Los Angeles Angels at Washington Nationals

LAA 5 — 6 WSH
Final (10) — 2026-09-12
MVP: Andrew Alvarez 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K

Washington Nationals defeated Los Angeles Angels 6-5. Andrew Alvarez led the way with 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K. (gpid=sa:695378) earned the win and Jose Fermin took the loss.

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LAA 0000000320 5
WSH 1300000011 6

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: CJ Abrams doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. Abimelec Ortiz scores. (0-1)
Bot 2: Nationals challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Siri. Keibert Ruiz scores. Jacob Young to 2nd. (0-2)
Bot 2: Abimelec Ortiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyren Paris. Jacob Young scores. James Wood scores. (0-4)
Top 8: Wade Meckler doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Mike Trout scores. (1-4)
Top 8: Vaughn Grissom homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Wade Meckler scores. (3-4)
Top 9: Denzer Guzman doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Oswald Peraza scores. (4-4)
Top 9: Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Daylen Lile. Denzer Guzman scores. (5-4)
Bot 9: Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. José Tena scores. (5-5)
Bot 10: Harry Ford reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Zach Neto. CJ Abrams scores. Fielding error by shortstop Zach Neto. (5-6)

LAA — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Siri LF2011000100 .226.285.400.685
Peraza DH3100000110 .223.282.336.618
Neto SS5000000010 .240.319.436.755
Moore 2B4000000100 .187.250.275.525
Trout CF3100000220 .243.376.428.804
Ballesteros C1000001010 .217.280.341.621
Paris RF3000000120 .000.188.000.188
Guzman 3B3111001100 .225.269.355.624
Grissom 1B5110012030 .242.306.387.693
Meckler LF2111001001 .296.370.389.759
Lowe RF0000000000 .205.275.352.627
Heineman C2000000000 .177.224.226.450

WSH — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
House 3B5000000000 .240.301.394.695
Ortiz 1B2121002100 .218.259.400.659
Abrams SS5121001001 .262.338.493.831
Chaparro 1B2010001000 .251.350.497.847
Vivas 2B4011000030 .241.335.333.668
Crews CF5000000010 .222.290.371.661
Lile RF4000000111 .246.300.427.727
Tena LF0100000101 .227.309.377.686
Wood DH4110000132 .266.393.523.916
Ford C1000000000 .186.307.360.667
Young CF3110001010 .249.317.388.705
Ruiz C4131000000 .289.325.464.789
Pinckney PR0000000000 .273.308.500.808

LAA — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Joyce 1.0111110 23-13 3.651.05BS
Fermin 0.1010100 5-3 3.181.39L
Urena 6.0944270 101-65 2.881.24
Weiman 2.0100010 20-15 2.031.28

WSH — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Dion 0.2122100 18-12 4.171.17BS
Lord 1.0233111 21-14 4.061.26
(gpid=sa:695378) 1.1000110 21-13 0.000.92W
Alvarez 7.0100480 97-61 3.351.26

Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia

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