled to center, A Cabrera scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
W Ramos homered to center (417 feet).
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: in play
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
D Span doubled to deep right, W Ramos scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
End of the 9th
B Upton grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
C Bethancourt to second on wild pitch by D Storen.
Pitch 1: ball 1
B Upton batting
C Bethancourt singled to center, J Upton scored, E Bonifacio to third.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
C Bethancourt batting
E Bonifacio ran for C Johnson.
D Storen relieved R Soriano.
C Johnson walked.
Pitch 4: ball 4
Pitch 3: ball 3
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
C Johnson batting
J Heyward flied out to left.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
J Heyward batting
J Upton doubled to left, A Simmons scored.
Pitch 3: in play
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WSH wins series 2-1
Phil Gosselin2B14
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Freddie Freeman1B5
Justin UptonLF8
Jason HeywardRF22
Chris Johnson3B92
Christian BethancourtC60
B.J. UptonCF0
Ervin SantanaP54
Joey Thomas Terdoslavich1B
Emilio BonifacioPR27
Jose ConstanzaPH13
Luis AvilanP70
Juan JaimeP56
Chasen ShreveP57
Gus SchlosserP
Ryan DoumitPH4
James RussellP88
Denard SpanCF4
Anthony Rendon3B6
Jayson WerthRF28
Adam LaRoche1B25
Ian DesmondSS20
Bryce HarperLF3
Wilson RamosC40
Asdrubal Cabrera2B3
Stephen StrasburgP37
Nate SchierholtzLF62
Craig StammenP34
Kevin FrandsenPH43
Rafael SorianoP82
Drew StorenP29
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