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Game Recap Final

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates

WSH

Washington Nationals

8-10 · L1

8
Final

PIT

Pittsburgh Pirates

11-7 · W1

7

Washington Nationals beat Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 at PNC Park. Clayton Beeter earned the win; Dennis Santana took the loss. Orlando Ribalta recorded the save.

Washington Nationals 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 MLB game recap for April 16, 2026
Pre-game preview

Linescore

12345678910 R H E
WSH 0000412001 8 10 0
PIT 0000420010 7 15 4

Scoring Summary

▲ 5th

Pirates challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Luis García Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Konnor Griffin. Jorbit Vivas scores. Drew Millas scores. Nasim Nuñez scores. Luis García Jr. to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop Konnor Griffin.

3-0
▲ 5th

Brady House grounds out, third baseman Nick Gonzales to first baseman Nick Yorke.

4-0
▼ 5th

Oneil Cruz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder James Wood. Billy Cook scores. Jake Mangum to 3rd.

4-1
▼ 5th

Marcell Ozuna homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz scores.

4-4
▲ 6th

Joey Wiemer doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Jake Mangum. Jorbit Vivas scores.

5-4
▼ 6th

Konnor Griffin triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Daylen Lile. Joey Bart scores.

5-5
▼ 6th

Nick Gonzales singles on a line drive to right fielder James Wood. Spencer Horwitz scores. Nick Gonzales out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder James Wood to first baseman Luis García Jr. to shortstop CJ Abrams. Jake Mangum to 3rd.

5-6
▲ 7th

Jacob Young hit by pitch. James Wood scores. Daylen Lile to 3rd. CJ Abrams to 2nd.

6-6
▲ 7th

Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging.

7-6
▼ 9th

Brandon Lowe singles on a ground ball to shortstop CJ Abrams. Jake Mangum scores. Oneil Cruz to 3rd. Nick Yorke to 2nd.

7-7
▲ 10th

James Wood singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. Jorbit Vivas scores.

8-7

Key Performers

Marcell Ozuna

PIT

1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

James Wood

WSH

2-6, 1 RBI, 1 R

Brandon Lowe

PIT

2-5, 1 RBI

Oneil Cruz

PIT

2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R

Batting

WSH AB R H RBI BB K AVG
Brady House 3B 6 0 1 0 0 2 -
CJ Abrams SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 -
Nasim Nuñez 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 -
Drew Millas C 2 1 2 0 0 0 -
Jorbit Vivas DH 4 3 1 0 0 1 -
Joey Wiemer PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 -
Curtis Mead 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
Daylen Lile LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 -
James Wood RF 6 1 2 1 0 2 -
Jacob Young CF 4 0 0 1 0 2 -
Keibert Ruiz C 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Luis García Jr. 1B 3 1 0 1 0 1 -
Totals 40 8 10 4 4 10
PIT AB R H RBI BB K AVG
Nick Yorke 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 -
Spencer Horwitz 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 -
Brandon Lowe 2B 5 0 2 1 0 2 -
Joey Bart C 5 1 1 0 0 2 -
Bryan Reynolds RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 -
Oneil Cruz CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 -
Jake Mangum LF 5 2 3 0 1 0 -
Billy Cook LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 -
Henry Davis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Konnor Griffin SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 -
Ryan O'Hearn 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Nick Gonzales 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 -
Marcell Ozuna DH 4 1 1 3 1 1 -
Totals 42 7 15 7 3 11

Pitching

WSH IP H R ER BB K P-S ERA
Griffin 5.1 8 4 4 1 7 89-60 3.05
Schultz (BS, 1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 5-5 5.40
Poulin 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 7-7 4.22
Varland, G (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 10-6 4.05
Pérez, C (H, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 16-10 7.27
Beeter (W, 1-0)(BS, 2) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 32-19 3.86
Ribalta (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 14-12 0.00
Totals 10.0 15 7 7 3 11
PIT IP H R ER BB K P-S ERA
Ashcraft, B 5.2 5 5 2 2 7 90-64 2.38
Sisk 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 14-9 3.86
Ramírez, Y (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 17-12 2.13
Mattson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 18-10 1.54
Lawrence, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 12-8 8.64
Santana, D (L, 2-1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 11-8 0.90
Totals 10.0 10 8 4 4 10
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