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ATLANTA BRAVES (64-78) Braves vs. Nationals 2016 2017 All-Time at Overall 4-15 6-7 353-337 at Atlanta 3-6 2-4 187-157 WASHINGTON NATIONALS (88-55) at SunTrust Park --- 2-4 2-4 RH Julio Teheran (10-11, 4.77) vs. LH Gio Gonzalez (14-6, 2.50) at Turner Field (‘97-’16) --- --- 101-72 Game No. 143 • Road Game No. 71 at Montreal/Washington --- 4-3 165-179 at Washington (since ‘05) 1-9 4-3 48-70 September 12, 2017 • Nationals Park • Washington, D.C. • FSSE at Nationals Park (since ‘08) --- 4-3 35-56 Braves Breakdown TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Nationals meet CHASING .600: 1B Freddie Freeman is on pace to Overall ................................... 64-78 for the opener of a three-game series in Atlanta’s final finish with a career-best .608 slugging percentage this Home ..................................... 33-39 trip to Washington this season...The teams will play three season...Only seven qualifying Braves players (15 times Road ...................................... 31-39 more games at SunTrust Park, September 19-21, to close total) in the modern era (since 1900) have finished a Day ........................................ 21-25 out the season series. season with .600 or better slugging percentage, with Night ..................................... 43-53 the last being Chipper Jones in 2007 (.604)...Freeman’s The Braves are 4-3 at Nationals Park this season Current Streak ............................W2 • .608 mark would rank as the ninth highest in the after going 0-10 in 2015 and 1-9 last year...They are Last 5 Games .............................. 4-1 franchise’s modern history...He needs to average 3.4 plate Last 10 Games ............................ 5-5 looking for their first winning season at Nationals April ....................................... 10-13 Park since 2013, when they went 7-2 here...They appearances over the Braves’ remaining games to qualify. May ........................................ 12-16 are 35-56 all-time in this ballpark since it opened Freeman has hit 25 home runs this season after • June ........................................ 16-12 in 2008. finishing 2016 with a career-best 34 homers...Over July ......................................... 10-15 They have outscored the Nationals 56-39 here at the last 10 seasons, only one other Brave has hit at August .................................... 11-17 • least 25 homers in consecutive seasons: Justin Upton September .................................. 5-5 Nationals Park, while hitting .308 (81-for-263) with had 27 in 2013 and 29 in 2014. Vs. LHSP ................................ 14-13 13 home runs and a .376 on-base percentage...Over Vs. RHSP ............................... 50-65 the previous two seasons, the Braves hit seven total Freeman turns 28 today...In seven MLB games on • Series Opener ......................... 22-24 home runs here, including one in 2015. his birthday, he is hitting .440 (11-for-25) with a Series Opener at Home .......... 11-12 The Braves have homered in nine consecutive games homer and five RBI...Last season he went 3-for-4 Series Opener on Road .......... 11-12 • in Washington, dating to their final two games here with three runs scored in a 12-7 win over Miami By Series ............................. 16-23-7 on this date. By Home Series.....................8-12-3 in 2016...That is the longest stretch at this ballpark in franchise history...They have hit 15 total homers By Road Series ......................8-11-4 OF Ender Inciarte collected his 185th over this streak. CHASING 200: Rubber Games ........................... 4-9 hit of the season on Sunday and is trying to finish with Sweeps/Were Swept ................... 5-9 the seventh 200-hit season in Atlanta franchise history Scored First ............................ 41-23 RECENT BRAVES: The Braves have won four of Opponent Scored First ............ 23-55 their last five games, but are a NL-worst 19-33 (.365) and the first since Marquis Grissom had 207 in 1996... 1-run games ........................... 17-21 since reaching .500 after play on July 16...The Braves Only three Atlanta players have reached the 200-hit Comeback Wins ..................... 32-31 have compiled a 5.27 ERA (268 ER/458.0 IP) over milestone in a season, with Ralph Garr and Felipe Alou Last AB Wins .......................... 19-13 this stretch of 52 games, while walking a NL-most 208. being the other two...Garr holds the Atlanta single- Walkoff Wins .............................. 9-7 season franchise hits record, with 219 in 1971. The Braves are 5-5 so far this month after going Extra Innings .............................. 6-8 • 18-10 following September 1 last season. Inciarte is on pace to finish with 211 hits...His 185 Led After 6 ............................... 