Major League Baseball

FINAL
Washington Nationals 6
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Cincinnati Reds 3
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Match Report

Pair of homers by Lane Thomas lifts the Washington Nationals over the Cincinnati Reds 6-3

— Lane Thomas hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning to seal a 6-3 comeback win by the Washington Nationals over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

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Top Performers

WSH

  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 3
  • Joey Meneses 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • CJ Abrams SS H-AB 0-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Dominic Smith DH H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

CIN

  • Matt McLain 2B H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Will Benson RF H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Spencer Steer 1B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Elly De La Cruz SS H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

WSH wins series 3-0

Injuries

Cincinnati Reds

  • Tony Santillan Out
  • Julian Garcia Out
  • Spencer Steer 60-Day-IL
  • Dane Myers Out
  • Blake Dunn 60-Day-IL

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

Lineups

Confirmed

CIN

  1. Elly De La CruzSS44
  2. Nick SenzelRF15
  3. Matt McLain2B9
  4. Spencer Steer1B7
  5. Kevin Newman3B27
  6. Joey VottoDH37
  7. Christian Encarnacion-Strand1B32
  8. Tyler StephensonC37
  9. Stuart FairchildCF17

Substitutes

  1. TJ FriedlDH29
  2. Will BensonLF30

WSH

  1. CJ AbramsSS5
  2. Lane ThomasRF20
  3. Joey MenesesDH13
  4. Keibert RuizC20
  5. Dominic Smith1B8
  6. Blake RutherfordLF29
  7. Ildemaro Vargas3B6
  8. Jake Alu2B39
  9. Alex CallCF12

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41094 10th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    4905920 10th Inning
  9. Play Result 6-3

    Thomas homered to left center (389 feet), Alu scored.

    4905920 10th Inning
  10. Home Run 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4905920 10th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    4905920 10th Inning
  12. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4905920 10th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4905920 10th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    4905920 10th Inning
  15. Play Result 4-3

    Alu doubled to right, Vargas scored.

    4905920 10th Inning
  16. Double 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    4905920 10th Inning
  17. Strike Swinging 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging

    4905920 10th Inning
  18. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    4905920 10th Inning
  19. Strike Swinging 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4905920 10th Inning
  20. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    4905920 10th Inning
  21. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4905920 10th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39776 9th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39776 9th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 8th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 8th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 8th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 8th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40039 8th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 8th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 8th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 8th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    4084179 8th Inning
  37. Play Result 3-3

    Meneses homered to left center (406 feet), Thomas scored.

    4084179 8th Inning
  38. Home Run 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4084179 8th Inning
  39. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4084179 8th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 8th Inning
  41. Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4084179 8th Inning
  42. Strike Looking 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4084179 8th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4084179 8th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 8th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 7th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 7th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 7th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 7th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 7th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4084179 7th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31313 6th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 1-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4084179 6th Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
    4084179 6th Inning
  54. Play Result 1-3

    Thomas homered to left center (434 feet).

    4084179 6th Inning
  55. Home Run 1-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    4084179 6th Inning
  56. Strike Looking 0-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4084179 6th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31313 5th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31313 5th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31313 5th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4084179 5th Inning
  1. End Inning 6-3

    End of the 10th inning

    10th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    36543 10th Inning
  3. Play Result 6-3

    Newman grounded out to third.

    36543 10th Inning
  4. Ground Out 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36543 10th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    36543 10th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Kevin Newman

    36543 10th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    36543 10th Inning
  10. Play Result 6-3

    Steer struck out swinging.

    36543 10th Inning
  11. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36543 10th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  15. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    36543 10th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    36543 10th Inning
  17. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36543 10th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Spencer Steer

    36543 10th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    36543 10th Inning
  20. Play Result 6-3

    McLain struck out swinging.

    36543 10th Inning
  21. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36543 10th Inning
  22. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    36543 10th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 10th Inning
  24. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36543 10th Inning
  25. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Matt McLain

    36543 10th Inning
  26. Play Result 6-3

    Finnegan relieved Machado

    36543 10th Inning
  27. Start Inning 6-3

    Bottom of the 10th inning

    10th Inning
  28. End Inning 6-3

    Middle of the 10th inning

    10th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    41094 10th Inning
  30. Play Result 6-3

    Meneses struck out looking.

    41094 10th Inning
  31. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking

    41094 10th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41094 10th Inning
  33. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41094 10th Inning
  34. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41094 10th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Daniel Duarte pitches to Joey Meneses

    41094 10th Inning
  36. Play Result 6-3

    Duarte relieved Díaz

    41094 10th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    4905920 10th Inning
  38. Play Result 6-3

    Thomas homered to left center (389 feet), Alu scored.

    4905920 10th Inning
  39. Home Run 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4905920 10th Inning
  40. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    4905920 10th Inning

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