MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
06/22/2029
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1703 - FRIDAY, JUNE 22ND , 2029 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (31-46) 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 8 12 2
Washington Nationals (32-43) 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 X 9 14 1
Nationals Rally to Nose Past Toronto
The Washington Nationals spoiled a good performance by Toronto third baseman Maikel Garcia, bumping off Toronto, 9-8, at Nationals Park. Garcia went 4-4 with a triple and 2 doubles. He scored 3 runs. Washington reliever David Bednar got the win, raising his record to 2-5. Jose Alvarado was tagged with the loss. Washington is 32-43 and Toronto, with the loss, 31-46.

Luis Robert contributed to the Washington win with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"What a game," said Robert. "We needed every last run."
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Beltre SS 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .262 12 30
S. Ohtani DH 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .246 18 45
L. Arraez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .323 0 24
S. Jones RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .251 10 38
   a-T. Freeman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 0 14
   b-J. Bleday RF, LF, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227 5 15
T. Miyatake 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .187 7 28
M. Melendez C 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .294 11 22
D. Boman CF 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .225 3 9
   c-J. Kasevich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 14
   d-S. Bouchard CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 6 17
M. Garcia 3B 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 .317 2 31
R. Noda LF, RF 4 2 2 3 0 2 2 .210 2 10
Totals 40 8 12 8 2 12 13      
a - T. Freeman pinch hit for S. Jones in the 7th
b - J. Bleday substituted for T. Freeman in the 7th
c - J. Kasevich pinch hit for D. Boman in the 8th
d - S. Bouchard substituted for J. Kasevich in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Garcia 2 (17, 3rd Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off L. Paulino, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Ohtani (13, 5th Inning off W. Buehler, 2 on, 2 outs) , R. Noda (4, 6th Inning off M. Moore, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Garcia (5, 5th Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Melendez (11, 6th Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Beltre 3 , S. Ohtani 2 , L. Arraez , M. Melendez 4 , M. Garcia 8 , R. Noda 3
2-out RBI: , M. Beltre 2 , S. Ohtani , M. Melendez , R. Noda 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Beltre , S. Ohtani 2 , L. Arraez 2 , M. Melendez
GIDP: T. Miyatake
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Beltre (4) , M. Melendez (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Garcia-Arraez-Miyatake, Garcia-Arraez-Miyatake)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hassell III LF 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .260 6 30
J. Naylor DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .295 12 37
   c-R. Quintana DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .132 0 0
D. Crews RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 4 .257 14 39
B. House 3B 5 2 1 3 0 1 6 .251 29 55
L. Robert CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .274 11 25
N. Gorman 1B 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .172 12 27
C. Strumpf 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .215 6 21
C. Wong C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .193 8 26
A. Cruz SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253 4 25
   a-D. Waters PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 1 6
   b-J. Garcia SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 4 11
Totals 36 9 14 8 5 8 21      
a - D. Waters pinch hit for A. Cruz in the 7th
b - J. Garcia substituted for D. Waters in the 8th
c - R. Quintana inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Cruz (9, 2nd Inning off S. Young, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Gorman 2 (3, 3rd Inning off S. Young, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off B. Graterol, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Robert (11, 3rd Inning off S. Young, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. House (29, 3rd Inning off S. Young, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hassell III , J. Naylor 2 , D. Crews , B. House 4 , L. Robert 5 , N. Gorman 5 , C. Strumpf 2 , C. Wong , A. Cruz 2
2-out RBI: L. Robert , A. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Hassell III 2 , B. House , L. Robert 2
GIDP: C. Wong 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hassell III (21) , D. Crews (3) , C. Wong (1)
CS: L. Robert (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Paulino (1)
Double Plays: 1 (House-Strumpf-Gorman)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Young 3.0 9 6 6 2 1 2 80 4.86   
J. Lopez 2.1 0 0 0 3 2 0 37 3.60   
B. Graterol BS (3) 1.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 26 6.57   
J. Alvarado L (3-1) 1.1 1 1 0 0 3 0 24 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Young 14
Batters Faced: S. Young 19, J. Lopez 9, B. Graterol 8, J. Alvarado 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Young 3-4, J. Lopez 3-1, B. Graterol 0-2, J. Alvarado 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Young 80-52, J. Lopez 37-21, B. Graterol 26-17, J. Alvarado 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lopez 1-0 , B. Graterol 1-0 , J. Alvarado 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler 5.2 7 5 5 0 7 1 91 4.44   
M. Moore BS (1) 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 0 16 4.35   
L. Paulino 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 5.26   
D. Bednar W (2-5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.27   
L. Serna SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 42
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 24, M. Moore 4, L. Paulino 8, D. Bednar 2, L. Serna 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 5-5, M. Moore 0-0, L. Paulino 1-2, D. Bednar 0-1, L. Serna 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 91-63, M. Moore 16-8, L. Paulino 31-22, D. Bednar 4-4, L. Serna 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Paulino 1-0 , D. Bednar 1-0
WP: D. Bednar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maikel Garcia
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 36573
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