Weather: 81 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, L To R.
Umpires: HP--Conroy, 1B--Porter, 2B--Miller, 3B--Eddings.
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 34,212
Section 419, Row N, Seats 28-29 – behind first base, top row of the
stadium (nice breeze, although the bright sun was a bit of a problem sight-wise
until it finally went down)
Although Strasburg struggled early with his control, he hung in there
for 6 innings, as the Nats rallied to beat the Braves on a perfect evening for
a ballgame.
The visitors took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 2nd when
Austin Riley homered following a leadoff walk, and they added another run an
inning later on a two-out RBI double by Freddie Freeman. Meanwhile, Dallas
Keuchel, making his first start after his belated free-agent signing, allowed
runners in each of the first 3 innings, but the Nats were unable to push
anything across.
Washington finally broke through in the fourth to tie the game at 3, in
an inning featuring a Robles triple and a Yan Gomes home run, and took the lead
in the fifth when Soto led off with a triple and Rendon singled him home.
That wound up finishing up the scoring for both sides. Despite some
anxious moments, Washington’s depleted bullpen protected the lead for the final
3 frames, with Wander Suero notching his first major-league save.
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