MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/17/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA FIREBIRDS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2846 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Firebirds (60-93) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 2
Washington Nationals (82-71) 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 X 9 15 1
Harper Powers Nationals to 9-1 Win
The home crowd had a good time watching the Atlanta Firebirds and Washington Nationals get after it.

The Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Firebirds by a score of 9-1. Leading the way was center fielder Bryce Harper. Harper went 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for the Nationals. Joey Gatto, the winner, goes to 13-8. He allowed 1 run on 8 hits, with no walks and 7 strikeouts over 6.1 innings.

Christian Walker hit a 2-run home run off Ed Ford in the bottom of the first, which put the Nationals ahead, 2-0. In addition to the homer, Walker had 2 doubles, while going 3 for 4.

"It was a tough day, no getting around it," said losing manager Barry Larkin.

The loss makes Atlanta 60-93.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McGrath RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .251 12 51
D. Godfrey DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 23 70
P. Walker LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .234 9 46
M. Andujar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 5 23
C. Shelton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 13 41
W. Flores 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 6 41
   a-L. Herta PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 1
J. O'Brien CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 0 16
   b-L. Brown PH, CF 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .161 4 12
G. Torres 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 4 42
W. Ramey C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .243 0 24
Totals 34 1 8 1 0 10 9      
a - L. Herta pinch hit for W. Flores in the 7th
b - L. Brown pinch hit for J. O'Brien in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Flores (21, 2nd Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Shelton (12, 4th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Brown (4, 7th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McGrath , M. Andujar , C. Shelton 2 , W. Flores 2 , J. O'Brien , L. Brown 4 , G. Torres , W. Ramey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Godfrey 2 , W. Flores , J. O'Brien
GIDP: C. Shelton , G. Torres
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Shelton (11) , G. Torres (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mardirosian 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .262 2 34
J. Austin LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .330 0 53
B. Harper CF 4 3 2 4 1 1 4 .323 24 96
C. Walker DH 4 1 3 3 0 1 1 .294 12 72
   a-S. Daniels DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 1
A. Judge RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .268 19 72
M. Reuter 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .251 9 67
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .270 1 25
M. Sano 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .206 18 62
C. Bethancourt C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .314 1 22
Totals 41 9 15 9 2 9 28      
a - S. Daniels inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Walker 2 (27, 3rd Inning off E. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off J. MacGregor, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Harper (32, 4th Inning off J. MacGregor, 1 on, 1 out) , S. Mardirosian (23, 6th Inning off J. MacGregor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Walker (12, 1st Inning off E. Ford, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Harper (24, 3rd Inning off E. Ford, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Reuter (9, 8th Inning off J. Peterson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Mardirosian 3 , J. Austin 3 , B. Harper 6 , C. Walker 8 , M. Reuter 4 , L. Fox Jr. 2 , M. Sano , C. Bethancourt
2-out RBI: C. Walker , M. Reuter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , M. Reuter 2 , M. Sano , C. Bethancourt 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Fox Jr.
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Fox Jr. (27)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Mardirosian (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Fox Jr.-Mardirosian-Sano, Fox Jr.-Mardirosian-Sano)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Ford L (0-1) 2.0 6 5 5 1 4 2 52 22.50   
J. MacGregor 4.1 8 3 3 1 5 0 64 6.44   
J. Peterson 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 32 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Ford 23
Batters Faced: E. Ford 14, J. MacGregor 23, J. Peterson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Ford 1-1, J. MacGregor 4-4, J. Peterson 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: E. Ford 52-33, J. MacGregor 64-44, J. Peterson 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. MacGregor 2-0 , J. Peterson 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Peterson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gatto W (13-8) 6.1 8 1 1 0 7 1 93 3.93   
A. Viloria 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 6.97   
D. Foster 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gatto 60
Batters Faced: J. Gatto 26, A. Viloria 5, D. Foster 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gatto 5-5, A. Viloria 1-2, D. Foster 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gatto 93-59, A. Viloria 18-14, D. Foster 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Viloria 1-0
WP: J. Gatto
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryce Harper
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 32628
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