MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/24/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2479 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (50-78) 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 8 13 0
Washington Nationals (63-64) 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 0 X 10 16 1
Salaam Good, But Not Good Enough, in 10-8 Loss
The Washington Nationals overcame a fine performance by Atlanta first baseman Luis Salaam to defeat the Braves, 10-8, at Nationals Park. Salaam was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. David Bednar finished the game for Washington and earned his 22nd save. The Nationals saw their record improve to 63-64.

Bobby Witt Jr., who finished 4th in the NL in runs with 118 last year, came through for Washington with a grand slam home run in the bottom of the sixth. The shortstop went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 4 runs batted in.

"We got the victory," said Witt Jr.. "That's all that matters at the end of the day."
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Friedl CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .239 4 24
G. Lux RF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .240 2 19
L. Salaam 1B 5 2 3 4 0 2 2 .255 4 15
Z. Gelof 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .232 16 43
R. Tellez DH 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .429 1 3
J. Meyers LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .214 1 9
L. Guillorme 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263 2 31
P. Aliendo C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .130 3 10
E. Childers SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 0 18
Totals 38 8 13 8 3 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Aliendo (3, 3rd Inning off C. Mena, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Friedl (10, 3rd Inning off C. Mena, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Salaam 2 (4, 3rd Inning off C. Mena, 2 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Mena, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Tellez (1, 7th Inning off C. Hopkins, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Friedl 2 , G. Lux 3 , L. Salaam 9 , Z. Gelof , R. Tellez 5 , J. Meyers 2 , P. Aliendo 2
2-out RBI: L. Salaam , R. Tellez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Meyers 2 , E. Childers
GIDP: L. Guillorme
Sac Bunt: E. Childers
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gelof-Guillorme-Salaam)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hassell III LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 .301 19 64
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 2 4 0 1 2 .282 30 61
P. Herring RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .304 27 90
M. Click 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 8 18
Q. Pierrepaul DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .306 20 67
A. Kirk C 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .267 7 37
C. Williams 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .246 15 66
M. Siani CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 .263 11 52
L. Peguero 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .242 6 28
Totals 38 10 16 10 3 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (26, 3rd Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Williams (23, 6th Inning off L. Paulino, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Q. Pierrepaul (20, 2nd Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 1 out) , P. Herring (27, 5th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (30, 6th Inning off J. Estrada, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hassell III , B. Witt Jr. 6 , P. Herring 5 , M. Click , Q. Pierrepaul 5 , A. Kirk 3 , C. Williams 4 , L. Peguero 2
2-out RBI: R. Hassell III , A. Kirk , C. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , M. Click , M. Siani , L. Peguero
GIDP: A. Kirk
Sac Bunt: M. Siani
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mena (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Peguero-Witt Jr.-Click)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Syndergaard 5.0 10 5 5 1 3 2 101 4.63   
J. Estrada L (0-1), BS (2) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 11 1.96   
L. Paulino 1.2 4 2 2 0 3 0 33 6.00   
B. Martin 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 1.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Syndergaard 29
Batters Faced: N. Syndergaard 25, J. Estrada 4, L. Paulino 9, B. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Syndergaard 8-3, J. Estrada 1-0, L. Paulino 0-2, B. Martin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Syndergaard 101-65, J. Estrada 11-5, L. Paulino 33-23, B. Martin 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Estrada 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mena 4.2 6 5 5 1 3 2 79 5.19   
C. Hopkins W (3-4) 2.0 5 3 3 1 2 1 39 5.36   
H. Brown H (5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 3.64   
D. Bednar SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mena 34
Batters Faced: C. Mena 21, C. Hopkins 11, H. Brown 5, D. Bednar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mena 7-4, C. Hopkins 3-0, H. Brown 2-1, D. Bednar 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mena 79-47, C. Hopkins 39-27, H. Brown 21-14, D. Bednar 21-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Salaam
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 40894
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