MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/15/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2778 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (81-67) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0
Atlanta Braves (74-73) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 14 0
Washington Defeated by Atlanta, 5-2
Matt Olson was a vital contributor to the 5-2 Atlanta victory over Washington. The Braves first baseman was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Jose Chavez finished to wrap up his 34th save. The win gives Atlanta a season record of 74-73.

Washington had a runner on 1st in the top of the eighth. With one out, Brady House came to bat, hoping to do some damage. Instead, he hit into a double play. The score remained 4-2, Atlanta. The Nationals saw their comeback bid fail.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hassell III LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 17 62
B. House 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 48 111
J. Naylor DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 23 57
D. Crews RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .258 27 79
L. Robert CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .312 25 102
C. Strumpf 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .244 21 66
E. Brown Jr. 1B, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .264 4 24
C. Wong C 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .301 13 50
A. Cruz SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .279 7 37
   a-N. Gorman PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 39 93
Totals 32 2 7 1 0 7 12      
a - N. Gorman pinch hit for A. Cruz in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Wong (27, 6th Inning off K. Wright, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hassell III , D. Crews 2 , L. Robert , E. Brown Jr. , C. Wong 2 , A. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wong
GIDP: B. House , E. Brown Jr.
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Crews (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Strumpf-Cruz-Brown Jr.)
OF assists: 1 (Robert(Riley at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. RF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .313 11 69
M. Harris II CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .288 16 62
S. Ceballos LF 3 1 2 2 2 1 0 .333 34 109
M. Olson 1B 3 1 2 2 2 0 2 .232 23 78
A. Riley 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .279 30 95
C. Norby 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 .274 23 71
B. Stott SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .279 12 49
C. Capel DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 5 .291 3 13
S. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .209 12 39
Totals 35 5 14 5 7 7 26      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Ceballos (30, 1st Inning off M. Lorenzen, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Acuna Jr. 2 (34, 1st Inning off M. Lorenzen, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off Z. Pop, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Olson (23, 3rd Inning off M. Lorenzen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 5 , M. Harris II , S. Ceballos 3 , M. Olson 5 , A. Riley 2 , C. Norby 2 , C. Capel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Olson , C. Norby , C. Capel 2 , S. Murphy
GIDP: S. Murphy
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Riley-Norby-Olson, Norby-Stott-Olson)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lorenzen L (14-7) 4.2 10 4 4 3 5 1 98 4.87   
J. Leclerc 1.1 1 0 0 3 1 0 30 4.52   
Z. Pop 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 23 4.14   
L. Serna 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 7.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lorenzen 30
Batters Faced: M. Lorenzen 25, J. Leclerc 8, Z. Pop 6, L. Serna 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lorenzen 3-4, J. Leclerc 2-1, Z. Pop 1-1, L. Serna 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lorenzen 98-57, J. Leclerc 30-13, Z. Pop 23-14, L. Serna 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Leclerc 3-0 , Z. Pop 2-0 , L. Serna 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wright W (13-9) 6.0 5 2 2 0 5 0 92 4.68   
A. Alzolay H (12) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.57   
J. Chavez SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wright 59
Batters Faced: K. Wright 22, A. Alzolay 7, J. Chavez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wright 7-5, A. Alzolay 2-2, J. Chavez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wright 92-65, A. Alzolay 20-14, J. Chavez 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alzolay 1-0
WP: K. Wright
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Olson
Ballpark: Truist Park
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 40774
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