• Who: Pirates (44-44) vs. Nationals (45-43) • What: MLB regular season, Game 89 • When: 6:45 p.m. • Where: Nationals Park • Pitchers: RHP MitchKeller (6-5, 4.87 ERA) vs. LHP FosterGriffin (8-2, 2.93 ERA) • Streaming: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Nationals.TV • Radio: Pirates Radio Network • Satellite: SiriusXM 175 •Boxscore: DKPS • Media notes: Pirates | Nationals
► FOLLOW ALONG
• That's game. Nationals 9, Pirates 5
• RUN: A Gonzales double scores another run. Nationals, 9-5
• RUNS: RBI doubles from Reynolds and Valdez. Nationals, 9-4
• RUN: Triolo double is followed by a Lowe double to right. Nationals, 9-2
• Mattson's night is done after allowing four runs on three hits, including two homers, in 1 1/3 innings. TylerCallihan is coming on to pitch for the third time this season.
• HOME RUN: Lile joins Garcia with a multi-homer night. Two-run shot to right. Five homers for the home team. Nationals, 9-1
• Two more stranded as Rodriguez flies out to left. Eight hits and they haven't been able to come up with the big one when they've had runners on the pond.
• Mangum reaches on a two-out single. Abrams throwing error allows Valdez to get from second to third.
• Another multi-hit performance for Valdez. Has six of those in his last eight games.
• HOMERUN: After fouling off six pitches against IsaacMattson, Garcia gets a 1-2 fastball way up and out of the zone and sends it out for a two-run shot. Second homer of the night. Nationals, 7-1
• Beeter gets Reynolds swinging at a 2-2 slider out of the zone to strand the bases loaded. Big opportunity wasted.
• Lawrence walks Lowe to load the bases and his night is over. Got two outs and then gave up the double and back-to-back walks. ClaytonBeeter will face Reynolds with the bases full.
• Griffin walks to put runners on the corners for Lowe.
• Triolo reaches on a two-out double and swipes third with two outs.
• Old friend JustinLawrence gets the seventh for Washington.
• Three up, three down for Keller in the sixth. He's retired seven in row over three straight scoreless innings.
• Valdez singles with one out before O'Hearn goes down looking and Gonzales flies out to right to end the sixth. Keller comes back out for the bottom part of the inning.
• A scoreless fifth for Keller, who is at 75 pitches. A better two innings, but the damage is done.
• Griffin is stranded after collecting a two-out single in the fifth.
• Keller was on his way toward his first 1-2-3 inning of the night before leaving a 3-1 sinker right down the middle to Wood. Sends it into right for a two-out double.
• Pirates set down in order for the first time in the fourth.
• RUN: An Abrams single and stolen base is followed up by an RBI double from Lile. Nationals, 5-1
• HOMERUN: Keller leaves a 1-0 fastball down the heart of the plate and Tena adds two the Nationals' lead with his fourth homer of the season. Three homers allowed by Keller in the first three innings. Nationals, 4-1
• Wood gets a 1-1 sweeper down the middle and turns on it to right. Leadoff triple.
• HOME RUN: Reynolds gets a 2-0 cutter right down the middle from Griffin and sends it out to center for his 12th homer of the season. It's not June anymore, but Reynolds is still hitting. Nationals, 2-1
• HOME RUN: Lile gets a first-pitch sweeper and doesn't miss it, sending it out to center for a solo shot. Nationals, 2-0
• Triolo grounds out to first to strand two in the second.
• Call on the field is overturned. Mangum somehow got his hand in there and remained on the bag. Stolen base puts him in scoring position.
• Mangum, who singled with two outs, takes off before the pitch heads to the plate and he's thrown out at second. Pirates are challenging.
• HOMERUN: Garcia sends a liner into the bullpen in right for his 17th homer of the season. A 2-1 cutter on the inner part of the plate from Keller. Nationals, 1-0
• Valdez grounds into the inning-ending double play that Reynolds avoided.
• Abrams bobbles an easy double play ball and allows Reynolds to reach. Two on, one out here in the first.
• Konnor Griffin leads things off with a single to center.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Nationals, 6:46 p.m., Foster Griffin to Konnor Griffin, 98 degrees, sunny, Nationals Park
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Konnor Griffin, SS 2. Brandon Lowe, DH 3. Bryan Reynolds, LF 4. Esmerlyn Valdez, RF 5. Ryan O’Hearn, 1B 6. Nick Gonzales, 2B 7. Jake Mangum, CF 8. Endy Rodriguez, C 9. Jared Triolo, 3B
• Blake Butera’s lineup:
1. James Wood RF 2. Luis Garcia 1B 3. Jose Tena DH 4. CJ Abrams SS 5. Dylan Crews CF 6. Daylen Lile LF 7. Keibert Ruiz C 8. Jorbit Vivas 3B 9. Nasim Nunez 2B
THE ASYLUM
Final: Nationals 9, Pirates 5
• Who: Pirates (44-44) vs. Nationals (45-43)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 89
• When: 6:45 p.m.
