Washington Nationals at Chicago White Sox
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Nasim Nunez drives in 4, Washington Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 in 10 innings
Automatic runner James Wood scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the top of the 10th before the Nationals tacked on three more runs against Jordan Leasure (2-1) on a walk with the bases loaded and a two-run single by Nunez.
The White Sox could muster only one run in the bottom of the 10th off Brad Lord.
Washington starter Jake Irvin allowed four hits, struck out nine and walked none. Cionel Perez (2-3) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win as the Nationals won for the first time in four games.
Noah Schultz allowed two runs on four hits over six innings while striking out eight for the White Sox.
Nunez hit a two-run, two-out single off Schultz in the fourth before the White Sox scored twice in the bottom of the eighth off Gus Varland to tie the score.
The Nationals struck out four White Sox hitters in the sixth when catcher Keibert Ruiz dropped a third strike against Vargas, then threw wide of first base for an error. Irvin struck out the next two hitters before Mitchell Parker got pinch-hitter Tanner Murray swinging to end the inning.
The attendance of 35,175 was the third-largest for the Sox this season and the largest for an April game that wasn't a home opener since 2007.
Earlier Saturday, the White Sox called up catcher Drew Romo from Triple-A Charlotte and designated catcher Reese McGuire for assignment. McGuire hit .172 in 11 games while backing up Edgar Quero during Kyle Teel's absence with a hamstring injury.
The Nationals recalled Andres Chaparro from Triple-A Rochester and sent down pitcher Riley Cornelio. Chaparro started Saturday's game at first base, batting third and going 0 for 3.
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Hill grounded out to shortstop. |
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10th Inning | Meidroth singled to left. |
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10th Inning | Murray hit sacrifice fly to center, Montgomery scored. |
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10th Inning | Pereira grounded out to second, Montgomery to third. |
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10th Inning | Wiemer in center field. |
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10th Inning | Lord relieved Vivas |
Statistics
 WSH |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 15 | Strikeouts | 14 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 6 | Hits | 7 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 10 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 2 |
| 35 | At Bats | 35 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 26 | Runners Left On Base | 23 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 165 | Pitches | 159 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 7 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 45 | Plate Appearances | 44 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 3.8 | Runs Created | 3.1 |
| .171 | Batting Average | .200 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .200 | Slugging Percentage | .229 |
| .343 | Secondary Average | .143 |
| .356 | On Base Percentage | .302 |
| .556 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .531 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
| 3.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.7 |
| 31.0 | Batter Rating | 21.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.67 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.61 |
| .029 | Isolated Power | .029 |
| 0.67 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
| .222 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .091 |
| .171 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.057 |
| 11.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 74.8 | MLB Rating | 71.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 35,174 | Capacity:
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/atl.png" class="logo-micro">Atlanta | 19 | 9 | .679 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mia.png" class="logo-micro">Miami | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/wsh.png" class="logo-micro">Washington | 12 | 16 | .429 | 7 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nym.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 9 | 17 | .346 | 9 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/phi.png" class="logo-micro">Philadelphia | 9 | 18 | .333 | 9.5 | W1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 15 | 13 | .536 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 14 | 14 | .500 | 1 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 12 | 15 | .444 | 2.5 | L4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 11 | 16 | .407 | 3.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.5 | W2 |