Saturday, July 20th, 2019 6:20PM CST
The Washington Nationals earned a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. Anibal Sanchez was a key figure for the Nationals, delivering a strong pitching performance that outshone Mike Soroka and later scoring the pivotal go-ahead run during the fifth inning. Matt Adams also contributed to Washington's winning effort with a home run.
Date: Saturday, July 20th, 2019
Time: 6:20PM CST
Stadium: Truist Park
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 42,467
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
WSH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Home Runs: McCann (9, 6th inning off Sánchez 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: McCann 2 (34), Freeman (77)
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Markakis 0-1, Freeman 1-1, Albies 0-2, Swanson 0-2, Riley 0-1, Soroka 0-1, Acuña Jr. 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Markakis 2; Albies 2; Swanson 1; Soroka 1; Acuña Jr. 1

Pitcher Notes: Parsons pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Newcomb pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Soroka pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Minter pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Wild Pitches: Minter
Intentional Walks: Rendon (by Minter).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Parsons 1/1; Newcomb 7/8; Soroka 16/27; Minter 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Parsons-1-0-1-1; Newcomb-8-2-4-5; Soroka-13-9-14-21; Minter-0-1-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Parsons 1-0; Newcomb 3-1; Soroka 8-4; Minter 0-1
Game Scores: M Soroka 40

Double Plays: 3 (Swanson-Albies-Freeman 2, Soroka-Swanson-Albies)
Errors: Donaldson (12, throw)

Stolen Bases: Markakis (2, 2nd base off Suero/Suzuki); Inciarte (4, 2nd base off Doolittle/Suzuki); Albies (8, 2nd base off Sánchez/Suzuki); Acuña Jr. 2 (21, 2nd base off Suero/Suzuki, 2nd base off Sánchez/Suzuki)

Doubles: Eaton (13, Soroka); Turner (20, Soroka)
Home Runs: Adams (15, 4th inning off Soroka 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Adams (40), Eaton (25), Rendon (67), Turner (23), Soto (62)
Ground Into Double Play: Sánchez; Suzuki; Doolittle
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-12 (Doolittle 0-1, Dozier 0-2, Adams 0-1, Eaton 2-2, Rendon 1-2, Turner 1-1, Robles 0-2, Soto 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Doolittle 2; Dozier 1; Rendon 1; Robles 2

Pitcher Notes: Rodney pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. ; Sánchez pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Doolittle pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Suero pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Hit By Pitch: Donaldson (by Sánchez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Rodney 1/2; Sánchez 15/25; Doolittle 0/5; Suero 4/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Rodney-2-2-4-1; Sánchez-10-10-20-16; Doolittle-5-2-6-3; Suero-3-7-3-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sánchez 1-10; Doolittle 1-2; Suero 2-2
Game Scores: A Sanchez 44

Double Plays: 1 (Turner-Adams)
Errors: Suzuki (3, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: Turner (20, 2nd base off Minter/Flowers)
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