ATL 6, WSH 5 | Aug 15, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 15, 2021•Nationals Park•79°F, Cloudy

ATL

Braves

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Jesse Chavez

LOSS

Paolo Espino

SAVE

Will Smith

The Braves edged the Nationals 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Austin Riley3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 3: Dansby Swanson homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. Austin Riley scores.

Weather: 79°F, CloudyWind: 5 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 3:19Att: 27,488Venue: Nationals Park

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90.2%C

16 missed calls

+29.7% ATL

+0.20 runs ATL

Win Probability

WSH WinATL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	10	0
WSH	0	0	3	0	2	0	0

Game 632867 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Atlanta Braves

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ozzie Albies2B	4	0	1	0	1	0	.258/.321/.495	98.5	.336	.314
Will SmithP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Freddie Freeman1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	.289/.392/.493	105.4	.400	.531
Austin Riley3B	5	2	3	1	0	0	.291/.368/.524	109.7	.448	.619
Dansby SwansonSS	5	2	2	2	0	0	.263/.316/.494	105.3	.322	.467
Adam DuvallLF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.228/.282/.485	100.7	.079	.118
Joc PedersonRF	4	0	2	0	0	0	.246/.320/.429	111.1	.412	.395
Stephen VogtC	3	0	0	1	1	0	.198/.294/.321	100.8	.265	.355
Guillermo HerediaCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.239/.318/.390	102.4	-	-
Bench
Jorge SolerRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.197/.297/.377	99.6	.457	.456
Drew SmylyP	2	0	0	0	0	2	.083/.083/.083
Totals	38	6	10	5	3	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Swanson (3rd off Espino, 1 on, 1 out); Freeman (5th off Espino, 0 on, 0 out); Riley (5th off Espino, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Pederson

TB:20

RBI:Freeman; Swanson 2; Riley; Vogt

SB:Albies

Team LOB:8

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Victor RoblesCF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.209/.316/.308	101.2	.334

Pitching

Atlanta Braves

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Drew Smyly	4.0	6	3	3	1	4	74-50	84.7	4.50
Jesse ChavezW	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	26-16	89.2	3.10
Richard RodríguezH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	10-10	88.9	2.28
Tyler MatzekH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	18-9	95.1	2.36
Luke JacksonH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	12-8	89.3	2.20
Will SmithS	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	22-11	86.3	3.81
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	6	9	162-104	-	-

WP:Smyly; Chavez

Pitches-strikes:Smyly 74-50; Chavez 26-16; Rodríguez 10-10; Matzek 18-9; Jackson 12-8; Smith 22-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Smyly 2-5; Chavez 0-3; Rodríguez 1-1; Matzek 0-2; Jackson 1-0; Smith 1-0

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paolo EspinoL	4.0	8	5	5	2	3	3	77-50	80.9	4.16

Top 2 • ATL

1-0

Stephen Vogt grounds out to first baseman Josh Bell. Adam Duvall scores. Joc Pederson to 3rd.

EV: 80.7 mph5 ftLA: -29°

Top 3 • ATL

3-0

Dansby Swanson homers (24) on a fly ball to center field. Austin Riley scores.

EV: 105.3 mph💣 417 ftLA: 25°

Bot 3 • WSH

3-1

Victor Robles singles on a line drive to left fielder Adam Duvall. Luis Garcia scores. Adrian Sanchez to 3rd.

EV: 96.0 mph186 ftLA: 12°

3-2

Lane Thomas singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Soler. Victor Robles to 3rd.

EV: 95.3 mph228 ftLA: 13°

3-3

Juan Soto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Adam Duvall. Victor Robles scores.

EV: 110.2 mph315 ftLA: 16°

Top 5 • ATL

6-3

Abraham Almonte reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Gabe Klobosits to catcher Riley Adams. Joc Pederson out at home.

EV: 65.5 mph2 ftLA: -58°

5-3

Austin Riley homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 109.7 mph💣 403 ftLA: 35°

4-3

Freddie Freeman homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 105.4 mph💣 384 ftLA: 38°

Bot 5 • WSH

6-5

Carter Kieboom singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Soler. Juan Soto scores. Josh Bell scores.

EV: 96.3 mph128 ftLA: 6°

WP:Klobosits 2

Pitches-strikes:Espino 77-50; Klobosits 33-20; Machado 10-6; Thompson 15-8; Harper 10-8; Finnegan 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Espino 8-1; Klobosits 1-1; Machado 2-0; Thompson 2-2; Harper 1-1; Finnegan 1-2

Bench
Paolo EspinoP	1	0	0	0	0	1	.067/.067/.067	38.3	-	-
Yadiel HernandezPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.295/.359/.417	-	-	-
Andrew StevensonPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.212/.270/.308	-	-	-

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Atlanta Braves

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