MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/15/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2002 - SATURDAY, JULY 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Firebirds (42-52) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 6 11 1
Washington Nationals (57-39) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 2
Firebirds Drop Nationals, 6-3
Atlanta beat Washington on the strength of starter Oscar Willis's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 6-3. The winning pitcher was Willis, now 5-8. He tossed 5 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 6. Curt Wilkerson recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 16 for 20.

Josh Burkett chipped in for Atlanta with a 2-run single in the top of the sixth. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"Nervous? No," said Willis. "It was my time to shine."

Atlanta, at 42-52, sits in 4th place in the National League East Division.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McGrath LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .253 15 43
T. Silva 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .300 5 33
   a-L. Camacho 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 16
R. Tapia RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .259 11 45
E. Browning 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .184 13 25
   b-N. Pittman 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 7
G. Lara 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .253 8 17
J. Burkett DH 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .238 10 34
D. Dorey C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .226 12 39
J. GutiƩrrez CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .261 3 26
E. James SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .202 0 16
Totals 38 6 11 5 4 7 24      
a - L. Camacho substituted for T. Silva in the 9th
b - N. Pittman substituted for E. Browning in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tapia 2 (25, 4th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Hill, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Dorey (2, 8th Inning off T. Buttrey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burkett (10, 8th Inning off T. Buttrey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McGrath , R. Tapia 5 , E. Browning , J. Burkett 5 , D. Dorey 4 , J. GutiƩrrez , E. James
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Lara 2 , J. Burkett , E. James 2
GIDP: E. James
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McGrath (9)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Browning (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Silva-James-Browning)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dahl CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 0 4
   a-A. Rodriguez PR, RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .293 4 18
C. Gregor DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .291 8 27
O. Hernandez C 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .281 13 44
B. Harper RF, CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .334 26 68
M. Sano 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .205 21 47
J. Winker LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .249 7 36
M. Machado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .292 10 34
C. Sepulveda 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .275 1 3
   b-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 9 36
J. Iglesias SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .230 3 34
Totals 33 3 6 3 1 10 16      
a - A. Rodriguez pinch ran for D. Dahl in the 8th
b - H. Renfroe pinch hit for C. Sepulveda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sano (12, 2nd Inning off O. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gregor (8, 8th Inning off M. Keller, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Dahl , C. Gregor 4 , B. Harper , M. Sano 2 , J. Winker , M. Machado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , C. Sepulveda , J. Iglesias
GIDP: J. Winker
Hit by Pitch: D. Dahl
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: O. Hernandez (2) , J. Iglesias (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Sepulveda-Iglesias-Sano)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Willis W (5-8) 5.0 5 1 0 1 6 0 95 4.62   
S. Alcantara H (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.97   
M. Keller 1.0 1 2 2 0 2 1 22 2.83   
C. Wilkerson SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Willis 60
Batters Faced: O. Willis 22, S. Alcantara 5, M. Keller 5, C. Wilkerson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Willis 3-6, S. Alcantara 1-3, M. Keller 1-0, C. Wilkerson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: O. Willis 95-64, S. Alcantara 21-15, M. Keller 22-13, C. Wilkerson 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Alcantara 1-0
WP: O. Willis
Hit Batsmen: M. Keller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gatto L (6-5) 5.1 3 2 2 2 5 0 85 2.99   
R. Hill BS (2) 0.2 4 2 2 1 0 0 27 5.21   
A. Viloria 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00   
T. Buttrey 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21 3.50   
J. Lindgren 0.2 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 3.16   
J. Gonzalez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gatto 57
Batters Faced: J. Gatto 20, R. Hill 7, A. Viloria 4, T. Buttrey 5, J. Lindgren 4, J. Gonzalez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gatto 4-6, R. Hill 2-0, A. Viloria 1-1, T. Buttrey 3-0, J. Lindgren 0-1, J. Gonzalez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gatto 85-51, R. Hill 27-15, A. Viloria 18-8, T. Buttrey 21-13, J. Lindgren 12-9, J. Gonzalez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hill 2-2 , J. Gonzalez 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oscar Willis
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 34438
Special Notes: CF David Dahl was injured being hit by a pitch.
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