MLB

Cleveland Guardians at Washington Nationals

· Doubleheader - Game 2
Cleveland Guardians
21-15, 10-10 Away
Final
9 - 1
Washington Nationals
17-20, 10-8 Home

Carlos Santana's 3-run homer helps Guardians beat Nationals 9-1 and split a doubleheader

Austin Hedges slugs another Guardians HR

Daniel Schneemann and Austin Hedges also went deep for the Guardians, who scored 18 runs in the twinbill but lost the opener, 10-9. Cleveland has won six of eight.

Ben Lively (2-2) gave up a solo homer to Riley Adams, one of two hits he allowed over 5 1/3 innings.

Brad Lord (1-4) pitched a career-high six innings for Washington and was working on a shutout before Santana turned on an 0-2 fastball and sent it into the bullpen in right field with two outs in the sixth.

Steven Kwan's RBI double capped a three-run seventh, Schneemann hit a two-run homer in the eighth and Hedges added a solo shot in the ninth.

The Nationals threw four wild pitches, two by Eduardo Salazar and one each by Lucas Sims and Jackson Rutledge.

Key moment José Ramírez drew a two-out walk that moved Kwan to second base before Santana's 397-foot drive.

Key stat Washington's James Wood singled in the first inning to push his on-base streak to a career-high 16 games, although he didn't stay on base for long. He was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.

Up next Guardians left-hander Logan Allen (1-2, 4.02 ERA) is scheduled to start against the Nationals' Michael Soroka (0-1, 7.20) on Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. as the teams play their third game in a 24-hour span. Soroka hasn't pitched since he suffered a strained biceps in his Nationals debut on March 31.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Bell grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Lowe out at second.
9th Inning Lowe singled to right.
9th Inning Wood struck out swinging.
9th Inning Kent relieved Junis
9th Inning Santana struck out swinging.
9th Inning Ramírez doubled to right.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
14 Ground Balls 9
5 Strikeouts 7
7 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 4
1 Stolen Bases 1
4 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
9 Runs 1
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
35 At Bats 28
3 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
14 Runners Left On Base 7
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 0
16 Fly Balls 12
0 Caught Stealing 1
167 Pitches 122
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
20 Total Bases 7
40 Plate Appearances 31
486.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
6 Extra Base Hits 1
6.5 Runs Created 0.9
.229 Batting Average .143
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.571 Slugging Percentage .250
.486 Secondary Average .214
.325 On Base Percentage .226
.896 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .476
0.9 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.8
6.3 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.9
56.0 Batter Rating 12.0
11.7 At Bats Per Home Run 28.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.50
4.18 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.94
.343 Isolated Power .107
0.80 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.43
.100 Walks Per Plate Appearance .097
.257 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .071
16.0 Runs Produced 2.0
0.8 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.7 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.2
96.5 MLB Rating 65.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 21,948 | Capacity:

2025 American League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 22 13 .629 - W1
Cleveland 22 15 .595 1 W2
Kansas City 21 16 .568 2 W4
Minnesota 16 20 .444 6.5 W3
Chicago 10 26 .278 12.5 L2

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 24 14 .632 - W1
Philadelphia 20 15 .571 2.5 W1
Atlanta 17 18 .486 5.5 W3
Washington 17 21 .447 7 L2
Miami 14 21 .400 8.5 W1
Full Standings