MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
08/18/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 2212 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (66-61) 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 12 0
Colorado Rockies (31-96) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 6 1
Nationals Win at Colorado, 6-3
Washington picked up a win at Coors Field, toppling the Colorado Rockies, 6-3. Pitcher Nestor Cortes was one of the reasons the Nationals triumphed. The win elevated the Nationals to 66-61.

Washington relied on the bat of Andrew Benintendi to get the win. The left fielder produced a run-scoring double in the top of the third inning to put the Nationals ahead, 2-0. For the game, Benintendi had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"We'll grab a cold beverage tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Cortes said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .241 12 36
J. Bradley Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217 17 47
A. Eaton RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .280 16 44
C. Taylor SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .262 23 65
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .254 16 58
Y. Alonso 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .280 21 58
J. Lowrie 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .278 14 36
T. Murphy C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 9 17
N. Cortes P 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .133 0 0
   N. Jones P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
   J. Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 37 6 12 4 5 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Benintendi (23, 3rd Inning off J. James, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Murphy (7, 4th Inning off J. James, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Benintendi (12, 7th Inning off R. Castellani, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Lowrie (14, 6th Inning off R. Castellani, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Cortes , A. Benintendi 6 , C. Taylor 3 , T. Murphy 2 , A. Eaton , Y. Alonso , J. Lowrie 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benintendi , Y. Alonso 2 , E. Longoria
GIDP: A. Benintendi
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bradley Jr.-Longoria)
OF assists: 1 (Bradley Jr. (Mateo at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Reyes CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .262 4 28
J. Mateo 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .239 11 23
M. Brosseau 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .271 18 58
J. VanMeter RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .247 15 66
O. Arcia SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 8 33
J. Rogers C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .164 5 16
A. Knizner LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 3 13
C. Alexander 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .210 11 40
J. James P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   R. Castellani P 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   F. Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   C. Buchholz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. VanMeter (31, 6th Inning off N. Cortes, 2 on, 2 outs) J. Mateo (4, 8th Inning off N. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Reyes 2 (10, 4th Inning off N. Cortes, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off N. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. VanMeter 2 , M. Brosseau , J. Mateo 3 , V. Reyes 6
2-out RBI: J. VanMeter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Arcia
Hit by Pitch: J. Rogers
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. James (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Alexander-Arcia-Alexander, VanMeter-Rogers)
OF assists: 1 (VanMeter (Taylor at home))
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Cortes W (1-5) 6.0 4 2 2 1 6 0 84 54 4.60   
N. Jones 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 23 16 2.82   
J. Jeffress SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Cortes 61
Batters Faced: N. Cortes 23, N. Jones 8, J. Jeffress 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Cortes 7-5, N. Jones 1-3, J. Jeffress 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Cortes 84-54, N. Jones 23-16, J. Jeffress 10-7
Hit Batsmen: N. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. James L (0-5) 4.1 6 4 4 3 4 0 74 46 9.95   
R. Castellani 2.2 4 2 2 1 2 2 47 27 12.00   
F. Perez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 12.44   
C. Buchholz 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 7 5.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. James 36
Batters Faced: J. James 21, R. Castellani 12, F. Perez 4, C. Buchholz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. James 3-5, R. Castellani 3-2, F. Perez 1-1, C. Buchholz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. James 74-46, R. Castellani 47-27, F. Perez 12-9, C. Buchholz 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Castellani 1-1
WP: J. James , R. Castellani , F. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nestor Cortes
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM MT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 10739
Special Notes: Victor Reyes ties the COL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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