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09/02 16:45 CDT Ronald Acua Jr. becomes fastest to 200 homers, 200 steals as
Braves beat Nationals 9-0
Ronald Acua Jr. becomes fastest to 200 homers, 200 steals as Braves beat
Nationals 9-0
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Ronald Acua Jr. hit a three-run homer to become the
fastest player in major league history to reach 200 home runs and 200 stolen
bases, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-0 on Wednesday.
Sean Murphy homered for the third time in five games, a three-run shot in the
sixth inning that broke a scoreless tie in a game that was interrupted by a
1-hour, 25-minute rain delay in the fourth.
Acua followed with a drive to left-center in the seventh, his 14th of the
season, to make it 6-0. He needed 904 games to reach the 200/200 club. Alfonso
Soriano set the previous record at 929 games in August of 2006 while playing
for the Nationals against the Braves.
Acua stole the 225th base of his career and 20th of the season, swiping second
after his leadoff single in the sixth against Riley Cornelio (2-2), who struck
out the next two batters. After Michael Harris II was walked intentionally,
Murphy took Cornelio deep to left.
Acua led off the fourth with a single off Nationals starter Brad Lord. A walk
and an error loaded the bases before it started raining. When play resumed,
Cornelio came in and retired Murphy and Mike Yastrzemski to escape the jam.
Grant Holmes needed only 26 pitches to retire the first nine Nationals before
the delay. Dylan Dodd worked a scoreless inning and Elieser Hernndez (2-0)
pitched the next three, allowing two hits, including James Wood's two-out
single in the sixth for Washington's first hit.
Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz left in the fourth inning after taking a foul
ball off his mask.
Up next The Braves will start LHP Chris Sale (13-9, 2.06) on Friday at Philadelphia opposite Phillies LHP Cristopher Snchez (16-4, 2.52) in the opener of a four-game series. The Nationals begin a series at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next The Braves will start LHP Chris Sale (13-9, 2.06) on Friday at Philadelphia opposite Phillies LHP Cristopher Snchez (16-4, 2.52) in the opener of a four-game series. The Nationals begin a series at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
