Game Thread: Nationals Braves - Fri, Sep 29 07:20 PM EDT

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Nationals @ Braves - Fri, Sep 29

Game Status: Final - Score: 10-6 Nationals

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Current conditions at Truist Park: 78°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 4 mph, Out To CF
TV: Nationals: MASN 2, Braves: Bally Sports Southeast
Radio: Nationals: WJFK 106.7 The Fan, Braves: La Mejor 1600/1460/1130 AM (es), 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan
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	Nationals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Abrams - SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.243	.298	.411
2	Thomas, L - RF	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	.266	.314	.468
3	Meneses - DH	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.403
4	Ruiz, K - C	5	3	2	1	0	0	1	.255	.304	.404
5	García, L - 2B	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.266	.301	.384
6	Kieboom - 3B	4	2	1	3	1	2	3	.213	.276	.388
7	Smith, Do - 1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	3	.253	.322	.366
8	Alu - LF	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	.231	.287	.295
9	Young - CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.242	.312	.333
	Totals	40	10	10	8	2	8	15

Nationals
BATTING: 2B: García, L (17, Winans). HR: Kieboom (4, 4th inning off Winans, 2 on, 1 out); Alu (2, 4th inning off Winans, 0 on, 2 out); Ruiz, K (18, 6th inning off Winans, 0 on, 0 out); Smith, Do (12, 6th inning off Hand, 1 on, 1 out); Thomas, L (28, 7th inning off Chavez, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Alu 4; García, L 3; Kieboom 4; Meneses; Ruiz, K 5; Smith, Do 4; Thomas, L 4; Young. RBI: Alu (16); Kieboom 3 (11); Ruiz, K (63); Smith, Do 2 (46); Thomas, L (86). 2-out RBI: Alu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young; Abrams; Thomas, L; Smith, Do. Team RISP: 1-for-11. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: E: García, L (8, throw); Ferrer (1, throw). Outfield assists: Thomas, L (Rosario, E at 2nd base).

Nationals

BATTING: 2B: García, L (17, Winans). HR: Kieboom (4, 4th inning off Winans, 2 on, 1 out); Alu (2, 4th inning off Winans, 0 on, 2 out); Ruiz, K (18, 6th inning off Winans, 0 on, 0 out); Smith, Do (12, 6th inning off Hand, 1 on, 1 out); Thomas, L (28, 7th inning off Chavez, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Alu 4; García, L 3; Kieboom 4; Meneses; Ruiz, K 5; Smith, Do 4; Thomas, L 4; Young. RBI: Alu (16); Kieboom 3 (11); Ruiz, K (63); Smith, Do 2 (46); Thomas, L (86). 2-out RBI: Alu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young; Abrams; Thomas, L; Smith, Do. Team RISP: 1-for-11. Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING: E: García, L (8, throw); Ferrer (1, throw). Outfield assists: Thomas, L (Rosario, E at 2nd base).

	Braves Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Acuña Jr. - RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	.336	.414	.595
	Pillar - RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.233	.252	.425
2	Albies - 2B	5	0	3	1	1	1	2	.279	.333	.515
3	Riley, A - 3B	5	0	0	0	1	2	7	.280	.345	.514
4	Olson - 1B	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	.282	.389	.605
	1-Williams, L - 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	4	.053	.053	.053
5	Ozuna - DH	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.270	.341	.537
6	Rosario, E - LF	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	.256	.306	.452
7	d'Arnaud - C	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	.229	.293	.405
8	Lopez, N - SS	5	2	1	0	0	1	6	.233	.323	.309
9	Wall - CF	5	1	3	0	0	2	0	.462	.533	.846
	Totals	43	6	17	5	4	11	25

Braves
1-Ran for Olson in the 3rd.
BATTING: 2B: Ozuna (29, Machado, A). 3B: Albies (5, Weems). TB: Acuña Jr.; Albies 5; d'Arnaud 2; Lopez, N; Olson; Ozuna 3; Pillar 2; Rosario, E 2; Wall 3. RBI: Acuña Jr. (106); Albies (108); Olson (137); Pillar (32); Rosario, E (74). 2-out RBI: Albies; Olson; Pillar. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rosario, E; Williams, L 2; Riley, A 2; Lopez, N 2. Team RISP: 3-for-17. Team LOB: 15.
FIELDING: E: Chavez (1, missed catch); Lopez, N (2, fielding); Riley, A (12, fielding).

Nationals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Williams	3.1	7	2	2	2	4	75-43	5.55
Machado, A	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	7-6	5.36
Ferrer (BS, 2)	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	19-14	5.08
Weems (W, 5-0)	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	19-11	3.31
La Sorsa (H, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	16-11	4.45
Harvey, H	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	31-18	2.72
Finnegan	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13-9	3.69
Totals	9.0	17	6	6	4	11

Braves Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Winans	5.1	6	6	6	2	2	3	83-56	5.29
Hand (L, 5-3)(BS, 2)	0.2	2	1	1	0	2	1	20-11	5.23
Chavez	1.0	2	3	1	0	2	1	26-18	1.60
Stephens, J	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	29-19	3.00
Totals	9.0	10	10	8	2	8	5

