MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/12/2037
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2154 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2037 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (67-46) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 12 0
Washington Nationals (66-47) 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 X 8 11 0
Tampa Bay Defeated By Nationals, 8-6
The Washington Nationals beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-6, at Nationals Park. Washington third baseman Josh Oldham banged out 1 single and 2 doubles, while driving in 3 runs. Jimmy Knebel picked up the win, improving his season record to 5-3. He struck out 4 in 6 innings. Elijah Adewale was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 6 of 9 save opportunities.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Oldham hit a 2-run single off Chris Kersten. It propelled the Nationals into the lead, 6-4.

"We'll take this win and move on," said Oldham.

The win elevated the Nationals to 66-47.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vivar 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .288 14 40
D. Negrete DH 5 0 4 2 0 0 1 .287 14 51
A. Castro 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .318 19 60
R. Hicks 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .292 21 68
C. Groff RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 20 67
M. Esquivel C 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 .258 20 49
M. Peterson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247 6 12
D. Rippon SS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 11 41
   a-Q. Bell PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272 27 58
   b-J. Tejada PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 1 17
   c-E. Ayala SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 1 4
S. Aim CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .227 9 32
Totals 36 6 12 6 3 7 17      
a - Q. Bell pinch hit for D. Rippon in the 8th
b - J. Tejada pinch ran for Q. Bell in the 8th
c - E. Ayala substituted for J. Tejada in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: F. Vivar 2 , D. Negrete 4 , A. Castro , R. Hicks , C. Groff , M. Esquivel , Q. Bell , S. Aim
2-out RBI: F. Vivar , D. Negrete 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Castro , C. Groff
Sac Fly: M. Esquivel
Hit by Pitch: D. Rippon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Vivar (28)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Cabrera 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .297 28 76
E. Pozas CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .271 15 51
B. Clark RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .277 26 61
   a-J. Warner RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 6 40
J. Oldham 3B 4 1 3 3 0 1 0 .255 10 59
S. Cevallos LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .271 18 54
T. Moreno DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .286 3 29
J. Fontenot 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .219 12 36
N. Williams SS 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .267 2 28
L. Blashill C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .262 5 34
Totals 33 8 11 8 4 9 14      
a - J. Warner substituted for B. Clark in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Cabrera (30, 1st Inning off C. Kersten, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Oldham 2 (30, 1st Inning off C. Kersten, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off C. Kersten, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Williams (2, 8th Inning off M. Patterson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Cabrera 3 , J. Oldham 5 , S. Cevallos , T. Moreno , J. Fontenot , N. Williams 5 , L. Blashill
2-out RBI: , J. Oldham 2 , S. Cevallos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Cabrera , S. Cevallos 2
Sac Fly: L. Blashill
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Cabrera (26) , J. Fontenot (6) , N. Williams (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Clark(Aim at home), Pozas(Vivar at 3rd base))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kersten L (10-7) 3.2 8 6 6 3 4 0 96 4.68   
E. Pollard 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 35 3.58   
J. Salguero 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.10   
M. Patterson 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kersten 20
Batters Faced: C. Kersten 22, E. Pollard 9, J. Salguero 3, M. Patterson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kersten 4-3, E. Pollard 1-4, J. Salguero 1-0, M. Patterson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kersten 96-59, E. Pollard 35-23, J. Salguero 13-8, M. Patterson 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Pollard 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Knebel W (5-3) 6.0 9 4 4 2 4 0 92 2.84   
L. Curral H (15) 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 0 30 3.03   
E. Adewale SV (6) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Knebel 40
Batters Faced: J. Knebel 29, L. Curral 6, E. Adewale 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Knebel 3-10, L. Curral 1-1, E. Adewale 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Knebel 92-57, L. Curral 30-18, E. Adewale 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Curral 1-0 , E. Adewale 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Knebel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Oldham
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 38758
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