Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Nationals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. WoodRF |
B. House3B |
D. LileLF |
J. YoungCF |
J. VivasDH |
N. Nunez2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .376 | .526 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 | .270 | .367 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .389 |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .293 | .386 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .310 | .337 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .371 | .481 | .710 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .286 | .434 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .435 | .351 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .281 | .214 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .442 | .595 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .189 | .314 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .302 | .218 |
| 40 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
a-doubled to right for Millas in the 6th
b-lined out to right for García Jr. in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BMillas (1, Ashcraft); Wiemer (1, Sisk); Lile (5, Ramírez)
- RBIGarcía Jr. (10), Young (8), Wiemer (5), Wood (15)
- 2Out RBIWood; Wiemer; Young.
- SHNuñez
- GIDPYoung; Vivas
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP1-14 (Ruiz 0-1, Wood 1-3, House 0-1, Nuñez 0-2, Vivas 0-2, Young 0-2, Mead 0-2, García Jr. 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBGarcía Jr. (1, 3rd base off Ashcraft/Bart); Wood (4, 2nd base off Santana/Bart)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Abrams-Nuñez-García Jr. , Abrams-Mead)
- AssistsWood (Gonzales, N at 2nd base).
Pirates Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. MangumRF-LF |
O. CruzCF |
M. OzunaDH |
N. Yorke1B-RF-1B-3B |
B. Lowe2B |
H. DavisPR |
B. CookLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 | .341 | .300 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .311 | .316 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .421 | .524 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | .381 | .566 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .127 | .213 | .200 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | .368 | .319 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 | .377 | .615 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .148 | .226 | .259 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .326 | .297 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .292 | .310 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .339 | .304 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 | .390 | .456 |
| 42 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
a-grounded into fielder's choice to for Cook in the 6th
b-grounded to first for Horwitz in the 8th
c-hit by pitch for Gonzales in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BCruz (4, Griffin)
- 3BGriffin (1, Schultz)
- HROzuna (1, 5th inning off Griffin 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIOzuna 3 (5), Cruz (17), Lowe (16), Gonzales (10), Griffin (6)
- 2Out RBIGonzales, N; Lowe, B; Cruz, O; Ozuna 3.
- GIDPOzuna; Mangum
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP5-17 (Reynolds 0-1, Griffin 1-1, Yorke 0-1, Gonzales 1-2, Horwitz 0-1, Mangum 0-1, Bart 0-2, Lowe 1-2, Cruz 1-3, Ozuna 1-3)
- Baserunning
- SBCruz 2 (9, 2nd base off Beeter/Ruiz, 3rd base off Griffin/Millas); Mangum (2, 2nd base off Beeter/Ruiz)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Griffin-Yorke , Yorke-Bart-Yorke)
- EAshcraft (1, throw); Gonzales (2, fielding); Yorke (2, fielding); Griffin (2, throw)
Nationals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
P. Schultz(B, 1) |
G. Varland(H, 2) |
C. Perez(H, 4) |
C. Beeter(W, 1-0, B, 2) |
O. Ribalta(S, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 89-60 | 3.05 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 5.40 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-7 | 4.22 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-6 | 4.05 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 7.27 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32-19 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-12 | 0.00 |
| 10.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 173-119 |
- Pitching
- HBPO'Hearn (by Beeter)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGriffin 17/24; Pérez 3/4; Varland 0/2; Poulin 3/3; Beeter 5/7; Schultz 3/3; Ribalta 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGriffin-16-14-14-16; Pérez-4-3-1-2; Varland-2-0-2-2; Poulin-1-1-2-3; Beeter-5-2-9-3; Schultz-1-1-0-3; Ribalta-1-3-6-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGriffin 4-4; Pérez 1-0; Varland 1-1; Poulin 1-0; Beeter 1-1; Schultz 1-0; Ribalta 1-0
- Game ScoresF Griffin 42
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Y. Ramirez(B, 1) |
D. Santana(L, 2-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 90-64 | 2.38 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 2.13 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 1.54 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 8.64 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.90 |
| 10.0 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 162-111 |
- Pitching
- WPRamírez
- IBBAbrams (by Ramírez).
- HBPAbrams (by Lawrence); Young (by Ramírez); Vivas (by Ashcraft)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSantana 3/5; Ashcraft 18/25; Lawrence 4/5; Ramírez 4/6; Mattson 3/4; Sisk 3/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSantana-2-0-1-5; Ashcraft-11-18-20-13; Lawrence-2-1-1-4; Ramírez-2-6-2-2; Mattson-2-1-4-3; Sisk-3-3-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsSantana 1-3; Ashcraft 5-5; Lawrence 3-0; Ramírez 0-1; Mattson 1-2
- Game ScoresB Ashcraft 50
Scoring Summary
Inning | WSH | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | García Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Millas scored, Vivas and Nuñez scored on throwing error by shortstop Griffin, García Jr. to second. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5th | García Jr. scored on throwing error by pitcher Ashcraft. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Cruz doubled to right, Cook scored, Mangum to third. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 5th | Ozuna homered to left (423 feet), Mangum scored and Cruz scored. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6th | Wiemer doubled to right, Vivas scored. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 6th | Griffin tripled to left, Bart scored. | 5 | 5 | ||
| 6th | Gonzales singled to right, Horwitz scored, Gonzales thrown out at second, Mangum to third. | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7th | Young hit by pitch, Wood scored, Abrams to second, Lile to third. | 6 | 6 | ||
| 7th | Lile scored, Young to second, Abrams to third on Ramírez wild pitch. | 7 | 6 | ||
| 9th | Lowe reached on infield single to shortstop, Mangum scored, Yorke to second, Cruz to third. | 7 | 7 | ||
| 10th | Wood singled to right, Vivas scored. | 8 | 7 | ||
WSH @ PIT Videos
James Wood drives in the winning run for Nationals
Oneil Cruz holds up at 3rd, passes up chance at Pirates' winning run
Nats go up on Pirates' wild pitch
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
PNC Park
12:35 PM, April 16, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 10,504
Game Time:3:30
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
- First Base Umpire - Sean Barber
- Second Base Umpire - John Libka
- Third Base Umpire - James Hoye
2026 National League East Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 12 | 7 | .632 | - | W2 |
| Miami | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | L2 |
| Washington | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.5 | L2 |
| New York | 7 | 12 | .368 | 5 | L8 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 11 | 8 | .579 | - | L1 |
| Cincinnati | 11 | 8 | .579 | - | L1 |
| St. Louis | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.5 | W2 |
| Milwaukee | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.5 | W2 |
| Chicago | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1.5 | W2 |

