Washington Nationals at Athletics

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Washington Nationals

50-50, 30-19 Away

Final
5 - 2

Athletics

42-57, 20-30 Home

Abrams and Crews hit back-to-back homers Nationals beat Athletics 5-2

Foster Griffin (11-2) allowed one run on eight hits and struck out two in seven innings. His 11th win moves him into a tie for second in the NL in the 30-year-old’s first full season as an MLB starter after three years in Japan.

The Nats improved to 12-3-1 in series play on the road and won their 11th rubber game of the year. The A's have not won a series since taking two of three against Colorado in Las Vegas June 12-14.

Curtis Mead started the scoring with an RBI groundout in the third, but Tyler Soderstrom's RBI single tied the game for the A's.

Harry Ford gave Washington the lead for good with a double in the fourth that drove in Crews.

Abrams sent Elvis Alvarado's four-seamer 422 feet to straightaway center to extend the lead to three, and Crews tacked on a 362-foot solo shot two pitches later.

Abrams set a career high with his 21st homer.

Clayton Beeter worked 1 1/3 innings, allowing one run but striking out two for his eighth save.

A's starter Jacob Lopez (4-4) allowed two hits and two runs in 4 1/3 innings of work. He struck out six and walked two. Shea Langeliers and Alika Williams each had two hits.

Up next The Nats continue their road trip with a three-game set against the Rockies. LHP Andrew Alvarez (2-3, 4.04 ERA) takes the hill against LHP Kyle Freeland (2-8, 7.36) in the series opener.

The A's begin a three-game series in Arizona on Monday, where LHP Jeffrey Springs (3-9, 6.08 ERA) faces LHP Mitch Bratt (0-0, 6.00).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Soderstrom grounded out to second.
	9th Inning	Wilson singled to center, McNeil scored.
	9th Inning	McNeil to second on fielder's indifference.
	9th Inning	Butler struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Butler hit for Williams
	9th Inning	McNeil walked.

Statistics

WSH		ATH
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
3	Hit By Pitch	0
12	Ground Balls	18
10	Strikeouts	6
5	Runs Batted In	2
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
7	Hits	11
6	Stolen Bases	0
5	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
5	Runs	2
0	Ground Into Double Play	2
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
33	At Bats	36
2	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
19	Runners Left On Base	17
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
2	Doubles	3
11	Fly Balls	12
0	Caught Stealing	0
162	Pitches	138
0	Games Started	0
1	Pinch At Bats	3
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	0
15	Total Bases	14
41	Plate Appearances	38
324.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
4	Extra Base Hits	3
7.2	Runs Created	4.2
.212	Batting Average	.306
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.455	Slugging Percentage	.389
.576	Secondary Average	.139
.366	On Base Percentage	.342
.820	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.731
1.1	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.5
7.5	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	4.2
43.0	Batter Rating	25.0
16.5	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
1.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.95	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.63
.242	Isolated Power	.083
0.50	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.33
.122	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.053
.364	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.167
10.0	Runs Produced	4.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.6	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.4
85.5	MLB Rating	80.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0