The Braves lose a wild one and divided the doubleheader snapping a five-game winning streak at the same time.
Things didnt get any simpler for Jackson as Garcia welcomed him with a single to pack the bases. A passed ball allowed Thames to score and a double by Michael Taylor made it 7-3. Jackson would retire and recover Holt and Robles to end the inning.
The Braves threatened in the bottom half of the inning as Freeman led off with an opposite field double that extended his striking streak to 18 straight video games. Riley got ahead 1-0 however then hit a rocket grounder to Turner at brief who turned the 6-4-3 double play to end the danger.
Rookie right-hander Patrick Weigel saw a couple of stints on Atlantas active lineup in 2019 but never got into a video game. Weigel was called as the 29th man for the doubleheader and finally made his significant league launching in the seventh. It didnt work out as Suzuki worked a walk to lead off the inning and Thames followed with a double off the wall to put runners at third and second without any one out. Difo followed with a sacrifice fly to bring house an insurance coverage run to make it 9-7. Garcia walked on 4 pitches and after that Taylor fell a bunt single that scored Thames to make it 10-7. After a force play at the plate, Snitker would go get Weigel and change him with Charlie Culberson who got Turner to fly out to right to lastly end the inning.
Huascar Ynoas evening got off to an inauspicious start as he plunked Victor Robles and then balked permitting him to go up to second. Robles moved over to 3rd on a ground out by Trea Turner and got home on a sacrifice fly by Asdrubal Cabrera to offer the Nationals a 1-0 lead. The Braves right back nevertheless versus Washington starter Wil Crowe who was making his second career big league start. Freddie Freeman worked a two-out walk off of Crowe and then came all the way around to score on a double off the bat of Marcell Ozuna to tie the game.
The Braves werent finished however as Ozuna worked a lead off walk versus Daniel Hudson in the seventh and Travis dArnaud brought him home with a two-run shot to cut the deficit to 10-9.
Jackson set down the Nationals in order in the fourth and the Braves offense went back to work. Duvall led off the inning with a single and then moved up to second as Johan Camargo reached on an error by Garcia at second.
Weigels debut did not go as many were hoping as he permitted 2 hits, 3 strolls and 2 runs in simply 2/3 of an inning.
The Braves right back nevertheless against Washington starter Wil Crowe who was making his 2nd career major league start. The Braves threatened in the bottom half of the inning as Freeman led off with an opposite field double that extended his striking streak to 18 straight video games. Jackson set down the Nationals in order in the 4th and the Braves offense went back to work. Duvall led off the inning with a single and then moved up to 2nd as Johan Camargo reached on an error by Garcia at 2nd. It didnt go well as Suzuki worked a walk to lead off the inning and Thames followed with a double off the wall to put runners at third and 2nd with no one out.
Overall it was a drafting for Ynoa who battled with his command. He would leave having allowed 5 hits and six runs in just 2 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three.
Brian Snitker elected to leave Ynoa in to begin the 3rd and deal with the Nationals order for the third time. It began all right as Ynoa set out Turner to start the frame but then enabled a single to Cabrera, a double to Kurt Suzuki and a single by Thames that put Washington back in front 4-3. Ynoa would then issue a free pass to Wilmer Difo and that would end his night as Brian Snitker emerged from the dugout and required reliever Luke Jackson.
The Atlanta Braves homered four times however it wasnt enough in a 10-9 loss to the Washington Nationals.
Atlanta broke out the lumber in the 2nd as Austin Riley jumped all over a hanging breaking ball by Crowe and introduced it into the left-center field bleachers. Per statcast, the ball traveled 471 feet which is the second longest by a Braves player in Truist Park history.
Washington retook the lead in the sixth when Turner homered off of Will Smith to make it 8-7. Johan Camargo led the bottom half with a single however the Braves were not able to move him around.
Markakis then lined a shot off Hudsons leg. Turner fielded the ricochet but his toss was wide allowing Markakis to move up to second base without any one out. That would bring up Riley who chased after a high pitch and popped it up for the very first out. Duvall followed and likewise chased after the first pitch flying out to Taylor in right. Hudson then started out Camargo to end the video game.
The Nationals would retake the lead in the 2nd as another hit batter returned to haunt Ynoa. After starting out Eric Thames, Ynoa unleashed a 1-2 fastball that ran up hit Josh Harrison on the wrist. Harrison moved up to 2nd on a single by Luis Garcia and after that was available in to score on a two-out hit by Brock Holt.
Crowe retired the next the players before Ronald Acuña Jr. released his 3rd home run of the doubleheader on a 2-1 pitch to put the Braves back in front 3-2.
