*North Augusta, SC* – The Augusta GreenJackets (Atlanta Braves) suffered their worst loss of the season on Sunday, as the Fredericksburg Nationals (Washington Nationals) slaughtered the ‘Jackets 17-4. Fredericksburg (10-13, 40-46) put the game out of reach with a seven-run second inning, while Augusta (11-13, 42-47) gave up the most runs and second most hits in a single game this year. Rather than focus on the particulars of the game – which was less than ideal – the GreenJackets recapped the game in haiku style to make the outcome more palatable.
Nationals arrive
Take Sunday game by a lot
Don’t mention the score
FredNats scored in first
Left the bases loaded, too
Keller strands three men
Second was real rough
Four batters hit by a pitch
Seven men would score
FredNats led by eight
Augusta got three back with
Clarno homering
Giomar Diaz
Went two and two-thirds innings
Of scoreless relief
Strickland came on for
Inning number five but the
FredNats scored four runs
‘Jackets load them up
In bottom of the fifth yet
Just one run could score
Trailing 12 to four
Elison Joseph entered
For two scoreless frames
Nats would score five more
Three in the eighth off of Franks
And two in the ninth
The series was split
Three games apiece, with six more
Games to play next month
‘Jackets hit the road
For six games in Charleston and
Then they will come home
The next homestand is
Scheduled for August 1st
Vs the Fireflies.
Augusta is on the road this week against the Charleston RiverDogs (Tampa Bay Rays), with all games being broadcast on the GreenJackets Radio Network at bit.ly/GJRadio. They will return home on August 1st for a series with the Columbia Fireflies (Kansas City Royals)! To purchase tickets and learn more about the week’s homestand, visit https://www.milb.com/augusta/fans/gj-homestand-preview.).
FredNats hang 17 on Augusta, GreenJackets settle for split
Graphic courtesy of the Augusta GreenJackets.
Date: July 24, 2023
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