MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/03/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1604 - TUESDAY, JULY 3RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (51-36) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0
Washington Nationals (51-32) 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 X 5 10 0
Nationals Turn Back Boston, 5-3
Washington starter Francisco Liriano pitched effectively against the Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park. The left-hander led his team to a 5-3 win. Bud Norris converted his 1st save in 3 tries. The first-place Nationals now have a 4-game winning streak.

Chris Taylor hit a 2-run triple off Marco Gonzales in the bottom of the fifth, which put the Nationals in front, 3-1. Taylor had 2 walks, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Liriano. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Crawford SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255 5 25
Y. Solarte 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .313 9 40
Y. Cespedes LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .268 14 42
Y. Puig RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .266 12 46
M. Adams 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 18 48
   a-C. Puello PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282 5 35
   b-T. Demeritte 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Dietrich 3B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .274 7 24
T. d'Arnaud C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .326 13 48
J. Bradley Jr. CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .272 17 49
M. Gonzales P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   D. Otero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Buchter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Vincent P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-E. Nunez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 2 25
Totals 30 3 5 3 3 8 12      
a - C. Puello pinch hit for M. Adams in the 8th
b - T. Demeritte substituted for C. Puello in the 8th
c - E. Nunez pinch hit for N. Vincent in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bradley Jr. (11, 8th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Crawford (5, 1st Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Solarte (9, 8th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Crawford 3 , Y. Solarte 4 , Y. Puig , J. Bradley Jr. 2 , D. Dietrich
2-out RBI: Y. Solarte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. d'Arnaud , M. Adams , C. Puello
Sac Bunt: N. Vincent
Sac Fly: Y. Puig
Hit by Pitch: D. Dietrich
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Solarte (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Crawford-Solarte-Adams, Solarte-Crawford-Adams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor SS 3 0 1 3 2 0 0 .257 7 44
A. Benintendi LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .317 19 51
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279 20 56
S. Pearce 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .258 3 20
Y. Gurriel 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .262 16 57
A. Hicks CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .285 16 45
T. Flowers C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .311 10 35
F. Liriano P 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 0 1
   a-J. Panik PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 3 26
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Lowrie 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
Totals 29 5 10 5 6 3 16      
a - J. Panik pinch hit for F. Liriano in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: C. Taylor (5, 5th Inning off M. Gonzales, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Benintendi (19, 1st Inning off M. Gonzales, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 2 , A. Benintendi 4 , C. Taylor 3 , M. Ozuna , T. Flowers 2 , A. Hicks , J. Lowrie 2
2-out RBI: C. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Benintendi 2 , M. Ozuna , J. Lowrie
GIDP: A. Hicks 2
Sac Bunt: F. Liriano 2
Sac Fly: F. Liriano
Team LOB: 9
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Gonzales L (8-4) 5.0 6 3 3 1 2 1 68 42 3.39   
D. Otero 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 12 7 4.28   
R. Buchter 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 18 8 2.31   
N. Vincent 2.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 38 18 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gonzales 44
Batters Faced: M. Gonzales 21, D. Otero 3, R. Buchter 5, N. Vincent 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gonzales 6-6, D. Otero 1-0, R. Buchter 0-2, N. Vincent 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gonzales 68-42, D. Otero 12-7, R. Buchter 18-8, N. Vincent 38-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Buchter 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Liriano W (3-1) 8.0 5 3 3 3 8 1 101 62 3.81   
B. Norris SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Liriano 65
Batters Faced: F. Liriano 32, B. Norris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Liriano 10-6, B. Norris 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Liriano 101-62, B. Norris 15-7
Hit Batsmen: B. Norris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Liriano
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 38089
Monday, September 3rd, 2018 - OOTP Baseball 19.8 Build 79