MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/05/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2238 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (64-48) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 12 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (63-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 0
Nationals Bridle Pirates, 4-2
The skies opened up and the rain fell at PNC Park.

Washington Nationals starter Joey Gatto was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2. Gatto got the win, improving to 7-6. He allowed 7 hits and walked 0 over 6.1 innings. Gatto allowed no runs. The save was credited to Robbie McJannett, his 33rd.

The Nationals got a lift from catcher Oscar Hernandez, who in the top of the fourth hit a run-scoring double. His 14th double of the season put the Nationals on top, 2-0.

"Good pitching, clutch hitting," said Washington skipper John Farrell. "I can't complain."

After today's action, Washington sits at 64-48; Pittsburgh slips to 63-47.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dahl RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .333 1 10
M. Machado 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .284 11 40
B. Harper CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .312 27 73
M. Sano 1B 4 2 2 0 0 1 4 .220 24 59
O. Hernandez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259 13 47
H. Renfroe LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 10 40
J. Saldaña DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 1 1
M. Reuter 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .238 2 8
C. Sepulveda SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .234 1 4
Totals 37 4 12 4 1 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Hernandez (14, 4th Inning off M. Fried, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Reuter 2 (6, 7th Inning off A. Kavanagh, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. Paxton, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Dahl (5, 7th Inning off A. Kavanagh, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Dahl 4 , M. Machado , B. Harper , M. Sano 2 , O. Hernandez 2 , M. Reuter 5 , C. Sepulveda
2-out RBI: M. Reuter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , M. Sano , O. Hernandez , J. Saldaña
GIDP: D. Dahl
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Dahl (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sepulveda (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sepulveda-Reuter-Sano)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Harris 2B, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 5 22
D. Jones 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .241 17 57
E. Dennis DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .212 6 30
J. Allen RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .260 16 40
   a-C. Moody PH, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 4 20
A. McCutchen LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247 5 22
T. Norton C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .291 15 48
J. Lamb 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .327 16 57
   b-J. Schoop PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .205 1 10
J. García SS, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .218 6 28
O. Cameron CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .202 2 33
Totals 37 2 9 2 0 4 20      
a - C. Moody pinch hit for J. Allen in the 8th
b - J. Schoop pinch hit for J. Lamb in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Allen (22, 6th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Jones (13, 8th Inning off T. Buttrey, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Dennis (15, 8th Inning off T. Buttrey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Harris , D. Jones 2 , E. Dennis 2 , J. Allen 3 , T. Norton , J. Lamb , O. Cameron 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jones , T. Norton 2 , J. García
GIDP: D. Jones
Hit by Pitch: C. Moody
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (García-Schoop-Jones)
OF assists: 1 (McCutchen(Renfroe at home))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gatto W (7-6) 6.1 7 0 0 0 3 0 87 3.13   
T. Buttrey H (4) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 11 3.20   
J. Lindgren H (16) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.07   
D. Bingham H (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.29   
R. McJannett SV (33) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gatto 62
Batters Faced: J. Gatto 26, T. Buttrey 4, J. Lindgren 4, D. Bingham 1, R. McJannett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gatto 7-8, T. Buttrey 1-1, J. Lindgren 1-1, D. Bingham 0-1, R. McJannett 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gatto 87-60, T. Buttrey 11-8, J. Lindgren 15-8, D. Bingham 1-1, R. McJannett 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Buttrey 1-0 , J. Lindgren 1-1 , D. Bingham 2-0
WP: J. Lindgren
Hit Batsmen: J. Lindgren
Balk: J. Gatto
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Fried L (9-5) 6.0 7 2 2 0 7 0 82 2.67   
A. Kavanagh 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 13 3.15   
J. Paxton 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 33 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fried 57
Batters Faced: M. Fried 25, A. Kavanagh 4, J. Paxton 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fried 9-2, A. Kavanagh 1-0, J. Paxton 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fried 82-59, A. Kavanagh 13-8, J. Paxton 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Paxton 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Gatto
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:20 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 38198
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 9th inning.
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