Washington led for most of the night on a single run, but Toronto's bats woke up in the middle innings and buried the Nationals with a five-run, unanswered surge. The Blue Jays won 5-2, turning a tight pitching duel into a comfortable finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Trey Yesavage carried the Toronto rotation through 6.2 innings, allowing just 3 hits and 1 run (1 earned) while striking out 4 and walking 3. He settled after Washington's early run and kept the Nationals off the board until his bullpen took over. Louie Varland closed with 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing 1 hit while striking out 1, and picked up his 23rd save.
Washington broke through first in the fourth inning when Young doubled to left and Abrams scored, giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead. Toronto answered in the sixth as Clement doubled to left to bring home Springer and tie the game at 1-1. The Blue Jays then went in front for good in the seventh when Varsho reached on an infield single to third, scoring Okamoto to make it 2-1 -- the go-ahead play of the game. Toronto blew the game open in the eighth, as Okamoto doubled to right to score both Schneider and Straw, and Springer followed with a single to left that brought home Okamoto again, pushing the score to 5-1. Washington answered with García Jr.'s single to left scoring Wood in the bottom of the eighth, but it wasn't enough.
Zack Littell started for Washington and worked 4.2 innings without allowing a run, giving way to a bullpen that could not hold the line. Orlando Ribalta took the loss after allowing 1 run on 3 hits in 1.0 inning of work. Okamoto led Toronto's offense, going 3-for-5 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs, while Springer and Clement each drove in a run as part of the decisive rally.
Toronto improved to 50-59, snapping in with a win after entering on a one-game window, while Washington fell to 55-54 with the loss. Wood and Young each collected multi-hit efforts for the Nationals, but the late innings belonged to the Blue Jays.