Major League Baseball

FINAL
Washington Nationals 7
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Cincinnati Reds 3
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WSH1103010017
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Great American Ball Park · 41,059 att.

Match Report

Adon retires first 17 batters as the Nationals send the sloppy Reds to their 5th straight loss, 7-3

— Joan Adon retired his first 17 batters and the Washington Nationals beat the sloppy Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Saturday, handing them their fifth consecutive defeat.

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Top Performers

WSH

  • Riley Adams C H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Joey Meneses 1B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Stone Garrett RF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0

CIN

  • Matt McLain 2B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Will Benson RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · 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. TJ FriedlCF29
  3. Matt McLain2B9
  4. Spencer SteerLF7
  5. Joey Votto1B37
  6. Christian Encarnacion-StrandDH32
  7. Will BensonRF30
  8. Nick Senzel3B15
  9. Luke MaileC18

Substitutes

  1. TJ HopkinsPR88
  2. Tyler StephensonC37

WSH

  1. CJ AbramsSS5
  2. Lane ThomasRF20
  3. Joey Meneses1B13
  4. Keibert RuizDH20
  5. Stone GarrettLF36
  6. Riley AdamsC15
  7. Ildemaro Vargas3B6
  8. Alex CallCF12
  9. Michael Chavis2B66

Substitutes

  1. Jeter DownsPR70
  2. Dominic Smith1B8

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 7-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  2. Foul Out 7-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 7-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    41094 9th Inning
  5. Play Result 7-3

    Vargas doubled to left, Adams scored.

    41094 9th Inning
  6. Double 7-3

    Pitch 9 : Ball In Play

    41094 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    41094 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41094 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41094 9th Inning
  10. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    41094 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41094 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    41094 9th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    41094 9th Inning
  14. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41094 9th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41094 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41094 9th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40039 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40039 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33139 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39776 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 6th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 6th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    4684360 6th Inning
  26. Play Result 6-3

    Friedl homered to right center (406 feet), Maile scored and De La Cruz scored.

    4684360 6th Inning
  27. Home Run 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4684360 6th Inning
  28. Ball 6-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    4684360 6th Inning
  29. Ball 6-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4684360 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4684360 6th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4684360 6th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 6-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33139 6th Inning
  38. End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
    4414528 6th Inning
  39. Play Result 6-0

    Ruiz doubled to left, Meneses scored.

    4414528 6th Inning
  40. Double 6-0

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4414528 6th Inning
  41. Strike Looking 5-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    4414528 6th Inning
  42. Strike Swinging 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    4414528 6th Inning
  43. Ball 5-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    4414528 6th Inning
  44. Ball 5-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4414528 6th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    4414528 6th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 5th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 5th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4414528 5th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 4th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    4684360 4th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 5-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4684360 4th Inning
  52. Play Result 5-0

    Thomas steals third base, Thomas scored on throwing error by catcher Maile.

    4414528 4th Inning
  53. Stolen Base 5-0

    Thomas scored on throwing error by catcher Maile.

    4414528 4th Inning
  54. End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
    4414528 4th Inning
  55. Play Result 4-0

    Thomas doubled to left, Chavis scored.

    4414528 4th Inning
  56. Double 4-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4414528 4th Inning
  57. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    4414528 4th Inning
  58. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    4414528 4th Inning
  59. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    4414528 4th Inning
  60. Play Result 3-0

    Chavis singled to center, Call scored on fielding error by center fielder Friedl, Chavis to second.

    4414528 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 7-3

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    36543 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 7-3

    Steer grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, McLain out at second.

    36543 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 7-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Spencer Steer

    36543 9th Inning
  6. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    36543 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 7-3

    McLain walked.

    36543 9th Inning
  8. Ball 7-3

    Pitch 7 : Ball 4

    36543 9th Inning
  9. Ball 7-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    36543 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 7-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  11. Strike Swinging 7-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    36543 9th Inning
  12. Strike Looking 7-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    36543 9th Inning
  13. Ball 7-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    36543 9th Inning
  14. Ball 7-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36543 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Matt McLain

    36543 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    36543 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 7-3

    Friedl fouled out to third.

    36543 9th Inning
  18. Foul Out 7-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 7-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    36543 9th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 7-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to TJ Friedl

    36543 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 7-3

    Finnegan relieved Weems

    36543 9th Inning
  23. Start Inning 7-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  24. End Inning 7-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    41094 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 7-3

    Chavis struck out looking.

    41094 9th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 7-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking

    41094 9th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 7-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    41094 9th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 7-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41094 9th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3

    Daniel Duarte pitches to Michael Chavis

    41094 9th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    41094 9th Inning
  32. Play Result 7-3

    Call grounded out to shortstop.

    41094 9th Inning
  33. Ground Out 7-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    41094 9th Inning
  34. Ball 7-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    41094 9th Inning
  35. Ball 7-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    41094 9th Inning
  36. Strike Looking 7-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    41094 9th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 7-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41094 9th Inning
  38. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3

    Daniel Duarte pitches to Alex Call

    41094 9th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    41094 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 7-3

    Vargas doubled to left, Adams scored.

    41094 9th Inning

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