MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/30/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2608 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (66-69) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 11 0
Washington Nationals (76-60) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 1
Rays Solve Nationals, 5-4
The Tampa Bay Rays topped the Washington Nationals, 5-4, in American League action at Nationals Park. The standout performance belonged to Tampa Bay pitcher and Brooklyn, New York, native Eric Cartwright. The winner was Cartwright. He threw 6.2 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Garrett Nuss. Joe Montgomery closed the door for Tampa Bay, picking up his 31st save of the year.

Bobby Davenport, who won the Rookie of the Year Award in 2024, helped out the Tampa Bay cause in the top of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the right fielder went 2-5 with 2 doubles. He scored 2 times.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Davenport.

Tampa Bay is now 66-69, while Washington is 76-60.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .283 10 68
R. McBroom DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313 11 51
   a-J. Bowen DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .274 2 31
D. Mitchell 1B 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 .321 17 57
E. Cox LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .235 32 87
D. Veeck 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .279 14 70
O. Leme C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .307 4 44
J. Pacheco CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 10 53
A. Franco 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .750 0 0
A. Rondon SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .253 0 19
Totals 38 5 11 5 3 11 17      
a - J. Bowen inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Franco 2 (2, 2nd Inning off K. Griffith, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off K. Griffith, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Davenport 2 (31, 5th Inning off K. Griffith, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off G. Nuss, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Mitchell (21, 5th Inning off K. Griffith, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Veeck (14, 7th Inning off J. Lindgren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 4 , R. McBroom , J. Bowen , D. Mitchell 2 , D. Veeck 4 , A. Franco 5 , A. Rondon 2
2-out RBI: D. Veeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bowen , D. Veeck 3 , A. Rondon 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rondon (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mardirosian 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 1 30
A. Judge RF 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .270 16 66
M. Reuter 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .254 6 58
C. Walker DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 10 63
O. Hernandez C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .299 12 65
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 1 20
H. Renfroe LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .256 1 6
K. Little CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 2 10
M. Sano 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .198 18 57
   a-M. Machado PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 14 64
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 9 13      
a - M. Machado pinch hit for M. Sano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Reuter 2 (24, 1st Inning off E. Cartwright, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off H. Saldaña, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Renfroe (2, 5th Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Little (3, 7th Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Judge (4, 1st Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Mardirosian , A. Judge 3 , M. Reuter 4 , O. Hernandez 2 , H. Renfroe 2 , K. Little 2 , M. Sano
2-out RBI: O. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mardirosian , A. Judge
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sano (5)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Renfroe (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cartwright W (2-2) 6.2 6 2 2 0 6 0 99 6.23   
H. Saldaña H (14) 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 0 34 3.84   
J. Montgomery SV (31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 60
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 26, H. Saldaña 8, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 7-7, H. Saldaña 2-0, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 99-66, H. Saldaña 34-20, J. Montgomery 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Saldaña 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Griffith 6.0 5 1 1 3 7 0 94 4.46   
G. Nuss L (7-2), BS (3) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 0 12 5.28   
J. Lindgren 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 3.86   
J. McCain 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.32   
D. Bingham 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Griffith 62
Batters Faced: K. Griffith 26, G. Nuss 3, J. Lindgren 3, J. McCain 6, D. Bingham 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Griffith 3-8, G. Nuss 0-0, J. Lindgren 1-0, J. McCain 1-2, D. Bingham 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Griffith 94-56, G. Nuss 12-7, J. Lindgren 18-13, J. McCain 14-10, D. Bingham 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lindgren 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cartwright
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 41122
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