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July 18, 2026 · AL West

Washington Nationals vs Oakland Athletics

July 18, 2026Sutter Health ParkClear 88°F · 9 mph, Out To CF
AWAY
Washington Nationals
49-50
1
vs
HOME
Oakland Athletics
42-56
15

Game Highlights

Published July 19, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Jacob Wilson Jacob Wilson homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. WSH 0, ATH 1
B1 Carlos Cortes Carlos Cortes doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Tyler Soderstrom scores. WSH 0, ATH 2
B1 Joshua Kuroda-Grauer Joshua Kuroda-Grauer doubles (7) on a ground ball to right fielder James Wood. Carlos Cortes scores. WSH 0, ATH 3
B1 Jonah Heim Jonah Heim singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer scores. Donovan Walton to 3rd. WSH 0, ATH 4
B1 Lawrence Butler Lawrence Butler grounds into a force out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to shortstop CJ Abrams. Donovan Walton scores. Jonah Heim out at 2nd. Lawrence Butler to 1st. WSH 0, ATH 5
B2 Joshua Kuroda-Grauer Joshua Kuroda-Grauer grounds into a force out, second baseman Nasim Nuñez to shortstop CJ Abrams. Jacob Wilson scores. Shea Langeliers to 3rd. Carlos Cortes out at 2nd. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer to 1st. WSH 0, ATH 6
B6 Tyler Soderstrom Tyler Soderstrom homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field. Jeff McNeil scores. WSH 0, ATH 8
B7 Carlos Cortes Carlos Cortes homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. WSH 0, ATH 9
B7 Jeff McNeil Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Donovan Walton scores. Lawrence Butler to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder James Wood. WSH 0, ATH 10
B7 Jacob Wilson Jacob Wilson singles on a line drive to center fielder Dylan Crews. Lawrence Butler scores. Jeff McNeil to 2nd. WSH 0, ATH 11
B7 Shea Langeliers Shea Langeliers doubles (17) on a fly ball to right fielder James Wood. Jeff McNeil scores. Jacob Wilson scores. Tyler Soderstrom scores. WSH 0, ATH 14
B8 Jeff McNeil Jeff McNeil singles on a ground ball to right fielder James Wood. Joshua Kuroda-Grauer scores. Donovan Walton to 3rd. WSH 0, ATH 15
T9 Jorbit Vivas Jorbit Vivas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Keibert Ruiz scores. WSH 1, ATH 15

Box score

  123456789 R
WSH 000000001 1
ATH 510002610 15

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 1

Zack Littell started for Nationals, leaving trailing 0–8. Out of the bullpen, Max Kranick took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Zack Littell Starter 6.0 96 8 4 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Zack Littell threw
    CSW 22% 1st-pitch strike 77% 3.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Splitter 28 29% 3 4 5 13 3
    Slider 27 28% 1 4 7 11 4
    Sinker 19 20% 2 3 2 3 9
    Four-Seam Fastball 15 16% 0 3 2 5 5
    Sweeper 7 7% 0 1 3 3 0
  • Max Kranick Middle 0.2 32 5 1
  • Carson Palmquist Reliever 0.1 7 1 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • Jorbit Vivas Reliever 1.0 17 1 0
Athletics HOME 15

J.T. Ginn started for Athletics, leaving with a 8–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Luis Medina took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • J.T. Ginn Starter 6.1 82 0 7 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what J.T. Ginn threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 70% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 27 33% 1 6 6 11 3
    Changeup 25 30% 5 3 2 10 5
    Slider 15 18% 2 1 5 5 2
    Sinker 9 11% 1 1 1 5 1
    Cutter 6 7% 0 2 1 1 2
  • Hogan Harris Setup 0.2 11 0 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Mark Leiter Jr. Reliever 1.0 31 0 2
  • Luis Medina Middle 1.0 12 1 1

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 1st · off Littell
  • Wilson HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · WSH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
James Wood RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .275 .405 .563 .968
Luis García Jr. 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .280 .313 .547 .860
José Tena 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .241 .309 .408 .717
CJ Abrams SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .349 .506 .855
Keibert Ruiz C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 .306 .471 .777 2B
Daylen Lile LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .248 .300 .406 .706
Curtis Mead 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .345 .513 .858
Jorbit Vivas P 2 0 1 1 1 0 .239 .322 .332 .654
Dylan Crews CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .271 .339 .610
Nasim Nuñez 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .331 .294 .625
HOME · ATH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Jacob Wilson SS 6 3 3 2 0 1 .288 .318 .403 .721 HR (5)
Tyler Soderstrom LF 4 3 2 2 0 0 .245 .346 .484 .830 HR (16)
Shea Langeliers C 3 0 1 3 2 1 .258 .327 .490 .817 2B
Carlos Cortes RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .283 .360 .448 .808 HR (7), 2B
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer 3B 4 2 1 2 1 0 .415 .436 .547 .983 2B
Donovan Walton 2B 1 2 0 0 3 0 .305 .371 .484 .855
Jonah Heim DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 .231 .286 .444 .730
Lawrence Butler CF 4 1 0 1 1 1 .194 .293 .290 .583
Jeff McNeil 1B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .233 .295 .307 .602

Pitching lines

AWAY · WSH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Zack Littell 6.0 8 8 8 4 4 2 96 5.34 L
Max Kranick 0.2 3 5 5 2 1 1 32 67.50
Carson Palmquist 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 6.52
Jorbit Vivas 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17 16.88
HOME · ATH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
J.T. Ginn 6.1 1 0 0 3 7 0 82 3.46 W
Hogan Harris 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.38
Mark Leiter Jr. 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 4.28
Luis Medina 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 12 3.71

Manager comparison

AWAY · WSH
Blake Butera
Blake Butera
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 3.9 R Bunts 2.1 R IBBs 2.0 R

Recent form

AWAY · WSH
2-8 L1 -19 run diff
LWLLLLLLLW
HOME · ATH
1-9 L8 -32 run diff
LLLLLLLLWL

Season series: 2-1 with WSH 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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