Monday, April 4th, 2016 3:10PM CST
On Monday, April 4th, 2016, the Washington Nationals kicked off their season in Atlanta by staging a comeback to defeat the Braves by a score of 4-3. Daniel Murphy proved instrumental in the win during his Washington debut, hitting a home run earlier in the game before driving in the winning run with a double in the tenth inning.
Date: Monday, April 4th, 2016
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Center Parc Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 48,282
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
WSH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

Home Runs: Freeman (1, 1st inning off Scherzer 0 on, 2 Out); García (1, 4th inning off Scherzer 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Freeman (1), García 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Freeman, García
Ground Into Double Play: Pierzynski
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (Aybar 0-1, Markakis 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Markakis 2

Wild Pitches: Teherán
Hit By Pitch: Freeman (By Rivero)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Teherán 14-25; Winkler 3-3; Vizcaíno 3-4; Grilli 3-6; O'Flaherty 1-3; J. Johnson 1-2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Teherán 18-13-14-18; Winkler 3-6-1-0; Vizcaíno 3-3-2-1; Grilli 3-2-3-4; O'Flaherty 2-0-0-3; J. Johnson 2-2-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Teherán 6-7; Winkler 0-0; Vizcaíno 1-0; Grilli 0-2; O'Flaherty 1-0; J. Johnson 1-0
Game Scores: J Teheran 55

Double Plays: 1 (Aybar-Peterson-Freeman)
Errors: Aybar (1, throw); Beckham (1, throw)

Doubles: Murphy (1, O'Flaherty)
Home Runs: Harper (1, 1st inning off Teherán 0 on, 2 Out); Murphy (1, 4th inning off Teherán 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Harper (1), Murphy 2 (2), Taylor (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Harper
Sacrifice Flies: Taylor
Ground Into Double Play: Espinosa
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-10 (Werth 0-3, Rendon 0-1, Espinosa 1-1, Ramos 0-2, Drew 0-1, Murphy 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rendon 2; Werth 1; Ramos 2; Murphy 1

Pitcher Notes: Kelley pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Scherzer 17-25; Rivero 4-5; Kelley 0-1; Pérez 1-1; Treinen 1-3; Papelbon 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scherzer 13-19-25-15; Rivero 3-5-4-2; Kelley 0-0-0-0; Pérez 2-1-0-0; Treinen 1-2-0-1; Papelbon 3-1-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Scherzer 6-8; Rivero 0-1; Kelley 0-0; Pérez 0-0; Treinen 2-0; Papelbon 1-1
Game Scores: M Scherzer 68

Double Plays: 2 (Rendon-Murphy-Zimmerman, Espinosa-Zimmerman)

Caught Stealing: Rendon (1, 2nd base by Teherán)
Stolen Bases: Harper (1, 2nd base off Vizcaíno/Pierzynski)
Picked Off: Rendon (1st base by Teherán)
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