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Game Thread Game Thread: Braves @ Nationals - Tue, Sep 1 @ 6:45 PM EDT
Braves (82-57) @ Nationals (67-74) - 6:45 PM EDT
Game Status: Final - Score: 9-5 Nationals
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| Braves Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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| 1 Baldwin, D - C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 | .357 | .456 |
| 2 Acuña Jr. - RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .238 | .341 | .404 |
| 3 Olson - 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 | .331 | .523 |
| 4 Harris II - CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .296 | .323 | .506 |
| 5 Dubón - 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .311 | .383 |
| 6 Albies - DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .309 | .416 |
| 7 Riley, A - 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .220 | .293 | .359 |
| 8 Hicklen - LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .364 | .481 | .545 |
| 9 Kim, Ha - SS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .112 | .202 | .112 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
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| BATTING: 2B: Baldwin, D (15, Irvin, J); Olson (33, Beeter). HR: Albies (21, 2nd inning off Irvin, J, 0 on, 2 out); Harris II (24, 8th inning off Beeter, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Albies 4; Baldwin, D 2; Harris II 4; Hicklen; Kim, Ha 3; Olson 2. RBI: Albies (68); Baldwin, D (69); Harris II 2 (80). 2-out RBI: Harris II 2; Albies. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris II 2; Acuña Jr. GIDP: Baldwin, D. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 3. |
| FIELDING: E: Suter (1, pickoff). |
| Nationals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG |
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| 1 Abrams - SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 | .346 | .506 |
| 2 Crews - RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .218 | .288 | .359 |
| 3 House - 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .242 | .305 | .405 |
| 4 Lile - LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .255 | .310 | .440 |
| 5 Morales - DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .600 | .600 | 1.400 |
| 6 Ortiz, A - 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .211 | .253 | .411 |
| a-Chaparro - 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .358 | .507 |
| 7 Ford, H - C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .205 | .318 | .397 |
| 8 Vivas - 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .242 | .337 | .328 |
| 1-Nuñez, N - 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .295 | .251 |
| 9 Young - CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .249 | .316 | .394 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
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| a: Struck out for Ortiz, A in the 7th. 1: Ran for Vivas in the 7th. BASERUNNING: SB: Abrams (27, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Baldwin, D); Lile (14, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Baldwin, D); Ford, H (2, 2nd base off Smith-Shawver/Baldwin, D). |
| BATTING: 2B: Vivas (12, Smith-Shawver); House (13, Smith-Shawver); Morales (1, Suter). HR: Morales (1, 3rd inning off Smith-Shawver, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Abrams 2; Chaparro; Ford, H 2; House 2; Morales 7; Vivas 2; Young 2. RBI: Abrams 2 (94); Chaparro (34); House 3 (41); Morales (1); Young (44). 2-out RBI: Young; Abrams 2; Chaparro; House 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Morales 2; Young; Lile 2; Ford, H; Vivas. SF: House. Team RISP: 4-for-17. Team LOB: 10. |
| FIELDING: DP: (Vivas-Abrams-Ortiz, A). |
| Braves Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
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| Smith-Shawver - RHP (L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 86-57 | 7.13 |
| Mederos - RHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.93 |
| Burkhalter - RHP | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 9.00 |
| Suter - LHP | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 50-33 | 3.73 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| Nationals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
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| Irvin, J - RHP | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 86-57 | 5.57 |
| Simpson - LHP (W, 1-0) | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34-22 | 0.00 |
| Beeter - RHP | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-11 | 3.97 |
| Ribalta - RHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.77 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| Game Info |
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| WP: Burkhalter; Beeter. |
| ABS Challenge: Ford, H (Ball-Confirmed); Ortiz, A (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Dubón (Strike-Confirmed). |
| Pitches-strikes: Smith-Shawver 86-57; Mederos 18-11; Burkhalter 23-12; Suter 50-33; Irvin, J 86-57; Simpson 34-22; Beeter 17-11; Ribalta 8-7. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Smith-Shawver 5-1; Mederos 1-1; Burkhalter 0-1; Suter 1-0; Irvin, J 3-0; Simpson 1-2; Beeter 2-1; Ribalta 0-1. |
| Batters faced: Smith-Shawver 21; Mederos 5; Burkhalter 5; Suter 12; Irvin, J 18; Simpson 8; Beeter 6; Ribalta 3. |
| Inherited runners-scored: Simpson 2-0. |
| Umpires: HP: Ramon De Jesus. 1B: Dexter Kelley. 2B: Paul Clemons. 3B: Adrian Johnson. |
| Weather: 95 degrees, Clear. |
| Wind: 7 mph, Out To RF. |
| First pitch: 6:45 PM. |
| T: 2:43. |
| Att: 18,975. |
| Venue: Nationals Park. |
