Friday, September 11, 2026
Los Angeles Angels at Washington Nationals
LAA
Los Angeles Angels
56-90 · W2
WSH
Washington Nationals
67-81 · L7
Washington Nationals beat Los Angeles Angels 4-3 at Nationals Park. Clayton Beeter earned the win; Samy Natera Jr. took the loss. Erik Tolman recorded the save.
The Nationals walked off the Angels 4-3 at Nationals Park, scoring twice in the bottom of the eighth to erase a one-run deficit. Clayton Beeter picked up the win in relief, Erik Tolman notched the save, and Samy Natera Jr. took the loss. Yusei Kikuchi gave the Angels four innings, striking out five and allowing one earned run on 88 pitches. His ERA sits at 4.75. Cade Cavalli worked six frames for Washington, punching out nine while surrendering two earned runs across 96 pitches. His ERA is 3.12. Mike Trout opened the scoring in the first with a solo home run to center, his 21st of the year. Christian Moore tied the game with an RBI single in the seventh, then doubled home another run in the ninth to pull the Angels within one. But Jorbit Vivas had the answer in the eighth, lacing a two-run double to right that scored Dylan Crews and Yohandy Morales and gave Washington the lead for good. The NRFI model carried a neutral lean and cashed when the first inning closed scoreless. Kikuchi recorded five strikeouts, while Cavalli fanned nine.
Cade Cavalli struck out nine across six innings and surrendered just two earned runs, lowering his ERA to 3.12.
Mike Trout homered in the first inning for his 21st of the season, but the Angels bullpen surrendered the lead in the eighth.
Christian Moore tallied two RBIs, including a late double that cut the deficit to one, but Washington closed the door in the ninth.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Mike Trout homers (21) on a fly ball to center field.
James Wood singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wade Meckler. Harry Ford scores. Jorbit Vivas to 2nd.
Christian Moore singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Crews. Vaughn Grissom scores. Moisés Ballesteros to 2nd.
Andrew Pinckney out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Josh Lowe. CJ Abrams scores. Dylan Crews to 3rd.
Jorbit Vivas doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Josh Lowe. Dylan Crews scores. Yohandy Morales scores.
Christian Moore doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Dylan Crews. Oswald Peraza scores.
Key Performers
Mike Trout
LAA
1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Christian Moore
LAA
2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Jorbit Vivas
WSH
1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI
James Wood
WSH
1-3, 1 RBI
Batting
| LAA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Frazier DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oswald Peraza PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jose Siri PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Christian Moore 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Zach Neto SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mike Trout CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Moisés Ballesteros C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kyren Paris PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denzer Guzman 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vaughn Grissom 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Wade Meckler LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Lowe RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady House 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Yohandy Morales 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Abimelec Ortiz DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| CJ Abrams SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Andrés Chaparro DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jorbit Vivas 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dylan Crews CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Daylen Lile LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| James Wood RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Harry Ford C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jacob Young CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Andrew Pinckney PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Keibert Ruiz C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Pitching
| LAA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kikuchi | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 88-54 | 4.75 |
| Murphy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.20 |
| Fermin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-9 | 3.20 |
| Watson, R (H, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13-8 | 4.12 |
| Natera Jr. (L, 1-2)(BS, 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29-18 | 3.13 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalli | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 96-60 | 3.12 |
| Dion | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-5 | 3.79 |
| Beeter (W, 6-5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-8 | 4.50 |
| Tolman (S, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 2.89 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |