Nationals @ Blue Jays - Tue, Aug 29

Game Status: Final - Score: 5-4 Nationals

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• Current conditions at Rogers Centre: 71°F - Clear - Wind 8 mph, R To L
• TV: Nationals: MASN 2, Blue Jays: SN NOW App, 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	0	1	0	0	1	2	.253	.303	.411
2	Thomas, L - RF	3	1	0	0	1	2	2	.280	.331	.468
3	Meneses - DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.284	.330	.417
4	Ruiz, K - C	4	1	1	3	0	0	1	.259	.313	.420
5	Smith, Do - 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.258	.329	.339
6	Kieboom - 3B	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.273	.304	.727
	Call - LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.305	.305
7	Alu - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.299	.300
8	Vargas, I - 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.239	.280	.358
9	Young - CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.100	.250	.100
	Totals	35	5	8	5	2	6	12

Nationals
BATTING: HR: Kieboom (3, 2nd inning off Berríos, 1 on, 1 out); Ruiz, K (16, 5th inning off Berríos, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Abrams; Alu; Kieboom 5; Meneses; Ruiz, K 4; Smith, Do; Young. RBI: Kieboom 2 (5); Ruiz, K 3 (55). 2-out RBI: Ruiz, K 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Meneses; Ruiz, K. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: Young (Kirk at home). DP: 2 (Abrams-Smith, Do; Young-Ruiz, K).

	Blue Jays Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Springer - RF	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.258	.328	.405
2	Schneider - 3B	5	1	2	2	0	1	4	.422	.509	.911
3	Guerrero Jr. - 1B	5	0	1	1	0	0	4	.267	.340	.438
4	Jansen, D - C	4	0	1	0	1	1	3	.226	.312	.464
5	Merrifield - 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.287	.329	.408
6	Kirk - DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.247	.327	.340
7	Clement - SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.400	.412	.467
	b-Varsho - LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.221	.283	.378
8	Espinal - 3B	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	.222	.293	.303
	a-Biggio - SS	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	.217	.312	.365
9	Kiermaier - CF	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.268	.329	.410
	Totals	36	4	11	3	4	5	21

Blue Jays
a-Walked for Espinal in the 7th. b-Hit into a double play for Clement in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: Espinal (9, Gore); Merrifield (24, Gore); Schneider (4, Thompson, M); Kirk (9, Harvey, H). HR: Schneider (6, 3rd inning off Gore, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Biggio; Espinal 3; Guerrero Jr.; Jansen, D; Kiermaier; Kirk 2; Merrifield 2; Schneider 6; Springer. RBI: Guerrero Jr. (79); Schneider 2 (14). 2-out RBI: Schneider. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Merrifield; Springer; Kirk; Jansen, D 2; Guerrero Jr. GIDP: Kiermaier. Team RISP: 1-for-11. Team LOB: 9.

Nationals Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Gore (W, 7-10)	5.0	6	1	1	2	2	1	106-69	4.28
Thompson, M	1.2	1	1	1	1	2	0	23-15	5.40
Harvey, H (H, 16)	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	26-16	2.77
Finnegan (S, 25)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	20-11	2.91
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	4	5	1

Blue Jays Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Berríos (L, 9-10)	6.0	6	5	5	2	2	2	92-62	3.70
Francis	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	49-38	1.74
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	2	6	2

Game Info
WP: Gore; Harvey, H.
Pitch timer violations: Finnegan (pitcher).
Pitches-strikes: Gore 106-69; Thompson, M 23-15; Harvey, H 26-16; Finnegan 20-11; Berríos 92-62; Francis 49-38.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gore 4-5; Thompson, M 3-0; Harvey, H 2-1; Finnegan 1-0; Berríos 7-5; Francis 0-1.
Batters faced: Gore 22; Thompson, M 7; Harvey, H 5; Finnegan 6; Berríos 26; Francis 11.
Inherited runners-scored: Harvey, H 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jeremie Rehak. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Nic Lentz. 3B: Paul Clemons.
Weather: 71 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 8 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:08 PM.
T: 2:55.
Att: 39,722.
Venue: Rogers Centre.
August 29, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 2	Carter Kieboom homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Dominic Smith scores.	2-0 WSH
Bottom 3	Davis Schneider homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.	2-1 WSH
Top 5	Keibert Ruiz homers (16) on a line drive to right field. Lane Thomas scores. Joey Meneses scores.	5-1 WSH
Bottom 7	Davis Schneider doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Jake Alu. Cavan Biggio scores.	5-2 WSH
Bottom 8	Blue Jays challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Blue Jays challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Daulton Varsho flies into a double play, center fielder Jacob Young to catcher Keibert Ruiz. Alejandro Kirk out at home.	5-3 WSH
Bottom 9	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, third baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Dominic Smith. Cavan Biggio scores. Kevin Kiermaier to 3rd. George Springer to 2nd.	5-4 WSH

Team	Highlight
TOR	Ernie Clement’s sliding stop (00:00:22)
WSH	Carter Kieboom’s two-run jack (3) (00:00:27)
TOR	Davis Schneider’s solo homer (6) (00:00:27)
WSH	Ruiz’s three-run homer (16) (00:00:28)
WSH	MacKenzie Gore’s strong outing (00:00:51)
WSH	Jacob Young’s first MLB hit (00:00:13)
TOR	Davis Schneider’s RBI double (00:00:20)
WSH	Jacob Young’s outfield assist (00:00:26)
WSH	Condensed Game: WSH@TOR 8/29/23 (00:07:42)
WSH	Nationals vs. Blue Jays Recap (00:03:09)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Nationals	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		5	8	0	5
Blue Jays	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1		4	11	0	9

Decisions

• Winner: MacKenzie Gore (7-10, 4.28)
• Loser: Jose Berrios (9-10, 3.70)
• Save: Kyle Finnegan (25, 2.91)

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Last Updated: 08/29/2023 11:58:09 PM EDT