Oakland Athletics vs Washington Nationals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 WSH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Who won: Nationals 3-2
The Washington Nationals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Nationals win the series 3-0. Keibert Ruiz went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals. JJ Bleday went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Athletics.
Recap · Aug 12
Keibert Ruiz homers on first pitch of 9th inning to lift Nationals past Athletics, 3-2
Keibert Ruiz hit the first pitch of the ninth inning into the right-field bullpen to give the Washington Nationals a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.
What it means
- Season series: WSH wins series 3-0.
- Athletics 15-43 on the road; Nationals 24-34 at home.
Latest headlines
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Bolte and Stefanic each hit 2 RBIs in sixth to lift Athletics past Astros 6-5
Injuries and inactives
Athletics4th in AL West- OutSeth Johnson RPKnee, Surgery, left
- Day-To-DayAlika Williams SSUpper Body, Soreness
- 60-Day-ILBrent Rooker DHKnee, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILJ.T. Ginn SPElbow, Soreness, right
- 10-Day-ILMax Muncy 3BKnee, Soreness, left
Nationals4th in NL East- 60-Day-ILDrew Millas CFinger, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk RPElbow, Surgery, left
- 60-Day-ILMatt Waldron RPChest, Inflammation
- 15-Day-ILOrlando Ribalta RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILPJ Poulin RPForearm, Strain, left
Probable starters
Athletics4th in AL West
Luis Medina SP
Probable starter · 3-10, 5.42 ERA, 106 K, 1.51 WHIP
Lineup
- 1JJ BledayLF
- 2Zack Gelof2B
- 3Brent RookerDH
- 4Seth BrownLF
- 5Jordan Diaz3B
- 6Tyler Soderstrom1B
- 7Lawrence ButlerRF
- 8Shea LangeliersC
- 9Nick AllenSS
Nationals4th in NL East
Jake Irvin SP
Probable starter · 3-7, 4.61 ERA, 99 K, 1.42 WHIP
Lineup
- 1CJ AbramsSS
- 2Joey MenesesDH
- 3Keibert RuizC
- 4Dominic Smith1B
- 5Ildemaro Vargas3B
- 6Stone GarrettRF
- 7Jake Alu2B
- 8Blake RutherfordLF
- 9Alex CallCF
The series
WSH wins series 3-0
Last meeting: Nationals 8, Athletics 2 (Aug 11)
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Game info
- Venue
- Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 28,635
- Officials
- Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Emil Jimenez (First Base Umpire), Adam Hamari (Second Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
