Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Nationals

0-1

2-8

Final

Reds

1-0

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Reds 8-2

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 8-2 on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at Great American Ball Park. The Reds win the series 2-1. The Reds outscored the Nationals 4-0 in the 3rd inning. Nick Martini went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI for the Reds. Eddie Rosario went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Nationals.

Recap · Mar 29

Martini homers twice, Montas pitches 6 shutout innings and Reds beat Nationals 8-2 in opener

Nick Martini said he felt a jolt in the Reds' opening day crowd when he lined his second homer of the afternoon 405 feet into the right-field stands.

What it means

Season series: CIN wins series 2-1.
Nationals 0-1 on the road; Reds 1-0 at home.

Latest headlines

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Preview · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

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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

Josiah Gray SP

Probable starter · 0-2, 14.04 ERA, 9 K, 2.40 WHIP

Lineup

1CJ AbramsSS
2Lane ThomasRF
3Jesse WinkerLF
4Joey MenesesDH
5Joey Gallo1B
6Keibert RuizC
7Eddie RosarioCF
8Ildemaro Vargas3B
9Luis Garcia Jr.2B

Reds5th in NL Cent

Frankie Montas SP

Probable starter · 7-11, 4.84 ERA, 148 K, 1.37 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonathan India2B
2Will BensonCF
3Christian Encarnacion-Strand1B
4Jeimer Candelario3B
5Jake FraleyRF
6Elly De La CruzSS
7Spencer SteerLF
8Nick MartiniDH
9Tyler StephensonC

The series

CIN wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 44,030
Officials: Dan Iassogna (Home Plate Umpire), CB Bucknor (First Base Umpire), Adam Beck (Second Base Umpire), Ben May (Third Base Umpire)