Joey Gallo goes from 0-for-12 to 3 hits, including a homer, and the Nationals beat the Pirates 5-3
— Joey Gallo emphatically ended an 0-for-12 season-opening drought with an upper-deck homer that traveled 447 feet and two other hits, and the...
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
3
Washington Nationals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| WSH | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Nationals Park · 14,022 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Automatic Ball (Pitch Timer Violation) 3-5
Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball - PitchTimerViolation-Pitcher 1
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Bunted Foul 3-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Vargas doubled to left, L. García Jr. scored.
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Double 3-5
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Automatic Ball (Pitch Timer Violation) 3-4
Pitch 5 : Automatic Ball - PitchTimerViolation-Pitcher 3
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Suwinski homered to right (402 feet).
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Home Run 3-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Bunted Foul 2-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Abrams singled to right, L. García Jr. scored and Lipscomb scored, Abrams to second, Robles to third.
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Single 2-4
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
L. García Jr. doubled to left, Rosario scored, Lipscomb to third.
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Double 2-2
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Gallo homered to right center (447 feet).
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Home Run 2-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Taylor singled to left, McCutchen scored and Suwinski scored, Tellez to second.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Taylor struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Automatic Ball (Pitch Timer Violation) 3-5
Pitch 1 : Automatic Ball - PitchTimerViolation-Pitcher 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
Kyle Finnegan pitches to Michael Taylor
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Triolo flied out to right.
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Fly Out 3-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
Kyle Finnegan pitches to Jared Triolo
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Davis safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Lipscomb, Davis safe at second on error.
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 3-5
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
Kyle Finnegan pitches to Henry Davis
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Tellez struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-5
Kyle Finnegan pitches to Rowdy Tellez
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Play Result 3-5
Finnegan relieved Harvey
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Start Inning 3-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-5
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
L. García Jr. struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 3-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
Showing the last 40 of 537 events.
Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
Injuries
Washington Nationals
- Drew Millas Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedWSH
CJ AbramsSS5
Lane ThomasRF35
Joey MenesesDH13
Joey Gallo1B17
Keibert RuizC20
Eddie RosarioCF9
Trey Lipscomb3B38
Luis Garcia Jr.2B26
Victor RoblesCF10
Substitutes
Ildemaro VargasLF16
PIT
Oneil CruzSS15
Bryan ReynoldsRF10
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B3
Jack SuwinskiLF43
Andrew McCutchenDH4
Rowdy Tellez1B44
Henry DavisC32
Jared Triolo2B19
Michael A. TaylorCF21
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