MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA FIREBIRDS
09/22/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT ATLANTA FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 2917 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (83-74) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0
Atlanta Firebirds (62-95) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Firebirds 4-3 Winners Over Washington
The Atlanta Firebirds picked up a win at SunTrust Park, downing the Washington Nationals, 4-3. On the mound for Atlanta was left-hander Rocky Edwards, who played a pivotal role in the win. In 6 innings, Edwards surrendered 2 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 2. He allowed 2 runs. By defeating Washington, the 4th-place Firebirds improved to 62-95.

Clarence Shelton had a big 3-run home run for the Firebirds in the bottom of the first inning. With Atlanta leading 1-0 and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he sized up a fastball from 30-year old right-handed pitcher Mike Adkins and punished it. The result was his 14th home run of the season, which put the Firebirds on top, 4-0.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Firebirds manager Barry Larkin. "This one was nice to get."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .314 24 96
   b-S. Daniels PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 1
   c-K. Little CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 3 13
J. Austin LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325 0 54
O. Hernandez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 16 77
C. Walker DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .290 12 72
A. Judge RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .263 20 74
M. Sano 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .204 18 62
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 1 25
M. Reuter 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .256 9 69
S. Mardirosian 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .261 2 34
   a-L. Carpio PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 0 2
Totals 33 3 5 3 2 7 12      
a - L. Carpio pinch hit for S. Mardirosian in the 7th
b - S. Daniels pinch hit for B. Harper in the 8th
c - K. Little substituted for S. Daniels in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Judge (20, 4th Inning off R. Edwards, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Daniels , A. Judge 4 , M. Sano , M. Reuter 2
2-out RBI: A. Judge , M. Reuter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Judge
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sano (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Fox Jr.-Mardirosian-Sano, Reuter-Mardirosian-Sano, Viloria-Fox Jr.-Sano)
OF assists: 1 (Austin(Flores at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. O'Brien CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .309 0 17
J. McGrath RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .249 12 51
P. Walker LF 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .239 10 48
J. Bowers SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .258 16 67
C. Shelton 3B 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .268 14 44
G. Torres 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 4 43
W. Flores 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277 7 45
R. Edwards P, DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 3 18
E. Escobar C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .240 2 10
Totals 27 4 9 4 3 5 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. McGrath (15, 5th Inning off M. Adkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Shelton (14, 1st Inning off M. Adkins, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. O'Brien 2 , J. McGrath 3 , J. Bowers , C. Shelton 4 , W. Flores , R. Edwards , E. Escobar
GIDP: J. O'Brien , C. Shelton , R. Edwards
Sac Fly: P. Walker
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Torres (10)
CS: J. McGrath (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bowers (21)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Adkins L (7-12) 6.1 9 4 4 3 4 1 92 5.02   
A. Viloria 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Adkins 40
Batters Faced: M. Adkins 27, A. Viloria 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Adkins 4-7, A. Viloria 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Adkins 92-54, A. Viloria 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Viloria 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Edwards W (8-10) 6.0 2 2 2 2 4 1 101 4.13   
R. Thomas H (2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 16 2.08   
B. Moore H (11) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.32   
J. Nelson H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 5.43   
D. Hicks SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Edwards 62
Batters Faced: R. Edwards 22, R. Thomas 4, B. Moore 2, J. Nelson 4, D. Hicks 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Edwards 7-7, R. Thomas 0-0, B. Moore 0-1, J. Nelson 0-3, D. Hicks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Edwards 101-61, R. Thomas 16-11, B. Moore 4-3, J. Nelson 19-12, D. Hicks 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Moore 1-0 , J. Nelson 1-0
WP: J. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rocky Edwards
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 21009
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