Reynaldo Lopez exits with damage as Braves crush Nationals

WASHINGTON — Michael Harris II hit two of Atlanta’s 4 residence runs and the Braves had 15 hits in a 12-0 rout of the Washington Nationals on Tuesday evening, regardless of shedding starter Reynaldo López to a proper shoulder damage after one inning.

López left with proper shoulder tightness after throwing 25 pitches, 16 for strikes. His fastball velocity — normally 96 m.p.h. — was all the way down to the 92-94 m.p.h. vary. He and three relievers restricted the Nationals — losers of seven of their final 10 video games — to 3 hits.

It was the fourth multi-homer sport of Harris’ profession. Sean Murphy hit a two-run shot and Orlando Arcia had solo homer one evening after the Braves mustered solely a pair singles by Matt Olson in a 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.

Atlanta hit three doubles within the four-run third, then added three runs within the subsequent body to chase Nationals left-handed starter MacKenzie Gore and transfer inside one-half sport of the idle Mets for the ultimate NL wild card.

Ramón Laureano and Murphy every had two hits and three RBIs. Olson added two singles and a double, his third multi-hit sport in his final 4.

With two outs within the backside of the primary, López hit Nationals designated hitter Andrés Chaparro with a pitch. The correct-hander was checked by Braves medical workers, however stayed in to complete the inning with a referred to as third strike to José Tena.

López had tossed at the least six innings this previous three begins and has been mainstay within the Braves rotation for twenty-four begins after signing a three-year free agent deal from the White Sox.

Proper-hander Jesse Chavez (2-2) got here on for López and held the Nationals to at least one hit, placing out three.

Gore (8-12) lasted 3 2/3 inning, surrendering seven runs, however simply two earned runs, with six hits, three walks, three strikeouts, one hit by pitch and one wild pitch.

Chaparro stole second base within the first inning to grow to be the twenty third Nationals participant with a stolen base this season, matching the 1917 Pittsburgh Pirates. It was Chaparro’s first main league stolen base.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Nationals: RHP Trevor Williams (proper flexor muscle pressure, 15-day IL) tossed three shutout innings on 28 pitches — 21 for strikes — permitting three hits and placing out one in his first rehab task for double-A Harrisburg.

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