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Juan Soto and Victor Robles Homemade, and citizens of Washington They broke a nine-game losing streak on Sunday with a 7-3 win over the Atlanta Braves.
Soto, Washington’s lone All-Star In what could be traded off by the end of the month, he hit a single shot in the eighth inning and extended his on-base streak to a career-high 26 games.
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Washington Nationals right fielder Juan Soto (22) and manager Dave Martinez (4) pose with their All-Star jerseys before a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Washington.
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“It was a long time, but eventually we did it,” Soto said. “it feels great.”
The Nationals have not dropped 10 in a row since an 11-game skid spanning the 2008 and 2009 seasons. At 31-63, he has the worst record among the majors in the All-Star break.
Washington had not scored five runs in a game since the 8–7 loss. that pittsburgh On 29 June, a loss that began a 1-15 slide of the Nationals entered Sunday.
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“There are still a lot of things that we really need to clean up to get better and to compete and play consistently every day,” said Washington manager Dave Martinez. “We’re going to be working a lot on those things in the next half as we are. I’m happy to go into the break with a big win.”
The Nationals did most of their damage against the starter spencer strider (4-3) in another. Ehire Adrienza scored a two-run single towards the centre. Robles followed up with his second homer of the season, a fly to the left that just flew into the visitor’s bullpen.
Adrianza added an RBI groundout in the fourth against Strider, who conceded five runs in four innings.
Machel Franco’s RBI single in the sixth made it 6-3.
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Victor Robles (16) of the Washington Nationals celebrates his two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, July 17, 2022 in Washington.
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Steve Sischek (1–2) played a 1 2/3 scoreless innings, making a possible second-place effort in the fourth inning.
After the doubleheader turned around on Wednesday, Washington opted for a bullpen game. Erasmo Ramírez started and worked three unscored innings, scoring one hit and two hits.
“He really picked us up,” Martinez said. “We never expected him to go into three innings and he gave us three strong innings. When he came after (the third) innings and he looked at me and jokingly said, ‘I think I have two more’ ,’ and I said, ‘you really do?’ And he goes, ‘No.'”
Jordan Weems entered fourth and allowed four hits in a five-bats period, including RBI doubles by Matt Olsson and Adam Duvall, before giving to Sischek.
“Those bullpen games are rough, where they keep cyclists going,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “It’s not a permanent thing, but when you have to do it, sometimes it’s hard when you’re seeing people differently. They did a good job.”
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National: DH Nelson Cruz (Quad Titans) was out of the lineup for the second game in a row. … Washington recalled RHP Corey Abbott from Triple-A Rochester and opted to withdraw after the game. Abbott did not pitch on Sunday. The Nationals substituted RHP Hunter Harvey for Rochester before the game. Harvey was 0-0 in seven games with a 3.18 ERA. … RHP Victor Arano (swelling of the left knee) scored an unscore with two strikeouts on Saturday in his second rehab appearance for Rochester.
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Based on the Braves’ appearance at last year’s World Series, Snitker will manage the National League in Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles. his son, Houston Astros Hitting coach Troy Snitker will be on the AL staff.
“It’s one of these things like the World Series was: You’re not guaranteed to do that again,” Snitker said. “We’ll suck at it and enjoy everything about it. It’s a great experience for my family to do something like this as a family. Not many people get to do that.”
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Atlanta Braves throws pitcher Spencer Strider during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Washington.
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