Washington Nationals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Apr 16, 2026

FINAL / 10

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E	LOB
WSH	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	1	8	10	0	11
PIT	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	7	15	4	10

loss:

D. Santana(2-1)win: Washington Nationals logo

C. Beeter(1-0)save: Washington Nationals logo

O. Ribalta(1)

Game Recap

Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates game highlights

PITTSBURGH – Blake Butera could finally take a breath as he got set to hold his postgame press conference. “Never a doubt,” the Nationals’ first-year manager said with a smile....

Scoring Summary

WSHPIT

5Pirates challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Luis Garcia Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Konnor Griffin. Jorbit Vivas scores. Drew Millas scores. Nasim Nunez scores. Luis Garcia Jr. to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Konnor Griffin. [3 runs] 30
5Luis Garcia Jr. steals (1) 3rd base. Luis Garcia Jr. scores. Throwing error by pitcher Braxton Ashcraft. [1 run] 40
5Oneil Cruz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Billy Cook scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd. [1 run] 41
5Marcell Ozuna homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz scores. [3 runs] 44
6Joey Wiemer doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum. Jorbit Vivas scores. [1 run] 54
6Konnor Griffin triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Joey Bart scores. [1 run] 55
6Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Spencer Horwitz scores. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder James Wood to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. to shortstop CJ Abrams. Jake Mangum to 3rd. [1 run] [3 outs] 56
7Jacob Young hit by pitch. James Wood scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd. CJ Abrams to 2nd. [1 run] 66
7Wild pitch by pitcher Yohan Ramirez. Daylen Lile scores. CJ Abrams to 3rd. Jacob Young to 2nd. [1 run] 76
9Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams, deflected by second baseman Nasim Nunez. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Nick Yorke to 2nd. [1 run] 77
10James Wood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Jorbit Vivas scores. [1 run] 87

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1James WoodRF	2	6	1	1	2	0	0	5	.256
2Luis Garcia Jr.1B	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.233
Curtis MeadPH-1B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222
3Brady House3B	1	6	0	0	2	0	0	3	.243
4Daylen LileLF	2	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.277
5CJ AbramsSS	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.371
6Jacob YoungCF	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	6	.245
7Jorbit VivasDH	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	5	.324
8Drew MillasC	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179
Joey WiemerPH	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.351
Keibert RuizC	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.171
9Nasim Nunez2B	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	2	.200

TOTAL	10	40	8	4	10	4	0	26	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Foster GriffinLHP	5.1	8	4	4	7	1	1	89	3.05
Paxton SchultzRHP	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	5	5.40
PJ PoulinLHP	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	4.22
Gus VarlandRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	4.05
Cionel PerezLHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	7.27
Clayton BeeterRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	32	3.86
Orlando RibaltaRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	0.00
TOTAL	9.2	15	7	7	11	3	1	173	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jake MangumRF-LF	3	5	2	0	0	1	0	2	.275
2Nick Gonzales3B	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.263
Ryan O'HearnPH-1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
3Oneil CruzCF	2	5	1	1	1	0	0	4	.316
4Marcell OzunaDH	1	4	1	3	1	1	1	4	.127
5Nick Yorke1B-RF-1B-3B	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.255
6Brandon Lowe2B	2	5	0	1	2	0	0	3	.262
7Joey BartC	1	5	1	0	2	0	0	7	.148
Henry DavisPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
8Konnor GriffinSS	2	5	0	1	2	0	0	2	.214
9Billy CookLF	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Spencer HorwitzPH-1B	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.217
Bryan ReynoldsPH-RF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	.279
TOTAL	15	42	7	7	11	3	1	30	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Braxton AshcraftRHP	5.2	5	5	2	7	2	0	90	2.38
Evan SiskLHP	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	14	3.86
Yohan RamirezRHP	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	17	2.13
Isaac MattsonRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	1.54
Justin LawrenceRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	8.64
Dennis SantanaRHP	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	0.90

TOTAL	10.0	10	8	4	10	4	0	162	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningWSHPIT

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — James Wood strikes out swinging. [1 out]
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POP OUT — Luis Garcia Jr. pops out to third baseman Nick Gonzales in foul territory. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Brady House strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Jake Mangum singles on a fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile.
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SINGLE — Nick Gonzales singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Jake Mangum to 2nd.
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STRIKEOUT — Oneil Cruz called out on strikes. [1 out]
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Marcell Ozuna grounds into a double play, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman Nasim Nunez to first baseman Luis Garcia Jr. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd. Marcell Ozuna out at 1st. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

WSH

PIT

8Runs7

10Hits15

0Errors4

.250Batting Avg.357

40At Bats42

3Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs1

4Runs-Batted-In7

4Walks3

2Stolen Bases3

10Strikeouts11

11Left on Base10

13Total Bases21

Game Details

Thursday, April 16, 2026 · 12:35 PM

PNC Park · Pittsburgh, PA

attendance: 10,504 (27.1%)

weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: PIT -169

over/under: 8.5