Nationals hold off Angels 6-5.

Final · MLB · Sun Sep 13, 12:35 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Grayson Rodriguez (LAA) vs Riley Cornelio (WSH)
TV: Nationals.TV, ABTV, presented by Pechanga Resort Casino
Where: Nationals Park

Nationals hold off Angels 6-5. Nationals took the lead for good in the 8th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAA	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	5	4	0
WSH	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	X	6	13	1

Win: Erik Tolman. Loss: Luke Murphy. Save: Jack Sinclair. Home runs: Neto (LAA), Ballesteros (LAA).

By the numbers: Hits LAA 4, WSH 13; Errors LAA 0, WSH 1; Left on base LAA 12, WSH 20.

Team stats

	LAA	WSH
Hits	4	13
Errors	0	1
Left on base	12	20
Home runs	2	0
Walks	6	2
Strikeouts	13	7

Box score

Los Angeles Angels

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Neto SS	4	2	1	1	1	2	1
Trout DH	2	0	1	0	2	1	0
Meckler LF	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
Grissom 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ballesteros C	2	1	1	2	1	0	1
Guzman, D 3B	4	0	0	0	0	3	0
Lowe, J RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0
Siri CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Frazier PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moore 2B	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
Totals	30	5	4	4	6	13	2

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Rodriguez, G	5.1	7	2	2	1	4	93
Saucedo	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	14
Murphy (L)	1.0	4	4	4	1	1	31
Peralta, S	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	16
Totals	8.0	13	6	6	2	7	154

Washington Nationals

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
Wood RF	4	0	2	0	1	1
Pinckney RF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ortiz, A DH	3	0	0	0	0	2
Crews DH	2	0	1	1	0	1
Chaparro 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1
Abrams SS	4	1	2	0	0	0
Morales 1B	4	2	2	1	0	0
Lile LF	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ruiz, K C	3	0	1	0	0	0
Tena 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1
House PH	1	0	0	1	0	0
Nuñez, N 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vivas 2B	1	1	1	1	0	0
Young CF	4	1	1	1	0	0
Totals	36	6	13	6	2	7

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Cornelio	2.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	34
Irvin, J	5.0	2	3	3	4	6	2	76
Tolman (W)	1.0	0	1	0	1	2	0	25
Sinclair (S)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	12
Totals	9.0	4	5	4	6	13	2	147

Play-by-play

Top 1st 5

1 out LAA Zach Neto strikes out swinging.
1 out LAA Mike Trout doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jacob Young.
1 out LAA Wade Meckler walks.
2 out LAA Vaughn Grissom strikes out swinging.
3 out LAA Moisés Ballesteros flies out to right fielder James Wood.

Bottom 1st 6

0 out WSH James Wood walks.
1 out WSH Abimelec Ortiz called out on strikes.
1 out WSH Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to center fielder Jose Siri. James Wood to 2nd.
1 out WSH CJ Abrams singles on a line drive to left fielder Wade Meckler. James Wood to 3rd. Andrés Chaparro to 2nd.
2 out WSH Yohandy Morales grounds into a force out, shortstop Zach Neto to catcher Moisés Ballesteros. James Wood out at home. Andrés Chaparro to 3rd. CJ Abrams to 2nd. Yohandy Morales to 1st.
3 out WSH Daylen Lile flies out to left fielder Wade Meckler.

Top 2nd 3

1 out LAA Denzer Guzman strikes out swinging.
2 out LAA Josh Lowe lines out to center fielder Jacob Young.
3 out LAA Jose Siri strikes out swinging.

Bottom 2nd 3

0 out WSH Keibert Ruiz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jose Siri.
2 out WSH José Tena grounds into a double play, second baseman Christian Moore to shortstop Zach Neto to first baseman Vaughn Grissom. Keibert Ruiz out at 2nd. José Tena out at 1st.
3 out WSH Jacob Young grounds out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to first baseman Vaughn Grissom.

Top 3rd 4

1 out LAA Christian Moore grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales.
2 out LAA Zach Neto grounds out, shortstop CJ Abrams to first baseman Yohandy Morales.
2 out LAA Mike Trout walks.
3 out LAA Wade Meckler flies out to right fielder James Wood.

Bottom 3rd 4

0 out WSH James Wood singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wade Meckler.
1 out WSH Abimelec Ortiz flies out sharply to right fielder Josh Lowe.
2 out WSH Andrés Chaparro flies out to left fielder Wade Meckler.
3 out WSH CJ Abrams grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Zach Neto. James Wood out at 2nd.

