Saturday, August 13th, 2016 6:05PM CST
Washington edged Atlanta 7-6 on Saturday, getting a key performance from Daniel Murphy, who blasted a two-run homer and finished with four RBIs. Rookie pitcher Reynaldo Lopez also shined, working seven innings to claim his initial major league win in the Nationals victory.
Date: Saturday, August 13th, 2016
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 38,490
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
ATL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |

Triples: Turner (5, Whalen); Revere 2 (7, Whalen 2)
Home Runs: Murphy (22, 1st inning off Whalen 1 on, 1 Out); Turner (3, 3rd inning off Whalen 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Murphy 4 (86), Turner (14), Revere (22), Espinosa (57)
Sacrifice Flies: Murphy
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Turner 0-2, Revere 0-1, Espinosa 1-1, López 0-2, Murphy 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Turner 3; López 1

Pitcher Notes: Petit pitched to 3 batters in the 9th
Wild Pitches: Kelley
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: López 19-28; Solis 2-4; Kelley 1-1; Petit 1-3; Melancon 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: López 19-8-22-23; Solis 0-1-4-3; Kelley 0-2-1-0; Petit 2-1-2-3; Melancon 1-2-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: López 10-9; Solis 0-1; Kelley 0-0; Petit 0-0; Melancon 1-1
Game Scores: R Lopez 63

Double Plays: 2 (Espinosa-Turner-Murphy, Turner-Espinosa)
Errors: Severino (1, catchers interference)
Assists: Revere (Aybar at 3rd base)

Doubles: Markakis (29, López); Aybar (14, Melancon)
Triples: Peterson (1, Petit)
Home Runs: Freeman (23, 1st inning off López 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Freeman (54), Kemp (75), Francoeur (32), Inciarte (17), Aybar 2 (25)
2-out Runs Batted In: Freeman
Ground Into Double Play: Inciarte
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Pierzynski 0-2, Inciarte 1-1, Aybar 1-1, Kemp 1-1, Francoeur 1-1, Peterson 0-2, Markakis 0-2, García 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pierzynski 1; Peterson 1; García 1

Wild Pitches: Hursh
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Whalen 15-22; Hursh 2-6; Roe 6-9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Whalen 14-13-19-17; Hursh 4-2-3-5; Roe 7-0-6-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Whalen 6-4; Hursh 2-0; Roe 3-3
Game Scores: R Whalen 36

Errors: Whalen (1, bunt)
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