MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
05/18/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1270 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (22-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Baltimore Orioles (21-25) 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 X 8 10 0
Baltimore Topples Washington, 8-1
The skies opened up and the rain fell at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals, 8-1, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles got a fine performance from first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand, who was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Cody Bradford earned the win for Baltimore. He lasted 5.1 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits, while striking out 4. With the win, he raised his record to 4-2.

One pivotal at-bat came with one out in the top of the fourth. With runners on 1st and 2nd and Washington trailing 3-0, Cody Bradford needed to bear down against Austin Wells. Bradford won the battle, as Wells flied out and the Orioles went on to win.

The defeat makes Washington 22-26.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255 9 24
O. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 10
   a-J. Aranda PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 10 25
R. Urias SS 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .209 4 9
   b-W. Abreu PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236 10 27
   c-P. DeJong SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 12 33
M. Tauchman LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .265 2 20
M. Conforto RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .207 4 18
A. Wells C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 4 14
S. Brown 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .188 10 27
D. Baker CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .204 0 8
M. Stefanic DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1 2 9 18      
a - J. Aranda pinch hit for O. Lopez in the 8th
b - W. Abreu pinch hit for R. Urias in the 8th
c - P. DeJong substituted for W. Abreu in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Conforto (4, 9th Inning off R. Vanasco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 2 , O. Lopez , R. Urias 2 , M. Conforto 4 , M. Stefanic
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tauchman , M. Conforto , S. Brown
GIDP: O. Lopez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Urias (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Urias-Brown)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .261 6 15
C. Encarnacion-Strand 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .250 8 28
   a-T. d'Arnaud PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 6 14
S. Ohtani DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .273 9 18
A. Judge RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .320 19 37
J. Jung 3B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .220 3 20
E. Valdez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .259 15 31
T. Story SS 3 0 2 2 0 1 2 .200 2 9
E. White CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .176 3 9
W. Banfield C 3 1 0 0 1 2 6 .231 4 13
Totals 32 8 10 8 6 10 18      
a - T. d'Arnaud pinch hit for C. Encarnacion-Strand in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Encarnacion-Strand (16, 5th Inning off J. Means, 2 on, 1 out) , T. Story (3, 7th Inning off M. Otanez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Encarnacion-Strand (8, 3rd Inning off J. Means, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Encarnacion-Strand 6 , S. Ohtani , A. Judge 2 , J. Jung , E. Valdez , T. Story 3 , E. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Banfield 2
GIDP: E. Valdez
Sac Fly: T. Story
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Ohtani (2)
CS: E. Ruiz (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valdez-Story-Encarnacion-Strand)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Means L (2-4) 4.1 5 6 5 3 2 1 73 5.86   
J. Junis 0.2 4 2 1 1 1 0 35 5.10   
S. Dominguez 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 6.48   
M. Otanez 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.32   
M. Lorenzen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 8.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Means 30
Batters Faced: J. Means 20, J. Junis 7, S. Dominguez 4, M. Otanez 5, M. Lorenzen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Means 4-5, J. Junis 0-1, S. Dominguez 0-0, M. Otanez 0-1, M. Lorenzen 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Means 73-42, J. Junis 35-22, S. Dominguez 21-13, M. Otanez 22-12, M. Lorenzen 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Junis 1-1
WP: J. Means
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bradford W (4-2) 5.1 4 0 0 2 4 0 76 4.33   
D. Nikhazy 1.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 31 8.40   
R. Vanasco 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 27 6.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bradford 62
Batters Faced: C. Bradford 21, D. Nikhazy 7, R. Vanasco 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bradford 6-5, D. Nikhazy 1-1, R. Vanasco 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bradford 76-47, D. Nikhazy 31-18, R. Vanasco 27-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Nikhazy 1-0 , R. Vanasco 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 4:10
Attendance: 33495
Special Notes: Rain delay of 45 minutes in the 4th inning.
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