MLB

Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds

· Major League Baseball
Washington Nationals
15-19, 6-12 Away
Final
11 - 6
Cincinnati Reds
18-16, 9-9 Home

Rosario powers the Nationals to an 11-6 win over the Reds

Nationals vs. Reds Game Highlights

Rosario, who hit a two-out RBI double in the fourth inning off Reds starter Nick Lodolo (3-3) to tie it at 3, connected on a three-run shot for his second homer this season to put the Nationals up 6-3 in the sixth.

James Wood followed with his fourth hit, stole second and scored on Nathaniel Lowe's single, which ended Lodolo's outing. Jacob Young added a sacrifice fly to make it 8-3, and Riley Adams had a two-run single in the eighth off Brent Suter.

Alex Call's RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Luis García Jr. put the Nationals up 2-0 in the first.

Spencer Steer's two-run double off Trevor Williams tied it after one.

Tyler Callihan — who went 0 for 3 in his debut on Wednesday — had an RBI single in the second to put Cincinnati up 3-2.

Williams (2-3) allowed nine hits in 5 1/3 innings, leaving with a 7-4 lead after Jake Fraley hit a solo homer. Andrew Chafin came in to get the final two outs of the sixth before Jose A. Ferrer, Jackson Rutledge and Eduardo Salazar closed it out.

Lodolo gave up seven runs — six earned — and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

The start was delayed by rain for 20 minutes.

Key moment Williams gave up the go-ahead run in the second but escaped further damage when he came back from a 3-0 count to strike out Elly De La Cruz with two runners aboard.

Key stat Nationals pitchers have walked 124 batters — third-most in the NL. Reds pitchers have allowed a league-high 44 home runs.

Up next LHP MacKenzie Gore (2-3, 3.51 ERA) starts Sunday's series finale for the Nationals. The Reds counter with RHP Nick Martinez (1-3, 4.68).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Steer lined out to shortstop.
9th Inning Lux flied out to left.
9th Inning De La Cruz doubled to center, McLain scored.
9th Inning McLain walked.
9th Inning Friedl flied out to left.
9th Inning Salazar relieved Rutledge

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
3 Hit By Pitch 0
15 Ground Balls 8
8 Strikeouts 10
11 Runs Batted In 5
1 Sacrifice Hit 0
15 Hits 12
4 Stolen Bases 1
5 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
11 Runs 6
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
41 At Bats 37
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
27 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 1
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 2
20 Fly Balls 19
0 Caught Stealing 2
185 Pitches 145
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
20 Total Bases 19
51 Plate Appearances 41
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 4
10.6 Runs Created 6.8
.366 Batting Average .324
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.488 Slugging Percentage .514
.341 Secondary Average .270
.460 On Base Percentage .390
.948 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .904
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
10.3 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 6.8
70.0 Batter Rating 44.5
41.0 At Bats Per Home Run 37.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.33
3.63 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.54
.122 Isolated Power .189
0.63 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.40
.098 Walks Per Plate Appearance .098
-.024 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.054
22.0 Runs Produced 11.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 0.8
0.6 Patience Ratio 0.6
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.4
111.0 MLB Rating 93.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Great American Ball Park

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 26,224 | Capacity:

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 55 41 .573 - W1
New York 55 42 .567 0.5 L1
Miami 44 51 .463 10.5 W2
Atlanta 42 53 .442 12.5 L1
Washington 38 58 .396 17 L4

2025 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Chicago 57 39 .594 - W2
Milwaukee 56 40 .583 1 W7
St. Louis 51 46 .526 6.5 W1
Cincinnati 50 47 .515 7.5 W2
Pittsburgh 39 58 .402 18.5 W1
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