ARCHIVE July 3, 2026
July 3, 2026 · NL East

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals

July 3, 2026Nationals ParkClear 100°F · 5 mph, In From LF
AWAY
Pittsburgh Pirates
44-45
5
vs
HOME
Washington Nationals
46-43
9

Game Highlights

Published July 3, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Luis García Jr. Luis García Jr. homers (17) on a line drive to right field. PIT 0, WSH 1
B2 Daylen Lile Daylen Lile homers (9) on a line drive to center field. PIT 0, WSH 2
T3 Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. PIT 1, WSH 2
B3 José Tena José Tena homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. James Wood scores. PIT 1, WSH 4
B3 Daylen Lile Daylen Lile doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder Esmerlyn Valdez. CJ Abrams scores. PIT 1, WSH 5
B7 Luis García Jr. Luis García Jr. homers (18) on a line drive to right field. Nasim Nuñez scores. PIT 1, WSH 7
B8 Daylen Lile Daylen Lile homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Dylan Crews scores. PIT 1, WSH 9
T9 Brandon Lowe Brandon Lowe doubles (20) on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Jared Triolo scores. PIT 2, WSH 9
T9 Bryan Reynolds Bryan Reynolds doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Brandon Lowe scores. PIT 3, WSH 9
T9 Esmerlyn Valdez Esmerlyn Valdez doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder James Wood. Bryan Reynolds scores. PIT 4, WSH 9
T9 Nick Gonzales Nick Gonzales doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Esmerlyn Valdez scores. PIT 5, WSH 9

Box score

  123456789 R
PIT 001000004 5
WSH 113000220 9

Pitching & bullpen

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

Pirates AWAY 5

Mitch Keller started for Pirates, leaving trailing 1–5. Out of the bullpen, Isaac Mattson took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Mitch Keller Starter 6.0 83 5 1 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Mitch Keller threw
    CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 62% 3.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 25 30% 1 2 7 6 9
    Curveball 17 20% 1 3 0 11 2
    Sweeper 12 14% 1 0 3 3 5
    Sinker 10 12% 0 4 1 3 2
    Cutter 7 8% 0 1 1 2 3
    Slider 7 8% 0 1 2 2 2
    Changeup 5 6% 1 1 1 0 2
  • Isaac Mattson Setup 1.1 37 4 1
  • Tyler Callihan Reliever 0.2 21 0 0
Nationals HOME 9

Foster Griffin started for Nationals, leaving with a 5–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Zak Kent took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Foster Griffin Starter 5.0 83 1 2 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Foster Griffin threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Cutter 33 40% 2 4 10 5 12
    Four-Seam Fastball 14 17% 0 2 4 7 1
    Sweeper 12 14% 1 3 3 2 3
    Curveball 10 12% 1 2 1 5 1
    Changeup 9 11% 3 0 2 4 0
    Sinker 3 4% 0 1 0 2 0
    Splitter 2 2% 1 0 0 1 0
  • Orlando Ribalta Setup 1.0 21 0 2
  • Justin Lawrence Middle 0.2 26 0 1
  • Clayton Beeter Middle 0.1 5 0 1 HLD inherited 3, stranded 3
  • Zak Kent Middle 2.0 41 4 1

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off Keller
  • Jr. HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · PIT
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Konnor Griffin SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 .273 .329 .407 .736 SB
Brandon Lowe DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 .243 .320 .498 .818 2B
Bryan Reynolds LF 5 2 2 2 0 2 .282 .395 .471 .866 HR (12), 2B
Esmerlyn Valdez RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .339 .391 .742 1.133 2B
Ryan O'Hearn 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .334 .462 .796
Nick Gonzales 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .303 .358 .387 .745 2B
Jake Mangum CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .312 .358 .371 .729 2 SB
Endy Rodríguez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 .393 .479 .872
Jared Triolo 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .238 .312 .315 .627 2 2B, SB
HOME · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .389 .529 .918 2B, 3B
Luis García Jr. 1B 4 2 2 3 1 0 .283 .315 .559 .874 2 HR (17, 18)
José Tena DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 .224 .284 .385 .669 HR (4)
CJ Abrams SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .354 .508 .862 SB
Dylan Crews CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .230 .283 .365 .648
Daylen Lile LF 4 2 3 4 0 0 .256 .309 .421 .730 2 HR (9, 10), 2B
Keibert Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .309 .464 .773
Jorbit Vivas 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .252 .330 .350 .680
Nasim Nuñez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .237 .323 .289 .612

Pitching lines

AWAY · PIT
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Mitch Keller 6.0 8 5 5 0 1 3 83 5.02 L
Isaac Mattson 1.1 3 4 4 1 1 2 37 4.67
Tyler Callihan 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 21 0.00
HOME · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Foster Griffin 5.0 4 1 1 1 2 1 83 2.87 W
Orlando Ribalta 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.55
Justin Lawrence 0.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 26 7.58
Clayton Beeter 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.16 HLD
Zak Kent 2.0 7 4 4 0 1 0 41 6.28

Manager comparison

AWAY · PIT
Don Kelly
Don Kelly
Lineup 4.0 R Bunts 0.6 R IBBs 2.8 R
HOME · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 1.9 R

Recent form

AWAY · PIT
2-8 L3 -17 run diff
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HOME · WSH
2-8 L1 -19 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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