Thursday, August 18th, 2016 6:10PM CST
On Thursday night, the Washington Nationals secured an 8-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The win was highlighted by a dominant pitching performance from rookie Reynaldo Lopez, who tallied eleven strikeouts. Adding to the Nationals' success, Jayson Werth extended his impressive streak, reaching base safely for the forty-sixth straight contest.
Date: Thursday, August 18th, 2016
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Center Parc Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 24,099
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WSH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

Doubles: Kemp (30, López); Freeman (30, López)
Runs Batted In: Markakis (65), Kemp (77)
Sacrifice Flies: Markakis
Sacrifice Hit: Peterson
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Inciarte 0-2, Swanson 0-1, Recker 0-1, Kemp 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Inciarte 2; Recker 1

Pitcher Notes: Vizcaíno pitched to 4 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Whalen 15-25; Ramírez 1-3; Vizcaíno 1-4; Cabrera 3-6; Johnson 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Whalen 26-9-14-16; Ramírez 1-0-1-2; Vizcaíno 3-1-4-1; Cabrera 3-1-4-4; Johnson 5-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Whalen 8-4; Ramírez 2-1; Vizcaíno 0-0; Cabrera 0-3; Johnson 1-1
Game Scores: R Whalen 61

Errors: Kemp (3, fly ball); Peterson (10, ground ball)
Passed Balls: Flowers

Doubles: Severino (1, Whalen); Werth (25, Whalen)
Runs Batted In: Werth (55), Rendon (56), Robinson (23), Espinosa (58), Turner (16)
2-out Runs Batted In: Werth
Sacrifice Flies: Turner
Sacrifice Hit: López 2
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-14 (Heisey 0-1, Turner 0-2, Werth 1-2, Rendon 0-1, Difo 0-1, Espinosa 0-1, Robinson 1-3, Severino 0-1, Murphy 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Heisey 1; Turner 1; Espinosa 1; Robinson 1; Murphy 1

Wild Pitches: López
Hit By Pitch: Rendon (By Vizcaíno)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: López 16-28; Kelley 3-5; Melancon 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: López 21-16-21-15; Kelley 5-4-4-3; Melancon 3-3-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: López 4-6; Kelley 0-1; Melancon 2-0
Game Scores: R Lopez 72

Errors: Espinosa (10, throw)
Passed Balls: Severino

Stolen Bases: Turner (13, 2nd base off Whalen/Flowers)
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