Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals

Thursday, August 18th, 2016 6:10PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, August 18th, 2016

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Center Parc Stadium

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 24,099

Line Score

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Game Stats


Atlanta Braves Batting

Braves Batting

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


Atlanta Braves Pitching

Braves Pitching

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


Atlanta Braves Fielding

Braves Fielding

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

Passed Balls: Flowers



Washington Nationals Batting

Nationals Batting

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


Washington Nationals Pitching

Nationals Pitching

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


Washington Nationals Fielding

Nationals Fielding

Errors: Espinosa (10, throw)

Passed Balls: Severino


Washington Nationals Baserunning

Nationals Baserunning

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


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