Werth homers, Gonzalez wins, as Nationals defeat Twins 8-4
Jayson Werth hit a home run and robbed one in left field, Gio Gonzalez pitched six-plus innings, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
4
Washington Nationals
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| WSH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Sanó homered to center (430 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Núñez singled to right, Escobar and Suzuki scored, Park to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-8
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Advancing On Force 2-8
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-8
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Play Result 1-8
Werth homered to left center (399 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
Mauer singled to left, Dozier scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
Gonzalez hit sacrifice fly to left, Lobatón scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
Lobatón tripled to deep right center, Espinosa scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-6
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
Espinosa singled to right, Murphy scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Lobatón singled to left, Murphy and Werth scored, Espinosa to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Espinosa hit by pitch, Zimmerman scored, Murphy to third, Werth to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Murphy singled to left, Harper scored, Zimmerman to second, Murphy to second, Zimmerman to third advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 4-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Dozier lined out to left.
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Line Out 4-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 4-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Dozier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Núñez grounded out to pitcher, Buxton to second.
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Advancing On Play 4-8
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Ground Out 4-8
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Núñez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Buxton walked.
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Buxton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Polanco flied out to left.
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Fly Out 4-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Polanco batting
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Play Result 4-8
Polanco hit for O'Rourke.
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Play Result 4-8
Treinen relieved Rivero.
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Start Inning 4-8
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-8
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Lineup Change 4-8
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Lineup Change 4-8
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Lineup Change 4-8
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End Inning 4-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Harper struck out swinging.
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Head to Head
WSH wins series 3-0
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Minnesota Twins
- Cole Sands Out
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Michael A. TaylorCF21
Anthony Rendon3B6
Bryce HarperRF3
Ryan Zimmerman1B11
Daniel Murphy2B9
Jayson WerthLF28
Danny EspinosaSS14
Jose LobatonC7
Gio GonzalezP47
Substitutes
Matt den DekkerLF23
Shawn KelleyP27
Felipe VazquezP73
Chris HeiseyPH24
Blake TreinenP64
MIN
Eduardo Nunez3B12
Brian Dozier2B15
Joe Mauer1B7
Miguel SanoRF22
Eddie RosarioLF9
Eduardo EscobarSS3
Kurt SuzukiC24
Kyle GibsonP48
Byron BuxtonCF25
Substitutes
Michael TonkinP39
ByungHo ParkPH52
Ryan PresslyP55
Ryan O'RourkeP71
Jorge PolancoPH11
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