MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
08/23/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 2446 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (57-69) 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 14 0
Arizona Diamondbacks (32-93) 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 9 0
Kane Stars as Nationals Top Diamondbacks, 7-6
The Washington Nationals did just enough to sneak past the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-6, at Chase Field. Washington designated hitter Darric Kane, in particular, had a standout performance. Dallas Cart converted his 28th save in 28 tries. At 57-69, Washington is in last place in the National League East Division.

The game turned with two out in the top of the fourth. That's when Kane hit a bases-clearing double off Mike Gonzales. It propelled the Nationals into the lead, 7-4.

"I can only hope we've hit rock bottom," lamented losing manager Terrell Bailey in postgame remarks.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Montague 3B, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .295 17 47
C. Rutigliano LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .277 1 35
C. Becerra 2B 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 .295 13 42
D. Kane DH 5 1 3 5 0 0 1 .316 32 94
E. Galvan 1B 5 2 2 0 0 3 2 .304 6 18
   a-S. Jaynes SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 2 7
C. Anderson SS, 3B 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .276 10 49
M. Pirovano CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .227 7 38
M. Germain C 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .239 5 16
J. Coe RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .158 1 6
Totals 41 7 14 7 1 15 21      
a - S. Jaynes substituted for E. Galvan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Anderson 2 (34, 1st Inning off M. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Kane (29, 4th Inning off M. Gonzales, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Coe (1, 2nd Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Kane (32, 1st Inning off M. Gonzales, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Montague , C. Rutigliano , D. Kane 7 , E. Galvan 2 , C. Anderson 5 , M. Germain 2 , J. Coe 4
2-out RBI: , D. Kane 2 , C. Anderson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Montague , C. Rutigliano , D. Kane , E. Galvan , M. Pirovano 2 , J. Coe
Hit by Pitch: M. Pirovano
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Montague (28) , C. Rutigliano (32) , M. Pirovano 2 (34) , M. Germain (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Coe(Nealer at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Miller CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .202 13 35
J. Hill LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .260 11 46
   b-J. McNerny PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 19
L. Juarez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 8 52
K. Payne DH 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .216 18 54
R. Palacios RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .227 16 46
P. Nealer SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .233 4 34
T. Plumber C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 8 24
M. Bruner 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 2 12
   a-A. Cruz PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 13 55
C. Kruse 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .209 8 45
Totals 35 6 9 6 3 5 9      
a - A. Cruz pinch hit for M. Bruner in the 8th
b - J. McNerny pinch hit for J. Hill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Miller (19, 1st Inning off E. McFadden, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Nealer (20, 1st Inning off E. McFadden, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Payne (18, 5th Inning off E. McFadden, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Payne (18, 1st Inning off E. McFadden, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Palacios (16, 5th Inning off E. McFadden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Miller 2 , J. Hill , L. Juarez , K. Payne 6 , R. Palacios 5 , P. Nealer 2 , T. Plumber
2-out RBI: R. Palacios
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hill , T. Plumber , M. Bruner
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Payne (5)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. McFadden W (2-2) 5.0 9 6 6 1 2 2 87 9.30   
S. Kurkowski H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 4.03   
B. Solis H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.79   
D. Cart SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. McFadden 26
Batters Faced: E. McFadden 24, S. Kurkowski 8, B. Solis 3, D. Cart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. McFadden 3-9, S. Kurkowski 2-3, B. Solis 2-0, D. Cart 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. McFadden 87-56, S. Kurkowski 26-15, B. Solis 13-8, D. Cart 15-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gonzales L (4-13) 3.2 10 7 7 1 7 1 89 6.17   
O. Cadet 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 34 5.36   
A. Ventura 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 5.85   
V. Huet 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gonzales 17
Batters Faced: M. Gonzales 22, O. Cadet 9, A. Ventura 5, V. Huet 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gonzales 1-3, O. Cadet 1-2, A. Ventura 1-0, V. Huet 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gonzales 89-58, O. Cadet 34-23, A. Ventura 25-17, V. Huet 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Cadet 1-0 , A. Ventura 1-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Cadet
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darric Kane
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 9010
Special Notes: Chris Becerra ties the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 5.
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