Saturday, June 19th, 2021 5:05PM CST
On Saturday, the Washington Nationals defeated the New York Mets 6 to 2, splitting their doubleheader behind a strong outing from Jon Lester and power hitting from Kyle Schwarber. Lester earned his first win for Washington, pitching shutout baseball into the seventh inning, while Schwarber drove in four runs on a pair of home runs.
Date: Saturday, June 19th, 2021
Time: 5:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 22,111
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
NYM |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Castro (12, Reid-Foley); Bell (11, Gsellman)
Home Runs: T. Turner (11, 3rd inning off Reid-Foley 0 on, 2 Out); Schwarber 2 (15, 1st inning off Gsellman 0 on, 0 Out, 4th inning off Reid-Foley 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Castro (24), T. Turner (32), Schwarber 4 (38)
2-out Runs Batted In: T. Turner, Schwarber 3
Ground Into Double Play: Soto
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Lester 0-1, Castro 1-1, Gomes 0-1, Schwarber 1-1, Robles 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gomes 1

Pitcher Notes: Lester pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 12/25; Hand 1/1; Suero 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester-8-11-24-19; Hand-0-0-0-1; Suero-1-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 6-6; Hand 1-0; Suero 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 56

Doubles: McCann (6, Lester); Almora Jr. 2 (2, Lester, Suero)
Home Runs: J. Peraza (5, 7th inning off Lester 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: J. Peraza 2 (14)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-9 (Williams 0-1, Villar 0-2, McCann 0-1, Drury 0-1, Pillar 0-2, McKinney 0-1, Alonso 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Villar 1; McCann 1; Drury 1; Pillar 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Reid-Foley 5/11; Gsellman 4/8; Y. Díaz 6/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Reid-Foley-4-7-10-6; Gsellman-3-1-1-8; Y. Díaz-6-3-5-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Reid-Foley 0-1; Gsellman 3-2; Y. Díaz 1-4
Game Scores: R Gsellman 46

Double Plays: 1 (Gsellman-Lindor-Alonso)
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