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Match Report

Jeter Downs' RBI single caps 6-run 9th as Nationals rally past A's 8-7 for series sweep

— Jeter Downs capped a six-run ninth with an RBI single, and the Washington Nationals rallied past Oakland 8-7 on Sunday, completing a three-game sweep of the majors-worst Athletics.

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Top Performers

OAK

  • Zack Gelof 3B H-AB 4-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Brent Rooker DH H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Jordan Diaz 2B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Seth Brown LF H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1

WSH

  • Riley Adams C H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Lane Thomas LF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Stone Garrett RF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Joey Meneses 1B H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 2

Head to Head

WSH wins series 3-0

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

Oakland Athletics

  • Max Muncy Out
  • Seth Johnson Out
  • J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
  • Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Kurtz 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

WSH

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

Substitutes

  1. Jeter DownsSS70
  2. Blake RutherfordPR29
  3. Dominic SmithPH8

OAK

  1. JJ BledayLF22
  2. Zack Gelof2B20
  3. Brent RookerDH25
  4. Seth BrownRF26
  5. Aledmys Diaz1B12
  6. Cody ThomasRF46
  7. Lawrence ButlerCF4
  8. Jonah Bride1B37
  9. Tyler SoderstromC21

Substitutes

  1. Jordan Diaz3B13
  2. Nick AllenSS20

Play by Play

  1. End Batter/Pitcher 7-8
    40815 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 7-8

    Downs singled to center, Smith scored, Call to third.

    40815 9th Inning
  3. Single 7-8

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    40815 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 7-7

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    40815 9th Inning
  5. Ball 7-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    40815 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 7-7

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    40815 9th Inning
  7. Ball 7-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    40815 9th Inning
  8. Ball 7-8

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    40815 9th Inning
  9. Strike Looking 7-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40815 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 7-7
    40815 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 7-7

    Garrett scored, Rutherford scored, Smith to third, Call safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Allen.

    40815 9th Inning
  12. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 7-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    40815 9th Inning
  13. Strike Looking 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    40815 9th Inning
  14. Ball 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    40815 9th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
    40815 9th Inning
  16. Play Result 7-5

    Smith walked, Ruiz scored, Rutherford to second, Garrett to third.

    40815 9th Inning
  17. Ball 7-5

    Pitch 6 : Ball 4

    40815 9th Inning
  18. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    40815 9th Inning
  19. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    40815 9th Inning
  20. Strike Looking 7-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    40815 9th Inning
  21. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    40815 9th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 7-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40815 9th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 7-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31263 9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
    31263 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 7-4

    Vargas hit sacrifice fly to center, Meneses scored, Ruiz to third.

    31263 9th Inning
  26. Sacrifice Fly 7-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31263 9th Inning
  27. Sacrifice Fly 7-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    31263 9th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 7-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31263 9th Inning
  29. Automatic Strike 7-4

    Pitch 1 : Automatic Strike 1

    31263 9th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
    31263 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 7-3

    Garrett singled to left, Downs scored, Ruiz to second, Meneses to third.

    31263 9th Inning
  32. Single 7-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    31263 9th Inning
  33. Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    31263 9th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31263 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31263 9th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31263 9th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31263 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31263 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4208304 9th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4208304 9th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4208304 9th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4915829 8th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    4915829 8th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    4915829 8th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4915829 8th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4915829 8th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4915829 8th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4915829 8th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4208304 8th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4208304 8th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    4208304 8th Inning
  52. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    4915829 7th Inning
  53. Play Result 7-2

    Garrett hit sacrifice fly to center, Thomas scored.

    4915829 7th Inning
  54. Sacrifice Fly 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    4915829 7th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    4915829 7th Inning
  56. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    39776 7th Inning
  57. Play Result 7-1

    Brown singled to center, Soderstrom scored and Bleday scored.

    39776 7th Inning
  58. Single 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    39776 7th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39776 7th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39776 7th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 7-8
    40815 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 7-8

    Downs singled to center, Smith scored, Call to third.

    40815 9th Inning
  3. Single 7-8

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    40815 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 7-7

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    40815 9th Inning
  5. Ball 7-7

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    40815 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 7-7

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    40815 9th Inning
  7. Ball 7-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    40815 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 7-7

    Call to second on fielder's indifference.

    40815 9th Inning
  9. Fielders Indifference 7-7

    Call to second on fielder's indifference.

    40815 9th Inning
  10. Ball 7-8

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    40815 9th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 7-8

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40815 9th Inning
  12. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-7

    Kirby Snead pitches to Jeter Downs

    40815 9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 7-7
    40815 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 7-7

    Garrett scored, Rutherford scored, Smith to third, Call safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Allen.

    40815 9th Inning
  15. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 7-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    40815 9th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 7-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    40815 9th Inning
  17. Ball 7-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    40815 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5

    Kirby Snead pitches to Alex Call

    40815 9th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
    40815 9th Inning
  20. Play Result 7-5

    Smith walked, Ruiz scored, Rutherford to second, Garrett to third.

    40815 9th Inning
  21. Ball 7-5

    Pitch 6 : Ball 4

    40815 9th Inning
  22. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    40815 9th Inning
  23. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    40815 9th Inning
  24. Strike Looking 7-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    40815 9th Inning
  25. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    40815 9th Inning
  26. Strike Looking 7-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40815 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4

    Kirby Snead pitches to Dominic Smith

    40815 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 7-4

    Snead relieved May

    40815 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 7-4

    Smith hit for Chavis

    9th Inning
  30. Play Result 7-4

    Rutherford ran for Adams

    9th Inning
  31. End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
    31263 9th Inning
  32. Play Result 7-4

    Adams walked.

    31263 9th Inning
  33. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball 4

    31263 9th Inning
  34. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    31263 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 7-4

    Garrett to second on passed ball by Soderstrom.

    31263 9th Inning
  36. Passed Ball 7-4

    Garrett to second on passed ball by Soderstrom.

    31263 9th Inning
  37. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    31263 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 7-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31263 9th Inning
  39. Ball 7-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31263 9th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 7-4

    Trevor May pitches to Riley Adams

    31263 9th Inning

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