MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/31/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2630 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (48-88) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Washington Nationals (65-72) 1 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 X 19 18 0
Nationals Bully Rays, Win 19-1
The Washington Nationals buried the Tampa Bay Rays, 19-1, under a barrage of hits. Paul DeJong led the onslaught, going 3-for-5 for Washington. Washington pitcher Javier Assad earned the win, hiking his record to 5-5. Tony Gonsolin suffered the loss. The Nationals improved their record to 65-72 with the win over Tampa Bay.

Brandon Valenzuela contributed to the Washington win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the second. For the game, the catcher had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 2 home runs, 1 single, 3 runs scored, and 5 RBI.

"You can't sugarcoat this one," said Tampa Bay manager Mark S. "We got flat-out beat."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .239 17 52
   b-E. Olivares PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281 7 23
J. Bauers 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .179 16 44
T. France DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 13 58
Z. McKinstry SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .214 3 32
S. Taylor 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .198 1 24
C. Mitchell LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .220 16 58
A. Toro 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251 16 67
   a-C. Arroyo PR, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 5 26
R. Marchan C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .213 0 17
   c-L. Driscoll PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 1 10
K. Corona CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .187 3 25
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 8 19      
a - C. Arroyo pinch ran for A. Toro in the 2nd
b - E. Olivares pinch hit for G. Springer in the 7th
c - L. Driscoll pinch hit for R. Marchan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Toro (32, 2nd Inning off J. Assad, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bauers , Z. McKinstry , S. Taylor , A. Toro 2 , K. Corona
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bauers , T. France , Z. McKinstry , R. Marchan
Hit by Pitch: T. France
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bauers (13) , K. Corona (10)

FIELDING
PB: R. Marchan
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 3B 5 2 4 1 1 0 0 .281 35 89
J. Aranda 1B 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 .244 23 59
W. Abreu RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 4 .263 32 81
S. Brown DH 4 1 1 0 2 2 4 .241 30 83
M. Tauchman LF 5 2 3 2 1 0 3 .265 10 48
O. Lopez 2B 6 2 2 2 0 1 7 .259 2 34
P. DeJong SS 5 4 3 4 1 0 4 .229 26 69
D. Baker CF 5 1 0 0 1 2 6 .222 2 32
B. Valenzuela C 5 3 3 5 0 1 0 .186 4 16
Totals 42 19 18 18 9 9 30      
BATTING
Doubles: P. DeJong (22, 3rd Inning off T. Gonsolin, 1 on, 1 out) , O. Lopez (40, 7th Inning off D. Santana, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Valenzuela 2 (4, 2nd Inning off T. Gonsolin, 2 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off T. Gonsolin, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. DeJong (26, 4th Inning off M. Barnett, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Aranda (23, 5th Inning off Y. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Ramirez (35, 8th Inning off N. Sandlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 7 , J. Aranda 4 , W. Abreu , S. Brown , M. Tauchman 3 , O. Lopez 3 , P. DeJong 7 , B. Valenzuela 9
2-out RBI: M. Tauchman , B. Valenzuela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Brown , O. Lopez , D. Baker
Sac Fly: W. Abreu
Hit by Pitch: J. Aranda
Team LOB: 10
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gonsolin L (4-12) 2.2 6 7 7 3 3 2 66 6.05   
M. Barnett 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 1 29 5.88   
Y. Rodriguez 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 1 43 3.60   
T. Stephan 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 18 4.10   
D. Santana 1.0 2 2 1 0 0 0 13 5.10   
N. Sandlin 1.0 2 2 2 3 1 1 31 4.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gonsolin 14
Batters Faced: T. Gonsolin 18, M. Barnett 7, Y. Rodriguez 8, T. Stephan 7, D. Santana 5, N. Sandlin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gonsolin 2-4, M. Barnett 1-0, Y. Rodriguez 1-1, T. Stephan 1-1, D. Santana 3-0, N. Sandlin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gonsolin 66-39, M. Barnett 29-16, Y. Rodriguez 43-26, T. Stephan 18-12, D. Santana 13-8, N. Sandlin 31-15
WP: T. Gonsolin
Hit Batsmen: T. Stephan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Assad W (5-5) 5.0 5 1 1 3 3 0 102 5.59   
M. Lorenzen 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 35 4.91   
M. Brash 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Assad 53
Batters Faced: J. Assad 23, M. Lorenzen 10, M. Brash 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Assad 5-7, M. Lorenzen 0-6, M. Brash 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Assad 102-63, M. Lorenzen 35-24, M. Brash 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lorenzen 2-0
WP: J. Assad
Hit Batsmen: M. Lorenzen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul DeJong
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 21629
Special Notes: 3B Abraham Toro was injured while running the bases.
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