Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

7-12, 2-8 Away

Final

8-12, 6-4 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
A. CallLF	1-3	0	0	0	.300
J. WoodDH	0-4	0	0	0	.229
A. Rosario3B	1-4	0	0	0	.270
N. Lowe1B	2-4	0	0	0	.284
D. CrewsRF	1-4	0	0	0	.140
L. Garcia Jr.2B	0-4	0	0	0	.180
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: García Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Crews out at second, Lowe to third. 4th: García Jr. grounded out to second. 7th: García Jr. lined out to shortstop. 9th: García Jr. struck out looking.
J. YoungCF	0-2	0	0	0	.242
R. AdamsC	0-3	0	0	0	.000
N. NunezSS	0-2	0	0	0	.333

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Williams	5.0	3	1	3	5	90-54	5.95
L. Sims	1.0	1	0	0	2	16-12	11.05
J. Ferrer	2.0	1	0	1	2	18-12	3.72

According to ESPN Analytics

WSH

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

5:35 PM, 17 April 2025

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 12,748

Game Time:2:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa

Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals

— Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 on Thursday.

Apr 17, 2025, 11:05 pm - AP


WSH
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	5	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				WSH	PIT
		1st	Cruz homered to right center (442 feet).	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Nationals
3
Pirates
10

Game 1

14/4

Nationals
3
Pirates
0

Game 2

15/4

Nationals
1
Pirates
6

Game 3

16/4

Nationals
0
Pirates
1

Game 4

17/4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Dodgers cut reliever Banda after 2 World Series titles

The Dodgers designated reliever Anthony Banda for assignment on Friday after the left-hander won two consecutive World Series rings with the team.

Mark McGwire returns to Athletics in player development role

Former slugger Mark McGwire is back with his first organization, rejoining the Athletics as a special assistant to player development.

Sources: 1B Paul Goldschmidt, Yankees finalizing 1-year deal

First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is finalizing a one-year contract to return to the Yankees, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Friday.

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Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win Probability

Game Information

Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals

A. Heaney1-1

T. Williams1-2

D. Santana2

Scoring Summary

Inning

2025 National League East Standings

2025 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Dodgers cut reliever Banda after 2 World Series titles

Mark McGwire returns to Athletics in player development role

Sources: 1B Paul Goldschmidt, Yankees finalizing 1-year deal