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Davey Martinez on Nationals’ closer Sean Doolittle, Ender Inciarte trying to steal home, identifying what Braves saw...

Before he was the Washington Nationals’ closer, back on July 1, 2017, when he was still in the Oakland A’s bullpen, Sean Doolittle faced the Atlanta Braves in Oakland’s Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Braves’ outfielder Danny Santana singled with one down in a 1-1 game in the seventh, stole second base, then third, and scored on an RBI double by Dansby Swanson to put Atlanta up, 2-1.

The previous night, Ender Inciarte had bunted his way on, and stolen second before scoring on an RBI single.

Those were the only three stolen bases attempts against Doolittle on the season in 2017, all three were successful.