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Washington Nationals 3
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Match Report

Andujar homers in season debut, Pirates beat Nationals 6-3

— Miguel Andujar homered and drove in three runs in his season debut, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 Saturday in a day-night doubleheader opener for their best 27-game start in three decades.

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Top Performers

PIT

  • Miguel Andujar DH H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Connor Joe RF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Jack Suwinski RF H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 1
  • Bryan Reynolds LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

WSH

  • Stone Garrett RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Alex Call LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Jeimer Candelario 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • CJ Abrams SS H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

PIT 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

Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Mitch Keller 60-Day-IL
  • Endy Rodriguez 60-Day-IL

Lineups

WSH

  1. 12Alex CallCF
  2. 46Jeimer Candelario3B
  3. 13Joey MenesesDH
  4. 36Stone GarrettLF
  5. 26Luis Garcia Jr.2B
  6. 20Lane ThomasRF
  7. 8Dominic Smith1B
  8. 15Riley AdamsC
  9. 5CJ AbramsSS

PIT

  1. 3Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
  2. 10Bryan ReynoldsLF
  3. 4Andrew McCutchenDH
  4. 9Connor Joe1B
  5. 98Rodolfo CastroSS
  6. 41Miguel AndujarRF
  7. 73Mark Mathias2B
  8. 0Jihwan BaeCF
  9. 27Austin HedgesC

Substitutes

  1. 43Jack SuwinskiRF
  2. 16Tucupita Marcano2B

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    38303 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    38303 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4917897 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31983 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31983 8th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    31983 8th Inning
  14. Play Result 6-3

    Reynolds hit sacrifice fly to left, Bae scored.

    31983 8th Inning
  15. Sacrifice Fly 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31983 8th Inning
  16. Strike Swinging 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    31983 8th Inning
  17. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    31983 8th Inning
  18. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31983 8th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    34542 8th Inning
  20. Play Result 5-3

    Hedges walked, Suwinski scored, Bae to second, Marcano to third.

    34542 8th Inning
  21. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 7 : Ball 4

    34542 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    34542 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34542 8th Inning
  24. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    34542 8th Inning
  25. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    34542 8th Inning
  26. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    34542 8th Inning
  27. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34542 8th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34542 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32134 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32134 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32134 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32134 7th Inning
  33. Bunted Foul 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    32134 7th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42439 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 7th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 7th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42439 7th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 6th Inning
  43. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    6321 6th Inning
  44. Play Result 4-3

    Thomas grounded out to first, García scored.

    6321 6th Inning
  45. Ground Out 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    6321 6th Inning
  46. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    6321 6th Inning
  47. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    6321 6th Inning
  48. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    6321 6th Inning
  49. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    33202 6th Inning
  50. Play Result 4-2

    Andujar homered to left center (391 feet), McCutchen scored.

    33202 6th Inning
  51. Home Run 4-2

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    33202 6th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 6th Inning
  53. Ball 2-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    33202 6th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33202 6th Inning
  55. Ball 2-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33202 6th Inning
  56. Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33202 6th Inning
  57. Strike Looking 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33202 6th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31313 6th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31313 6th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    6321 5th Inning
  1. End Inning 6-3

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    38303 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 6-3

    Adams struck out swinging.

    38303 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    38303 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    38303 9th Inning
  6. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    38303 9th Inning
  7. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    38303 9th Inning
  8. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    38303 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    David Bednar pitches to Riley Adams

    38303 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    38303 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 6-3

    Smith struck out swinging.

    38303 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    38303 9th Inning
  13. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    38303 9th Inning
  14. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    38303 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    38303 9th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    38303 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    David Bednar pitches to Dominic Smith

    38303 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    38303 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 6-3

    Thomas popped out to third.

    38303 9th Inning
  20. Pop Out 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    38303 9th Inning
  21. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    38303 9th Inning
  22. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    38303 9th Inning
  23. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    David Bednar pitches to Lane Thomas

    38303 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 6-3

    Bednar relieved Holderman

    38303 9th Inning
  25. Start Inning 6-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  26. End Inning 6-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    40039 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 6-3

    Marcano grounded out to second.

    40039 9th Inning
  29. Ground Out 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    40039 9th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    40039 9th Inning
  32. Play Result 6-3

    Suwinski stole second.

    40039 9th Inning
  33. Stolen Base 6-3

    Suwinski stole second.

    40039 9th Inning
  34. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    40039 9th Inning
  35. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    40039 9th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Jordan Weems pitches to Tucupita Marcano

    40039 9th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    40039 9th Inning
  38. Play Result 6-3

    Suwinski walked.

    40039 9th Inning
  39. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball 4

    40039 9th Inning
  40. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    40039 9th Inning

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