47-7 • Led After 7 ............................... 49-7 hits are already the most in a season by a Braves The Braves need to go 17-3 over their final 20 Led After 8 ............................... 50-5 • player since 2012, when Martin Prado had 186. Tied After 6 .............................. 10-6 games to avoid finishing under .500 for a fourth Tied After 7 .............................. 11-4 consecutive season...This would mark their longest ALBIES HEATS UP: 2B Ozzie Albies collected two Tied After 8 .............................. 10-3 streak of losing seasons since a seven-season skid hits and two walks on Sunday and is now hitting .337 Behind After 6 .......................... 7-65 from 1984-1990. (32-for-95) with a .402 on-base percentage over his last Behind After 7 .......................... 4-67 24 games, dating to August 17...In the first 14 games of LATE GAME BRAVES: The Braves won their ninth Behind After 8 .......................... 4-70 his career prior to this hot stretch, he hit .170 (8-for-47). Division Games ...................... 25-31 game of the season in walk-off fashion on Sunday, beating Vs. Other Divisions ................. 39-47 the Marlins 10-8 on Lane Adams’ two-run, 11th-inning Albies carries a season-best nine-game hitting streak • Vs. A.L. Teams ........................... 9-11 homer...The nine walk-off wins this season are tied for into tonight’s contest...He is hitting .316 (12-for-38) Vs. N.L. Teams ........................ 55-67 the second most in the NL and one off the lead of the during his run. Hit 0 HR ............................... 14-38 Los Angeles Dodgers...The nine wins are also the most Albies has hit in the two spot of the lineup for the Hit 1+ HR ............................. 50-40 walk-off victories the Braves have had in a season since • Scored 3 or Fewer Runs ........... 8-50 past 13 games, with the team going 6-6 over this the 2013 team had 11. Scored 4 or More Runs .......... 56-28 stretch while batting .283 and averaging 5.2 runs Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ....... 40-14 The Braves also collected their 19th win in their last per game. Allowed 4 or More Runs ........ 24-64 • at-bat, tied for the most such victories in the major Since Albies’ hot streak began on August 17, the More Hits than Opponent ...... 50-18 • leagues with Los Angeles (AL) and Boston...The Braves lead the majors with a .296 (250-for-846) Fewer Hits than Opponent ....... 8-56 Braves also won 19 games in their last at-bat in 2016. Committed No Errors ............ 46-34 batting average and a .367 on-base percentage... Committed 1 or More Errors.. 18-44 The Braves rallied from a 8-5 ninth-inning deficit to They have scored 127 runs over this 24-game • send the game to extra innings...The team improved stretch, the seventh most in baseball. to 4-70 when trailing after eight innings. SWANSON RETURNS: SS Dansby Swanson The Braves has scored 245 runs in the seventh returned from Triple-A on August 9 and went hitless in • inning or later this season, the second most in his first 11 at-bats, before a ninth-inning single on August Upcoming Milestones baseball and the most in the NL...The Braves trail 12...Since that date, is hitting .348 (31-for-89) with Needs For on the Houston Astros’ total of 262. R.A. Dickey 31 Ks 1,500 21 walks and a .468 on-base percentage...His on-base Julio Teheran 23.0 IP 1,000 The win also gave the Braves a victory in the last 21 percentage is fourth best in MLB among qualifiers over • games in which they scored at least five runs in an this stretch, and tops in the NL. inning...They scored five times in the third. Upcoming Birthdays Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Player/Coach Date Turns DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Freddie Freeman 9/12/89 28 Wed., Sept. 13 at WSH LH Luiz Gohara (0-1, 13.50) vs. RH Max Scherzer (14-5, 2.32) FSSE 7:05 Matt Kemp 9/23/84 33 Thu., Sept. 14 at WSH RH Mike Foltynewicz (10-12, 4.74) vs. RH Tanner Roark (12-9, 4.48) FSSE 7:05 John Schuerholz 10/1/40 77 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network Kurt Suzuki 10/4/83 34 FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-Fox Sports South Mike Foltynewicz 10/7/91 26 Brian Snitker 10/17/55 62 Tonight’sToday’s Starting Starting Pitcher Pitcher Teheran’sGarcía’sWisler’s Game Game Log Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (4) 0-1, 2.81 ERA 16.0 15 6 5 4 12 1 --- #49 Julio Teheran 4/3 at NYM ND, L, 6-0 6.0 4 0 0 3 6 0 96 4/9 at PIT ND, L, 6-5 7.0 6 2 0 1 4 0 87 RHP • 6-2 • 205 • 26 yrs 4/14 SD W, 5-2 6.0 5 2 2 4 5 0 105 4/19 WSH L, 14-4 4.0 7 7 7 3 3 2 93 2017: 10-11, 4.77 ERA • 2016 Record: 7-10, 3.21 ERA 4/26 at NYM W, 8-2 6.1 4 2 2 4 4 0 106 April Totals (5) 2-1, 3.38 ERA 29.1 26 13 11 15 22 2 97* vs.