Major League Baseball

FINAL
Washington Nationals 6
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Cincinnati Reds 3
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WSH4001000106
CIN0210000003
Great American Ball Park · 26,195 att.

Match Report

Abrams and Thomas homer on first two pitches as Nationals sweep Reds 6-3

— Washington’s CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas hit Lyon Richardson’s first two major league pitches for home runs and the last-place Nationals finished a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 6-3 win on Sunday.

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Top Performers

WSH

  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Joey Meneses 1B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • CJ Abrams SS H-AB 4-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Stone Garrett RF H-AB 0-0 · AB 0 · R 1

CIN

  • Matt McLain 2B H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Will Benson RF H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • TJ Friedl CF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Spencer Steer 1B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0

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. Christian Encarnacion-StrandDH32
  5. Joey Votto1B37
  6. Tyler StephensonC37
  7. Nick Senzel3B15
  8. Will BensonRF30
  9. Stuart FairchildRF17

Substitutes

  1. Spencer SteerLF7

WSH

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

Substitutes

  1. Stone GarrettLF36

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    32807 8th Inning
  11. Play Result 6-3

    Thomas hit sacrifice fly to right, Garrett scored, Abrams to third.

    32807 8th Inning
  12. Sacrifice Fly 6-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    32807 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32807 8th Inning
  14. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    32807 8th Inning
  15. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    32807 8th Inning
  16. Strike Swinging 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32807 8th Inning
  17. Strike Looking 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32807 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    34068 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 6th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    5125167 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    5125167 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 6th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 6th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 6th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34068 6th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 5th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 5th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 5th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 5th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 5th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 4th Inning
  42. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    33627 4th Inning
  43. Play Result 5-3

    Thomas doubled to left, Abrams scored.

    33627 4th Inning
  44. Double 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33627 4th Inning
  45. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    33627 4th Inning
  46. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33627 4th Inning
  47. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33627 4th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33627 4th Inning
  49. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    41290 3rd Inning
  50. Play Result 4-3

    Friedl homered to right (386 feet).

    41290 3rd Inning
  51. Home Run 4-3

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    41290 3rd Inning
  52. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 3rd Inning
  53. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    41290 3rd Inning
  54. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 3rd Inning
  55. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41290 3rd Inning
  56. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41290 3rd Inning
  57. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    41290 3rd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    41333 3rd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    41333 3rd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41333 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 6-3

    End of the 9th inning

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

    Fairchild lined out to right.

    36543 9th Inning
  4. Line Out 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  5. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    36543 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    36543 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  8. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36543 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Stuart Fairchild

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

    Steer struck out looking.

    36543 9th Inning
  12. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking

    36543 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  15. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36543 9th Inning
  16. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Spencer Steer

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

    Senzel singled to right, Stephenson to second.

    36543 9th Inning
  19. Single 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Nick Senzel

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

    Stephenson singled to right.

    36543 9th Inning
  23. Single 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    36543 9th Inning
  24. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    36543 9th Inning
  25. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36543 9th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36543 9th Inning
  27. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36543 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Tyler Stephenson

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

    Votto struck out swinging.

    36543 9th Inning
  31. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36543 9th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    36543 9th Inning
  33. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36543 9th Inning
  34. Ball 6-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36543 9th Inning
  35. Strike Swinging 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36543 9th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3

    Kyle Finnegan pitches to Joey Votto

    36543 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 6-3

    Finnegan relieved Weems

    36543 9th Inning
  38. Start Inning 6-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  39. End Inning 6-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    37979 9th Inning

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