MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
06/12/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1315 - TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (40-25) 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 12 18 1
New York Yankees (37-29) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 12 0
Multi-HR Day for Benintendi as Nationals Overpower Yankees, 12-9
Behind a solid performance from left fielder Andrew Benintendi, the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Yankees, 12-9. Benintendi was 3-4 with 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 2 for the Nationals. Corey Kluber earned the win to go to 9-2. He allowed 3 earned runs on 8 hits, with 3 walks and 6 strikeouts. The Nationals have an impressive 40-25 record.

Washington right fielder Marcell Ozuna delivered a run-scoring double in the top of the first. Overall, he went 4 for 5, including 1 home run, 2 singles, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 2.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Benintendi said. "We did a good job of that today."
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 .303 2 21
A. Benintendi LF 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .328 18 47
   a-T. Murphy PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .214 3 14
   b-A. Hanson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 7
M. Ozuna RF 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .287 13 44
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .265 13 48
Y. Alonso 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227 10 31
C. Taylor SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .272 7 35
T. Flowers C 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .324 8 29
S. Pearce DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .250 3 16
A. Hicks CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 8 31
Totals 44 12 18 11 2 3 14      
a - T. Murphy pinch hit for A. Benintendi in the 7th
b - A. Hanson substituted for T. Murphy in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (21, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Panik (18, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Ozuna (12, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 2 on, 0 outs) T. Flowers (8, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Murphy (2, 7th Inning off J. Lucas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Benintendi 2 (18, 2nd Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Danks, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Taylor (7, 7th Inning off J. Danks, 1 on, 1 out) M. Ozuna (13, 5th Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Pearce , Y. Gurriel 3 , A. Benintendi 9 , C. Taylor 5 , J. Panik 3 , M. Ozuna 8 , T. Flowers 4 , T. Murphy 2
2-out RBI: , A. Benintendi 2 , J. Panik , T. Flowers , T. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Pearce 2 , Y. Gurriel
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Panik-Taylor-Alonso, Panik-Taylor-Alonso)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .266 3 21
W. Calhoun DH 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .275 12 30
R. Braun LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .288 13 40
   a-F. Cervelli PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 0 5
   b-H. Pence LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .163 1 3
J. Abreu 1B 5 2 1 2 0 3 5 .267 6 13
B. Posey C 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .300 12 37
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .284 11 31
B. Crawford SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 7 23
R. Schimpf RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .267 2 2
E. Hernandez 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .224 4 13
Totals 38 9 12 8 5 7 19      
a - F. Cervelli pinch hit for R. Braun in the 7th
b - H. Pence substituted for F. Cervelli in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Calhoun (8, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Abreu (6, 1st Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Schimpf (2, 2nd Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out) E. Hernandez (4, 9th Inning off Z. Burdi, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Posey (12, 9th Inning off Z. Burdi, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Abreu 4 , W. Calhoun 4 , A. Rendon , R. Schimpf 4 , E. Hernandez 5 , B. Posey 6 , R. Braun
2-out RBI: J. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rendon , R. Schimpf , B. Posey
GIDP: M. Margot , B. Crawford
Hit by Pitch: A. Rendon
Team LOB: 8
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber W (9-2) 7.2 8 4 3 3 6 2 112 71 3.12   
Z. Burdi 0.2 3 5 5 2 1 2 28 15 6.37   
D. Leone 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.81   
J. Soria SV (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 52
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 34, Z. Burdi 7, D. Leone 1, J. Soria 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 11-4, Z. Burdi 0-1, D. Leone 0-0, J. Soria 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 112-71, Z. Burdi 28-15, D. Leone 3-2, J. Soria 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Burdi 1-0 , J. Soria 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Kluber
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Buehler L (2-6) 4.0 11 6 6 0 3 2 97 66 6.43   
J. Danks 2.1 2 3 3 2 0 2 40 17 7.64   
J. Lucas 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 29 18 3.93   
X. Cedeno 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 15 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 19
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 22, J. Danks 11, J. Lucas 7, X. Cedeno 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 7-1, J. Danks 1-6, J. Lucas 2-0, X. Cedeno 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 97-66, J. Danks 40-17, J. Lucas 29-18, X. Cedeno 24-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Danks 1-0
WP: W. Buehler , J. Danks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew Benintendi
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:56
Attendance: 27234
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