Nationals @ Blue Jays - Mon, Aug 28

Game Status: Final - Score: 6-3 Blue Jays

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• Current conditions at Rogers Centre: 68°F - Clear - Wind 3 mph, Out To RF
• TV: Nationals: MASN, Blue Jays: SN NOW App, TVA Sports (fr), Sportsnet
• Radio: Nationals: WJFK 106.7 The Fan, Blue Jays: Sportsnet.ca, SN590
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	Nationals Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Abrams - SS	5	2	3	0	0	0	1	.253	.304	.413
2	Thomas, L - RF	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	.282	.332	.471
3	Meneses - DH	4	0	2	3	0	2	1	.284	.331	.418
4	Ruiz, K - C	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.259	.314	.414
5	Smith, Do - 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.259	.329	.340
6	Vargas, I - 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.242	.281	.364
7	Alu - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.301	.303
8	Call - LF	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	.202	.305	.305
	a-Millas - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
9	Young - CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.000	.250	.000
	Totals	33	3	7	3	3	8	15

Nationals
a-Grounded out for Call in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Meneses (32, Gausman). TB: Abrams 3; Alu; Meneses 3; Vargas, I. RBI: Meneses 3 (76). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young; Vargas, I 2; Ruiz, K. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: Abrams (17, dropped foul); Garcia, Ro (1, throw). DP: (Vargas, I-Alu-Smith, Do).

	Blue Jays Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Springer - RF	3	1	1	1	2	0	4	.258	.327	.407
2	Belt - DH	5	0	1	0	0	3	4	.250	.369	.465
3	Guerrero Jr. - 1B	5	1	1	2	0	0	3	.268	.342	.441
4	Schneider - 3B	3	0	1	1	1	1	1	.425	.521	.875
5	Merrifield - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.287	.329	.407
6	Varsho - LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.221	.284	.379
7	Jansen, D - C	2	3	1	1	2	0	0	.226	.311	.467
8	Clement - SS	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.500	.500	.583
9	Kiermaier - CF	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.267	.327	.411
	Totals	33	6	9	6	6	6	19

Blue Jays
BATTING: 2B: Guerrero Jr. (26, Gray, Js). HR: Jansen, D (16, 3rd inning off Garcia, Ro, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Belt; Clement 2; Guerrero Jr. 2; Jansen, D 4; Kiermaier; Merrifield; Schneider; Springer. RBI: Guerrero Jr. 2 (78); Jansen, D (51); Kiermaier (31); Schneider (12); Springer (54). 2-out RBI: Schneider; Kiermaier; Guerrero Jr. 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varsho 2; Springer 2; Guerrero Jr. GIDP: Springer. Team RISP: 5-for-10. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: Pickoffs: Gausman (Call at 1st base).

Nationals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Gray, Js (L, 7-11)	2.0	4	4	4	4	2	0	63-36	4.05
Garcia, Ro	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1	35-21	5.17
Machado, A	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	39-24	5.97
Ferrer	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15-9	4.63
Weems	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-8	2.95
Totals	8.0	9	6	6	6	6	1

Blue Jays Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Gausman (W, 10-8)	5.0	7	3	3	2	7	0	99-68	3.30
Richards, T (H, 10)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22-14	3.43
Cabrera, G (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-7	3.35
Hicks, J (S, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16-10	3.74
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	3	8	0

Game Info
HBP: Thomas, L (by Gausman).
Pitches-strikes: Gray, Js 63-36; Garcia, Ro 35-21; Machado, A 39-24; Ferrer 15-9; Weems 13-8; Gausman 99-68; Richards, T 22-14; Cabrera, G 9-7; Hicks, J 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gray, Js 0-4; Garcia, Ro 4-0; Machado, A 2-1; Ferrer 1-1; Weems 2-0; Gausman 4-2; Richards, T 2-1; Cabrera, G 1-0; Hicks, J 2-1.
Batters faced: Gray, Js 14; Garcia, Ro 8; Machado, A 10; Ferrer 3; Weems 4; Gausman 24; Richards, T 6; Cabrera, G 3; Hicks, J 4.
Umpires: HP: Paul Clemons. 1B: Jeremie Rehak. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Nic Lentz.
Weather: 68 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 3 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch: 7:08 PM.
T: 2:51.
Att: 27,940.
Venue: Rogers Centre.
August 28, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Joey Meneses singles on a line drive to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. CJ Abrams scores.	1-0 WSH
Bottom 2	George Springer singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Danny Jansen scores. Kevin Kiermaier to 2nd.	1-1
Bottom 2	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (26) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Lane Thomas. Kevin Kiermaier scores. George Springer scores.	3-1 TOR
Bottom 2	Davis Schneider singles on a line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.	4-1 TOR
Bottom 3	Danny Jansen homers (16) on a fly ball to left field.	5-1 TOR
Top 5	Joey Meneses doubles (32) on a ground ball to right fielder George Springer. CJ Abrams scores. Lane Thomas scores.	5-3 TOR
Bottom 5	Kevin Kiermaier singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lane Thomas. Danny Jansen scores. Ernie Clement to 3rd.	6-3 TOR

Team	Highlight
TOR	George Springer’s RBI single (00:00:16)
TOR	Guerrero Jr.'s two-run double (00:00:25)
TOR	Danny Jansen’s solo home run (00:00:22)
TOR	Kevin Gausman’s 200th K (00:00:26)
WSH	Joey Meneses’ two-run double (00:00:23)
TOR	Kevin Kiermaier’s RBI single (00:00:20)
TOR	Kevin Gausman’s seven strikeouts (00:00:43)
WSH	Abrams’ three-hit, three-SB day (00:01:08)
WSH	Condensed Game: WSH@TOR 8/28/23 (00:07:27)
WSH	Nationals vs. Blue Jays Recap (00:03:29)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Nationals	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		3	7	2	7
Blue Jays	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0			6	9	0	9

Decisions

• Winner: Kevin Gausman (10-8, 3.30)
• Loser: Josiah Gray (7-11, 4.05)
• Save: Jordan Hicks (12, 3.74)

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Last Updated: 08/28/2023 11:16:38 PM EDT