MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2735 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (59-86) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (70-75) 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
Pirates Sting Nationals, 6-4
The Pittsburgh Pirates dealt the Washington Nationals a 6-4 loss at PNC Park. Nick Gonzales was the star on offense. He went 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Pittsburgh pitcher Bubba Chandler got the win, upping his record to 9-6. Braxton Garrett got the loss. Dauri Moreta picked up the save for Pittsburgh, his 30th of the year.

Gonzales contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Pittsburgh in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 4-3, Gonzales took a sinker from Braxton Garrett and stroked the home run to right. His 2nd home run of the season allowed the Pirates to leap in front, 6-4.

"I was just going up there trying to see good pitches, that was about it," said Gonzales.

Pittsburgh now sits at 70-75, while Washington falls to 59-86.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .258 8 43
M. Kepler CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .220 16 64
B. House 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 42 105
D. Crews RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .277 25 72
K. Hiura 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .213 24 56
Y. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 28 78
K. Made SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 7 37
   a-D. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 2 6
J. Bleday LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .193 5 14
K. Ruiz 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .217 6 37
Totals 32 4 6 2 2 11 8      
a - D. Smith pinch hit for K. Made in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Crews (30, 1st Inning off B. Chandler, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Kepler (21, 3rd Inning off B. Chandler, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Ruiz (8, 4th Inning off B. Chandler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Abrams (8, 1st Inning off B. Chandler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Abrams 4 , M. Kepler 2 , D. Crews 2 , J. Bleday , K. Ruiz 3
2-out RBI: K. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Abrams , K. Hiura
GIDP: Y. Diaz
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Triolo 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 7 44
G. Gonzalez RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .374 3 12
O. Cruz SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .268 39 109
H. Davis C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .257 9 33
C. Julks 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .197 8 35
J. Suwinski CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .216 18 42
N. Gonzales DH 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .180 2 9
T. Gonzalez LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 7 67
T. Marcano 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .178 1 7
Totals 32 6 8 6 1 7 5      
BATTING
Triples: T. Gonzalez (5, 6th Inning off J. Ferrer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Gonzales (2, 4th Inning off B. Garrett, 2 on, 0 outs) , H. Davis (9, 4th Inning off B. Garrett, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Cruz (39, 4th Inning off B. Garrett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Triolo , G. Gonzalez , O. Cruz 4 , H. Davis 4 , C. Julks , J. Suwinski , N. Gonzales 4 , T. Gonzalez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Marcano
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cruz-Marcano-Julks)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Garrett L (5-7) 3.2 7 6 6 1 2 3 64 6.16   
J. Ferrer 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 3.87   
A. Vesia 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 4.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Garrett 22
Batters Faced: B. Garrett 19, J. Ferrer 8, A. Vesia 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Garrett 4-5, J. Ferrer 2-3, A. Vesia 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Garrett 64-41, J. Ferrer 32-20, A. Vesia 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ferrer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Chandler W (9-6) 5.0 6 4 4 1 7 1 83 3.68   
C. Selby H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.56   
L. Peralta H (26) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.09   
D. Moreta SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Chandler 45
Batters Faced: B. Chandler 22, C. Selby 3, L. Peralta 6, D. Moreta 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Chandler 3-5, C. Selby 0-2, L. Peralta 2-2, D. Moreta 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Chandler 83-54, C. Selby 11-7, L. Peralta 15-13, D. Moreta 14-6
WP: B. Chandler
Balk: B. Chandler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Gonzales
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 34773
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