Jason Hammel shuts down Nationals as Orioles win series opener
Jason Hammel held the Nationals to two runs in his longest start of the season and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 Monday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Baltimore Orioles
6
Washington Nationals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Jones singled to left, M Machado scored, J Hardy to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Y Navarro singled to left, C Davis scored, M Wieters to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
R Zimmerman singled to right, D Span scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
M Wieters hit sacrifice fly to right, A Jones scored, C Davis out at second.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
N Markakis singled to center, M Wieters and Y Navarro scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Y Navarro singled to left, C Davis scored, M Wieters to second.
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End Inning 6-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
K Suzuki flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
K Suzuki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
R Bernadina grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
R Bernadina batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
T Moore struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
T Moore batting
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Play Result 6-2
A Casilla at second base.
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Play Result 6-2
D O'Day relieved J Hammel.
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Start Inning 6-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
M Machado struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
M Machado batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
N Markakis singled to right center.
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Single 6-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
N Markakis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Casilla flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Baltimore Orioles
- Ryan Helsley Out
- Kyle Bradish Out
- Jordan Westburg Out
- Jackson Holliday Out
- Cade Povich Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Denard SpanCF4
Steve Lombardozzi2B21
Ryan Zimmerman3B11
Adam LaRoche1B25
Ian DesmondSS20
Tyler MooreLF28
Roger A. BernadinaRF9
Kurt SuzukiC24
Gio GonzalezP47
Substitutes
Craig StammenP34
Fernando AbadP60
Chad TracyPH48
Henry RodriguezP63
Drew StorenP29
BAL
Nick MarkakisRF22
Manny Machado3B13
J.J. HardySS2
Adam JonesCF10
Chris Davis1B19
Matt WietersC32
Steve PearceLF25
Yamaico Navarro2B54
Jason HammelP39
Substitutes
Chris DickersonLF
Darren O'DayP56
Alexi Casilla2B
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