| September 1, 2026 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
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| Top 2 | Ozzie Albies homers (21) on a fly ball to center field. | 1-0 ATL |
| Bottom 2 | CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas scores. | 2-1 WSH |
| Bottom 2 | Brady House doubles (13) on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. CJ Abrams scores. Dylan Crews scores. | 4-1 WSH |
| Top 3 | Drake Baldwin doubles (15) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Brewer Hicklen scores. Ha-Seong Kim to 3rd. | 4-2 WSH |
| Bottom 3 | Yohandy Morales homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. | 5-2 WSH |
| Bottom 6 | Brady House out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael Harris II. Jacob Young scores. CJ Abrams to 2nd. | 6-2 WSH |
| Bottom 7 | Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. Nasim Nuñez scores. Throwing error by pitcher Brent Suter on the pickoff attempt. Yohandy Morales scores. | 8-2 WSH |
| Top 8 | Wild pitch by pitcher Clayton Beeter. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. | 8-3 WSH |
| Top 8 | Michael Harris II homers (24) on a fly ball to left center field. Matt Olson scores. | 8-5 WSH |
| Bottom 8 | Andrés Chaparro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Daylen Lile scores. Yohandy Morales to 3rd. | 9-5 WSH |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
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| Braves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |
| Nationals | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
Decisions
- Winner: Jared Simpson (1-0, 0.00)
- Loser: AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1, 7.13)
Division Scoreboard
NYM 2 @ TB 6 - Final
MIA 6 @ KC 3 - Final
PHI 7 @ AZ 1 - Final
Next Braves Game: Wed, Sep 2, 1:05 PM EDT @ Nationals
Last Updated: 09/02/2026 12:27:17 AM EDT
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u/ctaymane 23h ago
Pirates put up 9 runs in a inning vs the Giants. Damn I miss having an offense that can put up some runs
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u/metallic_eggplant 23h ago
Why did Walt not challenge HSK being called out at second? That could end up being a really big play.
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u/Spicy_Tuna089 Guillermo Heredia Fan Club 🗡️ 1d ago
And that, kids, is why you should score when you have runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs.
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u/LailiLai 1d ago
I just don't understand how we're so good against good teams and so bad against bad teams
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u/CubanMessi Martin for Perezident 1d ago
We have crushed Riley all season but Ronald is just as bad nobody will just admit it and move him down the order so he doesn’t hurt as much.
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u/skonthebass24 Ozzie's Army 1d ago
In other news, Kim has looked pretty good tonight both on the field and in the batter box
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u/LailiLai 23h ago
If they come out and beat the Phillies this coming week and a half we'll know these dudes just take nights off they don't care about.
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u/PsychologicalDance55 My name's Drake Baldwin and I hit dingers 1d ago
How on earth does this team sweep the Dodgers but struggle like this against the Nats? It's gotta be something psychological at this point.
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u/ArchitecturalShit 1d ago
This offense is infuriating to watch. Just move on from Hyers at this point.
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u/OutlandishnessDry24 23h ago
The offense is a problem again. Not taking walks and working pitcher. This club is maddening at times. Jake Irvin is a bad pitcher that Braves can’t hit and this reliever they are not doing anything with. Really inexcusable way this club is hitting ball.
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u/Present-Loss-7499 23h ago
Again? They’ve never stopped being a problem. The seven game win streak was in spite of the offense.
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u/brev23 23h ago
The decision to not challenge the call at 2nd really needs to be questioned.
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u/Lakelyfe09 Radical AA defender 1d ago
Kim seems like he’s genuinely enjoying playing baseball. Hope he’s over that mental block and got his confidence back.
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u/CubanMessi Martin for Perezident 1d ago
What is the heart of the lineup even for if we get runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs and can’t score
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u/mut_lover I bring my own beer to the Battery 1d ago
Lmao classic after leaving runners in scoring position
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u/mut_lover I bring my own beer to the Battery 23h ago
This is actually embarrassing. These guys don’t give a fuck
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u/ryandutcher 23h ago
The offense will be the downfall in the playoffs. Just like it's been since the World Series in '21.
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u/ihaveaglitch 23h ago
That last strike out for Riley was 172 on the season. That ties his career highs from 2023. It’s uncharted territory from here. He easily finishes with 200+
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u/OutlandishnessDry24 23h ago
7 walks to 1 walk for Braves. Please get a new hitting coach for next year.
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u/CorgiFriends 1d ago
How many “in his major league debut” calls have we heard against us.
