The game should have been postponed. Instead, after a two hour and 12 minute rain delay, the Atlanta Braves lost to the Washington Nationals 3-1.
The Braves could have won this game, had they taken advantage of the opportunities the Nats provided. Where is Freddie Freeman when we need him? More to the point, in this new small ball Braves attack, is Freddie still THE OFFENSE?
Alex Wood struggled through seven innings, allowing three earned runs, a quality start. The Nats’ starter Stephen Strasburg only went five innings, allowed no runs and only four hits, striking out six while tossing 94 pitches.