A rain delay interrupted the game early and again in the seventh inning. The matchup became a scoreless pitching duel between Foster Griffin and Martin Perez, with no baserunners reaching third until the fourth. Atlanta threatened in the fourth by loading the bases with one out, but Eli White grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. Washington’s offense produced limited chances, including a fifth-inning start with a double and a single. The Nationals scored on RBI singles by Nasim Nunez and Luis Garcia Jr., then relied on Foster Griffin and the bullpen to hold the Braves’ top offense to one run over the final 18 innings of the series and return to .500.
"The Nationals sat through a rain delay at the beginning of this game as a system moved through the Atlanta area, just to be interrupted again in the seventh inning, this time for two hours. Similar to yesterday's game, there was not much offense to speak of, but RBI singles by Nasim Nunez and Luis Garcia Jr. were all the Nats needed in this one as Foster Griffin and the bullpen delivered another brilliant performance. Griffin and company headed a huge effort as the Nats battled back to win the series in Atlanta and bring their record back to .500."
"There wasn't much to report on in this one, but from the very beginning it was a pitcher's duel between two crafty lefties. Foster Griffin and Martin Perez went back and forth over the first part of the game, matching each other zero for zero, with not a single baserunner from either team reaching third base until the bottom of the fourth. The first real threat of the game came from the Braves in the fourth, as they managed to load the bases with one out against Griffin."
"Eli White came to the plate and got a pitch to hit on a 2-1 count, a cutter near the center of the plate, but luckily for Washington he grounded it straight to CJ Abrams, who started the 6-4-3 double play that ended the inning. So Griffin escaped the inning unharmed, and the game remained scoreless into the fifth. As some light rain began falling in the fifth, the Nationals led off the frame with a double by Daylen Lile and a single by Jacob Young to put runners on the corners with"
"A few of you guys got on me last Friday so I'll give credit where it's due, the bullpen these past two games was magnificent. They must have caught my thoughts in Friday's postgame article, but if that's what it takes - I'll gladly do it again. All jokes aside, the Nats' bullpen did an unbelievable job yesterday, and did just the same today, as the Nationals held the best offense in baseball to one run over the last 18 innings of the series."
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