Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 7:10PM CST
In the baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros played on June 15, 2023, the Astros won with a final score of 5-4. The decisive moment came in the ninth inning when Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz made a throw that struck runner Jake Meyers. This play was officially scored as a throwing error and directly led to the run that secured the victory for Houston. Following the contest, Nationals manager Dave Martinez voiced strong demands for Major League Baseball to revise its basepath rule concerning such plays.
Date: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023
Time: 7:10PM CST
Stadium: Daikin Park
Location: Houston, Texas
Attendance: 39,796
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
WSH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: J. Abreu (10, Gray); Dubón (14, Gray)
Home Runs: J. Abreu (4, 4th inning off Gray 0 on, 1 Out); Diaz (4, 4th inning off Gray 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: J. Abreu 3 (33), Diaz (9)
2-out Runs Batted In: J. Abreu 2
Ground Into Double Play: Bregman
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Altuve 1-1, J. Abreu 1-1, Bregman 0-2, Tucker 1-1, Meyers 0-1, Diaz 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bregman 1; Diaz 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Neris 1/3; Pressly 6/7; Valdez 14/26
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Neris-2-2-3-1; Pressly-2-3-2-7; Valdez-13-11-17-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Neris 1-0; Pressly 5-0; Valdez 6-9
Game Scores: F Valdez 69

Errors: Pressly (1, throw); Bregman (7, throw)

Stolen Bases: Altuve (3, 2nd base off Gray/Ruiz); Tucker (11, 3rd base off Harvey/Ruiz)

Doubles: Dickerson (4, Pressly); Smith (6, Valdez)
Triples: Smith (1, Pressly)
Runs Batted In: Dickerson (10), Smith (17), Abrams (30)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Dickerson 1-1, Vargas 0-1, Garrett 1-1, Ruiz 0-2, Call 0-1, García 0-1, Abrams 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ruiz 1; Abrams 1

Pitcher Notes: Harvey pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Hit By Pitch: Altuve (by Gray)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Harvey 3/5; Weems 2/3; Gray 20/27
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Harvey-3-2-5-3; Weems-2-2-3-2; Gray-19-11-15-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Harvey 1-0; Weems 2-0; Gray 6-9
Game Scores: J Gray 54

Double Plays: 1 (Abrams-Vargas-Smith)
Errors: Ruiz (4, throw)
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