Athletics vs. Washington Nationals

Aug 11, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ATH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	8
WSH	0	2	0	1	1	0	3	1	-	8	12	1	8

loss:

P. Blackburnwin: Washington Nationals logo

C. Abbott

Game Recap

WASHINGTON -- When the Nationals decided to implement a six-man rotation this week, they knew the bullpen would play a key role in spelling innings. That was seen on Friday, when Joan Adon, officially in the rotation mix for the first time, exited the series opener against the Athletics after...

Scoring Summary

ATHWSH

1
Jordan Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Stone Garrett. JJ Bleday scores. Zack Gelof scores. [2 runs]
20
2
Ildemaro Vargas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Keibert Ruiz scores. Dominic Smith to 3rd. [1 run]
21
2
Stone Garrett singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Dominic Smith scores. Ildemaro Vargas to 2nd. [1 run]
22
4
Jake Alu out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Ildemaro Vargas scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
23
5
Keibert Ruiz homers (13) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
24
7
Ildemaro Vargas homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Lane Thomas scores. Keibert Ruiz scores. [3 runs]
27
8
Jake Alu homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
28

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Esteury RuizCF	0	5	0	0	2	0	4	.251
2JJ BledayLF	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	.201
3Zack Gelof2B	1	3	1	0	2	1	1	.253
4Seth Brown1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	2	.215
5Jordan Diaz3B	1	4	0	2	0	0	2	.253
6Tyler SoderstromDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	.150
7Shea LangeliersC	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	.203
8Lawrence ButlerRF	0	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000
9Nick AllenSS	1	3	0	0	1	1	2	.203
TOTAL	6	33	2	2	8	4	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Paul BlackburnRHP	5.2	8	4	4	3	4	1	103	4.52
Lucas ErcegRHP	0.2	1	2	2	0	0	0	7	6.55
Sam LongLHP	1.2	3	2	2	1	1	2	30	5.27


TOTAL	8.0	12	8	8	4	5	3	140	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1CJ AbramsSS	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	6	.260
2Lane ThomasRF	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	.283
3Joey MenesesDH	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.280
4Keibert RuizC	2	4	3	1	0	1	1	2	.251
5Dominic Smith1B	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.266
6Ildemaro Vargas3B	2	4	2	4	0	0	1	1	.255
7Stone GarrettLF	2	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.255
8Jake Alu2B	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	3	.227
9Alex CallCF	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.203
TOTAL	12	33	8	8	4	5	3	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Joan AdonRHP	3.0	2	2	2	3	2	63	5.14
Cory AbbottRHP	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	23	5.06
Robert GarciaLHP	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	20	0.00
Jose A. FerrerLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	16	4.11
Jordan WeemsRHP	2.0	2	0	0	3	1	32	2.48
TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	8	4	154	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHWSH

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Esteury Ruiz flies out to center fielder Alex Call. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas.
00
WALK — Zack Gelof walks. JJ Bleday to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Seth Brown strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Joan Adon. JJ Bleday to 3rd. Zack Gelof to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Jordan Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Stone Garrett. JJ Bleday scores. Zack Gelof scores. [2 runs]
20
FLYOUT — Tyler Soderstrom flies out to center fielder Alex Call. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — CJ Abrams singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
20
CAUGHT STEALING 2B — CJ Abrams caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Shea Langeliers to second baseman Zack Gelof. [1 out]
20
STRIKEOUT — Lane Thomas called out on strikes. [2 outs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Joey Meneses grounds out, third baseman Jordan Diaz to first baseman Seth Brown. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

ATH

WSH

2Runs8

6Hits12

0Errors1

.182Batting Avg.364

33At Bats33

1Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs3

2Runs-Batted-In8

4Walks5

2Stolen Bases0

8Strikeouts4

8Left on Base8

7Total Bases21

Game Details

Friday, August 11, 2023 · 7:05 PM

Nationals Park · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 22,651 (54.8%)

weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy