Nationals 8-2 Athletics (12 Aug, 2023) Final Score

Washington Nationals

51-66, 23-34 home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
E. RuizCF	0-5	0	0	0	.251
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Ruiz flied out to center. 2nd: Ruiz struck out looking. 5th: Ruiz lined out to left. 8th: Ruiz struck out looking. 9th: Ruiz lined out to left.
J. BledayLF	1-4	1	0	0	.201
Z. Gelof2B	1-3	1	0	0	.253
S. Brown1B	0-3	0	0	0	.215
J. Diaz3B	1-4	0	0	2	.253
T. SoderstromDH	0-4	0	0	0	.150
S. LangeliersC	2-3	0	0	0	.203
L. ButlerRF	0-4	0	0	0	.000
N. AllenSS	1-3	0	0	0	.203

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
P. Blackburn	5.2	8	4	4	3	103-60	4.52
L. Erceg	0.2	1	2	0	0	7-3	6.55
S. Long	1.2	3	2	1	1	30-20	5.27

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WSH

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Nationals Park

11:05 PM, 11 August 2023

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 22,651

Game Time:2:52

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nick Mahrley
First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Second Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez
Third Base Umpire - Adam Hamari

Vargas, Ruiz, Alu homer as Nationals take series opener from Athletics, 8-2

— Ildemaro Vargas homered and drove in four runs, Keibert Ruiz went deep at home for the first time since May and the Washington Nationals defeated the Oakland Athletics 8-2 on Friday night.

Aug 12, 2023, 02:55 am - AP


OAK
WSH

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
0	2	0	1	1	0	3	1	-	8	12	1

C. Abbott1-1

1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

P. Blackburn2-3

5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 4 BB

Scoring Summary

		OAK	WSH
1st	J. Diaz singled to left, Bleday scored and Gelof scored.	2	0
2nd	Vargas singled to right, Ruiz scored, Smith to third.	2	1
2nd	Garrett singled to right, Smith scored, Vargas to second.	2	2
4th	Alu hit sacrifice fly to left, Vargas scored.	2	3
5th	Ruiz homered to right center (381 feet).	2	4
7th	Vargas homered to left center (407 feet), Thomas scored and Ruiz scored.	2	7
8th	Alu homered to right center (419 feet).	2	8

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Athletics
2
Nationals
8

Game 1

11/8

Final

Athletics
2
Nationals
3

Game 2

12/8

Final

Athletics
7
Nationals
8

Game 3

13/8

Final

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	11	7	.611	-	L2
Philadelphia	11	8	.579	0.5	W1
Miami	8	10	.444	3	L3
Washington	7	12	.368	4.5	L2
Atlanta	5	13	.278	6	L2

Strawberry: MLB needs to develop, market game in inner cities

Darryl Strawberry says MLB needs to develop and market the game in inner cities in order for the percentage of Black players to rise substantially.

Soderstrom hits major league-leading 9th homer as A's beat White Sox 8-0

— Tyler Soderstrom hit his major league-leading ninth home run, helping the Athletics to an 8-0 win Thursday and a three-game sweep of the struggling Chicago White Sox.

Cristopher Sánchez strikes out career-high 12 for Phillies in 6-4 win over Giants

— Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 12 over seven innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies scored five runs in the first as they beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Thursday for a four-game split.

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Game Information

Vargas, Ruiz, Alu homer as Nationals take series opener from Athletics, 8-2

C. Abbott1-1

P. Blackburn2-3

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MLB News

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