Pollock, Diamondbacks defeat Nats in series opener
A.J. Pollock homered and scored three runs to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Arizona Diamondbacks
5
Washington Nationals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Descalso hit sacrifice fly to left, Pollock scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Pollock tripled to deep right center, Goldschmidt scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Out 3-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Difo hit sacrifice fly to center, M. Adams scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Descalso doubled to left center, Pollock scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-3
Wieters grounded into fielder's choice to first, Harper scored, M. Adams out at second.
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Kendrick homered to center (407 feet), Turner scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Ahmed singled to right center, Descalso scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Pollock homered to center (414 feet).
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Sierra struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Sierra batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Zimmerman grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Zimmerman batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Harper lined out to right.
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Line Out 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Harper batting
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Play Result 5-4
Boxberger relieved Bradley.
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Start Inning 5-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-4
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Lineup Change 5-4
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End Inning 5-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Ahmed grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Ahmed batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Marte grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
Marte batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Descalso struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Head to Head
ARI wins series 2-1
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cristian Mena Out
- Andrew Saalfrank Out
- Corbin Carroll Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
Trea TurnerSS7
Howie Kendrick2B47
Bryce HarperRF3
Ryan Zimmerman1B11
Matt AdamsLF18
Matt WietersC32
Andrew StevensonCF45
Wilmer Difo3B30
Stephen StrasburgP37
Substitutes
Moises SierraLF49
Sammy SolísP50
Ryan MadsonP50
Michael A. TaylorPH21
Sean DoolittleP63
ARI
David PeraltaLF24
Jarrod DysonRF1
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
AJ PollockCF16
Daniel Descalso3B33
Ketel Marte2B4
Nick AhmedSS23
Jeff MathisC45
Zack GodleyP48
Substitutes
Andrew ChafinP39
Chris OwingsPH12
Yoshihisa HiranoP6
Archie BradleyP25
Brad BoxbergerP25
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