Friday, August 11th, 2023 6:05PM CST
On Friday night, the Washington Nationals defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of eight to two. Ildemaro Vargas contributed significantly to the win, hitting a home run and driving in four runs, while Keibert Ruiz also went deep, marking his first home run at their home ballpark since May.
Date: Friday, August 11th, 2023
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 22,651
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
ATH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Vargas (4, 7th inning off Long 2 on, 2 Out); Ruiz (13, 5th inning off Blackburn 0 on, 2 Out); Alu (1, 8th inning off Long 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Vargas 4 (24), Garrett (30), Ruiz (43), Alu 2 (7)
2-out Runs Batted In: Vargas 3, Ruiz
Sacrifice Flies: Alu
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Vargas 2-2, Smith 0-1, Garrett 1-1, Ruiz 0-1, Call 0-1, Abrams 0-3, Alu 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Smith 1; Call 1; Alu 2

Wild Pitches: Adon
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Weems 6/10; Abbott 4/6; Adon 8/13; Ferrer 1/3; Ro. Garcia 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Weems-5-3-7-6; Abbott-4-3-6-4; Adon-5-6-15-8; Ferrer-2-1-6-3; Ro. Garcia-0-4-5-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Weems 2-2; Abbott 2-1; Adon 1-5; Ferrer 1-1; Ro. Garcia 1-3
Game Scores: J Adon 48

Double Plays: 1 (Alu-Abrams-Smith)
Errors: Smith (7, fielding)

Caught Stealing: Thomas (3, 2nd base by Blackburn/Langeliers); Abrams (3, 2nd base by Blackburn/Langeliers)

Doubles: Gelof (7, Weems)
Runs Batted In: J. Diaz 2 (19)
2-out Runs Batted In: J. Diaz 2
Ground Into Double Play: Butler
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Brown 0-1, Ruiz 0-1, Allen 0-1, Bleday 0-1, J. Diaz 1-2, Gelof 0-1, Butler 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Brown 1; Allen 1; Bleday 1

Hit By Pitch: Thomas (by Erceg)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blackburn 11/27; Erceg 1/4; Long 5/9
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blackburn-17-4-19-20; Erceg-0-0-0-3; Long-7-2-4-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blackburn 5-7; Erceg 0-2; Long 2-2
Game Scores: P Blackburn 36

Stolen Bases: Allen (4, 2nd base off Ro. Garcia/Ruiz); Langeliers (2, 2nd base off Abbott/Ruiz)
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