MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/30/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2608 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (48-87) 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 0
Washington Nationals (64-72) 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 9 11 0
Abreu, Nationals Beat Rays, 9-5
The Washington Nationals defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-5. Doing his part was right fielder Wilyer Abreu, who was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. The winner was Washington reliever Jakob Junis, now 4-1. The loser was Grant Holmes. The loss makes Tampa Bay 48-87.

Early in the game, catcher Austin Wells had a bases-clearing double for Washington. It was his 22nd double of the season and put the Nationals on top, 3-0.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Wells said. "We did a good job of that today."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .240 17 52
J. Bauers 1B 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .179 16 44
T. France DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .247 13 58
Z. McKinstry SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .214 3 32
S. Taylor 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .197 1 24
C. Mitchell LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .222 16 58
A. Toro 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .249 16 66
R. Marchan C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .215 0 17
K. Corona CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .186 3 25
Totals 32 5 7 4 5 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Taylor (20, 2nd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Corona (17, 3rd Inning off L. McCullers Jr., 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Mitchell (19, 6th Inning off J. Junis, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. France (26, 7th Inning off S. Dominguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Springer 2 , T. France 2 , Z. McKinstry , S. Taylor 2 , C. Mitchell 2 , K. Corona 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Taylor , R. Marchan , K. Corona
GIDP: Z. McKinstry
Sac Fly: A. Toro
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bauers (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .276 34 88
J. Aranda 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .244 22 56
W. Abreu RF 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 .263 32 80
S. Brown DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .241 30 83
A. Wells C 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 .201 15 44
O. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .258 2 32
M. Tauchman LF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .261 10 46
D. Baker CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .225 2 32
P. DeJong SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .225 25 65
Totals 33 9 11 9 5 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Wells (22, 1st Inning off G. Holmes, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Abreu (32, 6th Inning off A. Nardi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez , W. Abreu 6 , S. Brown , A. Wells 2 , O. Lopez , M. Tauchman 3 , P. DeJong
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez , W. Abreu , S. Brown , M. Tauchman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wells , P. DeJong
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (17)
CS: A. Wells (2) , M. Tauchman (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DeJong-Lopez-Aranda)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Holmes L (6-14) 4.1 7 5 5 3 3 0 83 4.56   
D. Santana 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 18 5.03   
A. Nardi 1.0 2 2 2 1 3 1 32 4.97   
T. Stephan 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Holmes 29
Batters Faced: G. Holmes 23, D. Santana 5, A. Nardi 6, T. Stephan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Holmes 3-7, D. Santana 1-1, A. Nardi 0-0, T. Stephan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Holmes 83-54, D. Santana 18-12, A. Nardi 32-19, T. Stephan 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Santana 1-0 , A. Nardi 1-1 , T. Stephan 1-0
WP: A. Nardi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. 3.2 5 4 4 4 3 0 85 4.51   
J. Junis W (4-1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 4.15   
S. Dominguez H (5) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 25 5.70   
E. Miller 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 32
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 19, J. Junis 7, S. Dominguez 5, E. Miller 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 2-5, J. Junis 3-3, S. Dominguez 0-2, E. Miller 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 85-46, J. Junis 31-22, S. Dominguez 25-14, E. Miller 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Dominguez 1-0 , E. Miller 1-0
WP: L. McCullers Jr. 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilyer Abreu
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 20358
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