MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/12/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2779 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (68-80) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Washington Nationals (71-77) 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 X 8 10 1
Nationals Win at Home, 8-1
Paul DeJong helped his team muscle past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-1. In the game, the Washington shortstop was 2-4 with a home run, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Washington reliever Anthony Banda picked up the win, upping his record to 5-2. Bailey Ober took the loss. The Nationals improved their record to 71-77 by beating Pittsburgh.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Nationals grabbed the lead when DeJong hit his 27th home run of the season. The 3-run home run off Bailey Ober made it 4-1, Washington.

"We didn't put our best foot forward tonight," said losing manager Jake S.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .252 22 59
M. Chapman 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 5 .255 19 61
B. Rice C 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 .200 18 57
T. O'Neill RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .238 30 78
S. Hilliard LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .194 14 43
J. Bride 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 13 63
D. Keirsey Jr. CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .242 6 36
A. Volpe SS 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .249 13 69
J. Westbrook 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .256 8 42
Totals 36 1 8 1 4 9 33      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Westbrook (27, 3rd Inning off B. Bello, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hilliard (14, 2nd Inning off B. Bello, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Chapman 2 , T. O'Neill , S. Hilliard 4 , J. Bride , D. Keirsey Jr. , A. Volpe , J. Westbrook 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Rice 2 , T. O'Neill 2 , A. Volpe
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 35 91
   a-K. McCann PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Aranda 1B, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .252 29 68
W. Abreu RF 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 .263 34 86
S. Brown DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .234 33 89
A. Wells C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .197 15 44
O. Lopez 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .266 3 39
M. Conforto LF 4 2 1 2 0 1 2 .239 11 43
D. Baker CF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .228 3 34
P. DeJong SS 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 .227 27 74
Totals 34 8 10 8 3 6 12      
a - K. McCann pinch hit for J. Ramirez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Wells (25, 8th Inning off S. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. DeJong (27, 7th Inning off B. Ober, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Aranda (29, 7th Inning off B. Ober, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Conforto (11, 8th Inning off S. Long, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Baker (3, 8th Inning off S. Long, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Aranda 5 , A. Wells 2 , O. Lopez 2 , M. Conforto 4 , D. Baker 5 , P. DeJong 5
2-out RBI: J. Aranda , P. DeJong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Wells
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Lopez (13)

FIELDING
Errors: P. DeJong (10)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ober L (9-11) 6.2 7 5 5 2 5 2 85 3.89   
S. Long 1.1 3 3 3 1 1 2 28 10.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ober 43
Batters Faced: B. Ober 29, S. Long 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ober 8-7, S. Long 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ober 85-51, S. Long 28-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bello 5.1 5 1 1 2 5 1 96 3.20   
S. Dominguez 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 5.26   
A. Banda W (5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.44   
M. Brash 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 2.54   
M. Lorenzen 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bello 57
Batters Faced: B. Bello 23, S. Dominguez 4, A. Banda 3, M. Brash 4, M. Lorenzen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bello 3-8, S. Dominguez 0-0, A. Banda 0-3, M. Brash 0-2, M. Lorenzen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bello 96-57, S. Dominguez 18-9, A. Banda 7-5, M. Brash 24-14, M. Lorenzen 23-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Dominguez 1-0 , A. Banda 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul DeJong
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 27783
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