Game Info
IBB: Riley, A (by Weems).
HBP: d'Arnaud (by Williams).
Pitches-strikes: Williams 75-43; Machado, A 7-6; Ferrer 19-14; Weems 19-11; La Sorsa 16-11; Harvey, H 31-18; Finnegan 13-9; Winans 83-56; Hand 20-11; Chavez 26-18; Stephens, J 29-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Williams 6-0; Machado, A 0-1; Ferrer 0-0; Weems 2-0; La Sorsa 1-0; Harvey, H 3-0; Finnegan 2-0; Winans 9-3; Hand 0-0; Chavez 4-0; Stephens, J 1-3.
Batters faced: Williams 20; Machado, A 3; Ferrer 4; Weems 7; La Sorsa 3; Harvey, H 7; Finnegan 4; Winans 24; Hand 4; Chavez 8; Stephens, J 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Machado, A 2-0; Ferrer 1-1; Weems 1-1; La Sorsa 1-0; Harvey, H 1-0; Hand 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Dan Merzel. 1B: Ryan Wills. 2B: Vic Carapazza. 3B: Nick Mahrley.
Weather: 78 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 7:20 PM.
T: 3:16.
Att: 41,481.
Venue: Truist Park.
September 29, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Matt Olson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores.	1-0 ATL
Bottom 2	Ronald Acuna Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop CJ Abrams to third baseman Carter Kieboom. Nicky Lopez scores. Forrest Wall out at 3rd.	2-0 ATL
Top 4	Carter Kieboom homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Keibert Ruiz scores. Luis Garcia scores.	3-2 WSH
Top 4	Jake Alu homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.	4-2 WSH
Bottom 5	Eddie Rosario singles on a fly ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Marcell Ozuna scores. Eddie Rosario out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Lane Thomas to shortstop CJ Abrams.	4-3 WSH
Bottom 5	Forrest Wall singles on a ground ball to second baseman Luis Garcia. Nicky Lopez scores. Forrest Wall to 3rd. Throwing error by second baseman Luis Garcia. Throwing error by pitcher Jose A. Ferrer.	4-4
Bottom 5	Kevin Pillar singles on a ground ball to second baseman Luis Garcia. Forrest Wall scores.	5-4 ATL
Bottom 5	Ozzie Albies triples (5) on a fly ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Kevin Pillar scores.	6-4 ATL
Top 6	Keibert Ruiz homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.	6-5 ATL
Top 6	Dominic Smith homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Carter Kieboom scores.	7-6 WSH
Top 7	Lane Thomas homers (28) on a fly ball to center field.	8-6 WSH
Top 7	Luis Garcia reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Nicky Lopez. Joey Meneses scores. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop Nicky Lopez.	9-6 WSH
Top 7	Jake Alu reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Austin Riley. Keibert Ruiz scores. Luis Garcia to 2nd.	10-6 WSH

Team	Highlight
ATL	Acuña Jr. ties stolen base record (00:00:27)
WSH	Kieboom's three-run homer (4) (00:00:25)
WSH	Jake Alu's solo homer (2) (00:00:29)
ATL	Acuña Jr. ties Nixon's record (00:00:13)
ATL	Ozzie Albies' RBI triple (00:00:29)
WSH	Smith's two-run homer (12) (00:00:29)
WSH	Lane Thomas' solo homer (28) (00:00:25)
WSH	Kyle Finnegan seals the win (00:00:13)
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HOME RUN!

Lane Thomas homers (28) on a fly ball to center field.

Pitch from Jesse Chavez: Sinker 88.2 mph

Hit by Lane Thomas: Launched 106.6 mph at 26.0° for a total distance of 440.0 ft

Top 7 - 8-6 Nationals

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Brad Hand replaces Allan Winans.

HOME RUN!

Carter Kieboom homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Keibert Ruiz scores. Luis Garcia scores.

Pitch from Allan Winans: Slider 79.2 mph

Hit by Carter Kieboom: Launched 99.5 mph at 26.0° for a total distance of 381.0 ft

Top 4 - 3-2 Nationals

Field Error

Luis Garcia reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Nicky Lopez. Joey Meneses scores. Keibert Ruiz to 2nd.

Pitch from Jesse Chavez: Changeup 82.8 mph

Hit by Luis Garcia: Launched 91.6 mph at 4.0° for a total distance of 84.0 ft

Top 7 - 9-6 Nationals

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Andres Machado replaces Trevor Williams.

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Jordan Weems replaces Jose A. Ferrer.

HOME RUN!

Jake Alu homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

Pitch from Allan Winans: Sinker 89.1 mph

Hit by Jake Alu: Launched 103 mph at 27° for a total distance of 416 ft

Top 4 - 4-2 Nationals

Field Error

Jake Alu reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Austin Riley. Keibert Ruiz scores. Luis Garcia to 2nd.

Pitch from Jesse Chavez: Cutter 88.4 mph

Hit by Jake Alu: Launched 98.0 mph at 0.0° for a total distance of 49.0 ft

Top 7 - 10-6 Nationals

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Hunter Harvey replaces Joe La Sorsa.

HOME RUN!

Keibert Ruiz homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.

Pitch from Allan Winans: Four-Seam Fastball 89.7 mph

Hit by Keibert Ruiz: Launched 106.7 mph at 24° for a total distance of 400 ft

Top 6 - 6-5 Braves

HOME RUN!

Dominic Smith homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Carter Kieboom scores.

Pitch from Brad Hand: Four-Seam Fastball 91.5 mph

Hit by Dominic Smith: Launched 104.4 mph at 26° for a total distance of 405 ft

Top 6 - 7-6 Nationals

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Jose A. Ferrer replaces Andres Machado.

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Joe La Sorsa replaces Jordan Weems.

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Jackson Stephens replaces Jesse Chavez.

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Jesse Chavez replaces Brad Hand.

Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Kyle Finnegan replaces Hunter Harvey.