Saturday, July 8th, 2023 3:05PM CST
On Saturday, the Washington Nationals defeated the AL West-leading Texas Rangers by a score of 8-3, putting an end to their five-game losing streak. The Nationals' offense was highlighted by back-to-back home runs in the first inning from Jeimer Candelario and Joey Meneses, while Alex Call also added a home run.
Date: Saturday, July 8th, 2023
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 29,402
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Meneses (20, Heaney)
Triples: García (4, Heaney)
Home Runs: Candelario (13, 1st inning off Heaney 2 on, 0 Out); Meneses (5, 1st inning off Heaney 0 on, 0 Out); Call (5, 2nd inning off Heaney 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Candelario 3 (43), Meneses 2 (45), Call 2 (23)
2-out Runs Batted In: Meneses
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (Candelario 1-1, Meneses 1-2, Ruiz 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Meneses 1; Ruiz 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Finnegan 2/3; Weems 5/8; Irvin 12/22; Willingham 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Finnegan-2-4-4-1; Weems-3-3-5-6; Irvin-16-6-11-19; Willingham-1-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Finnegan 0-1; Weems 2-2; Irvin 8-6; Willingham 2-1
Game Scores: J Irvin 48

Double Plays: 1 (Abrams-García-Meneses)
Errors: Abrams (14, throw)

Caught Stealing: Call (3, 2nd base by Anderson/Heim)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (8, 2nd base off Heaney/Heim); Abrams (13, 2nd base off Anderson/Heim)

Doubles: Taveras (15, Weems); Lowe (25, Irvin)
Home Runs: Jung 2 (19, 4th inning off Irvin 1 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off Weems 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Jung 3 (56)
Ground Into Double Play: Duran
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Semien 0-1, Seager 0-1, García 0-1, Lowe 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: García 1; Lowe 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Heaney 10/18; Burke 3/4; Anderson 11/14
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Heaney-12-9-13-12; Burke-0-1-0-3; Anderson-10-5-4-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Heaney 2-3; Burke 1-2; Anderson 4-4
Game Scores: A Heaney 16

Double Plays: 1 (Heim-Semien)
Errors: Semien (6, throw)
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