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Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB
Nationals
48-63
7-3
Final
Reds
59-54
Great American Ball Park
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Nationals 7-3

The Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Great American Ball Park. The Nationals win the series 3-0. The Nationals outscored the Reds 3-0 in the 4th inning. Lane Thomas went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Nationals. TJ Friedl went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · Aug 5
Adon retires first 17 batters as the Nationals send the sloppy Reds to their 5th straight loss, 7-3

Joan Adon retired his first 17 batters and the Washington Nationals beat the sloppy Cincinnati Reds 7-3 on Saturday, handing them their fifth consecutive defeat.

What it means

  • Season series: WSH wins series 3-0.
  • Nationals 26-29 on the road; Reds 28-28 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way
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Recap · Sep 27
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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
Reds5th in NL Cent
  • Dane Myers CF
    Shoulder, Surgery, left
    Out
  • Chase Burns SP
    Groin, Strain, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Julian Garcia RP
    Elbow, Surgery, right
    15-Day-IL
  • Spencer Steer 1B
    Wrist, Surgery, right
    60-Day-IL
  • Tony Santillan RP
    Hip, Surgery, left
    15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Nationals4th in NL East
Joan Adon SP
Probable starter · 2-4, 6.45 ERA, 48 K, 1.63 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1CJ AbramsSS
  2. 2Lane ThomasRF
  3. 3Joey Meneses1B
  4. 4Keibert RuizDH
  5. 5Stone GarrettLF
  6. 6Riley AdamsC
  7. 7Ildemaro Vargas3B
  8. 8Alex CallCF
  9. 9Michael Chavis2B
Reds5th in NL Cent
Andrew Abbott SP
Probable starter · 8-6, 3.87 ERA, 120 K, 1.32 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Elly De La CruzSS
  2. 2TJ FriedlCF
  3. 3Matt McLain2B
  4. 4Spencer SteerLF
  5. 5Joey Votto1B
  6. 6Christian Encarnacion-StrandDH
  7. 7Will BensonRF
  8. 8Nick Senzel3B
  9. 9Luke MaileC

The series

WSH wins series 3-0
Last meeting: Nationals 6, Reds 3 (Aug 4)

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Game info

Venue
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 41,059
Officials
John Libka (Home Plate Umpire), Clint Vondrak (First Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Second Base Umpire), Brian Knight (Third Base Umpire)

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

Season seriesWSH wins series 3-0

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