MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
07/09/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1963 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (38-55) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 0
New York Yankees (52-42) 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 X 8 14 0
Vargas Stars as Yankees Top Nationals, 8-4
The New York Yankees powered past the Washington Nationals, 8-4, at Yankee Stadium. Alexander Vargas went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice, to lead the charge. Justin Wilson finished to wrap up his 5th save. New York is now 52-42.

Trey Sweeney, who is tied for 7th in the AL with a .304 batting average, chipped in a run-scoring single for New York in the bottom of the sixth. For the game, the third baseman had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"See ball, hit ball. When I think too much, that's when I get in trouble," Vargas told the New York Times.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .277 8 38
L. Urías 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297 14 38
L. García Jr. LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284 9 29
F. Reyes DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 8 24
   a-R. Ward DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 5 12
M. Vientos 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .258 14 45
N. Solak 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .209 4 19
J. De La Rosa RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .304 1 8
C. Casali C 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .237 4 25
B. Phillips CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .184 10 21
Totals 32 4 6 4 1 11 7      
a - R. Ward inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. De La Rosa (2, 2nd Inning off F. Montas, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Vientos (14, 9th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Abrams , M. Vientos 5 , N. Solak , J. De La Rosa 2 , B. Phillips
2-out RBI: M. Vientos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Urías
GIDP: J. De La Rosa
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Casali-Solak)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Vargas SS 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .526 2 5
T. Sweeney 3B 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .304 11 37
A. Rizzo DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .225 10 46
E. Pereira LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .164 4 7
A. Rojas 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .292 0 1
H. Bader CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .198 2 8
B. Barrera 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .276 0 6
G. Stanton RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .157 2 6
J. Trevino C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .227 1 21
Totals 37 8 14 8 3 7 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Vargas 2 (2, 4th Inning off N. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off A. Ramirez, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Pereira (4, 7th Inning off A. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Sweeney (11, 8th Inning off H. Birdsong, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Vargas 9 , T. Sweeney 6 , A. Rizzo , E. Pereira 4 , A. Rojas , H. Bader 2 , B. Barrera , G. Stanton , J. Trevino
2-out RBI: , A. Vargas 2 , T. Sweeney , A. Rojas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rizzo , B. Barrera , J. Trevino
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Bader (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rojas-Vargas-Barrera)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Martinez 4.0 5 2 2 3 4 1 88 2.82   
A. Kay L (1-1) 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 30 5.00   
A. Ramirez 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 2 23 5.31   
H. Birdsong 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 12 5.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Martinez 45
Batters Faced: N. Martinez 20, A. Kay 9, A. Ramirez 8, H. Birdsong 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Martinez 4-4, A. Kay 1-3, A. Ramirez 2-1, H. Birdsong 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Martinez 88-51, A. Kay 30-20, A. Ramirez 23-19, H. Birdsong 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ramirez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Montas 5.0 5 3 3 1 5 0 93 3.68   
M. King W (6-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.43   
A. Chafin H (22) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.25   
J. Wilson SV (5) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 18 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Montas 49
Batters Faced: F. Montas 20, M. King 4, A. Chafin 4, J. Wilson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Montas 4-5, M. King 1-1, A. Chafin 2-0, J. Wilson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Montas 93-56, M. King 15-11, A. Chafin 12-9, J. Wilson 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alexander Vargas
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 35137
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