Washington Nationals vs Cleveland Guardians
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T3 | CJ Abrams | CJ Abrams doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Chase DeLauter. James Wood scores. | WSH 1, CLE 0 |
| B5 | José Ramírez | José Ramírez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jacob Young. Austin Hedges scores. | WSH 1, CLE 1 |
| B5 | Chase DeLauter | Chase DeLauter singles on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Travis Bazzana scores. | WSH 1, CLE 2 |
| B5 | Angel Martínez | Angel Martínez singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Chase DeLauter scores. Kyle Manzardo to 2nd. | WSH 1, CLE 3 |
| T9 | Daylen Lile | Daylen Lile out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Angel Martínez. Curtis Mead scores. | WSH 2, CLE 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Nationals opened with PJ Poulin, then turned the bulk of the game over to Miles Mikolas. Out of the bullpen, Richard Lovelady took the roughest line.
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PJ Poulin
Opener
1.0
13
0
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what PJ Poulin threw
CSW 38% 1st-pitch strike 100% 4.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 5 38% 0 2 1 2 0 Four-Seam Fastball 4 31% 0 1 1 2 0 Sweeper 4 31% 0 2 0 1 1 - Miles Mikolas Bulk 3.2 60 2 1 L
- Richard Lovelady Middle 0.1 12 1 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
- Orlando Ribalta Middle 1.0 19 0 0
- Clayton Beeter Middle 1.0 11 0 0
- Gus Varland Setup 1.0 10 0 0
Gavin Williams started for Guardians, leaving with a 3–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Cade Smith took the roughest line.
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Gavin Williams
Starter
7.0
94
1
4
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Gavin Williams threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 65% 3.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Curveball 25 27% 3 7 2 10 3 Four-Seam Fastball 22 23% 3 2 5 8 4 Sinker 21 22% 1 6 5 2 7 Sweeper 19 20% 1 1 5 8 4 Cutter 7 7% 1 1 1 3 1 - Tim Herrin Setup 1.0 14 0 2 HLD
- Cade Smith Closer 1.0 23 1 2 SV
Where the game turned
- DeLauter 1B (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 | .414 | .553 | .967 | 2B, SB |
| Andrés Chaparro 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .150 | .320 | .200 | .520 | |
| Curtis Mead 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .352 | .472 | .824 | |
| CJ Abrams SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .388 | .549 | .937 | 2B, SB |
| Daylen Lile LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .315 | .429 | .744 | |
| José Tena DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | .277 | .394 | .671 | |
| Jorbit Vivas 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 | .328 | .330 | .658 | |
| Drew Millas C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .247 | .239 | .486 | |
| Jacob Young CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .285 | .383 | .668 | |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .287 | .419 | .706 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Bazzana 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .407 | .458 | .865 | 2 2B |
| José Ramírez DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .226 | .343 | .396 | .739 | |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .342 | .438 | .780 | |
| Kyle Manzardo 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .308 | .362 | .670 | |
| Angel Martínez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .284 | .458 | .742 | |
| Daniel Schneemann 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .323 | .384 | .707 | |
| Steven Kwan CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .329 | .259 | .588 | |
| Austin Hedges C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .313 | .338 | .651 | |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .379 | .421 | .800 | 2B |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Poulin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3.28 | |
| Miles Mikolas | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 6.08 | L |
| Richard Lovelady | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.70 | |
| Orlando Ribalta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2.13 | |
| Clayton Beeter | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2.70 | |
| Gus Varland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.80 |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Williams | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 3.07 | W |
| Tim Herrin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2.00 | HLD |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2.70 | SV |
Manager comparison
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Season series: 2-1 with WSH listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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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.