MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/08/2047
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2251 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2047 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (62-52) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 9 2
Washington Nationals (44-68) 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 6 10 2
Nationals Edge Braves, 6-5
The Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals provided some drama for the home crowd.

The Washington Nationals downed the Atlanta Braves, 6-5, at Nationals Park. John Sanders led the way, going 2-for-4 for Washington. The Nationals raised their record to 44-68.

Sanders had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a 1-2 cutter from Andy Kiefer, he banged a solo home run to right-center, giving the Nationals a 6-5 lead. It was the 23rd home run of the year for Sanders.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Sanders said.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hester 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 10 39
X. Davis 2B 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .262 16 69
E. Gretzky CF, LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .256 11 38
I. Trout 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .282 21 70
R. Stinson RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .250 6 41
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .300 1 2
J. Martin DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 7 40
   a-L. Li DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .170 1 13
   b-T. Tuckfard DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .265 17 54
J. Speck LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .228 8 25
   c-C. Schumacher PH, CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .182 2 9
T. Post C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .279 3 21
Totals 34 5 9 3 4 4 16      
a - L. Li inserted as DH in the 4th
b - T. Tuckfard inserted as DH in the 8th
c - C. Schumacher pinch hit for J. Speck in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hester (35, 1st Inning off L. Rabelo, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Schumacher (1, 8th Inning off C. Jones, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hester 3 , X. Davis , E. Gretzky 2 , I. Trout , R. Stinson , A. Rodriguez Jr. , C. Schumacher 2
2-out RBI: C. Schumacher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Trout , A. Rodriguez Jr. , T. Post 2
GIDP: A. Rodriguez Jr. , J. Speck
Hit by Pitch: J. Martin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Tuckfard (25)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez Jr. (1) , T. Post (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez Jr.-Davis-Trout, Stevens-Rodriguez Jr.-Trout)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Akiyama SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .253 7 36
   a-M. Yukizawa SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 2 21
D. Vargas LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .274 20 46
S. Cook 1B 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .323 24 65
J. Sanders 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 3 .340 23 73
J. Luvisi RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .275 14 47
N. Dickinson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 7 39
A. Cantu DH 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 .221 8 23
T. Kaneshiro C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .248 6 27
D. McCarty Jr. 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .133 1 2
Totals 32 6 10 6 4 6 17      
a - M. Yukizawa substituted for H. Akiyama in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Vargas (20, 1st Inning off C. Stevens, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Akiyama (19, 3rd Inning off C. Stevens, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Cook (20, 5th Inning off C. Stevens, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Sanders 2 (23, 1st Inning off C. Stevens, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Kiefer, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Luvisi (14, 6th Inning off C. Stevens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Akiyama 3 , D. Vargas 3 , S. Cook 3 , J. Sanders 8 , J. Luvisi 4 , T. Kaneshiro
2-out RBI: S. Cook
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Yukizawa , J. Sanders , J. Luvisi
GIDP: T. Kaneshiro , D. McCarty Jr.
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Cantu (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Kaneshiro 2 (7)
Double Plays: 2 (McCarty Jr.-Sanders-Cook, Sanders-Akiyama-Cook)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Stevens 5.0 7 5 5 2 3 2 72 2.81   
J. Kasten 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 33 4.61   
A. Kiefer L (2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 22 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stevens 34
Batters Faced: C. Stevens 23, J. Kasten 7, A. Kiefer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stevens 6-4, J. Kasten 1-3, A. Kiefer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stevens 72-46, J. Kasten 33-19, A. Kiefer 22-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Rabelo 7.0 7 4 4 4 3 0 103 6.24   
C. Jones W (3-0), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 4.08   
T. Plesz SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Rabelo 46
Batters Faced: L. Rabelo 31, C. Jones 5, T. Plesz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Rabelo 9-7, C. Jones 2-0, T. Plesz 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Rabelo 103-64, C. Jones 12-10, T. Plesz 11-5
Hit Batsmen: L. Rabelo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Sanders
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 9433
Special Notes: 1B Jordan Martin was injured being hit by a pitch.
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