MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
04/14/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 819 - TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (8-9) 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 9 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (9-8) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 2
Nationals Flatten Pirates, 9-3
The Washington Nationals downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-3, at PNC Park. David Dahl led the way, going 2-for-5 for Washington. Steve Moss, the winner, goes to 3-1. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with no walks and 3 strikeouts over 5.2 innings. Pittsburgh falls to 9-8.

Early in the game, Dahl had a 3-run home run for Washington. It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the Nationals on top, 3-0.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager Mark Grudzielanek said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper CF 5 1 1 1 0 4 1 .313 2 10
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 .288 0 7
N. Castellanos 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .243 2 8
O. Hernandez C 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 .344 1 7
D. Dahl RF 5 1 2 4 0 2 1 .213 2 12
J. Austin LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .186 0 3
M. Sano DH 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 .385 1 2
M. Reuter 3B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .177 0 6
S. Mardirosian 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .196 0 6
Totals 38 9 10 9 2 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Reuter (2, 9th Inning off J. Paxton, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Dahl (2, 1st Inning off M. Fried, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Sano (1, 6th Inning off M. Fried, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper , L. Fox Jr. 2 , N. Castellanos , D. Dahl 5 , J. Austin , M. Sano 4 , M. Reuter 2 , S. Mardirosian
2-out RBI: , D. Dahl 2 , M. Sano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dahl
GIDP: N. Castellanos
Hit by Pitch: M. Reuter
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Riley 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 0 5
A. Jackson CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304 4 10
J. Reyes LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .345 3 9
M. Rodríguez 1B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 1 4
   a-J. Choi PR, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 3
A. Gamboa SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .244 0 7
M. Andujar DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .297 1 4
C. Avilés C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .171 2 6
J. Bowen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .283 2 6
J. Allen RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .214 1 4
Totals 35 3 8 3 1 9 14      
a - J. Choi pinch ran for M. Rodríguez in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Avilés (1, 5th Inning off S. Moss, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Reyes (3, 6th Inning off S. Moss, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reyes 5 , M. Rodríguez , M. Andujar , C. Avilés 4 , J. Allen
2-out RBI: J. Reyes , C. Avilés
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jackson , J. Allen
Hit by Pitch: M. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gamboa (2) , J. Bowen (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Gamboa-Riley-Choi)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Moss W (3-1) 5.2 5 2 2 0 3 1 22 94 4.66   
K. Giles H (3) 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 7 24 6.97   
R. McJannett SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 8 36 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Moss 54
Batters Faced: S. Moss 22, K. Giles 7, R. McJannett 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Moss 6-7, K. Giles 1-1, R. McJannett 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Moss 94-54, K. Giles 24-17, R. McJannett 36-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Giles 1-0
WP: R. McJannett
Hit Batsmen: S. Moss
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Fried L (0-2) 5.2 6 5 1 0 6 2 25 88 4.50   
N. Ramirez 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 2.70   
J. Paxton 2.1 3 4 4 2 4 0 11 44 11.74   
E. Diaz 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 7.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fried 51
Batters Faced: M. Fried 25, N. Ramirez 2, J. Paxton 11, E. Diaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fried 5-6, N. Ramirez 0-0, J. Paxton 1-1, E. Diaz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fried 88-61, N. Ramirez 9-5, J. Paxton 44-27, E. Diaz 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Diaz 2-2
Hit Batsmen: N. Ramirez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Dahl
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 28030
Special Notes: Mauro Rodríguez and Steve Moss were ejected in the 6th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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