Nationals 3-1 Pirates (16 Jun, 2021) Play-by-Play

Washington Nationals

30-35, 18-17 home


PIT
WSH

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

PiratesTop 1st
- P. Espino pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ground Out
  Four-seam FB 89
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 1st
- C. De Jong pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- P. Espino pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 2nd
- C. De Jong pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- P. Espino pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 3rd
- C. De Jong pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- P. Espino pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Polanco stole second.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 4th
- C. De Jong pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- P. Espino pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Tom hit for De Jong
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 5th
- C. Shreve pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Stevenson hit for Espino
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- T. Rainey pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 6th
- C. Stratton pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Zimmerman hit for Rainey
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- S. Clay pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Stallings hit for Perez
  0
  1
- K. Finnegan pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Moran hit for Stratton
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 7th
- D. Bednar pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- Stallings catching.
  0
  1
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- K. Finnegan pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- B. Hand pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- Mercer at first base.
  1
  3
- Harrison at third base.
  1
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
NationalsBottom 8th
- R. Rodríguez pitching for PIT
  PIT
  WSH
- González at first base.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- B. Hand pitching for WSH
  PIT
  WSH
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ground Out	Four-seam FB	89

Pirates
2
Nationals
3

Game 1

15/6

Pirates
1
Nationals
8

Game 2

16/6

Pirates
1
Nationals
3

Game 3

16/6

Nationals Park

9:05 PM, 16 June 2021

Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 16,781

Game Time:2:59

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ramon DeJesus
First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Second Base Umpire - Alan Porter
Third Base Umpire - Alex Tosi

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	95	67	.586	-	W1
Atlanta	89	73	.549	6	W1
New York	89	73	.549	6	L1
Washington	71	91	.438	24	L1
Miami	62	100	.383	33	W4

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