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Washington Nationals @ Cincinnati Reds

2021-09-24 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · 11 innings · Att: 16021 · 72°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph · 4:24

Cincinnati Reds defeated Washington Nationals 8–7. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st — Josh Bell doubles (23) on a line drive to right fielder Nick Castellanos. Juan Soto scores. Josh Bell to 3rd. Cincinnati Reds took the lead in the 6th — Eugenio Suarez homers (28) on a line drive to left center field. Kyle Farmer scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Luis Garcia singles on a ground ball to left fielder Aristides Aquino. Alcides Escobar scores. Juan Soto scores. Josh Bell to 2nd — worth 33% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
WAS	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	9
CIN	0	0	2	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	8	12

W: Art Warren L: Mason Thompson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ryan Additon · 1B: Lance Barksdale · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Stu Scheurwater · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Washington Nationals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lane Thomas	4	1	1	0	2	2
Alcides Escobar	6	2	2	2	0	1
Juan Soto	2	3	0	0	4	1
Josh Bell	4	0	1	1	1	0
Luis Garcia	6	0	1	2	0	1
Keibert Ruiz	5	1	3	2	0	0
Jordy Mercer	5	0	0	0	0	2
Andrew Stevenson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Paolo Espino	2	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Avila	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan Zimmerman	2	0	0	0	0	1
Riley Adams	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jonathan India	5	0	1	0	0	0
Max Schrock	3	1	1	2	0	1
Nick Castellanos	5	1	2	2	0	1
Joey Votto	3	0	0	0	2	0
Kyle Farmer	5	1	1	0	0	2
Eugenio Suarez	5	1	2	2	0	1
Tucker Barnhart	5	0	0	0	0	1
TJ Friedl	5	3	2	0	0	0
Sonny Gray	1	0	0	0	0	0
Delino DeShields	1	1	1	1	0	0
Asdrubal Cabrera	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tyler Stephenson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Aristides Aquino	2	0	2	1	0	0
Jose Barrero	0	0	0	0	0	0

Washington Nationals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paolo Espino	5.0	5	0	2
Alberto Baldonado	0.1	1	1	1
Andres Machado	0.2	1	0	1
Patrick Murphy	0.1	1	1	0
Sean Nolin	0.2	1	0	1
Jhon Romero	1.0	0	0	0
Kyle Finnegan	1.0	1	0	1
Austin Voth	1.0	1	1	1
Mason Thompson	0.0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sonny Gray	4.0	5	4	3
Amir Garrett	1.0	0	0	2
Tony Santillan	1.0	0	1	1
Michael Lorenzen	1.0	0	0	0
Lucas Sims	1.0	1	0	0
Mychal Givens	0.2	3	2	1
Justin Wilson	0.1	0	0	0
Luis Cessa	1.0	0	0	1
Art Warren	1.0	0	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lane Thomas: W
Alcides Escobar: 5/L56+/DP.1X1(53)
Juan Soto: W
Josh Bell: D9/L9D.1-H;B-3
Luis Garcia: 3/G3

Bot 1

Jonathan India: D7/L78D+
Max Schrock: 6/P4D
Nick Castellanos: 53/G5S
Joey Votto: 7/F7

Top 2

Keibert Ruiz: HR/F89XD+
Jordy Mercer: K
Andrew Stevenson: K
Paolo Espino: S5/G5S-
Lane Thomas: K

Bot 2

Kyle Farmer: S9/G34
Eugenio Suarez: K
Tucker Barnhart: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 3

Alcides Escobar: HR/F8XD
Juan Soto: W
Josh Bell: 43/G4.1-2
Luis Garcia: 31/G3.2-3
Keibert Ruiz: S9/L89.3-H
Jordy Mercer: 3/G3S-

Bot 3

TJ Friedl: S9/G34+
Sonny Gray: 2/BP2F-/FL
Jonathan India: 7/F7D
Max Schrock: HR/F9D.1-H
Nick Castellanos: 3/G34S-

Top 4

Andrew Stevenson: 7/L7L
Paolo Espino: 6/L6
Lane Thomas: W
Alcides Escobar: SB2
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6

Bot 4

Joey Votto: 9/F89XD
Kyle Farmer: K
Eugenio Suarez: 3/P34

Top 5

Juan Soto: K
Josh Bell: 43/G4
Luis Garcia: K

Bot 5

Tucker Barnhart: 6/P5F/FL
TJ Friedl: 4/L34D+
Delino DeShields: HR/F78XD
Jonathan India: 7/F7

Top 6

Keibert Ruiz: 8/L8
Jordy Mercer: 8/L89D
Andrew Stevenson: W
Alex Avila: K

Bot 6

Max Schrock: K
Nick Castellanos: HR/F89XD
Joey Votto: W
Kyle Farmer: 84(1)/FO/L8D.B-1
Eugenio Suarez: HR/L78XD.1-H
Tucker Barnhart: K

Top 7

Lane Thomas: 7/F78XD+
Alcides Escobar: 3/P2F/FL
Juan Soto: 5/L6D

Bot 7

TJ Friedl: S8/L8
Asdrubal Cabrera: W.1-2
Jonathan India: 4/P4MD
Tyler Stephenson: K
Nick Castellanos: S8/G6.2-H;1-3
Joey Votto: SB2
Joey Votto: 8/F8D

Top 8

Josh Bell: 7/F7S
Luis Garcia: 5/P6
Keibert Ruiz: S5/G56-
Jordy Mercer: 9/L9L

Bot 8

Kyle Farmer: 7/F78XD
Eugenio Suarez: 9/F9+
Tucker Barnhart: 53/G4

Top 9

Andrew Stevenson: 63/G4M
Ryan Zimmerman: K
Lane Thomas: D8/L89XD+
Alcides Escobar: D7/L7LD.2-H
Juan Soto: W
Josh Bell: W.2-3;1-2
Luis Garcia: S7/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2
Keibert Ruiz: 64(1)/FO/G6D.B-1

Bot 9

TJ Friedl: 9/F89D
Aristides Aquino: S7/G6
Jonathan India: SB2
Jonathan India: FC/G6.2X3(65);B-1
Jose Barrero: HP.1-2
Nick Castellanos: K

Top 10

Jordy Mercer: K.BX1(23)
Andrew Stevenson: 9/F9
Ryan Zimmerman: 2/P2F/FL

Bot 10

Joey Votto: IW
Kyle Farmer: K
Eugenio Suarez: S8/L8+.2-3;1-2
Tucker Barnhart: 5/P25
TJ Friedl: 43/G34

Top 11

Lane Thomas: K
Alcides Escobar: K
Juan Soto: IW
Riley Adams: W.2-3;1-2
Luis Garcia: 3/G34+

Bot 11

Aristides Aquino: S49/G4.2-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

Keibert Ruiz starts inning at 2nd base.
Nick Castellanos starts inning at 2nd base.
Ryan Zimmerman starts inning at 2nd base.
TJ Friedl starts inning at 2nd base.

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