MLB

Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

· Doubleheader - Game 2
Atlanta Braves
69-83, 33-44 Away
Final
5 - 0
Washington Nationals
62-90, 31-46 Home

Sale sparkles, Olson hits bases-loaded triple in 10th and Braves beat Nationals 5-0

Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals: Game Highlights

Atlanta took the opener 6-3 as Olson homered for the fourth straight game and has won three in a row following a four-game slide.

Washington (62-90) reached 90 losses for the fifth straight year, a first for the Nationals/Montreal Expos franchise.

After the start of the second game was delayed two hours by rain, Sale walked none and lowered his ERA to 2.35. Tyler Kiney (6-3) followed with two innings of two-hit relief.

Drake Baldwin hit a go-ahead double off Mason Thompson (1-1) that went over right fielder Dylan Crews. Olson, who had been 0 for 4, hit his second triple this year and Ozzie Albies added a sacrifice fly.

Key moment With runners on the corners, Ronald Acuña Jr. made a leaping catch at the wall to end the ninth and send the game to extra innings.

Key stat This was the ninth MLB game this season to enter extra innings scoreless.

Up next Braves RHP Hurston Waldrep (4-1, 2.78) faces Nationals RHP Brad Lord (5-8, 4.21) on Wednesday.

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Scoring Summary

10th Inning DeJong grounded out to third.
10th Inning House fouled out to first.
10th Inning Chaparro lined out to left.
10th Inning Baldwin catching.
10th Inning Ozuna grounded into fielder's choice to second, Acuña Jr. out at second.
10th Inning Albies hit sacrifice fly to right, Olson scored.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
12 Ground Balls 16
8 Strikeouts 10
5 Runs Batted In 0
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
6 Hits 5
0 Stolen Bases 2
6 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 0
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
34 At Bats 35
0 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
17 Runners Left On Base 14
1 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 0
15 Fly Balls 9
0 Caught Stealing 0
178 Pitches 124
0 Games Started 0
3 Pinch At Bats 1
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 1
11 Total Bases 5
41 Plate Appearances 35
0.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
4 Extra Base Hits 0
3.4 Runs Created -0.1
.176 Batting Average .143
.333 Pinch Hit Average .000
.324 Slugging Percentage .143
.324 Secondary Average .057
.293 On Base Percentage .143
.616 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .286
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.8
3.0 Runs Created Per 27 Outs -0.1
34.5 Batter Rating 7.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.34 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.54
.147 Isolated Power .000
0.75 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.146 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
.147 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.086
10.0 Runs Produced 0.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.1
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.2
78.8 MLB Rating 59.5
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: 19,216 | Capacity:
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