MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
10/25/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 8371 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 7 0
Toronto Blue Jays 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Kluber Handcuffs Blue Jays, Nationals Seize 1-0 Advantage in WS
The Washington Nationals started the World Series in style today, winning on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre by a score of 4-2 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Nationals right-hander Corey Kluber was named player of the game after he threw 8 innings of 7-hit ball.

Marcell Ozuna, who is a two-time All-Star, chipped in for Washington with a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"It was a solid team effort," said Kluber after the game.

Game 2 is scheduled for tomorrow. Slated to start are Nathan Karns for the Washington Nationals and Nathan Eovaldi for the the Toronto Blue Jays.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Taylor SS 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 .200 2 9
A. Hicks CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .256 1 2
M. Ozuna RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .225 4 9
S. Pearce DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .349 0 2
A. Benintendi LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 1 3
   a-J. Patterson LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
T. Flowers C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .139 1 1
T. White 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .250 0 1
J. Panik 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .195 1 3
Totals 33 4 7 4 4 14 11      
a - J. Patterson substituted for A. Benintendi in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: T. White (1, 9th Inning off D. Betances, 1 on, 2 outs) A. Benintendi (5, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Patterson (1, 7th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Ozuna (4, 6th Inning off C. Kershaw, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. White 2 , A. Benintendi 2 , C. Taylor , J. Panik , M. Ozuna 5 , J. Patterson 2
2-out RBI: T. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. White , C. Taylor , J. Panik
GIDP: Y. Gurriel
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 0 4
E. Andrus SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 0 6
A. McCutchen RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .371 1 5
J. Bell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .205 4 9
C. Gonzalez LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .182 1 5
N. Castellanos 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 1 7
J. Soler DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .179 2 5
B. Hamilton CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 1 3
A. Hedges C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .321 1 2
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Gonzalez (1, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Bell (3, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Andrus (5, 1st Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 3 , J. Soler , A. Hedges , J. Bell 2 , E. Andrus 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gonzalez , J. Soler
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Andrus (1)
CS: A. Hedges (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Andrus
Double Plays: 1 (Bell-Andrus-Bell)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber W (1-3) 8.0 7 2 2 1 6 0 117 77 3.42   
D. Robertson SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 65
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 31, D. Robertson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 9-8, D. Robertson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 117-77, D. Robertson 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw L (2-1) 7.0 6 3 3 2 10 1 103 66 3.26   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 13 2.84   
D. Betances 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 22 13 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 61
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 27, T. Rosenthal 4, D. Betances 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 4-5, T. Rosenthal 0-1, D. Betances 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 103-66, T. Rosenthal 22-13, D. Betances 22-13
WP: C. Kershaw
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Corey Kluber
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 65 degrees
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 39846
Special Notes: LF Andrew Benintendi was injured while running the bases.
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