MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/01/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 653 - TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (2-3) 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Toronto Blue Jays (1-5) 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 7 8 0
Blue Jays 7-3 Winners Over Washington
The timely hitting of Will Benson helped the Toronto Blue Jays down the Washington Nationals, 7-3. Benson went 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Blue Jays. The loss drops Washington to 2-3.

With Toronto leading 2-1 in the bottom of the second, Benson hit a fastball from Michael Lorenzen for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Blue Jays ahead, 5-1.

"This was a total team effort," said Benson.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .300 0 2
J. Aranda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
W. Abreu RF 4 2 2 3 0 2 2 .222 3 5
S. Brown DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091 1 1
   a-O. Lopez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
M. Conforto LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .214 0 0
R. Urias 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .105 0 0
M. Tauchman CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133 0 0
P. DeJong SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 1 3
A. Wells C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3 2 10 10      
a - O. Lopez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tauchman (1, 2nd Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Abreu 2 (3, 1st Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off P. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 2 , W. Abreu 8 , M. Tauchman 2
2-out RBI: , W. Abreu 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Lopez , P. DeJong
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Abreu(Harper at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Outman CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .353 2 3
X. Edwards 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304 0 3
B. Harper DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .130 1 4
M. Muncy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 2 5
W. Contreras C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .409 2 7
G. Lux 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .267 0 1
W. Langford LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 .182 0 0
W. Benson RF 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 .333 1 3
K. Hayes SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .217 1 3
Totals 31 7 8 7 4 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (1, 7th Inning off S. Dominguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Outman (2, 1st Inning off M. Lorenzen, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Harper (1, 1st Inning off M. Lorenzen, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Benson (1, 2nd Inning off M. Lorenzen, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Outman 4 , B. Harper 6 , W. Contreras , G. Lux , W. Langford , W. Benson 4 , K. Hayes
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hayes
Sac Fly: X. Edwards
Team LOB: 4
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lorenzen L (0-1) 5.0 5 5 5 1 4 3 70 9.00   
M. Otanez 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 4.50   
S. Dominguez 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 26 10.80   
E. Miller 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lorenzen 40
Batters Faced: M. Lorenzen 21, M. Otanez 5, S. Dominguez 6, E. Miller 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lorenzen 5-6, M. Otanez 1-1, S. Dominguez 1-1, E. Miller 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lorenzen 70-44, M. Otanez 24-14, S. Dominguez 26-18, E. Miller 15-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Dominguez 1-1 , E. Miller 1-0
WP: S. Dominguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lopez W (1-0) 7.0 4 3 3 1 7 2 89 3.00   
B. Burke 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 19 16.88   
M. Kopech 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lopez 63
Batters Faced: P. Lopez 26, B. Burke 5, M. Kopech 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lopez 2-12, B. Burke 1-0, M. Kopech 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lopez 89-59, B. Burke 19-10, M. Kopech 12-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Will Benson
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 36 degrees
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 19821
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