April 16, 2026 · NL Cent
Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T5 | Luis García Jr. | Pirates challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Luis García Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Konnor Griffin. Jorbit Vivas scores. Drew Millas scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Konnor Griffin. | WSH 3, PIT 0 |
| T5 | Brady House | Brady House grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Nick Yorke. | WSH 4, PIT 0 |
| B5 | Oneil Cruz | Oneil Cruz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Billy Cook scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd. | WSH 4, PIT 1 |
| B5 | Marcell Ozuna | Marcell Ozuna homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz scores. | WSH 4, PIT 4 |
| T6 | Joey Wiemer | Joey Wiemer doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum. Jorbit Vivas scores. | WSH 5, PIT 4 |
| B6 | Konnor Griffin | Konnor Griffin triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Joey Bart scores. | WSH 5, PIT 5 |
| B6 | Nick Gonzales | Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Spencer Horwitz scores. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder James Wood to first baseman Luis García Jr. to shortstop CJ Abrams. Jake Mangum to 3rd. | WSH 5, PIT 6 |
| T7 | Jacob Young | Jacob Young hit by pitch. James Wood scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd. CJ Abrams to 2nd. | WSH 6, PIT 6 |
| T7 | Jorbit Vivas | Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging. | WSH 7, PIT 6 |
| B9 | Brandon Lowe | Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams, deflected by second baseman Nasim Nuñez. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Nick Yorke to 2nd. | WSH 7, PIT 7 |
| T10 | James Wood | James Wood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Jorbit Vivas scores. | WSH 8, PIT 7 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
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
8
Foster Griffin started for Nationals, leaving trailing 5–6. Out of the bullpen, Paxton Schultz took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Foster Griffin
Starter
5.1
89
4
7
Pitch-by-pitch: what Foster Griffin threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 71% 3.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 25 28% 3 2 7 7 6 Sinker 20 22% 1 9 4 4 2 Sweeper 11 12% 2 1 1 5 2 Changeup 10 11% 1 0 0 6 3 Four-Seam Fastball 9 10% 0 3 2 3 1 Curveball 8 9% 2 1 1 2 2 Splitter 6 7% 3 0 1 2 0 - Paxton Schultz Middle 0.1 5 2 0 BS
- PJ Poulin Reliever 0.2 7 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Gus Varland Setup 0.2 10 0 0 HLD
- Cionel Pérez Reliever 1.0 16 0 2 HLD
- Clayton Beeter Middle 1.0 32 1 1 W
- Orlando Ribalta Middle 1.0 14 0 1 SV
Pirates
HOME
7
Braxton Ashcraft started for Pirates, leaving trailing 4–5. Out of the bullpen, Evan Sisk took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Braxton Ashcraft
Starter
5.2
90
5
7
Pitch-by-pitch: what Braxton Ashcraft threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 72% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Curveball 31 34% 10 2 9 8 2 Four-Seam Fastball 28 31% 2 5 7 10 4 Slider 18 20% 4 2 1 6 5 Sinker 10 11% 1 2 3 1 3 Splitter 3 3% 0 1 0 1 1 - Evan Sisk Middle 0.1 14 1 1 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Yohan Ramírez Middle 1.0 17 1 2 BS inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Isaac Mattson Reliever 1.0 18 0 0
- Justin Lawrence Reliever 1.0 12 0 0
- Dennis Santana Closer 1.0 11 1 0 L
Where the game turned
1 run
- Wood 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · WSH
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .376 | .526 | .902 | SB |
| Curtis Mead 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .389 | .689 | |
| Brady House 3B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .293 | .386 | .679 | |
| Daylen Lile LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .310 | .337 | .647 | 2B |
| CJ Abrams SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .371 | .481 | .710 | 1.191 | |
| Jacob Young CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .286 | .434 | .720 | |
| Jorbit Vivas DH | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .435 | .351 | .786 | |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .189 | .314 | .503 | |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .302 | .218 | .520 | |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .270 | .367 | .637 | SB |
| Drew Millas C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .281 | .214 | .495 | 2B |
| Joey Wiemer PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .442 | .595 | 1.037 | 2B |
HOME · PIT
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Mangum LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .341 | .300 | .641 | SB |
| Ryan O'Hearn 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .421 | .524 | .945 | |
| Oneil Cruz CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .566 | .947 | 2B, 2 SB |
| Marcell Ozuna DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .127 | .213 | .200 | .413 | HR (1) |
| Nick Yorke 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .368 | .319 | .687 | |
| Brandon Lowe 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .377 | .615 | .992 | |
| Konnor Griffin SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .292 | .310 | .602 | 3B |
| Bryan Reynolds RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .390 | .456 | .846 | |
| Nick Gonzales 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .311 | .316 | .627 | |
| Joey Bart C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .148 | .226 | .259 | .485 | |
| Billy Cook LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .666 | |
| Spencer Horwitz 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .339 | .304 | .643 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · WSH
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Griffin | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 3.05 | |
| Paxton Schultz | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.40 | BS |
| PJ Poulin | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.22 | |
| Gus Varland | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4.05 | HLD |
| Cionel Pérez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7.27 | HLD |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3.86 | W |
| Orlando Ribalta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | SV |
HOME · PIT
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Ashcraft | 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 2.38 | |
| Evan Sisk | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.86 | |
| Yohan Ramírez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2.13 | BS |
| Isaac Mattson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.54 | |
| Justin Lawrence | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.64 | |
| Dennis Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.90 | L |
Manager comparison
AWAY · WSH
Lineup 2.6 R
Bunts 2.3 R
IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · PIT
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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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.