Major League Baseball

FINAL
Cleveland Guardians 6
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Washington Nationals 4
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Nationals Park · 24,909 att.

Match Report

José Ramírez's 1st homer lifts Guardians over Nationals 6-4

— Facing a 3-0 count with a runner on third in a game his Cleveland Guardians were trailing, and against a pitcher having some control issues, José Ramírez might have just taken a pitch to see whether he'd draw a walk.

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Top Performers

CLE

  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Andres Gimenez SS H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Myles Straw CF H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Will Brennan LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

WSH

  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Keibert Ruiz C H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Victor Robles RF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Luis Garcia Jr. 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

CLE wins series 2-1

Injuries

Washington Nationals

  • Matt Waldron 60-Day-IL
  • Drew Millas 60-Day-IL
  • PJ Poulin 60-Day-IL
  • Ken Waldichuk 60-Day-IL
  • Mitchell Parker 60-Day-IL

Cleveland Guardians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

Lineups

WSH

  1. 12Alex CallLF
  2. 8Dominic Smith1B
  3. 13Joey MenesesDH
  4. 46Jeimer Candelario3B
  5. 26Luis Garcia Jr.2B
  6. 20Keibert RuizC
  7. 20Lane ThomasRF
  8. 5CJ AbramsSS
  9. 10Victor RoblesCF

CLE

  1. 38Steven KwanLF
  2. 14Amed RosarioSS
  3. 11Jose Ramirez3B
  4. 12Josh NaylorDH
  5. 56Josh Bell1B
  6. 0Andres Gimenez2B
  7. 7Will BrennanRF
  8. 3Myles StrawCF
  9. 67Cam GallagherC

Substitutes

  1. 39Oscar GonzalezDH
  2. 43Gabriel Arias1B

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 6-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 6-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42439 9th Inning
  3. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    42439 9th Inning
  4. Play Result 6-4

    Bell doubled to left, Gonzalez scored.

    42439 9th Inning
  5. Double 6-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    42439 9th Inning
  6. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    42439 9th Inning
  7. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    42439 9th Inning
  8. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    42439 9th Inning
  9. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42439 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul

    42439 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40715 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34542 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35026 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35026 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35026 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31983 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41324 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    31983 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31983 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31983 6th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31983 6th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31983 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42169 5th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42169 5th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42169 5th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42169 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42169 5th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42169 5th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42169 5th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42169 5th Inning
  44. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    35021 5th Inning
  45. Play Result 5-4

    Ramírez homered to right (420 feet), Rosario scored.

    35021 5th Inning
  46. Home Run 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    35021 5th Inning
  47. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    35021 5th Inning
  48. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    35021 5th Inning
  49. Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    35021 5th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35021 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    35021 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42169 4th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 3-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42169 4th Inning
  54. End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
    42169 4th Inning
  55. Play Result 3-4

    Ruiz doubled to center, García scored.

    42169 4th Inning
  56. Double 3-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42169 4th Inning
  57. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    42169 4th Inning
  58. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42169 4th Inning
  59. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    35021 4th Inning
  60. Play Result 3-3

    Straw singled to right, Giménez scored, Brennan to third.

    35021 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 6-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    41743 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 6-4

    Smith grounded out to third.

    41743 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 6-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  5. Strike Looking 6-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  6. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Dominic Smith

    41743 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    41743 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 6-4

    Call popped out to second.

    41743 9th Inning
  10. Pop Out 6-4

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  11. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    41743 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 6-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41743 9th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 6-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  14. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    41743 9th Inning
  15. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41743 9th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 6-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41743 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Alex Call

    41743 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    41743 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 6-4

    Robles bunt grounded out to first.

    41743 9th Inning
  20. Bunt Ground Out 6-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41743 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4

    Emmanuel Clase pitches to Victor Robles

    41743 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 6-4

    Clase relieved Karinchak

    41743 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 6-4

    Arias at first base.

    9th Inning
  24. Play Result 6-4

    Gonzalez as designated hitter.

    9th Inning
  25. Start Inning 6-4

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  26. End Inning 6-4

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    42439 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 6-4

    Giménez grounded out to first, Giménez out at first.

    42439 9th Inning
  29. Ground Out 6-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42439 9th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 6-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42439 9th Inning
  31. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42439 9th Inning
  32. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4

    Thaddeus Ward pitches to Andres Gimenez

    42439 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 6-4

    Arias ran for Bell

    9th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
    42439 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 6-4

    Bell doubled to left, Gonzalez scored.

    42439 9th Inning
  36. Double 6-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    42439 9th Inning
  37. Ball 6-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    42439 9th Inning
  38. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    42439 9th Inning
  39. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    42439 9th Inning
  40. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42439 9th Inning

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