Washington 7, Atlanta 0
When: 1:38 PM ET, Sunday, September 15, 2019
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Bill Welke, 1B -
Mike Muchlinski, 2B -
Rob Drake, 3B -
Tim Timmons
Attendance:
29350
By Field Level Media
Washington right-hander Anibal Sanchez slowed down the Atlanta bats with seven scoreless innings as the Nationals beat the visiting Braves 7-0 on Sunday.
Sanchez (9-8) allowed only three hits and one walk, striking out three. He improved to 3-0 in five starts against Atlanta this season.
The victory allowed Washington (82-66) to salvage a game from the three-game series against the Braves (93-58), who hold a 9 1/2-game lead over the Nationals in the National League East. Washington entered Sunday with a 1 1/2-game lead in the race for the first NL wild-card spot.
Washington produced 10 hits and was led by Howie Kendrick, who went 3-for-4 with a homer, scored twice and drove in three runs. Victor Robles added two hits, including a double, and made a great catch in center field to rob pinch hitter Adeiny Hechavarria of extra bases in the ninth.
Hunter Strickland allowed one hit in a scoreless eighth, and Sean Doolittle worked a scoreless ninth to finish the game for Washington.
Atlanta starter Max Fried (16-6) was knocked out after 2 1/3 innings. He gave up five runs on six hits, with three walks and two strikeouts. He has lost his last two decisions since tossing seven shutouts innings on Sept. 5 against the Nationals.
The Braves jumped on Fried for two runs in the second inning on Yan Gomes' two-run single.
Kendrick singled in a pair of runs in the third inning off Fried, and Robles drew a bases-loaded walk against reliever Jeremy Walker to extend Washington's lead to 5-0.
Kendrick slapped a solo homer, his 15th, off reliever Grant Dayton in the fifth.
The Nationals tacked on another run in the sixth when Adam Eaton grounded into a rare 3-6-5 double play, with Robles crossing the plate before the play was completed.
Atlanta right fielder Matt Joyce was ejected in the fifth inning after arguing a called third strike.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Atlanta |
|
Washington |
|
Austin Riley | Player |
Howie Kendrick
|
|
1 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
3 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
1 |
TB |
6 |
|
1.000 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Atlanta
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
.129 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Washington
|
10 |
1 |
14 |
.345 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |