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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES 07/04/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES |  
					| GAME ID: 1825 - SATURDAY, JULY 4TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Washington Nationals (31-52) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |  
								| Atlanta Braves (47-38) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Braves Best Nationals in Pitching Duel |  
					| Jeremy Kasten pitched a gem to lead Atlanta to victory over the Washington Nationals, 2-1. Victor Munoz collected his 19th save. With this game in the books, Atlanta is 47-38, Washington 31-52. 
 Kevin Howard, who is on pace for 107 RBI this season, contributed to the Atlanta win with a solo  home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI.
 
 "At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Atlanta skipper Andres Wray II.
 
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					| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
S. Cook
 (25, 1st Inning off J. Kasten, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
E. Gaskin
 (5, 7th Inning off J. Kasten, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
J. Luvisi
 (11, 7th Inning off J. Kasten, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
B. Chien
, 
S. Cook
 2
, 
E. Gaskin
 2
, 
J. Luvisi
 2
, 
D. McCarty Jr.
, 
B. Melley
 2-out RBI: 
B. Melley
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
T. Gan
, 
D. McCarty Jr.
 GIDP: 
B. Chien
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
B. Chien
 (4)
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								| a - D. Casas pinch hit for L. Li in the 7th b - E. Gretzky substituted for D. Casas in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
T. Tuckfard
 (8, 3rd Inning off C. Mangum, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
K. Howard
 (15, 7th Inning off C. Westbay, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Hester
, 
K. Howard
 5
, 
T. Tuckfard
 4
, 
B. Ayala
, 
X. Davis
 2-out RBI: 
K. Howard
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
K. Howard
, 
B. Ayala
, 
I. Trout
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
J. Hester
 (28)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Howard-Davis-Trout)
 OF assists: 
1 (Magdaleno(Gaskin at 3rd base))
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					| WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE |  | ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Mangum | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 107 | 6.91 |  
	| C. Westbay L (0-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3.63 |  
	| T. Plesz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6.37 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Kasten W (6-7) | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 5.85 |  
	| G. Hart H (10) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2.51 |  
	| V. Munoz SV (19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6.11 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Jeremy Kasten Ballpark: 
Turner Field
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM ET
 Time: 
3:09
 Attendance: 
49695
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