He nearly got picked off, but that could not stop him from running on Braves pitcher Joe Jiménez and catcher Travis d'Arnaud - and sliding into second base safely to set the Nationals record for stolen bases in a season with 47.
The Nationals scored three times in the ninth to win it, with Jacob Young's go-ahead two-run single providing some much-needed insurance. Marcell Ozuna hit his second home run of the game - and his 40th of the year - in the bottom half before the Braves got the tying runner to second base, but Kyle Finnegan closed the door one last time.
Like Abrams, these Nationals are by no means a finished product. They need to upgrade their roster to hit for more power and will
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