ARCHIVE April 18, 2026
April 18, 2026 · NL East

San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals

April 18, 2026Nationals ParkCloudy 76°F · 4 mph, R To L
AWAY
San Francisco Giants
9-12
7
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
9-12
6

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 James Wood James Wood homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. SF 0, WSH 1
T2 Drew Gilbert Drew Gilbert singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Heliot Ramos scores. SF 1, WSH 1
B2 James Wood James Wood hit by pitch. Nasim Nuñez scores. Jorbit Vivas to 3rd. Drew Millas to 2nd. SF 1, WSH 2
B2 Luis García Jr. Luis García Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Jorbit Vivas scores. Drew Millas scores. James Wood to 3rd. SF 1, WSH 4
B2 José Tena José Tena singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. James Wood scores. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. SF 1, WSH 5
T3 Casey Schmitt Casey Schmitt doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Luis Arraez scores. Matt Chapman scores. Fielding error by left fielder Daylen Lile. SF 3, WSH 5
T6 Heliot Ramos Heliot Ramos homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Jung Hoo Lee scores. SF 5, WSH 5
T7 Rafael Devers Rafael Devers singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Willy Adames scores. SF 6, WSH 5
B9 Brady House Giants challenged (timing play), call on the field was upheld: Brady House singles on a fly ball to center fielder Drew Gilbert. James Wood scores. Curtis Mead out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Drew Gilbert to third baseman Matt Chapman. SF 6, WSH 6
T12 Matt Chapman Matt Chapman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Luis Arraez scores. SF 7, WSH 6

Box score

  123456789101112 R
SF 012002100001 7
WSH 140000001000 6

Pitching & bullpen

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

Giants AWAY 7

Adrian Houser started for Giants, leaving with the game tied 5–5. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Walker took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Adrian Houser Starter 5.2 88 5 1
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Adrian Houser threw
    CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 63% 3.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Changeup 33 38% 7 1 9 11 5
    Sinker 32 36% 0 11 1 11 9
    Slider 12 14% 0 0 1 3 8
    Curveball 6 7% 0 0 1 4 1
    Four-Seam Fastball 5 6% 0 0 3 2 0
  • Ryan Borucki Reliever 0.1 6 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Erik Miller Setup 1.0 15 0 2 HLD
  • Matt Gage Reliever 1.0 6 0 0 HLD
  • Ryan Walker Reliever 2.0 26 1 2 BS
  • Caleb Kilian Middle 2.0 17 0 2 W
Nationals HOME 6

Cade Cavalli started for Nationals, leaving with a 5–3 lead. Out of the bullpen, Mitchell Parker took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Cade Cavalli Starter 4.0 92 3 5
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Cade Cavalli threw
    CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 53% 4.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 31 34% 4 7 7 7 6
    Sinker 29 32% 2 5 6 10 6
    Knuckle Curve 14 15% 1 5 2 6 0
    Changeup 13 14% 1 2 4 5 1
    Sweeper 5 5% 0 0 3 1 1
  • Mitchell Parker Middle 3.0 53 3 2
  • Gus Varland Setup 1.0 23 0 2
  • Richard Lovelady Middle 2.0 23 0 2
  • Cionel Pérez Reliever 2.0 22 1 0 L

Where the game turned

1 run Top 12th · off Pérez
  • Chapman 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · SF
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Willy Adames SS 6 1 1 0 0 2 .262 .311 .488 .799
Luis Arraez 2B 6 2 2 0 0 0 .321 .353 .385 .738
Matt Chapman 3B 6 1 2 1 0 0 .294 .333 .400 .733
Rafael Devers 1B 6 0 1 1 0 1 .212 .256 .306 .562
Casey Schmitt DH 6 0 2 1 0 2 .317 .369 .517 .886 2B
Jung Hoo Lee RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 .253 .310 .373 .683
Heliot Ramos LF 5 2 3 2 1 1 .257 .304 .378 .682 HR (2), 2B
Drew Gilbert CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .250 .357 .500 .857
Daniel Susac C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .522 .682 1.204
Patrick Bailey C 4 0 1 0 0 3 .137 .185 .137 .322
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood RF 3 3 1 2 2 1 .256 .385 .570 .955 HR (7)
Curtis Mead 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .350 .623
Joey Wiemer DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .341 .426 .561 .987
CJ Abrams SS 5 0 0 0 1 1 .338 .448 .634 1.082
Jacob Young CF 6 0 2 0 0 0 .254 .290 .424 .714
Daylen Lile LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 .283 .320 .380 .700 2B
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 .177 .282 .194 .476
Jorbit Vivas 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .310 .423 .357 .780 2B
Drew Millas C 5 1 1 0 0 1 .182 .270 .242 .512 2B
Luis García Jr. 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 .231 .275 .354 .629
José Tena DH 2 0 1 1 1 0 .364 .417 .394 .811
Brady House DH 2 0 1 1 0 1 .234 .280 .364 .644

Pitching lines

AWAY · SF
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Adrian Houser 5.2 7 5 4 2 1 1 88 5.40
Ryan Borucki 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.75
Erik Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 5.14 HLD
Matt Gage 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.93 HLD
Ryan Walker 2.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 26 4.00 BS
Caleb Kilian 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 0.90 W
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Cade Cavalli 4.0 7 3 1 0 5 0 92 4.12
Mitchell Parker 3.0 5 3 3 0 2 1 53 5.40
Gus Varland 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.52
Richard Lovelady 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 3.48
Cionel Pérez 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 22 5.91 L

Manager comparison

AWAY · SF
Tony Vitello
Tony Vitello
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 1.6 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 2.6 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · SF
4-5 L3 +2 run diff
LLL?WWWWLL
HOME · WSH
6-4 W1 +8 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with SF listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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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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