Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Guardians

8-6

4-3

Final

Nationals

4-10

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	4
WSH	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3

Who won: Guardians 4-3

The Cleveland Guardians beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Friday, April 14, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Guardians outscored the Nationals 2-0 in the 7th inning. Josh Bell went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians. Luis Garcia Jr. went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Nationals.

Recap · Apr 14

Bell hits first Cleveland homer as Guardians defeat Nats 4-3

Josh Bell hit his first home run since signing with Cleveland, and the Guardians rallied against the Washington Nationals' bullpen for a 4-3 victory Friday night.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Guardians 6-2 on the road; Nationals 1-6 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1h ago

Williams' short-rest gem helps Guardians complete ALDS comeback

ESPN · 8h ago

Guardians repeatedly troll divisional rival White Sox after ALDS win

Recap · 9h ago

Williams, Ramírez lead Guardians over White Sox 2-0 to cap comeback in 5-game AL Division Series

ESPN · 9h ago

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ESPN · 11h ago

Guardians take down White Sox, complete comeback to clinch spot in ALCS

Preview · 1d ago

Guardians and White Sox meet in decisive ALDS Game 5

ESPN · 2d ago

Guardians' Williams, White Sox's Burke to start for ALCS bid

Recap · Sep 27

Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale

Injuries and inactives

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Nationals4th in NL East

Drew Millas C
Finger, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Ken Waldichuk RP
Elbow, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Matt Waldron RP
Chest, Inflammation
60-Day-IL
Orlando Ribalta RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
PJ Poulin RP
Forearm, Strain, left
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Cal Quantrill SP

Probable starter · 4-7, 5.24 ERA, 58 K, 1.46 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Naylor1B
5Andres Gimenez2B
6Josh BellDH
7Will BrennanRF
8Mike ZuninoC
9Myles StrawCF

Nationals4th in NL East

Trevor Williams SP

Probable starter · 6-10, 5.55 ERA, 111 K, 1.60 WHIP

Lineup

1Alex CallLF
2Dominic Smith1B
3Joey MenesesDH
4Jeimer Candelario3B
5Luis Garcia Jr.2B
6Keibert RuizC
7Lane ThomasRF
8CJ AbramsSS
9Victor RoblesCF

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 21,367
Officials: Hunter Wendelstedt (Home Plate Umpire), John Tumpane (First Base Umpire), Ryan Blakney (Second Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Third Base Umpire)