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Washington Nationals vs Toronto Blue Jays

MLB
Nationals
62-71
5-4
Final
Blue Jays
72-61
Rogers Centre
TV: Sportsnet
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Who won: Nationals 5-4

The Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays win the series 2-1. The Nationals outscored the Blue Jays 3-0 in the 5th inning. Keibert Ruiz went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Nationals. Davis Schneider went 2-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Blue Jays.

Recap · Aug 29
Kieboom and Ruiz homer and Nationals beat Blue Jays 5-4

Keibert Ruiz hit a three-run home run, Carter Kieboom had a two-run drive and the Washington Nationals beat Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Tuesday night, dropping the Blue Jays 3 1/2 games behind Houston for the final AL wild card.

What it means

  • Season series: TOR wins series 2-1.
  • Nationals 33-35 on the road; Blue Jays 34-30 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 28
Blue Jays' Max Scherzer strikes out 7 on short rest in season finale
Recap · Sep 27
Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale
Recap · Sep 27
Andrés Chaparro's 2-homer game lifts Nationals over Mets 6-4 in season finale
Preview · Sep 27
Nationals and Mets meet, winner claims 3-game series
Preview · Sep 27
Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match
Recap · Sep 26
Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays
Recap · Sep 26
Mets beat Nationals 7-1 behind 2 homers from Mauricio and 3-run drive by Ewing
Recap · Sep 25
High-spending Mets assured of first last-place finish since 2003 with 7-6 loss to Nationals

Injuries and inactives

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
Blue Jays5th in AL East
  • Anthony Santander RF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    60-Day-IL
  • Cody Ponce SP
    Knee, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Dylan Cease SP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Jameson Taillon SP
    Elbow, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Shane Bieber SP
    Shoulder, Inflammation, right
    15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East
MacKenzie Gore SP
Probable starter · 7-10, 4.42 ERA, 151 K, 1.40 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1CJ AbramsSS
  2. 2Lane ThomasRF
  3. 3Joey MenesesDH
  4. 4Keibert RuizC
  5. 5Dominic Smith1B
  6. 6Carter Kieboom3B
  7. 7Jake Alu2B
  8. 8Ildemaro Vargas3B
  9. 9Jacob YoungCF
Blue Jays5th in AL East
Jose Berrios SP
Probable starter · 11-12, 3.65 ERA, 184 K, 1.19 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1George SpringerRF
  2. 2Davis Schneider3B
  3. 3Vladimir Guerrero Jr.1B
  4. 4Danny JansenC
  5. 5Whit Merrifield2B
  6. 6Alejandro KirkDH
  7. 7Ernie ClementSS
  8. 8Santiago Espinal3B
  9. 9Kevin KiermaierCF

The series

TOR wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Blue Jays 6, Nationals 3 (Aug 28)

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Game info

Venue
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario · Attendance 39,722
Officials
Jeremie Rehak (Home Plate Umpire), Chad Fairchild (First Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Second Base Umpire), Paul Clemons (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesTOR wins series 2-1

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