Nationals Snap Braves' 10-Game Streak; Season Wraps

The Washington Nationals snapped the Atlanta Braves' 10-game winning streak earlier in the week with a 4-3 victory as James Wood hit two solo homers and Josh Bell added another. Rookie Andrew Alvarez worked 4 1/3 scoreless innings (lowering opponents' batting average to .184 and posting a 2.31 ERA in limited action), Mitchell Parker earned the win in relief, and Jose Ferrer notched his 10th save after replay reviews in the ninth upheld the Nationals' victory. Wood finished the season with 30 home runs. The Chicago White Sox closed their season with an 8-0 rout of Washington — Shane Smith retired the first 16 batters, Brooks Baldwin drove in three, and Miguel Vargas and Dominic Fletcher homered — as Chicago finished 60-102, a 19-game improvement in Will Venable’s first season, and honored retiring outfielder Michael A. Taylor and broadcaster Bob Carpenter. Washington finished 66-96, its fifth last-place NL East finish in six years, with interim manager Miguel Cairo going 29-43 after replacing Dave Martinez and season attendance around 1.92 million. The Pittsburgh Pirates also beat Atlanta 9-3 (Spencer Horwitz went 3-for-3 with two homers and four RBIs), leaving Pittsburgh near 70-90 and Atlanta roughly 75-85 on the season.