Sunday, April 15th, 2018 12:35PM CST
The Colorado Rockies came back to defeat the Washington Nationals by a score of six to five on Sunday. Ian Desmond hit a tiebreaking two-out home run in the ninth inning against his former club to secure the win. Charlie Blackmon was also instrumental for Colorado, driving in three runs. The loss brought a dispiriting homestand to a close for Washington.
Date: Sunday, April 15th, 2018
Time: 12:35PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 25,462
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
COL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

Doubles: Taylor 2 (3, Ottavino, Shaw)
Home Runs: Harper (7, 1st inning off Anderson 0 on, 2 Out); Wieters (2, 6th inning off Shaw 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Harper (14), Wieters (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Harper
Sacrifice Hit: Strasburg
Ground Into Double Play: Sierra
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (Difo 0-3, Zimmerman 0-2, Sierra 0-1, Taylor 0-1, Harper 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Difo 2; Zimmerman 3; Taylor 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Strasburg 10/23; Kintzler 3/3; Kelley 3/3; Solís 1/1; Doolittle 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Strasburg 17-7-12-16; Kintzler 2-1-3-1; Kelley 1-2-2-3; Solís 1-1-1-1; Doolittle 0-6-7-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Strasburg 6-7; Kintzler 1-0; Kelley 0-2; Solís 0-1; Doolittle 0-0
Game Scores: S Strasburg 52

Caught Stealing: Wieters (1, 2nd base by Ottavino/Iannetta)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (5, 3rd base off Ottavino/Iannetta)

Doubles: Blackmon (3, Strasburg)
Home Runs: Blackmon (6, 4th inning off Strasburg 0 on, 2 Out); LeMahieu (5, 8th inning off Kelley 0 on, 1 Out); Desmond (4, 9th inning off Doolittle 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Blackmon 3 (11), González (10), LeMahieu (9), Desmond (10)
2-out Runs Batted In: Blackmon 3, González, Desmond
Team Left On Base: 1
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-3 (Iannetta 0-1, Blackmon 1-1, González 1-1)

Wild Pitches: Anderson; Shaw; Ottavino
Hit By Pitch: Wieters (By Ottavino)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Anderson 10/21; Senzatela 0/1; Shaw 3/6; McGee 3/4; Ottavino 2/4; Davis 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Anderson 12-18-8-9; Senzatela 1-0-0-1; Shaw 2-2-8-3; McGee 2-3-1-2; Ottavino 5-1-1-1; Davis 1-1-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Anderson 3-5; Senzatela 1-0; Shaw 0-1; McGee 1-1; Ottavino 0-0; Davis 1-2
Game Scores: T Anderson 52

Double Plays: 2 (LeMahieu-Story-Desmond, Blackmon-LeMahieu-Valaika)
Errors: Iannetta (1, throw)
Assists: Blackmon (Harper at 1st base)
Passed Balls: Iannetta
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