WSH 5, TOR 4 | Aug 29, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, August 29, 2023•Rogers Centre•71°F, Clear

WSH

Nationals

TOR

Blue Jays

Final

WIN

MacKenzie Gore

LOSS

José Berríos

SAVE

Kyle Finnegan

The Nationals edged the Blue Jays 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Keibert Ruiz3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Davis Schneider doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Jake Alu. Cavan Biggio scores.

Weather: 71°F, ClearWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:07 PM UTCT: 2:55Att: 39,722Venue: Rogers Centre

Ump Audit

Jeremie Rehak

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90.4%C

16 missed calls

+31.9% WSH

+0.50 runs TOR

Win Probability

TOR WinWSH Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
WSH	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	8	0
TOR	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Game 716801 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Washington Nationals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
CJ AbramsSS	5	0	1	0	0	1	.253/.303/.411	99	.207	.196
Lane ThomasRF	3	1	0	0	1	2	.280/.331/.468	92.8	.313	.302
Joey MenesesDH	4	1	1	0	0	0	.284/.330/.417	91.4	.142	.137
Keibert RuizC	4	1	1	3	0	0	.259/.313/.420	103.5	.393	.543
Dominic Smith1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	.258/.329/.339	93.7	.157	.144
Alex CallLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202/.305/.305	-	-	-
Jake Alu2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250/.299/.300	102.1	.261	.309
Ildemaro Vargas3B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.239/.280/.358	85.8	.209	.199
Jacob YoungCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.100/.250/.100	98.7	.392	.377
Bench
Carter Kieboom3B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.273/.304/.727	105.8	.506	.798
MacKenzie GoreP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	35	5	8	5	2	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Kieboom (2nd off Berríos, 1 on, 1 out); Ruiz (5th off Berríos, 2 on, 2 out)

TB:14

RBI:Kieboom 2; Ruiz 3

SB:Abrams; Young

Team LOB:5

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
George SpringerRF	4	0	1	0	1	0	.258/.328/.405	95.1	.104

Pitching

Washington Nationals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
MacKenzie GoreW	5.0	6	1	1	2	2	1	106-69	91.5	4.28
Mason Thompson	1.2	1	1	1	1	2	0	23-15	89.4	5.40
Hunter HarveyH	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	26-16	90.5	2.77
Kyle FinneganS	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	20-11	93.3	2.91
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	4	5	1	175-111	-	-

WP:Gore; Harvey

Inherited runners-scored:Harvey 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Gore 106-69; Thompson 23-15; Harvey 26-16; Finnegan 20-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Gore 4-8; Thompson 3-0; Harvey 2-1; Finnegan 1-1

Toronto Blue Jays

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
José BerríosL	6.0	6	5	5	2	2	2	92-62	88.1	3.70

Game Notes

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B8Replay review: Blue Jays challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Blue Jays challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Daulton Varsho flies into a double play, center fielder Jacob Young to catcher Keibert Ruiz. Alejandro Kirk out at home.

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B3Wild pitch by MacKenzie Gore

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B8Wild pitch by Hunter Harvey

Top 2 • WSH

2-0

Carter Kieboom homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Dominic Smith scores.

EV: 105.8 mph💣 410 ftLA: 27°

Bot 3 • TOR

2-1

Davis Schneider homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 394 ftLA: 32°

Top 5 • WSH

5-1

Keibert Ruiz homers (16) on a line drive to right field. Lane Thomas scores. Joey Meneses scores.

EV: 103.5 mph💣 370 ftLA: 22°

Bot 7 • TOR

5-2

Davis Schneider doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Jake Alu. Cavan Biggio scores.

EV: 97.0 mph342 ftLA: 28°

Bot 8 • TOR

5-3

Blue Jays challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Blue Jays challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Daulton Varsho flies into a double play, center fielder Jacob Young to catcher Keibert Ruiz. Alejandro Kirk out at home.

EV: 87.9 mph297 ftLA: 42°

Bot 9 • TOR

5-4

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, third baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Dominic Smith. Cavan Biggio scores. Kevin Kiermaier to 3rd. George Springer to 2nd.

EV: 53.9 mph4 ftLA: -38°

Bench
Ernie ClementSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.400/.412/.467	94.3	.303	.295
Santiago Espinal3B	2	0	2	0	0	0	.222/.293/.303	101.4	.615	.717
José BerríosP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bowden FrancisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-