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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES 08/15/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES |  
					| GAME ID: 2345 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Washington Nationals (48-69) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |  
								| Atlanta Braves (72-48) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Dominant Performance by Diaz in Washington Win |  
					| Danny Diaz was locked and loaded, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 2-0. David Sly converted his 26th save in 33 tries. Washington is now 48-69. 
 Diaz scattered 3 hits over 7 innings for the Nationals. With the win, Diaz moves to 6-6 on the year with 163 strikeouts.
 
 "I made some pitches when I had to," said Diaz.
 
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					| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
D. McCarty Jr.
 (23, 7th Inning off K. Cushman, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
J. Sanders
 (19, 6th Inning off C. Stevens, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
B. Chien
, 
J. Luvisi
, 
S. Cook
 2
, 
J. Sanders
 4
, 
B. Melley
 2
, 
D. Vargas
 3
, 
D. McCarty Jr.
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Chien
, 
S. Cook
, 
E. Gaskin
 GIDP: 
B. Melley
, 
D. McCarty Jr.
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
B. Melley
 (13)
, 
D. Vargas
 (10)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
3 (McCarty Jr.-Sanders-Cook, Sanders-Gan-Cook, McCarty Jr.-Sanders-Cook)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| D. Diaz W (6-6) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 4.21 |  
	| T. Plesz H (8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7.13 |  
	| D. Sly SV (26) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7.45 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Stevens L (12-5) | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 107 | 4.51 |  
	| K. Cushman | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1.53 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Danny Diaz Ballpark: 
Turner Field
 Weather: 
Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM ET
 Time: 
3:32
 Attendance: 
48612
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