MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/17/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2807 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (82-68) 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 8 14 0
Atlanta Braves (75-74) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Atlanta Bats Quiet in 8-1 Loss
The Washington Nationals polished off the Atlanta Braves by the score of 8-1. The largest share of the credit belonged to catcher Connor Wong. Wong was 3-4 with 3 doubles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for the Nationals. Washington pitcher Joe Kelly earned the win, hiking his record to 5-2. Cole Phillips suffered the loss. The Nationals move to 82-68 with the win, while the Braves drop to 75-74.

The game turned with one out in the top of the fourth when Wong hit a 2-run double. It thrust the Nationals into the lead, 3-1.

"I thought we played some darn good baseball," said Nationals manager Chris Monte.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hassell III LF 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .264 17 64
B. House 3B 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .280 48 111
J. Naylor DH 5 2 3 1 0 2 2 .305 23 59
D. Crews RF 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 .258 27 82
L. Robert CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .313 25 103
N. Gorman 1B 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .244 39 93
C. Strumpf 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .242 21 66
C. Wong C 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .306 13 52
A. Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276 7 37
Totals 39 8 14 8 2 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Wong 3 (30, 3rd Inning off C. Phillips, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off C. Phillips, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Phillips, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Naylor (26, 5th Inning off C. Phillips, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Hassell III (39, 6th Inning off D. Hackenberg, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Crews (23, 7th Inning off D. Hackenberg, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Naylor (4, 9th Inning off B. Walston, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hassell III 3 , B. House , J. Naylor 6 , D. Crews 3 , L. Robert , N. Gorman , C. Strumpf , C. Wong 6
2-out RBI: R. Hassell III
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hassell III , B. House , D. Crews , N. Gorman , C. Strumpf
GIDP: L. Robert
Sac Fly: D. Crews
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (House-Strumpf-Gorman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .314 11 69
M. Harris II CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .287 16 62
S. Ceballos LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .331 36 112
M. Olson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .233 23 78
A. Riley 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .278 30 95
C. Norby 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .274 23 71
B. Stott SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281 12 49
D. McCabe DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 6 17
S. Murphy C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .208 12 40
Totals 30 1 5 1 3 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Harris II (33, 1st Inning off J. Susana, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Ceballos (36, 3rd Inning off J. Susana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. , M. Harris II 2 , S. Ceballos 4 , C. Norby , B. Stott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harris II , C. Norby
GIDP: M. Olson
Hit by Pitch: M. Harris II
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Norby (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Riley-Norby-Olson)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Susana 4.0 5 1 1 3 6 1 95 3.96   
J. Kelly W (5-2) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 4.70   
Z. Pop 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Susana 51
Batters Faced: J. Susana 19, J. Kelly 9, Z. Pop 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Susana 2-3, J. Kelly 3-3, Z. Pop 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Susana 95-58, J. Kelly 28-19, Z. Pop 14-10
Hit Batsmen: Z. Pop
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Phillips L (9-5) 5.1 8 5 5 2 6 0 101 3.23   
D. Hackenberg 2.2 3 1 1 0 4 0 42 5.55   
B. Walston 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 14 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Phillips 36
Batters Faced: C. Phillips 26, D. Hackenberg 11, B. Walston 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Phillips 6-4, D. Hackenberg 4-0, B. Walston 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Phillips 101-66, D. Hackenberg 42-26, B. Walston 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hackenberg 1-1
WP: D. Hackenberg
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Connor Wong
Ballpark: Truist Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 41085
Special Notes: Connor Wong ties the WSH regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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