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Washington Nationals @ Atlanta Braves

2014-09-15 · Night game · Turner Field · Att: 18220 · 77°F · Wind 3 mph from CF · 3:06

Washington Nationals defeated Atlanta Braves 4–2. Stephen Strasburg earned the win and Drew Storen picked up the save. Wilson Ramos went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WAS	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	4	6
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	9

W: Stephen Strasburg L: Ervin Santana SV: Drew Storen

Umpires — HP: Tim Timmons · 1B: Tim Welke · 2B: Tom Hallion · 3B: Ed Hickox · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	4	0	1	1	0	1
Anthony Rendon	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jayson Werth	3	0	1	0	1	0
Adam LaRoche	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ian Desmond	4	1	0	0	0	2
Bryce Harper	1	0	0	0	0	1
Wilson Ramos	3	2	1	1	1	0
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	1	1	0	0	0
Stephen Strasburg	1	0	1	1	1	0
Nate Schierholtz	2	0	1	1	1	1
Kevin Frandsen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Philip Gosselin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andrelton Simmons	4	1	2	0	0	1
Freddie Freeman	3	0	1	0	0	2
Justin Upton	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jason Heyward	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Johnson	3	0	1	0	1	2
Christian Bethancourt	4	0	2	1	0	0
B. J. Upton	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ervin Santana	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Constanza	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan Doumit	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Terdoslavich	1	0	0	0	0	1

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Stephen Strasburg	7.0	5	0	7
Craig Stammen	1.0	1	0	0
Rafael Soriano	0.2	2	1	1
Drew Storen	0.1	1	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ervin Santana	6.0	3	2	6
Luis Avilan	0.2	2	1	0
Juan Jaime	0.1	0	1	1
Chasen Shreve	0.1	0	0	1
Gus Schlosser	0.2	1	0	0
James Russell	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Denard Span: 31/G3
Anthony Rendon: K
Jayson Werth: 9/F3D

Bot 1

Philip Gosselin: 8/F8LD
Andrelton Simmons: K23
Freddie Freeman: S8/L8LS
Justin Upton: 64(1)/FO/G6-

Top 2

Adam LaRoche: K
Ian Desmond: K
Bryce Harper: K

Bot 2

Jason Heyward: 7/F7D+
Chris Johnson: S7/G56
Christian Bethancourt: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S

Top 3

Wilson Ramos: W
Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/L8RM
Stephen Strasburg: 24/SH/BG2R-.1-2
Denard Span: D9/F9LD.2-H
Anthony Rendon: 7/F7D

Bot 3

B. J. Upton: S67/G6+
Ervin Santana: 54/SH.1-2
Philip Gosselin: OA.2X3(25)
Philip Gosselin: 43/G4

Top 4

Jayson Werth: D7/F7D+
Adam LaRoche: 9/L9M+.2-3
Ian Desmond: 5/F5F-
Nate Schierholtz: K

Bot 4

Andrelton Simmons: 3/F3-
Freddie Freeman: K
Justin Upton: 4/L4D-

Top 5

Wilson Ramos: HR/F8LXD+
Asdrubal Cabrera: 43/G4
Stephen Strasburg: W
Denard Span: 36(1)/FO/G34S-
Anthony Rendon: 7/F7LD

Bot 5

Jason Heyward: S9/L9S
Chris Johnson: PO1(E1).1-3
Chris Johnson: K
Christian Bethancourt: 53/G5-
B. J. Upton: K

Top 6

Jayson Werth: 1/L13
Adam LaRoche: 8/F78D
Ian Desmond: K

Bot 6

Jose Constanza: K
Philip Gosselin: 63/G6
Andrelton Simmons: D9/L9LS
Freddie Freeman: K

Top 7

Nate Schierholtz: W
Wilson Ramos: 8/F8LD
Asdrubal Cabrera: CS2(24)
Asdrubal Cabrera: D7/G5
Stephen Strasburg: S8/L8RS.2-H
Denard Span: HP.1-2
Anthony Rendon: K

Bot 7

Justin Upton: 6/F6D-
Jason Heyward: 31/G34+
Chris Johnson: K

Top 8

Jayson Werth: W
Adam LaRoche: K
Ian Desmond: 46(1)/FO/G6MD
Nate Schierholtz: SB2
Nate Schierholtz: S8/L8RS.2-H
Wilson Ramos: 43/G4-

Bot 8

Christian Bethancourt: S57/G56S+
B. J. Upton: WP.1-2
B. J. Upton: 53/G5-
Ryan Doumit: 5/P5F
Philip Gosselin: 43/G4MD

Top 9

Asdrubal Cabrera: 7/L7M+
Kevin Frandsen: 4/L4MD-
Denard Span: K

Bot 9

Andrelton Simmons: D7/L8LS
Joey Terdoslavich: K
Justin Upton: D7/L7LM.2-H
Jason Heyward: 7/F7M
Chris Johnson: W
Christian Bethancourt: S8/G6M.2-H;1-3
B. J. Upton: WP.1-2
B. J. Upton: 63/G6+

Notes & reviews

Bryce Harper left due to light-headedness
Freddie Freeman threw his bat to the ground, breaking it, and was ejected by HP umpire Tim Timmons; Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez kicked the bat while arguing and was ejected by Timmons

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