Saturday, October 1st, 2016 6:10PM CST
Atlanta defeated Detroit 5-3 on Saturday. The Braves' win featured home runs from Freddie Freeman and Nick Markakis. Rookie pitcher Aaron Blair also had a notable outing, recording a career-high 10 strikeouts. This victory by the last-place Atlanta club negatively impacted the Tigers' hopes for the postseason.
Date: Saturday, October 1st, 2016
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Center Parc Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 40,124
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
DET |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Swanson (7, Zimmermann)
Home Runs: Freeman (34, 4th inning off Zimmermann 1 on, 0 Out); Markakis (13, 6th inning off A. Wilson 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Freeman 2 (90), Markakis (89), García 2 (65)
Sacrifice Hit: Inciarte; Blair
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Inciarte 0-1, Blair 0-1, Peterson 0-1, García 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Inciarte 1; Blair 2

Pitcher Notes: Blair pitched to 1 batter in the 7th;Cabrera pitched to 3 batters in the 8th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blair 15-23; Ramírez 3-3; Cabrera 1-3; Roe 2-2; Johnson 1-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blair 10-22-13-12; Ramírez 1-1-4-2; Cabrera 2-0-0-1; Roe 2-1-0-1; Johnson 2-3-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blair 3-5; Ramírez 1-1; Cabrera 0-0; Roe 2-0; Johnson 1-2
Game Scores: A Blair 65

Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Peterson-Freeman)

Doubles: Kinsler (29, Blair); Aybar (5, Cabrera); Castellanos (25, Johnson)
Home Runs: Upton (31, 7th inning off Blair 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kinsler (83), Upton (87), Iglesias (32)
2-out Runs Batted In: Kinsler, Iglesias
Sacrifice Hit: Zimmermann
Ground Into Double Play: J.D. Martinez
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Kinsler 1-1, Saltalamacchia 0-1, Cabrera 0-1, J.D. Martinez 0-1, Maybin 0-1, Iglesias 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Maybin 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Zimmermann 9-18; A. Wilson 4-7; Greene 4-4; Ryan 0-2; J. Wilson 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Zimmermann 6-5-10-13; A. Wilson 3-1-3-7; Greene 1-0-2-4; Ryan 1-2-1-1; J. Wilson 4-2-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Zimmermann 5-5; A. Wilson 4-2; Greene 1-0; Ryan 0-1; J. Wilson 1-1
Game Scores: J Zimmermann 47
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