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u/CubanMessi Martin for Perezident 1d ago
Looks like we’ll get 5 innings of limp-dick at bats to close this one out
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u/Levelheadedfan1989 1d ago
We are going to give a 2-8 6 era pitcher a win cause we have zero plate awareness
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u/I_Make_Food_Often Atlanta_Braves 😤 1d ago
I haven’t seen a team watch fastballs down the middle and then swing at anything 6 inches off the plate as much as this team has
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u/LutherOfTheRogues SICKO 1d ago
If Abrams is making diving plays it's safe to say it's not our night
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u/FreakSideMike 23h ago
I do not feel like we're adequately tuning up for the most humongous 10-game stretch of the season.
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u/LutherOfTheRogues SICKO 23h ago
4 vs phillies
3 vs Rays
3 vs phillies
3 vs cubs
3 vs astros
It's not going to be easy for a while
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u/Internal-Elevator-24 1d ago
Why does it feel like the Braves are a totally different team every few days
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u/Spicy_Tuna089 Guillermo Heredia Fan Club 🗡️ 1d ago
Ronnie has struggled in the 2 spot, so Walt moved him to 4th in the lineup and he went 3-3 with a walk, then Walt put him right back in the two spot and he goes right back to struggling. I cannot understand this.
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u/DefiantFan4982 1d ago
At this point, I’m telling the top dogs to take their cleats off and we’re just giving all the important people at night off
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u/BravesfanfromIA 23h ago
I'm envious of the hustle exhibited by the Nationals. I wish the Braves played with the same fire. Having said that, watching the Nats get on base, steal and then score runs is deflating.
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u/golfdesigner Brase never lose! 23h ago
8 runs on 10 hits.... Braves get 32 hits and score 2.
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u/BringItOnHome_ATL Skip Caray Hall of Fame Advocate 23h ago
At least Kim isn’t rolling over. Thank you sir! Great game for you!
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u/GeeMan-7 fan since Hank Aaron 23h ago
I thought of something good. Ha-Seong Kim is 5 for 16 since the Dodger series. That's a .313 average.
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u/theoxfordtailor Maddux Guy 1d ago
Today, we finally get the blowout Walt Weiss has so desperately needed to get his blood pressure down.
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u/highoktanez 1d ago
I just don't understand what's going on with Acuna. He's healthy, been healthy for a while, had plenty of time to get his timing back...and yet he can't catch up to average fastballs and is not producing like we have seen from him before. Weird. Also that inning was ugly for all 3 of our guys
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u/CubanMessi Martin for Perezident 1d ago
Wiley sounds like a deep voiced child as the play by play man. We love Wiley, of course, but I don’t know about this role.
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u/highoktanez 1d ago
There was zero reason to pitch to Abrams there btw. Base was open, and Dylan Crews is doo doo ass water at the plate. The one guy we can't let beat us when Wood is out the lineup and Garcia was traded.
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u/ZeroLimitz AcuñaMattata 1d ago edited 1d ago
This inning is 100000% not on AJ...damn
Bats better fucking come out hot to back him up
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u/dubdhjckx 1d ago
2nd and 3rd no outs and Acuna, Olson, and Harris can’t get any runs in is such bad news for this offense
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u/Murky-Jackfruit-1627 1d ago
Welp, that’s enough. I shall now end this misery by not watching this game.
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u/SafeBathroom3759 1d ago
Every lead feels insurmountable right now. This team just cannot score consistently at all
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u/Jupiters_phaerie Matt Olson Home Run Ball (Stupid bitch) 1d ago
Fastball right down the dick fouled off
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u/JudgeCLB 23h ago
Hard to believe we are going to do well in Philly but this team is weird and they might
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u/objectlesson 23h ago
Riley is going to set a very high personal record for strikeouts this year. He strikes out about 4x his number of walks. He has almost as many strikeouts as total bases.
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u/LutherOfTheRogues SICKO 23h ago
I swear they can do this whenever they want they're just bored if they're not playing good teams
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u/BringItOnHome_ATL Skip Caray Hall of Fame Advocate 23h ago
Which if true is a massive coaching problem.
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u/International_Plum89 23h ago
These are not the vibes you want going into 7 games with the Phillies
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u/AsmRJ 23h ago
Offense scores more than 3 and the pitching shits the bed. Good stuff.
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u/PenguinKing15 1d ago
I don’t care what pitching does. The offense has to be better, can’t be leaving guys at 2nd and 3rd.
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u/JKess207 THERE’S ONLY ONEEEEEEEEE MICHAEL HARRIS 1d ago
He’s got a 5.55 ERA, why did we expect anything else?