• Where: Nationals Park
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller (6-5, 4.87 ERA) vs. LHP Foster Griffin (8-2, 2.93 ERA)
• Streaming: SportsNet Pittsburgh, Nationals.TV
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 175
• Boxscore: DKPS
• Media notes: Pirates | Nationals
► FOLLOW ALONG
• That's game. Nationals 9, Pirates 5
• RUN: A Gonzales double scores another run. Nationals, 9-5
• RUNS: RBI doubles from Reynolds and Valdez. Nationals, 9-4
• RUN: Triolo double is followed by a Lowe double to right. Nationals, 9-2
• Mattson's night is done after allowing four runs on three hits, including two homers, in 1 1/3 innings. Tyler Callihan is coming on to pitch for the third time this season.
• HOME RUN: Lile joins Garcia with a multi-homer night. Two-run shot to right. Five homers for the home team. Nationals, 9-1
• Two more stranded as Rodriguez flies out to left. Eight hits and they haven't been able to come up with the big one when they've had runners on the pond.
• Mangum reaches on a two-out single. Abrams throwing error allows Valdez to get from second to third.
• Another multi-hit performance for Valdez. Has six of those in his last eight games.
• HOME RUN: After fouling off six pitches against Isaac Mattson, Garcia gets a 1-2 fastball way up and out of the zone and sends it out for a two-run shot. Second homer of the night. Nationals, 7-1
• Beeter gets Reynolds swinging at a 2-2 slider out of the zone to strand the bases loaded. Big opportunity wasted.
• Lawrence walks Lowe to load the bases and his night is over. Got two outs and then gave up the double and back-to-back walks. Clayton Beeter will face Reynolds with the bases full.
• Griffin walks to put runners on the corners for Lowe.
• Triolo reaches on a two-out double and swipes third with two outs.
• Old friend Justin Lawrence gets the seventh for Washington.
• Three up, three down for Keller in the sixth. He's retired seven in row over three straight scoreless innings.
• Valdez singles with one out before O'Hearn goes down looking and Gonzales flies out to right to end the sixth. Keller comes back out for the bottom part of the inning.
• A scoreless fifth for Keller, who is at 75 pitches. A better two innings, but the damage is done.
• Griffin is stranded after collecting a two-out single in the fifth.
• Keller was on his way toward his first 1-2-3 inning of the night before leaving a 3-1 sinker right down the middle to Wood. Sends it into right for a two-out double.
• Pirates set down in order for the first time in the fourth.
• RUN: An Abrams single and stolen base is followed up by an RBI double from Lile. Nationals, 5-1
• HOME RUN: Keller leaves a 1-0 fastball down the heart of the plate and Tena adds two the Nationals' lead with his fourth homer of the season. Three homers allowed by Keller in the first three innings. Nationals, 4-1
• Wood gets a 1-1 sweeper down the middle and turns on it to right. Leadoff triple.
• HOME RUN: Reynolds gets a 2-0 cutter right down the middle from Griffin and sends it out to center for his 12th homer of the season. It's not June anymore, but Reynolds is still hitting. Nationals, 2-1
• HOME RUN: Lile gets a first-pitch sweeper and doesn't miss it, sending it out to center for a solo shot. Nationals, 2-0
• Triolo grounds out to first to strand two in the second.
• Call on the field is overturned. Mangum somehow got his hand in there and remained on the bag. Stolen base puts him in scoring position.
• Mangum, who singled with two outs, takes off before the pitch heads to the plate and he's thrown out at second. Pirates are challenging.
• HOME RUN: Garcia sends a liner into the bullpen in right for his 17th homer of the season. A 2-1 cutter on the inner part of the plate from Keller. Nationals, 1-0
• Valdez grounds into the inning-ending double play that Reynolds avoided.
• Abrams bobbles an easy double play ball and allows Reynolds to reach. Two on, one out here in the first.
• Konnor Griffin leads things off with a single to center.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Nationals, 6:46 p.m., Foster Griffin to Konnor Griffin, 98 degrees, sunny, Nationals Park
• Don Kelly’s lineup:
1. Konnor Griffin, SS
2. Brandon Lowe, DH
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Esmerlyn Valdez, RF
5. Ryan O’Hearn, 1B
6. Nick Gonzales, 2B
7. Jake Mangum, CF
8. Endy Rodriguez, C
9. Jared Triolo, 3B
• Blake Butera’s lineup:
1. James Wood RF
2. Luis Garcia 1B
3. Jose Tena DH
4. CJ Abrams SS
5. Dylan Crews CF
6. Daylen Lile LF
7. Keibert Ruiz C
8. Jorbit Vivas 3B
9. Nasim Nunez 2B
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