Orioles lower their magic number in the AL East to 1 with a 5-1 victory over the Nationals
— Sixteen months after his arrival marked a turning point for the Baltimore Orioles, Adley Rutschman and his team are one victory from a division title.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Washington Nationals
1
Baltimore Orioles
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Oriole Park at Camden Yards · 24,278 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Hays singled to left, Mullins scored.
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Single 1-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 1-4
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Westburg walked, Santander scored, Henderson to second, Hicks to third.
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 6 : Ball 4
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Rutschman singled to right, Mateo scored.
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Single 1-3
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Alu singled to left, Smith scored.
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Single 1-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Rutschman homered to left center (395 feet), Hays scored.
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Home Run 0-2
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 0-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Kieboom grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Tyler Wells pitches to Carter Kieboom
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Meneses struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Tyler Wells pitches to Joey Meneses
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Ruiz struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Tyler Wells pitches to Keibert Ruiz
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Play Result 1-5
Wells relieved Webb
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Play Result 1-5
O'Hearn at first base.
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Santander flied out to left.
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Fly Out 1-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Thaddeus Ward pitches to Anthony Santander
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Rutschman walked, Hays to second, Mateo to third.
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 544 events.
Head to Head
BAL wins series 2-0
Injuries
Baltimore Orioles
- Ryan Helsley Out
- Kyle Bradish Out
- Jordan Westburg Out
- Jackson Holliday Out
- Cade Povich Out
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBAL
Austin HaysLF21
Adley RutschmanDH31
Anthony Santander1B25
Aaron HicksRF12
Gunnar Henderson3B2
Jordan Westburg2B11
James McCannC8
Cedric MullinsCF31
Jorge MateoSS3
Substitutes
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
WSH
CJ AbramsSS5
Lane ThomasRF35
Keibert RuizC20
Joey MenesesDH13
Luis Garcia Jr.2B26
Dominic Smith1B2
Ildemaro Vargas2B16
Jake AluLF39
Jacob YoungCF30
Substitutes
Carter Kieboom3B31
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