MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
10/02/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2980 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (74-87) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 8 1
Atlanta Braves (104-57) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2
Nationals Deal Braves 6-1 Defeat
Getting an impressive start from Danny Diaz, Washington beat Atlanta by the score of 6-1. Diaz got the win, improving to 10-13. He allowed 3 hits and walked 5 over 6 innings. Diaz allowed 1 run. Lionardo Rabelo earned the save, his 4th, for the Nationals.

Washington used the bat of John Sanders to get the win. The second baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Nationals ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"Enjoyed this one," Sanders told the Washington Chronicle. "But it's back to work tomorrow."

The third-place Nationals raised their record to 74-87.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Baird CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .269 19 72
D. Vargas RF 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 .257 29 67
S. Cook 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .256 17 65
   a-H. Akiyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 2 5
   b-D. McCarty Jr. 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .231 5 31
K. Arp 3B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .250 31 79
J. Sanders 2B 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 .306 31 110
K. Cho LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .247 16 56
E. Gaskin C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .257 6 49
D. Fallon DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .272 10 35
D. Novakowski SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .247 12 41
Totals 34 6 8 6 6 9 22      
a - H. Akiyama pinch hit for S. Cook in the 7th
b - D. McCarty Jr. substituted for H. Akiyama in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Sanders (31, 1st Inning off T. Kull, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Baird , D. Vargas , K. Arp , J. Sanders 4 , E. Gaskin , D. Fallon , D. Novakowski 2
2-out RBI: K. Arp , J. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cook , H. Akiyama , D. Fallon
Sac Bunt: D. Novakowski
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Baird (19) , D. Vargas (22) , K. Arp (12) , D. Novakowski 2 (26)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Gaskin (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Arp-Sanders-Cook, Arp-Sanders-McCarty Jr.)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Kasahara SS 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .325 10 57
S. Cook LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .266 5 21
E. Gretzky RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 16 79
M. Vergara C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 16 65
I. Trout DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .277 35 104
Z. King 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .234 10 56
D. Barefoot 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .246 11 35
J. Powers 3B 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .242 1 31
L. Li CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .172 1 22
Totals 30 1 6 1 6 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Gretzky (33, 1st Inning off D. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Powers (25, 7th Inning off C. Westbay, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Gretzky 2 , I. Trout , Z. King , D. Barefoot , J. Powers 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Cook , E. Gretzky , M. Vergara , D. Barefoot 2
GIDP: Z. King , L. Li
Sac Fly: Y. Kasahara
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. King (20) , D. Barefoot (7) , J. Powers (29)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Spurrell (3) , D. Barefoot (2)
OF assists: 1 (Gretzky(Cho at 3rd base))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Diaz W (10-13) 6.0 3 1 0 5 7 0 106 4.67   
C. Westbay H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.76   
L. Rabelo SV (4) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 30 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Diaz 66
Batters Faced: D. Diaz 25, C. Westbay 4, L. Rabelo 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Diaz 4-6, C. Westbay 0-1, L. Rabelo 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Diaz 106-63, C. Westbay 17-11, L. Rabelo 30-16
WP: D. Diaz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Kull L (5-3) 5.1 3 3 3 3 5 1 102 2.74   
M. Spurrell 2.2 2 1 1 3 3 0 40 3.60   
S. Swanson 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 25 4.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Kull 52
Batters Faced: T. Kull 22, M. Spurrell 13, S. Swanson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Kull 5-6, M. Spurrell 3-1, S. Swanson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Kull 102-63, M. Spurrell 40-21, S. Swanson 25-19
WP: M. Spurrell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Diaz
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 49665
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