Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals

MLB

Guardians

9-7

6-7

Final

Nationals

5-11

Nationals Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Nationals 7-6

The Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Nationals Park. The Guardians win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Guardians 2-0 in the 8th inning. Jeimer Candelario went 4-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals. Steven Kwan went 2-for-5 with 2 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Apr 16

Reviewed call aids Nats' rally in 7-6 win over Guardians

Washington tied the game on a reviewed call in the eighth inning, Joey Meneses followed with a go-ahead RBI single two batters later, and the Nationals defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-6 on Sunday to avert a three-game sweep.

What it means

Season series: CLE wins series 2-1.
Guardians 7-3 on the road; Nationals 2-7 at home.

Latest headlines

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Recap · 9h ago

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ESPN · 9h ago

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ESPN · 11h ago

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Preview · 1d ago

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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

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 6-6, 3.80 ERA, 107 K, 1.23 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanDH
2Gabriel AriasSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Josh Bell1B
5Oscar GonzalezRF
6Andres Gimenez2B
7Mike ZuninoC
8Will BrennanLF
9Myles StrawCF

Nationals4th in NL East

Patrick Corbin SP

Probable starter · 10-15, 5.20 ERA, 124 K, 1.48 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

CLE wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Guardians 6, Nationals 4 (Apr 15)

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Game info

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia · Attendance 21,929
Officials: Ryan Blakney (Home Plate Umpire), Marvin Hudson (First Base Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (Second Base Umpire), John Tumpane (Third Base Umpire)