Major League Baseball

FINAL
Atlanta Braves 1
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Washington Nationals 4
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Match Report

MacKenzie Gore quiets Braves, wins Nationals debut 4-1

— MacKenzie Gore kept waiting for this day to arrive. So, too, did the Washington Nationals — and their fans.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

ATL

  • Travis d'Arnaud C H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Orlando Arcia SS H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Michael Harris II CF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Ozzie Albies 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

WSH

  • Keibert Ruiz C H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Victor Robles RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Dominic Smith DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

ATL wins series 2-1

Injuries

Washington Nationals

  • Matt Waldron 60-Day-IL
  • Drew Millas 60-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin 60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk 60-Day-IL
  • Mitchell Parker 60-Day-IL

Atlanta Braves

  • Spencer Strider 60-Day-IL
  • Joe Jimenez 60-Day-IL
  • Jurickson Profar suspension
  • Joey Wentz 60-Day-IL
  • Spencer Schwellenbach 60-Day-IL

Lineups

WSH

  1. 20Lane ThomasRF
  2. 13Joey MenesesDH
  3. 46Jeimer Candelario3B
  4. 8Dominic Smith1B
  5. 20Keibert RuizC
  6. 12Alex CallLF
  7. 6Ildemaro VargasSS
  8. 26Luis Garcia Jr.2B
  9. 10Victor RoblesCF

ATL

  1. 13Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
  2. 28Matt Olson1B
  3. 27Austin Riley3B
  4. 1Ozzie Albies2B
  5. 25Travis d'ArnaudDH
  6. 24Marcell OzunaLF
  7. 23Michael Harris IICF
  8. 12Sean MurphyC
  9. 11Orlando ArciaSS

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    29220 8th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29220 8th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29220 8th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 7th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31983 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31983 7th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 6th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 6th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33191 6th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39636 6th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39636 6th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39636 6th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39636 6th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 5th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32594 5th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4623366 5th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39636 5th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39636 5th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4623366 4th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4623366 4th Inning
  28. Foul Out 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    4623366 4th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4623366 4th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4623366 4th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39636 4th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    39636 4th Inning
  33. Play Result 1-4

    d'Arnaud singled to center, Acuña Jr. scored, Albies to second.

    39636 4th Inning
  34. Single 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    39636 4th Inning
  35. Strike Swinging 0-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    39636 4th Inning
  36. Ball 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39636 4th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39636 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39636 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    39636 4th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4623366 3rd Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4623366 3rd Inning
  42. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39636 3rd Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4623366 2nd Inning
  44. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39636 2nd Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39636 2nd Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39636 2nd Inning
  47. End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
    4623366 1st Inning
  48. Play Result 0-4

    García hit sacrifice fly to center, Smith scored, Ruiz to third.

    4623366 1st Inning
  49. Sacrifice Fly 0-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4623366 1st Inning
  50. End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
    4623366 1st Inning
  51. Play Result 0-3

    Call walked, Candelario scored, Ruiz to second, Smith to third.

    4623366 1st Inning
  52. Ball 0-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball 4

    4623366 1st Inning
  53. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    4623366 1st Inning
  54. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4623366 1st Inning
  55. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4623366 1st Inning
  56. Strike Looking 0-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4623366 1st Inning
  57. End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
    4623366 1st Inning
  58. Play Result 0-2

    Ruiz walked, Meneses scored, Smith to second, Candelario to third.

    4623366 1st Inning
  59. Ball 0-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    4623366 1st Inning
  60. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    4623366 1st Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    36543 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 1-4

    Ozuna grounded out to first.

    36543 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36543 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Marcell Ozuna

    36543 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    36543 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 1-4

    d'Arnaud flied out to center.

    36543 9th Inning
  8. Fly Out 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  9. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36543 9th Inning
  10. Strike Swinging 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36543 9th Inning
  11. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Travis d'Arnaud

    36543 9th Inning
  12. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    36543 9th Inning
  13. Play Result 1-4

    Albies grounded out to first.

    36543 9th Inning
  14. Ground Out 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  15. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36543 9th Inning
  16. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36543 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Ozzie Albies

    36543 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 1-4

    Finnegan relieved Edwards Jr.

    36543 9th Inning
  19. Start Inning 1-4

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  20. End Inning 1-4

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    29220 8th Inning
  22. Play Result 1-4

    Call struck out looking.

    29220 8th Inning
  23. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Looking

    29220 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    29220 8th Inning
  25. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    29220 8th Inning
  26. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    29220 8th Inning
  27. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    29220 8th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    29220 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29220 8th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Jesse Chavez pitches to Alex Call

    29220 8th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    29220 8th Inning
  32. Play Result 1-4

    Ruiz grounded out to shortstop.

    29220 8th Inning
  33. Ground Out 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    29220 8th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29220 8th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4

    Jesse Chavez pitches to Keibert Ruiz

    29220 8th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
    29220 8th Inning
  37. Play Result 1-4

    Smith grounded out to second.

    29220 8th Inning
  38. Ground Out 1-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    29220 8th Inning
  39. Ball 1-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    29220 8th Inning
  40. Strike Looking 1-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    29220 8th Inning

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