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Tampa Bay Rays @ Washington Nationals

2015-06-18 · Night game · Nationals Park · Att: 29242 · 77°F · Wind 3 mph R to L · 3:02

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Washington Nationals 5–3. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Bryce Harper singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, deflected by pitcher Chris Archer. Denard Span scores. Yunel Escobar to 2nd. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 6th — Asdrubal Cabrera singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryce Harper. Logan Forsythe scores. Steven Souza Jr. scores. Asdrubal Cabrera to 3rd. Throwing error by right fielder Bryce Harper. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Asdrubal Cabrera singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryce Harper. Logan Forsythe scores. Steven Souza Jr. scores. Asdrubal Cabrera to 3rd. Throwing error by right fielder Bryce Harper — worth 31% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	12
WAS	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11

W: Chris Archer L: Doug Fister SV: Brad Boxberger

Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Manny Gonzalez · 3B: Paul Schrieber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kevin Kiermaier	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joey Butler	5	1	1	1	0	1
Evan Longoria	5	0	2	0	0	1
Logan Forsythe	3	1	2	0	1	0
Steven Souza	4	2	1	0	0	0
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jake Elmore	2	0	1	1	0	0
Rene Rivera	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Archer	2	0	0	0	0	2
David DeJesus	1	0	1	1	0	0
Nick Franklin	2	0	1	0	0	1
Brandon Guyer	1	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Denard Span	4	1	2	0	1	1
Anthony Rendon	5	0	0	0	0	3
Yunel Escobar	5	1	5	1	0	0
Bryce Harper	3	0	1	1	0	1
Wilson Ramos	3	0	0	0	1	0
Danny Espinosa	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ian Desmond	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Taylor	4	1	0	0	0	2
Doug Fister	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dan Uggla	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Robinson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tyler Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Archer	5.0	7	2	3
Brandon Gomes	1.0	0	0	1
Kevin Jepsen	1.0	2	1	0
Jake McGee	1.0	1	0	2
Brad Boxberger	1.0	1	0	2

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Fister	5.1	9	0	3
Blake Treinen	0.2	1	0	2
David Carpenter	1.0	1	1	1
Casey Janssen	1.0	0	0	0
Felipe Vazquez	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kevin Kiermaier: S8/L8RM+
Joey Butler: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Evan Longoria: K

Bot 1

Denard Span: W
Anthony Rendon: K+SB2/MREV
Yunel Escobar: S9/L34D.2-3
Bryce Harper: S16/G13+.3-H;1-2
Wilson Ramos: W.2-3;1-2
Danny Espinosa: 46(1)/FO/G34.3-H;2-3
Ian Desmond: 64(1)/FO/G6MD

Top 2

Logan Forsythe: 8/F8RD+
Steven Souza: S7/L56
Asdrubal Cabrera: S9/G34.1-2
Jake Elmore: S7/L56+.2-H;1-2
Rene Rivera: 9/F9LM.2-3
Chris Archer: K

Bot 2

Michael Taylor: E1/TH/MREV
Doug Fister: 34/SH/BG13S.1-2
Denard Span: S7/G56.2-3
Anthony Rendon: K
Yunel Escobar: S89/F8RS-.3-H(UR);1XH(92)

Top 3

Kevin Kiermaier: 8/L8RD+
Joey Butler: 63/G6+
Evan Longoria: 63/G6

Bot 3

Bryce Harper: 43/G34
Wilson Ramos: 9/F89D+
Danny Espinosa: S8/L6MD
Ian Desmond: 53/G56S-

Top 4

Logan Forsythe: D7/G5
Steven Souza: E5/G5.2-3
Asdrubal Cabrera: 4/L4+
Jake Elmore: CS2(24)
Jake Elmore: 4/F4MD-

Bot 4

Michael Taylor: 53/G5
Doug Fister: S7/G56
Denard Span: 5/F6S-
Anthony Rendon: 53/G56

Top 5

Rene Rivera: 53/G56
Chris Archer: K
Kevin Kiermaier: 7/F78M

Bot 5

Yunel Escobar: D7/L7S+
Bryce Harper: K
Wilson Ramos: 13/G15-.2-3
Danny Espinosa: 3/G3-

Top 6

Joey Butler: HR/F9LD+
Evan Longoria: S8/L8RD+
Logan Forsythe: S67/G6+.1-2
Steven Souza: 65(2)/FO/G56.1-2
Asdrubal Cabrera: S9/G34.2-H(NR);1-H(NR);B-3(E9)
David DeJesus: T8/F8RXD+.3-H
Rene Rivera: K
Nick Franklin: K

Bot 6

Ian Desmond: 53/G56
Michael Taylor: K
Dan Uggla: 63/G6-

Top 7

Kevin Kiermaier: 31/G34
Joey Butler: K
Evan Longoria: S8/L8LS
Logan Forsythe: PO1(E2).1-2
Logan Forsythe: W
Steven Souza: WP.2-3;1-2
Steven Souza: 2/F23F-

Bot 7

Denard Span: S8/G6M
Anthony Rendon: 16(1)3/GDP/G13-
Yunel Escobar: S8/G6M+
Clint Robinson: W.1-2
Wilson Ramos: 31/G34

Top 8

Asdrubal Cabrera: 7/F78D
Brandon Guyer: 13
Rene Rivera: 9/F9D+

Bot 8

Danny Espinosa: D7/F7D+
Ian Desmond: K
Michael Taylor: K
Tyler Moore: 8/L8LXD+

Top 9

Nick Franklin: D8/L8LXD+
Kevin Kiermaier: 7/F7D
Joey Butler: 43/G4M.2-3
Evan Longoria: 9/F9D

Bot 9

Denard Span: K
Anthony Rendon: K
Yunel Escobar: S8/L8RS
Clint Robinson: 3/G3

Notes & reviews

replay,1,renda001,WAS,culbf901,WAS11,,Y,M,WAS,A $when Denard Span was called out at 2B, Nationals manager Matt Williams challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,2,taylm002,WAS,culbf901,WAS11,,N,M,TBA,C $when Michael Taylor was called safe at 1B, Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay; play was originally scored as a single, changed to error on 06-25-2015, making run unearned

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