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23	Januar 2019

Juan Soto shrugged off his latest accomplishment

ATLANTA (AP) �after showing what he can do on the bases.�I stole three bags David Wright Jersey , and I helped my team to win,� he said. �That�s pretty good.�Soto become the youngest player to steal three bases in a game, had an RBI single and scored the tiebreaking run, helping the Nationals stop the Atlanta Braves� season-best, six-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory on Saturday.Soto hit an RBI single in the first inning and stole second, then walked in the fourth, stole two bases and came home on a bases-loaded walk for a 2-1 lead. He surpassed the mark set by Oakland�s Rickey Henderson at 20 years, 241 days on Aug. 23, 1979, against Cleveland, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Soto began the day with two stolen bases http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-wheeler-jersey , but his video study showed he could run on Braves starter Julio Teheran.�Yes, I saw the pitcher and saw a couple of things I could take advantage of,� Soto said. �Every time I�m on base I try to take advantage of the pitcher.�Soto also extended his on-base streak to 20 consecutive games to join Hall of Famers Mel Ott and Mickey Mantle as the only teenagers to do so.�That guy doesn�t surprise me,� Washington manager Dave Martinez said. �He pays attention to what�s going on. He�s a student of the game. He felt like he had an opportunity to run on certain guys and he did.�Nationals starter Jeremy Hellickson may miss the rest of the season after reinjuring his right wrist while batting in the fourth inning.Hellickson sprained his right wrist on Aug. 15 when he landed awkwardly while covering home plate after throwing a wild pitch at St. Louis. He made his first appearance since and got hurt again. The 2011 AL Rookie of the Year is scheduled for an MRI on Sunday.Hellickson, who is 5-3 with a 3.45 ERA in 19 starts, missed 22 games in June because of a right hamstring strain.He grimaced after fouling off the first pitch of his at-bat in the fourth against Teheran (9-8), then swung and missed at a low and outside pitch. Hellickson walked to the dugout and was examined by director of athletic training Paul Lessard.Andrew Stevenson pinch hit, took two balls and swung and missed at strike three. The strikeout was charged to Hellickson, who allowed two hits and one unearned run in three innings.Jefry Rodriguez (3-2) relieved to start the bottom half and pitched 4 2/3 hitless innings. He also drove in his first big league run.Atlanta�s lead was cut to 6½ games over second-place Philadelphia in the NL East.Teheran gave up two runs, three hits and a career-high six walks in four innings.Twenty-year-old Ronald Acuna Jr., major leagues� slugging percentage leader since the All-Star break Mookie Wilson Jersey , singled in the first, took third on Hellickson�s two-base throwing error and a run scored on Freddie Freeman�s sacrifice fly.Washington opened a 5-1 lead in the sixth when Adam Eaton hit a run-scoring double and Anthony Rendon had a two-run double off Touki Toussaint, who walked four in the inning � one intentionally.Atlanta pitchers walked 14, increasing the team�s two-game total to 20.�We�ve got to be aware of that,� manager Brian Snitker said. �We�re winning some games with high walk totals and eventually that�s going to bite you. You can�t have that.�BIG NUMBERSRendon has reached safely in a career-best 24 straight games. � Soto, the first player in franchise history with three walks and three stolen bases in a single game, has hit safely in nine straight and has a .351 average with two doubles, four homers, nine RBIs, three walks and nine runs over that span. � Soto ended a streak of four straight games with a homer. His solo shot Friday made him the third teenager to hit at least 20 homers in a season, two behind teammate Bryce Harper in 2012 and four behind Tony Conigliaro in 1964.TRAINER�S ROOMNationals: Harper fell hard on his left wrist with an unsuccessful dive attempt on a liner by Kurt Suzuki that fell in right-center for a single leading off the second. Harper walked three times and struck out twice.Braves: 3B Johan Camargo missed his third straight game because of left groin tightness.UP NEXTNationals RHP Tanner Roark (8-15 http://www.metsfanproshop.com/authentic-lenny-dykstra-jersey , 4.37 ERA) starts Sunday against Braves LHP Sean Newcomb (12-8, 3.82 ERA). Roark allowed 11 runs and 20 hits in 9 2/3 innings in two starts last month. NEW YORK (AP) � It took a while, but 9-month-old Steel McCutchen seemed fine with Dad�s new look.Andrew McCutchen liked his fit with the New York Yankees, too.A day after being traded from San Francisco, the former NL MVP stepped back into a playoff race Saturday. He drew a warm ovation at Yankee Stadium when he was introduced as the leadoff hitter and right fielder, then struck out in his first two-bats against Detroit.At least his grooming got off to a smooth start. Adhering to the Yankees� strict policy on facial hair, he shaved off his familiar beard before the debut.His son got a good, close view.�I just cut it and held him. I was worried about his reaction,� McCutchen said. �He stared at me for about five minutes and touched all on my face and he seemed to be OK with it.�McCutchen spent his first nine seasons in Pittsburgh � the Steel City � and was traded to San Francisco in January. The five-time All-Star was hitting .255 with 15 home runs, 55 RBIs and 13 stolen bases when the Giants sent him to the Yankees.�I feel like a lot of baseball players want to at least throw the pinstripes on for who knows how long just to say you did it,� McCutchen said.�I�m on a new team and we have an opportunity to do big things here so in a sense Gary Carter Jersey , yes, I am nervous, but at the same time I look at it as a good thing because that means I care about it,� he said.Acquired for two minor leaguers on the final day trades could be made for postseason-eligible players, McCutchen should see the lion�s share of time in right while slugger Aaron Judge continues to recover from a broken right wrist.Judge has been on the mend since being hit by a pitch on July 26, a process that has gone slower than originally expected. New York had hoped Clint Frazier could step in for Judge at some point, but the young outfielder is still shelved with post-concussion migraines.�We�ve been looking to reinforce this outfield situation as the timeframes on Aaron Judge and Clint Frazier were obviously much longer than anticipated,� Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. �It�s a nice welcome addition. It�s a much-needed addition.�McCutchen wasn�t the only newcomer.The Yankees got shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria in a trade with Pittsburgh late Friday night. Didi Gregorius, New York�s starter at the spot, has been out since Aug. 20 because of a bruised heel.�He�s a defensive wizard that gives us some protection, obviously we�re down our shortstop Dwight Gooden Jersey ,� Cashman said. �We felt that it was a good grab to reinforce our depth and our insurance and an alternative choice.�Joining McCutchen in Saturday�s lineup was catcher Gary Sanchez, who returned from the disabled list almost six weeks after he was shelved with a recurring groin injury.�Really good to write those guys back in there as we work our way to getting a little more healthy today,� Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. �Just excited to have some really important additions back in our lineup.�Sanchez missed 20 games from June 25 to July 19 with a strained right groin and then another 36 since landing back on the DL on July 24.He was widely criticized for a perceived lack of hustle on two key plays in a 7-6 loss at Tampa Bay a day earlier, one where lackadaisical baserunning may have cost New York a chance to the tie the game in the ninth inning.Sanchez was not in the lineup the following day, and MRI results released soon after revealed that he had re-aggravated his groin injury.An All-Star last year, Sanchez is hitting just .188 with 14 home runs in 66 games this season.�I feel like not only is he healthy, but physically right now in a really good place and hopefully he can get back there and really start to impact the middle of our lineup,� Boone said.