MLB

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

· Major League Baseball
Atlanta Braves
24-25, 9-18 Away
Final
7 - 8
Washington Nationals
23-27, 12-12 Home

Rosario's pinch-hit single in 10th lifts Nationals to 8-7 win over Braves

Olson and Ozuna go back-to-back for Braves

Atlanta tied it at 7 in the ninth on Matt Olson's one-out RBI double off closer Kyle Finnegan. Austin Riley tried to score the go-ahead run from first but was thrown out at the plate on the play.

Marcell Ozuna popped out to end the inning.

Automatic runner Robert Hassell III, making his major league debut, advanced from second to third on Alex Call's sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the 10th. Rosario then singled to left field against Dylan Lee (1-2).

The Braves dropped to 24-25 after losing both games in the rain-shortened series.

Olson and Ozuna hit back-to-back solo homers off Trevor Williams in the first to give Atlanta the lead. Olson has homered in four of his last five games.

Playing with his parents in the stands for the first time in his major league career, Keibert Ruiz had an RBI double in the bottom half off Braves starter AJ Smith-Shawver, who was tagged for seven runs in three innings.

Hassell singled in the second on the first pitch he saw in the majors. He stole second and scored on a single by CJ Abrams to tie it. James Woods followed with a three-run double to give the Nationals a 5-2 advantage.

Hassell finished 2 for 5 and scored twice.

Ruiz had an RBI single in a two-run fourth that gave Washington a 7-5 lead and chased Smith-Shawver.

Ozuna’s RBI single in the seventh off reliever Jose A. Ferrer got the Braves within a run. Olson and Ozuna each finished with three hits and two RBI.

Key moment With runners at the corners in the top of the 10th, Jackson Rutledge (1-1) got Evan White to ground into an inning-ending double play that kept the score tied.

Key stat Smith-Shawver allowed one earned run over 19 2/3 innings in his previous three starts.

Up next Braves LHP Chris Sale (2-3, 3.62 ERA) starts Friday at home against San Diego.

Nationals LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-4, 3.67 ERA) faces Giants RHP Landen Roupp (2-3, 4.11) on Friday.

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Scoring Summary

10th Inning Rosario singled to left, Hassell III scored.
10th Inning Rosario hit for Tena
10th Inning Call hit sacrifice bunt to third, Hassell III to third.
10th Inning Lee relieved Iglesias
10th Inning Arcia as designated hitter.
10th Inning White grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Albies out at second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
16 Ground Balls 9
8 Strikeouts 6
7 Runs Batted In 8
0 Sacrifice Hit 1
10 Hits 12
1 Stolen Bases 2
4 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
7 Runs 8
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
39 At Bats 39
2 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
19 Runners Left On Base 17
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 2
15 Fly Balls 25
0 Caught Stealing 0
174 Pitches 169
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 1
2 Pinch Hits 1
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
17 Total Bases 16
43 Plate Appearances 45
324.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
3 Extra Base Hits 3
5.6 Runs Created 7.0
.256 Batting Average .308
1.000 Pinch Hit Average 1.000
.436 Slugging Percentage .410
.308 Secondary Average .256
.326 On Base Percentage .386
.761 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .797
1.1 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
5.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.8
47.0 Batter Rating 52.5
19.5 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.05 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.76
.179 Isolated Power .103
0.50 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.67
.093 Walks Per Plate Appearance .089
.051 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.051
14.0 Runs Produced 16.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.4
92.0 MLB Rating 96.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 16,907 | Capacity:

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 32 18 .640 - W7
New York 30 20 .600 2 W1
Atlanta 24 25 .490 7.5 L2
Washington 23 27 .460 9 W5
Miami 19 29 .396 12 L2
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