MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
06/16/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 1370 - SATURDAY, JUNE 16TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (41-27) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 1
Toronto Blue Jays (44-26) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Nationals Stun Blue Jays, 3-2
The Toronto Blue Jays got a superb performance from pitcher Clayton Kershaw, but the Washington Nationals still won the game, 3-2. Kershaw was named the player of the game despite the loss. He threw 8 innings of 3-hit ball. Washington reliever Dominic Leone picked up the win, upping his record to 3-0. Trevor Rosenthal absorbed the loss. The Nationals bumped their record to 41-27 with this latest triumph.

The Nationals got a big at-bat from pinch hitter Yulieski Gurriel. For the game, Gurriel was 1 for 1 with a home run. In the top of the ninth, with the bases empty, he stroked a solo home run. His 14th home run of the season gave Washington a 3-2 lead.

"It was a good effort all around," said Gurriel.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 7 35
A. Benintendi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 18 49
M. Ozuna RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .283 14 46
S. Pearce DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .270 3 16
A. Hicks CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .262 10 33
Y. Alonso 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 10 31
A. Hanson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 1 7
S. Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 3 5
T. Murphy C 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208 3 14
   a-Y. Gurriel PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .258 14 49
   b-T. Flowers C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 9 30
Totals 30 3 4 3 0 10 1      
a - Y. Gurriel pinch hit for T. Murphy in the 9th
b - T. Flowers substituted for Y. Gurriel in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Ozuna (14, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Hicks (10, 5th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) Y. Gurriel (14, 9th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Pearce , M. Ozuna 4 , A. Hicks 4 , Y. Gurriel 4
2-out RBI: M. Ozuna
GIDP: A. Hicks
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .316 4 34
E. Andrus SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 7 38
A. McCutchen RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 40
J. Bell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 10 41
C. Gonzalez LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .252 17 51
N. Castellanos 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .285 7 31
   a-B. Hamilton PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 0 13
J. Soler DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .249 10 31
K. Broxton CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .223 10 36
A. Hedges C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .168 4 14
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 8 8      
a - B. Hamilton pinch ran for N. Castellanos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gonzalez (15, 7th Inning off S. Miller, 0 on, 1 out) N. Castellanos (19, 5th Inning off S. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gonzalez (17, 2nd Inning off S. Miller, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 6 , J. Soler , N. Castellanos 3 , K. Broxton
2-out RBI: J. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hedges , D. Gordon , E. Andrus
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Soler (4) , K. Broxton (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Andrus-Gordon-Bell)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Miller 7.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 96 62 4.11   
D. Leone W (3-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 4.91   
J. Soria SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Miller 64
Batters Faced: S. Miller 28, D. Leone 3, J. Soria 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Miller 6-9, D. Leone 1-1, J. Soria 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Miller 96-62, D. Leone 11-8, J. Soria 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw 8.0 3 2 2 0 8 2 105 69 5.59   
T. Rosenthal L (5-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 20 12 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 76
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 26, T. Rosenthal 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 9-6, T. Rosenthal 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 105-69, T. Rosenthal 20-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 4:07 PM EST
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 39819
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