Major League Baseball
Washington 11, Atlanta 9
Saturday, August 20, 2016 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 20, 2016
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Adam Hamari, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 42421
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 01080010111171
Atlanta 0300001239120
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Washington 73-49 36-23 37-26 W3
Atlanta 44-79 18-44 26-35 L7
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Atlanta Braves have a 18-44 record at home this season. The Washington Nationals have a 37-26 record on the road.
  • Atlanta has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Braves have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Washington has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Nationals have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Max Scherzer pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.05. Mark Melancon closed out the game to get the save and has 36 saves for the season. Tyrell Jenkins took the loss for Atlanta.
  • Trea Turner, Daniel Murphy, Ryan Zimmerman hit homeruns for Washington.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Washington   Atlanta
Max Scherzer Player Tyrell Jenkins
Win W/L Loss
6.1 IP 3.1
6 Strikeouts 3
6 Hits 8
5.68 ERA 24.30
Hitting
Washington   Atlanta
Anthony Rendon Player Tyler Flowers
4 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
5 TB 3
.800 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Washington 17 3 27 .415 9 11 3 1 1
Atlanta 12 0 17 .300 7 8 5 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game at home against Washington. The Braves have a W/L % of .386 after a win and .346 after a loss.
  • Washington will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Nationals have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .551 after a loss.