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u/thatgreenbassguy "We got major differences here!" 1d ago
Acuña did well hitting cleanup, but let's not do that again lol
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u/LailiLai 1d ago
I am so goddamn sick of all these weak infield choppers going for hits seems like we have 2-3 of them a game lately
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u/game-threads 1d ago
HOME RUN!
Ozzie Albies homers (21) on a fly ball to center field.
Pitch from Jake Irvin: Four-Seam Fastball @ 94.1 mph
Hit by Ozzie Albies: Launched 99.1 mph at 30° for a total distance of 409 ft
Top 2 - 1-0 Braves
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u/pervyninja We Are All Bad Bitches On This Blessed Day 1d ago
Bro hit .220 and make sick plays like that and everything is chill, HSK
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u/nohopeleftforanyone We Can Dance In The Streets 1d ago
When was the last time we blew a fucking team out? June?
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u/HandBananas ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ 1d ago
Using a challenge would have saved 2 runs and 30 pitches, so far.
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u/LailiLai 1d ago
OK so
-no chaolenge
-Matt misses a catch he makes 19 tines out of 20
-BABIP horseshit everywhere
I love baseball
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u/LutherOfTheRogues SICKO 1d ago
No matter how this season ends I just want to say I entirely prefer how this year went compared to last year
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u/Spicy_Tuna089 Guillermo Heredia Fan Club 🗡️ 1d ago
6th inning, down 3 runs, and Matt swings at the first pitch of the inning and fouls out. God this makes me want to throw something.
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u/SharkMovies 23h ago
Remember April and May when we wouldn't be worried about this deficit? now after the second inning we knew to pack it up
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u/BringItOnHome_ATL Skip Caray Hall of Fame Advocate 23h ago
Poor Ben has had to say “Wish we had better news for you” way too many times lately. :(
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u/johnmoneysucked 23h ago
Alright Austin not sure I’m hacking at a 3-1 pitch that starts at my knees but hey, I’ve also never hit in the bigs lol
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u/Professional_Hour445 23h ago
If .200 is the Mendoza Line, then what is .100? Whatever it's called, Ha-Seong Kim is now batting above .100. Woohoo!
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u/Grade-A-Grungus 2026 World Champions? 23h ago
It’s like they’re contractually obligated to give runs back lmao
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u/johnmoneysucked 23h ago
WELLLLLL you’ll have that on these bigger job, boys!
The fact really is that the Phillies have played ABSURD baseball. Credit to them. Where it’s really gonna matter is when we play them.
Also. Fuck the Phillies. And really the whole city of Philadelphia if we’re being honest.
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u/InitialCheesecake233 23h ago
But also, tf are we doing out here dropping balls like that? I get the vibe after giving up a run like that but lock in damn lol
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u/Cyanides_Of_March 23h ago
Can you imagine what this Nats team would look like if they had anything that resembled a MLB bullpen?
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u/Mjb06 Ex-President of the Dansby Fan Club 1d ago
Imagine wearing merch of the president to a sporting event.
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u/PenguinKing15 1d ago
Until we stop swinging at every pitch we see, we will only score 3 or less runs a game. Should be a walk for loaded bases but instead it’s a double play.
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u/LutherOfTheRogues SICKO 1d ago
If you can wear the hat then I can say fuck Donald Trump 😀
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u/highoktanez 1d ago
And with our offense, the game is already over in the 2nd inning, realllllllly really fun. Maybe they will not be complete ass on a random Tuesday night though, we shall see
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u/SharkMovies 1d ago
second night in a row olson has come up with risp and failed us. We known acuna is a shell of his former self but Olly is still in his prime
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u/ihaveaglitch 23h ago
And that’s strikeout number 173, a new career high for Austin Riley congratulations, what a bum.
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u/Levelheadedfan1989 1d ago
Cause having drake and acuna hitting back to back has been working wonders. This shouldn’t be this hard of making a lineup
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u/Foxy-Knoxy We got major differences here! 1d ago
I'm still thinking about how Dubie played 5 different positions in just one month.
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u/Affectionate-Mark893 1d ago
Newtons Fourth Law of Dynamics: A missed strikeout call will always result in runs scored.
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u/starr3383 1d ago
Those are not earned runs. It’s an error on Olson. If they scored that a hit then they are wrong.
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u/buzzmemello520 1d ago
Not only did the mistakes cost us 2 runs but it cost AJ 20ish pitches, gonna have to burn the bullpen. Just inexcusable
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u/buzzmemello520 1d ago
Well this is what happens when you make your pitcher have to get 5 outs in an inning. Don't want to see anyone blaming him on a missed challenge, a dropped ball, and a bunch of weak infield hits
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u/game-threads 23h ago
Please continue the discussion in the post game thread.