MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/27/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2555 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (55-78) 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 11 1
Washington Nationals (50-83) 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Nationals Absorb 7-6 Home Loss
The New York Yankees downed the Washington Nationals, 7-6. The hitting star was right fielder Ruben Cardenas. Cardenas went 2 for 3 with a home run and a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for the Yankees. New York is 4th in the American League East Division with a record of 55-78.

The game turned with two out in the top of the fourth. That's when Cardenas hit a 2-run home run off Javier Assad. It propelled the Yankees into the lead, 5-3.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Cardenas.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Pozo C 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .301 3 14
S. Marte LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .244 2 25
S. Steer 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297 26 84
R. O'Hearn DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 28 69
N. Gorman 3B 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 .259 32 81
J. Cave CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .249 6 43
T. Estrada 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .257 11 45
R. Cardenas RF 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 .232 10 32
T. Walls SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .215 0 11
Totals 35 7 11 7 3 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cave 2 (24, 2nd Inning off J. Assad, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Assad, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Estrada (12, 6th Inning off J. Staumont, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Cardenas (8, 8th Inning off N. Pearson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Pozo (3, 3rd Inning off J. Assad, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Cardenas (10, 4th Inning off J. Assad, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Pozo 4 , S. Marte 2 , N. Gorman 2 , J. Cave 4 , T. Estrada 3 , R. Cardenas 6
2-out RBI: R. Cardenas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Pozo , S. Marte , J. Cave , T. Walls
GIDP: S. Steer 2
Sac Fly: R. Cardenas
Hit by Pitch: S. Marte
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. O'Hearn (13) , N. Gorman (10) , T. Estrada 2 (18) , T. Walls (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Marte (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Estrada-Walls-Steer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Abreu CF 4 2 1 2 1 1 3 .277 23 79
J. Aranda 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 9 49
   a-R. Urías PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 13 43
   b-M. Ford 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 7 19
M. Conforto LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .238 13 67
S. Brown RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .234 23 74
A. Rosario SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .277 6 49
M. Mastrobuoni 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .258 4 32
M. Thaiss C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .221 8 39
C. Hummel DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .258 5 25
M. Stefanic 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .272 3 18
Totals 38 6 12 6 3 6 19      
a - R. Urías pinch hit for J. Aranda in the 6th
b - M. Ford substituted for R. Urías in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Stefanic (10, 4th Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Conforto 2 (23, 5th Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Wacha, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Thaiss (12, 5th Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Abreu (23, 2nd Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Abreu 4 , M. Conforto 5 , S. Brown , A. Rosario , M. Mastrobuoni , M. Thaiss 3 , C. Hummel , M. Stefanic 3
2-out RBI: W. Abreu , M. Mastrobuoni , M. Thaiss
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Abreu , J. Aranda , A. Rosario , M. Mastrobuoni 2 , C. Hummel
GIDP: W. Abreu
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Rosario (26) , M. Mastrobuoni (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mastrobuoni-Rosario-Aranda, Stefanic-Mastrobuoni-Ford)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Gray W (4-6) 5.0 9 6 6 2 3 1 91 4.72   
C. Perez H (7) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 4.20   
S. Sánchez H (2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 4.90   
M. Wacha SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 6.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 26
Batters Faced: S. Gray 26, C. Perez 6, S. Sánchez 6, M. Wacha 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 4-8, C. Perez 3-0, S. Sánchez 4-0, M. Wacha 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 91-59, C. Perez 25-16, S. Sánchez 19-16, M. Wacha 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sánchez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Assad L (8-9) 5.0 9 7 7 1 2 2 90 4.85   
J. Staumont 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 5.59   
N. Pearson 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 25 6.38   
G. Jax 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 6.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Assad 22
Batters Faced: J. Assad 24, J. Staumont 5, N. Pearson 8, G. Jax 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Assad 4-8, J. Staumont 2-1, N. Pearson 1-1, G. Jax 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Assad 90-56, J. Staumont 21-12, N. Pearson 25-18, G. Jax 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Staumont 1-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Jax
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Cardenas
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 16752
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