MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
04/02/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 661 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (2-4) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Toronto Blue Jays (2-5) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 1
Blue Jays Rack Up 5-1 Win Versus Washington
The Toronto Blue Jays rode a solid performance from 29-year-old starting pitcher Justin Steele to a win, beating the Washington Nationals, 5-1, at Rogers Centre. The winning pitcher was Steele, now 1-0. He tossed 6.1 innings of 1-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 7. With the loss, Washington sinks to 2-4.

Wyatt Langford had a big bases-clearing double for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the third inning. With Toronto leading 2-0 and the bases loaded, he got a curveball from Justin Verlander, who finished 5th in the AL in innings pitched with 208.1 in 2023, and swatted a double to left-center. It was his 3rd double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Blue Jays ahead, 5-0.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Steele said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .292 0 2
O. Lopez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
J. Aranda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
R. Urias DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .087 0 0
W. Abreu RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182 3 5
M. Tauchman CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .118 0 0
M. Conforto LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 0 0
P. DeJong SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222 2 4
A. Wells C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1 1 10 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. DeJong (2, 6th Inning off J. Steele, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez , O. Lopez , P. DeJong 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Abreu
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Outman CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .429 2 3
X. Edwards 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .269 0 3
B. Harper DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 1 5
   a-J. Triolo DH 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .222 0 1
M. Muncy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .240 2 5
W. Langford LF 4 0 2 4 0 2 0 .231 0 4
G. Lux 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 0 1
W. Benson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 1 3
M. Amaya C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
K. Hayes SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 1 3
Totals 31 5 7 5 3 7 13      
a - J. Triolo inserted as DH in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Outman 2 (5, 1st Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Langford (3, 3rd Inning off J. Verlander, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Outman 5 , B. Harper , W. Langford 3 , K. Hayes
2-out RBI: W. Langford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Muncy , W. Benson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Lux (1)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander L (1-1) 5.0 7 5 5 3 3 0 92 3.97   
M. Otanez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.00   
J. Junis 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 33
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 25, M. Otanez 3, J. Junis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 2-10, M. Otanez 0-1, J. Junis 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 92-57, M. Otanez 13-9, J. Junis 23-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Steele W (1-0) 6.1 1 1 1 0 7 1 82 3.97   
E. Swanson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.86   
B. Burke 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 13.50   
J. Hader SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Steele 74
Batters Faced: J. Steele 21, E. Swanson 4, B. Burke 4, J. Hader 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Steele 8-4, E. Swanson 0-2, B. Burke 0-1, J. Hader 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Steele 82-56, E. Swanson 17-10, B. Burke 13-10, J. Hader 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Burke 1-0 , J. Hader 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Steele
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Roof closed, 31 degrees
Start Time: 3:07 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 18617
Special Notes: 1B Bryce Harper was injured while running the bases.
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