Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T2 | CJ Abrams | CJ Abrams homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. | WSH 1, TB 0 |
| T3 | Luis García Jr. | Luis García Jr. homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. | WSH 2, TB 0 |
| B3 | Jonathan Aranda | Jonathan Aranda homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Hunter Feduccia scores. Yandy Díaz scores. | WSH 2, TB 3 |
| B4 | Taylor Walls | Taylor Walls singles on a line drive to center fielder Jacob Young. Richie Palacios scores. | WSH 2, TB 4 |
| B8 | Jonny DeLuca | Jonny DeLuca homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. | WSH 2, TB 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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.
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PJ Poulin
Opener
2.0
23
0
1
Pitch-by-pitch: what PJ Poulin threw
CSW 17% 1st-pitch strike 57% 3.3 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 8 35% 0 1 1 4 2 Sweeper 8 35% 0 1 3 2 2 Sinker 6 26% 0 2 1 1 2 Changeup 1 4% 0 0 0 1 0 - Miles Mikolas Bulk 6.0 85 5 2 L
Griffin Jax started for Rays, leaving with a 4–2 lead.
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Griffin Jax
Starter
5.0
69
2
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Griffin Jax threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 72% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 22 32% 7 0 3 10 2 Sinker 17 25% 1 6 3 2 5 Sweeper 16 23% 2 5 2 6 1 Curveball 7 10% 0 1 1 2 3 Four-Seam Fastball 5 7% 0 1 2 1 1 Cutter 2 3% 0 0 0 1 1 - Steven Matz Reliever 1.2 25 0 1 HLD
- Kevin Kelly Setup 0.1 10 0 0 HLD
- Garrett Cleavinger Setup 1.0 9 0 0 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
- Bryan Baker Closer 1.0 13 0 1 SV
Where the game turned
- Aranda HR (3)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wood RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .402 | .540 | .942 | |
| Curtis Mead 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .344 | .470 | .814 | |
| Dylan Crews DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .225 | .330 | .555 | |
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .367 | .513 | .880 | HR (15) |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .300 | .490 | .790 | |
| Daylen Lile LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .313 | .410 | .723 | |
| Nasim Nuñez 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .312 | .268 | .580 | SB |
| Jorbit Vivas 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .325 | .319 | .644 | |
| Jacob Young CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .282 | .389 | .671 | |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .288 | .470 | .758 | HR (10) |
| José Tena DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .271 | .351 | .622 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .320 | .398 | .504 | .902 | |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .377 | .453 | .830 | HR (12) |
| Jonny DeLuca RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .297 | .431 | .728 | HR (3) |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .371 | .485 | .856 | |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .287 | .310 | .597 | |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .295 | .305 | .600 | |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .341 | .324 | .665 | 2B |
| Taylor Walls SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .312 | .276 | .588 | |
| Hunter Feduccia C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 | .330 | .318 | .648 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ Poulin | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3.07 | |
| Miles Mikolas | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 5.47 | L |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 3.67 | W |
| Steven Matz | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5.65 | HLD |
| Kevin Kelly | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.67 | HLD |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.91 | HLD |
| Bryan Baker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.84 | SV |
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Season series: 1-2 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.