MLB

Cleveland Guardians at Washington Nationals

· Doubleheader - Game 1 - Makeup from May 5
Cleveland Guardians
20-15, 9-10 Away
Final
9 - 10
Washington Nationals
17-19, 10-7 Home

José Tena's go-ahead double gives the Nationals a wild 10-9 win over the Guardians

Nolan Jones smashes a 422-foot HR for the Guardians

James Wood hit a 114.6 mph line drive into the Washington bullpen in the third inning, the 10th homer of the season for the Nationals' second-year slugger. The two-run shot made it 3-2 in the first of two Washington rallies.

The Nationals were ahead 6-2 in the seventh when reliever Jose A. Ferrer allowed five of six batters to reach. Jhonkensy Noel started the Guardians' surge with a pinch-hit RBI double. Cleveland went ahead 7-6 on a two-run single by Gabriel Arias, and Angel Martínez added an RBI infield hit.

Washington then scored four against Cade Smith (1-1) in the bottom half. Keibert Ruiz hit an RBI single and Dylan Crews broke out of a slump with a double that made it 8-all before Tena's decisive double.

Jorge López (5-0) got two outs in the seventh and worked a scoreless eighth. Kyle Finnegan allowed a sacrifice fly to Arias in the ninth but closed it out for his 12th save.

Nationals starter Jake Irvin struggled with his command early but got through 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits with three walks.

Key moment Washington's Jacob Young had a two-out, two-run single in the sixth that made it 6-2.

Key stat The fifth through ninth-place batters in the Guardians' lineup had 11 of their 14 hits. Carlos Santana went 3 for 5 from the fifth spot, and the next four had two hits apiece, including Nolan Jones, who homered and doubled.

Up next After Tuesday's nightcap, the teams conclude a stretch of three games in 24 hours when they play Wednesday at 12:05 p.m.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Rocchio lined out to left.
9th Inning Arias hit sacrifice fly to right, Santana scored.
9th Inning Naylor singled to right, Santana to third.
9th Inning Santana singled to right.
9th Inning Manzardo flied out to center.
9th Inning Finnegan relieved López

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
14 Ground Balls 8
1 Strikeouts 8
8 Runs Batted In 10
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
14 Hits 10
2 Stolen Bases 1
4 Walks 5
0 Catcher Interference 0
9 Runs 10
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
39 At Bats 35
1 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
14 Runners Left On Base 19
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 3
25 Fly Balls 19
0 Caught Stealing 0
175 Pitches 147
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 0
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
19 Total Bases 16
44 Plate Appearances 40
162.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 4
8.4 Runs Created 6.5
.359 Batting Average .286
1.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.487 Slugging Percentage .457
.282 Secondary Average .343
.409 On Base Percentage .375
.896 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .832
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.4
8.7 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 7.0
57.0 Batter Rating 60.0
39.0 At Bats Per Home Run 35.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.98 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.68
.128 Isolated Power .171
4.00 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.63
.091 Walks Per Plate Appearance .125
-.077 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .057
17.0 Runs Produced 20.0
0.9 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.3
104.3 MLB Rating 98.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
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