A late swing separated the Washington Nationals from the Los Angeles Angels, as Jorbit Vivas broke the tie in the eighth and the Nationals held on for the win.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Cade Cavalli anchored Washington's effort with a sharp start, working through six innings while allowing two earned runs and striking out nine. Clayton Beeter followed with a scoreless inning, and the Nationals' relief corps protected the lead until the Angels' final push.
Mike Trout opened the scoring with a homer in the first. James Wood brought Harry Ford home with a single in the fourth, and Christian Moore restored the Angels' lead with a single in the seventh when Vaughn Grissom scored. Andrew Pinckney's sacrifice fly brought C. J. Abrams home in the eighth, tying the game before Jorbit Vivas doubled to bring Dylan Crews and Yohandy Morales across for the go-ahead runs.
Los Angeles answered in the ninth when Christian Moore doubled and Oswald Peraza scored, but the Angels could not complete the comeback. The Angels' late relief appearance produced the runs that put Washington in front.
Washington's late rally turned a back-and-forth game into a narrow finish, while the Angels left Nationals Park still searching for a response after the eighth-inning swing.
Washington Nationals defeated Los Angeles Angels, 4-3.
- Mike Trout went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .244 on the season).
- Harry Ford went 0-for-2 with 1 run scored (batting .188 on the season).
- Moises Ballesteros went 0-for-2 (batting .218 on the season).
- Clayton Beeter allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, to earn the win (6-5) (4.50 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:680899) allowed 1 run on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, and closed it out for the save (2) (2.89 ERA).
- (gpid=sa:696519) allowed 3 runs on 3 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and took the loss (0-1) (3.13 ERA).
Washington Nationals improved to 68-81; Los Angeles Angels fell to 56-91.