Saturday, August 12th, 2023 6:05PM CST
The Washington Nationals defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 3-2 on Saturday night, with Keibert Ruiz providing the winning margin by hitting the first pitch of the ninth inning into the right-field bullpen.
Date: Saturday, August 12th, 2023
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Nationals Park
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 28,635
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WSH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
ATH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Home Runs: Ruiz (14, 9th inning off Erceg 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Thomas (68), Ruiz (44), Call (33)
Ground Into Double Play: Abrams
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-15 (Smith 0-1, Meneses 0-4, Rutherford 1-2, Thomas 1-1, Ruiz 0-1, Call 0-1, Abrams 0-4, Alu 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ruiz 1; Call 2; Abrams 6

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Finnegan 2/3; Irvin 16/27; Ferrer 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Finnegan-3-2-3-1; Irvin-17-9-19-21; Ferrer-1-2-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Finnegan 1-0; Irvin 6-8; Ferrer 1-3
Game Scores: J Irvin 58

Stolen Bases: Abrams (29, 2nd base off Medina/Langeliers)

Doubles: Gelof (8, Irvin); Butler (1, Irvin)
Home Runs: Rooker (19, 6th inning off Irvin 0 on, 2 Out); Bleday (10, 3rd inning off Irvin 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rooker (49), Bleday (27)
2-out Runs Batted In: Rooker
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Brown 0-1, Ruiz 0-1, Allen 0-1, Rooker 0-1, Langeliers 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Allen 2; Rooker 1

Pitcher Notes: Erceg pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Wild Pitches: Felipe
Hit By Pitch: Abrams (by Medina); Alu (by Medina)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pruitt 1/3; Erceg 1/1; Snead 1/3; Medina 8/20; Felipe 4/6; F. Pérez 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pruitt-3-2-8-1; Erceg-0-0-0-1; Snead-1-0-0-3; Medina-14-7-16-12; Felipe-3-5-5-3; F. Pérez-2-2-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pruitt 0-1; Snead 2-1; Medina 3-5; Felipe 1-0; F. Pérez 1-2
Game Scores: L Medina 52

Double Plays: 1 (Felipe-Langeliers-Soderstrom)
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