MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/13/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 789 - SATURDAY, APRIL 13TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (8-6) 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 11 0
Oakland Athletics (8-7) 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Nationals Subdue Oakland, 6-4
The timely hitting of Ji-man Choi helped the Washington Nationals down the Oakland Athletics, 6-4. Choi went 2-3 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Nationals. The win was credited to Matt Cronin in relief. His record improves to 1-1. J.T. Ginn took the loss. DJ Herz earned the save for Washington, his 6th of the year.

Choi had a game-changing double in the top of the seventh. On a 2-2 sinker from J.T. Ginn, he banged a run-scoring double to center, giving the Nationals a 5-4 lead. It was the 3rd double of the year for Choi.

Choi described the clubhouse as "strangely calm" after the game.

The win gives the Nationals a record of 8-6.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Robles CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .278 1 9
L. Garcia 2B 5 1 1 1 0 3 5 .211 1 3
   b-J. Dunn SS, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
K. Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .174 2 5
S. Garrett LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .160 1 4
D. Crews RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .278 3 6
C. Abrams 3B, SS 5 2 4 0 0 1 1 .346 1 8
J. Choi 1B 3 1 2 3 2 0 1 .271 3 10
A. Call DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .167 0 4
   a-C. Kieboom DH 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .750 0 2
Y. Rivero SS, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .275 0 5
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 11 24      
a - C. Kieboom inserted as DH in the 3rd
b - J. Dunn substituted for L. Garcia in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Choi (3, 7th Inning off J. Ginn, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Abrams (3, 7th Inning off J. Ginn, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Garcia (1, 1st Inning off J. Boyle, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Choi (3, 3rd Inning off J. Boyle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Robles , L. Garcia 4 , D. Crews 2 , C. Abrams 5 , J. Choi 6 , Y. Rivero
2-out RBI: D. Crews , J. Choi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Ruiz 2 , C. Abrams , C. Kieboom , Y. Rivero 2
GIDP: K. Ruiz
Sac Fly: C. Kieboom
Hit by Pitch: V. Robles , K. Ruiz , A. Call
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Robles (2) , S. Garrett (3) , D. Crews (3) , C. Abrams (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rivero-Garcia-Choi, Rivero-Abrams-Choi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .305 2 5
T. Story SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .226 3 5
Z. Gelof DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .180 1 6
C. Mead LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .220 0 6
Y. Pozo C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 0 2
C. Capel RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .264 1 5
   a-B. Rooker PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 2 8
A. Diaz 3B 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .216 1 5
T. Soderstrom 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275 1 5
N. Allen 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .160 0 2
Totals 33 4 8 3 3 7 16      
a - B. Rooker pinch hit for C. Capel in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Mead (2, 5th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Story (3, 5th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Story 5 , C. Mead 3 , C. Capel , A. Diaz 2 , N. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Ruiz , C. Capel
GIDP: C. Capel , T. Soderstrom
Hit by Pitch: A. Diaz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Ruiz (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Diaz-Allen-Soderstrom)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gore 5.0 6 4 4 3 3 1 87 4.86   
M. Cronin W (1-1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 1.69   
D. Herz SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gore 39
Batters Faced: M. Gore 24, M. Cronin 9, D. Herz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gore 5-6, M. Cronin 1-5, D. Herz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gore 87-54, M. Cronin 35-24, D. Herz 23-16
WP: M. Gore 2
Hit Batsmen: M. Gore
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Boyle 2.2 5 4 4 3 5 2 67 6.39   
A. Felipe 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.70   
P. Sanders 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 0.00   
J. Ginn L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 29 2.70   
L. Trivino 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 23 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Boyle 30
Batters Faced: J. Boyle 17, A. Felipe 7, P. Sanders 6, J. Ginn 9, L. Trivino 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Boyle 3-0, A. Felipe 2-1, P. Sanders 2-1, J. Ginn 0-3, L. Trivino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Boyle 67-41, A. Felipe 25-15, P. Sanders 25-14, J. Ginn 29-18, L. Trivino 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Felipe 1-0 , P. Sanders 1-0
WP: L. Trivino
Hit Batsmen: J. Boyle , A. Felipe , J. Ginn
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ji-man Choi
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 34774
Special Notes: Alex Call and Joe Boyle were ejected in the 3rd inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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