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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES 10/02/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES |  
					| GAME ID: 2980 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Washington Nationals (74-87) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 |  
								| Atlanta Braves (104-57) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Nationals Deal Braves 6-1 Defeat |  
					| Getting an impressive start from Danny Diaz, Washington beat Atlanta by the score of 6-1. Diaz got the win, improving to 10-13. He allowed 3 hits and walked 5 over 6 innings. Diaz allowed 1 run. Lionardo Rabelo earned the save, his 4th, for the Nationals. 
 Washington used the bat of John Sanders to get the win. The second baseman hammered a 3-run  home run in the top of the first inning to put the Nationals ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.
 
 "Enjoyed this one," Sanders told the Washington Chronicle. "But it's back to work tomorrow."
 
 The third-place Nationals raised their record to 74-87.
 
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					| WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - H. Akiyama pinch hit for S. Cook in the 7th b - D. McCarty Jr. substituted for H. Akiyama in the 7th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
J. Sanders
 (31, 1st Inning off T. Kull, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
T. Baird
, 
D. Vargas
, 
K. Arp
, 
J. Sanders
 4
, 
E. Gaskin
, 
D. Fallon
, 
D. Novakowski
 2
 2-out RBI: 
K. Arp
, 
J. Sanders
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
S. Cook
, 
H. Akiyama
, 
D. Fallon
 Sac Bunt: 
D. Novakowski
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
T. Baird
 (19)
, 
D. Vargas
 (22)
, 
K. Arp
 (12)
, 
D. Novakowski
 2 (26)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
E. Gaskin
 (13)
 Double Plays: 
2 (Arp-Sanders-Cook, Arp-Sanders-McCarty Jr.)
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		| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI |  
		| Y. Kasahara SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .325 | 10 | 57 |  
		| S. Cook LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .266 | 5 | 21 |  
		| E. Gretzky RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .286 | 16 | 79 |  
		| M. Vergara C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 | 16 | 65 |  
		| I. Trout DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .277 | 35 | 104 |  
		| Z. King 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .234 | 10 | 56 |  
		| D. Barefoot 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 | 11 | 35 |  
		| J. Powers 3B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .242 | 1 | 31 |  
		| L. Li CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .172 | 1 | 22 |  
		| Totals | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 |  |  |  |  
							
								| BATTING Doubles: 
E. Gretzky
 (33, 1st Inning off D. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
J. Powers
 (25, 7th Inning off C. Westbay, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
E. Gretzky
 2
, 
I. Trout
, 
Z. King
, 
D. Barefoot
, 
J. Powers
 3
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
S. Cook
, 
E. Gretzky
, 
M. Vergara
, 
D. Barefoot
 2
 GIDP: 
Z. King
, 
L. Li
 Sac Fly: 
Y. Kasahara
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
Z. King
 (20)
, 
D. Barefoot
 (7)
, 
J. Powers
 (29)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
M. Spurrell
 (3)
, 
D. Barefoot
 (2)
 OF assists: 
1 (Gretzky(Cho 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 |  
	| D. Diaz W (10-13) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 4.67 |  
	| C. Westbay H (7) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4.76 |  
	| L. Rabelo SV (4) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4.95 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| T. Kull L (5-3) | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 2.74 |  
	| M. Spurrell | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 3.60 |  
	| S. Swanson | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4.94 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Danny Diaz Ballpark: 
Turner Field
 Weather: 
Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM ET
 Time: 
3:37
 Attendance: 
49665
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