Top 4th 4

1 out LAA Vaughn Grissom pops out to first baseman Yohandy Morales.
1 out LAA Moisés Ballesteros homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. LAA 1, WSH 0
2 out LAA Denzer Guzman called out on strikes.
3 out LAA Josh Lowe strikes out swinging.

Bottom 4th 3

1 out WSH Yohandy Morales grounds out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to first baseman Vaughn Grissom.
2 out WSH Daylen Lile called out on strikes.
3 out WSH Keibert Ruiz flies out to left fielder Wade Meckler.

Top 5th 5

1 out LAA Jose Siri strikes out swinging.
2 out LAA Christian Moore grounds out, third baseman Andrés Chaparro to first baseman Yohandy Morales.
2 out LAA Zach Neto homers (26) on a fly ball to center field. LAA 2, WSH 0
2 out LAA Mike Trout walks.
3 out LAA Wade Meckler flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.

Bottom 5th 4

1 out WSH José Tena strikes out swinging.
2 out WSH Jacob Young grounds out, pitcher Grayson Rodriguez to first baseman Vaughn Grissom.
2 out WSH James Wood singles on a line drive to right fielder Josh Lowe.
3 out WSH Abimelec Ortiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Abimelec Ortiz called out on strikes.

Top 6th 3

1 out LAA Vaughn Grissom strikes out swinging.
1 out LAA Moisés Ballesteros walks.
3 out LAA Denzer Guzman grounds into a double play, shortstop CJ Abrams to second baseman José Tena to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Moisés Ballesteros out at 2nd. Denzer Guzman out at 1st.

Bottom 6th 7

1 out WSH Andrés Chaparro grounds out, third baseman Denzer Guzman to first baseman Vaughn Grissom.
1 out WSH CJ Abrams doubles (29) on a line drive to center fielder Jose Siri.
1 out WSH Yohandy Morales singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jose Siri. CJ Abrams scores. LAA 2, WSH 1
1 out WSH Daylen Lile singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Josh Lowe. Yohandy Morales to 2nd.
1 out WSH Keibert Ruiz hit by pitch. Yohandy Morales to 3rd. Daylen Lile to 2nd.
2 out WSH Brady House grounds into a force out, shortstop Zach Neto to second baseman Christian Moore. Yohandy Morales scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd. Keibert Ruiz out at 2nd. Brady House to 1st. LAA 2, WSH 2
3 out WSH Jacob Young flies out to right fielder Josh Lowe.

Top 7th 3

1 out LAA Josh Lowe strikes out swinging.
2 out LAA Jose Siri flies out to left fielder Daylen Lile.
3 out LAA Christian Moore strikes out swinging.

Bottom 7th 4

1 out WSH James Wood grounds out, first baseman Vaughn Grissom to pitcher Tayler Saucedo.
2 out WSH Moisés Ballesteros challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Dylan Crews called out on strikes.
2 out WSH Andrés Chaparro walks.
3 out WSH CJ Abrams grounds out, second baseman Christian Moore to first baseman Vaughn Grissom.

Top 8th 6

0 out LAA Zach Neto walks.
1 out LAA Mike Trout called out on strikes.
1 out LAA Wade Meckler walks.
1 out LAA Vaughn Grissom reaches on a fielder's choice. Zach Neto to 3rd. Wade Meckler to 2nd. Fielding error by shortstop CJ Abrams.
2 out LAA Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder James Wood. Wade Meckler scores. Vaughn Grissom to 3rd. LAA 4, WSH 2
3 out LAA Denzer Guzman strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th 8

0 out WSH Yohandy Morales singles on a fly ball to right fielder Josh Lowe.
0 out WSH Daylen Lile triples (8) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Josh Lowe. Yohandy Morales scores. LAA 4, WSH 3
1 out WSH Keibert Ruiz grounds out, first baseman Vaughn Grissom to second baseman Christian Moore.
1 out WSH Jorbit Vivas singles on a line drive to left fielder Wade Meckler. Daylen Lile scores. LAA 4, WSH 4
1 out WSH Jacob Young doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wade Meckler. Jorbit Vivas scores. LAA 4, WSH 5
2 out WSH James Wood strikes out swinging.
2 out WSH Dylan Crews singles on a line drive to left fielder Wade Meckler. Jacob Young scores. LAA 4, WSH 6
3 out WSH Andrés Chaparro strikes out swinging.

Top 9th 4

0 out LAA Josh Lowe doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile.
1 out LAA Adam Frazier grounds out, second baseman Jorbit Vivas to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Josh Lowe to 3rd.
2 out LAA Christian Moore grounds out, third baseman Andrés Chaparro to first baseman Yohandy Morales. Josh Lowe scores. LAA 5, WSH 6
3 out LAA Zach Neto strikes out swinging.