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April 13, 2026 · NL Cent

Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

April 13, 2026PNC ParkPartly Cloudy 79°F · 14 mph, Out To LF
AWAY
Washington Nationals
7-9
5
vs
HOME
Pittsburgh Pirates
10-6
16

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 CJ Abrams CJ Abrams homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 1, PIT 0
B2 Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz walks. Konnor Griffin scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd. Henry Davis to 2nd. WSH 1, PIT 1
B2 Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe singles on a fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Jake Mangum scores. Henry Davis scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. WSH 1, PIT 3
B2 Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe to 2nd. WSH 1, PIT 4
B3 Spencer Horwitz Spencer Horwitz homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. WSH 1, PIT 5
B6 Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Henry Davis scores. Oneil Cruz scores. Brandon Lowe scores. WSH 1, PIT 8
B6 Ryan O'Hearn Ryan O'Hearn doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Jacob Young. Bryan Reynolds scores. WSH 1, PIT 9
B6 Konnor Griffin Konnor Griffin singles on a ground ball to right fielder James Wood. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Spencer Horwitz to 2nd. WSH 1, PIT 10
B6 Oneil Cruz Oneil Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Spencer Horwitz scores. Konnor Griffin scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd. WSH 1, PIT 12
B6 Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz scores. WSH 1, PIT 15
T7 Jacob Young Jacob Young homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Daylen Lile scores. WSH 3, PIT 15
T7 Nasim Nuñez Nasim Nuñez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Yorke. José Tena scores. Jorbit Vivas scores. WSH 5, PIT 15
B8 Joey Bart Joey Bart out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder José Tena. Henry Davis scores. WSH 5, PIT 16

Box score

  123456789 R
WSH 100000400 5
PIT 0410010010 16

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Nationals AWAY 5

Nationals opened with Cade Cavalli, then turned the bulk of the game over to Paxton Schultz. Out of the bullpen, Jackson Rutledge took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Cade Cavalli Opener 1.1 48 4 2 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Cade Cavalli threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 33% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 17 35% 0 3 1 9 4
    Knuckle Curve 15 31% 4 3 0 7 1
    Sinker 8 17% 0 2 1 5 0
    Changeup 6 13% 0 1 3 1 1
    Sweeper 2 4% 0 0 0 2 0
  • Paxton Schultz Bulk 2.2 35 1 4 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Jackson Rutledge Reliever 1.1 44 7 2
  • Brad Lord Middle 0.2 22 3 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Orlando Ribalta Middle 1.0 14 0 0
  • Joey Wiemer Reliever 1.0 21 1 0
Pirates HOME 16

Paul Skenes started for Pirates, leaving with a 5–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, José Urquidy took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Paul Skenes Starter 6.0 88 1 6 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Paul Skenes threw
    CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Changeup 32 36% 9 1 4 12 6
    Four-Seam Fastball 28 32% 2 3 13 6 4
    Sweeper 17 19% 2 5 4 6 0
    Curveball 5 6% 0 0 2 2 1
    Splitter 3 3% 0 0 1 1 1
    Sinker 3 3% 0 1 0 1 1
  • José Urquidy Reliever 1.0 31 4 0
  • Evan Sisk Middle 2.0 31 0 3

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 2nd · off Cavalli
  • Lowe 1B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Joey Wiemer P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .462 .606 1.068
Luis García Jr. 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 .245 .259 .396 .655
Curtis Mead 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .355 .444 .799
Daylen Lile RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 .324 .343 .667
Jacob Young CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .289 .319 .511 .830 HR (2)
José Tena LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .333 .280 .613
Jorbit Vivas 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .441 .370 .811 2B
Nasim Nuñez SS 4 0 1 2 0 0 .224 .296 .245 .541
Keibert Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .212 .355 .567
James Wood RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 .277 .397 .600 .997
CJ Abrams SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 .327 .406 .618 1.024 HR (5)
HOME · PIT
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Billy Cook CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Brandon Lowe 2B 5 2 3 5 0 0 .259 .385 .630 1.015 HR (6)
Joey Bart DH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .105 .182 .105 .287
Nick Gonzales 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .327 .333 .660
Nick Yorke RF 6 0 0 0 0 2 .289 .404 .368 .772
Spencer Horwitz 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 .244 .360 .341 .701 HR (1)
Konnor Griffin SS 4 2 1 1 1 2 .152 .256 .182 .438
Jake Mangum LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .212 .278 .242 .520
Henry Davis C 4 3 2 0 1 1 .229 .325 .314 .639 SB
Oneil Cruz CF 3 3 2 3 2 0 .355 .429 .645 1.074 SB
Bryan Reynolds DH 4 1 3 4 0 1 .290 .375 .484 .859 3B
Ryan O'Hearn RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 .321 .403 .536 .939 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Cade Cavalli 1.1 3 4 4 3 2 0 48 4.60 L
Paxton Schultz 2.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 35 1.93
Jackson Rutledge 1.1 6 7 7 2 2 0 44 47.25
Brad Lord 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 22 5.68
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00
Joey Wiemer 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21 9.00
HOME · PIT
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Paul Skenes 6.0 1 1 1 1 6 1 88 4.00 W
José Urquidy 1.0 6 4 4 0 0 1 31 8.53
Evan Sisk 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 31 0.00

Manager comparison

AWAY · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · PIT
Don Kelly
Don Kelly
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 1.8 R

Recent form

AWAY · WSH
6-4 W1 +8 run diff
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HOME · PIT
4-6 W1 -8 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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