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Toronto Blue Jays @
Washington Nationals
2021-08-18 Β· Day game Β· Nationals Park Β· Att: 18336 Β· 87Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 5 mph to LF Β· 3:19
Washington Nationals defeated Toronto Blue Jays 8β5. Washington Nationals opened the scoring in the 1st β Juan Soto homers (20) on a line drive to left field. Victor Robles scores. Alcides Escobar scores. Toronto Blue Jays took the lead in the 7th β Marcus Semien homers (29) on a line drive to left center field. Washington Nationals took the lead in the 7th β Josh Bell homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Alcides Escobar scores. Juan Soto scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Josh Bell homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. Alcides Escobar scores. Juan Soto scores β worth 34% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| WAS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
W: Mason Thompson L: Brad Hand SV: Kyle Finnegan
Umpires β HP: Lance Barksdale Β· 1B: Shane Livensparger Β· 2B: Ted Barrett Β· 3B: Angel Hernandez Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Toronto Blue Jays β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Semien | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bo Bichette | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Vladimir Guerrero | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Teoscar Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lourdes Gurriel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Breyvic Valera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Randal Grichuk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Reese McGuire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jose Berrios | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Corey Dickerson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alejandro Kirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Nationals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Victor Robles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alcides Escobar | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Juan Soto | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Josh Bell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Yadiel Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Carter Kieboom | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Luis Garcia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Riley Adams | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Josiah Gray | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Zimmerman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andrew Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toronto Blue Jays β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jose Berrios | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Tim Mayza | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Adam Cimber | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Brad Hand | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Trent Thornton | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Trevor Richards | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington Nationals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Josiah Gray | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Ryne Harper | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Mason Thompson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Andres Machado | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Kyle Finnegan | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Marcus Semien: 7/F7LD+
- Bo Bichette: 6/P56D
- Vladimir Guerrero: 63/G56
Bot 1
- Victor Robles: S7/L7D+
- Alcides Escobar: FC1/G15.1-3(E1/TH);B-1
- Juan Soto: HR/L7D.3-H(UR);1-H
- Josh Bell: 7/F7LS
- Yadiel Hernandez: K
- Carter Kieboom: K
Top 2
- Teoscar Hernandez: HR/L7D
- Lourdes Gurriel: 4/P34D
- Breyvic Valera: 7/L7D
- Randal Grichuk: K
Bot 2
- Luis Garcia: 43/G4
- Riley Adams: 63/G6D
- Josiah Gray: S9/L9S
- Victor Robles: 8/L8D
Top 3
- Reese McGuire: HP
- Jose Berrios: 16(1)4/GDP/BG1S-
- Marcus Semien: HR/F7D
- Bo Bichette: S7/L7S
- Vladimir Guerrero: 7/F78XD+
Bot 3
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
- Juan Soto: W
- Josh Bell: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 4
- Teoscar Hernandez: 63/G56D
- Lourdes Gurriel: 9/F9LD
- Breyvic Valera: 3/L3+
Bot 4
- Yadiel Hernandez: W
- Carter Kieboom: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
- Luis Garcia: S7/L7
- Riley Adams: DGR/L78XD+.1-3
- Josiah Gray: K
Top 5
- Randal Grichuk: K
- Reese McGuire: W
- Jose Berrios: 34/SH/BG2-.1-2
- Marcus Semien: 9/F9D
Bot 5
- Victor Robles: 9/F9S
- Alcides Escobar: 63/G6
- Juan Soto: W
- Josh Bell: 8/F8
Top 6
- Bo Bichette: K
- Vladimir Guerrero: K
- Teoscar Hernandez: D8/L8XD+
- Lourdes Gurriel: S5/G5S.2-3
- Breyvic Valera: 5/P56
Bot 6
- Yadiel Hernandez: 63/G4M
- Carter Kieboom: HP
- Luis Garcia: K
- Riley Adams: S7/L78D+.1-2
- Ryan Zimmerman: S4/G4M+.2-H;1-2
- Victor Robles: K
Top 7
- Randal Grichuk: W
- Reese McGuire: 6/P6MD
- Corey Dickerson: HR/F9LD.1-H
- Marcus Semien: HR/L7D
- Bo Bichette: 43/G4
- Vladimir Guerrero: K
Bot 7
- Alcides Escobar: S8/L8
- Juan Soto: W.1-2
- Josh Bell: HR/F89XD.2-H;1-H
- Yadiel Hernandez: 7/L7
- Carter Kieboom: HR/F7LD
- Luis Garcia: 63/G6D
- Riley Adams: HP
- Andrew Stevenson: S9/L9+.1-2
- Victor Robles: 53/G5S
Top 8
- Teoscar Hernandez: K
- Kevin Smith: K
- Breyvic Valera: W
- Randal Grichuk: WP.1-2
- Randal Grichuk: W
- Alejandro Kirk: 9/F9LS
Bot 8
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Juan Soto: 63/G6MD
- Josh Bell: 43/G4
Top 9
- Corey Dickerson: K
- Marcus Semien: 9/F9
- Bo Bichette: S3/G4.B-2(E3/TH)
- Vladimir Guerrero: 43/G6M































