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Saturday, September 12, 2026

Los Angeles Angels at Washington Nationals

LAA

Los Angeles Angels

56-91 · L1

5
Final

WSH

Washington Nationals

68-81 · W1

6

Washington Nationals beat Los Angeles Angels 6-5 at Nationals Park. Jack Sinclair earned the win; José Fermin took the loss.

Los Angeles Angels 5, Washington Nationals 6 MLB game recap for September 12, 2026

Washington beat Los Angeles 6-5 in 10 innings at Nationals Park when shortstop Zach Neto committed a fielding error on a Harry Ford grounder, allowing CJ Abrams to score the deciding run. The Angels had tied the game with three eighth-inning runs capped by Vaughn Grissom's two-run homer. José Alvarez delivered seven shutout innings for the Nationals, striking out eight and throwing 97 pitches. His counterpart Ureña lasted six frames, fanning seven and surrendering four earned across 101 pitches. ERA now stands at 2.88 for Ureña, 3.35 for Alvarez. Washington built a 4-0 lead behind Abimelec Ortiz, who went 2-for-2 with a double and drove in two runs in the second. CJ Abrams opened the scoring in the first with an RBI double to center. Grissom's 11th homer of the season erased the Angels' deficit, but Los Angeles couldn't hold the tie past the 10th. The K model had both starters reaching their actuals seven for Ureña, eight for Alvarez. The NRFI carried a strong lean and cashed when the first inning ended scoreless despite Abrams' double coming in the bottom half.

José Alvarez blanked the Angels over seven innings, striking out eight on 97 pitches and lowering his ERA to 3.35.

Linescore

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LAA 0000000320 5 4 2
WSH 1300000011 6 11 1

Scoring Summary

▼ 1st

CJ Abrams doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. Abimelec Ortiz scores.

0-1
▼ 2nd

Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Nationals challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Siri. Keibert Ruiz scores. Jacob Young to 2nd.

0-2
▼ 2nd

Abimelec Ortiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyren Paris. Jacob Young scores. James Wood scores.

0-4
▲ 8th

Wade Meckler doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Mike Trout scores.

1-4
▲ 8th

Vaughn Grissom homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Wade Meckler scores.

3-4
▲ 9th

Denzer Guzman doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Oswald Peraza scores.

4-4
▲ 9th

Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Daylen Lile. Denzer Guzman scores.

5-4
▼ 9th

Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. José Tena scores.

5-5
▼ 10th

Harry Ford reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Zach Neto. CJ Abrams scores. Fielding error by shortstop Zach Neto.

5-6

Key Performers

Vaughn Grissom

LAA

1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R

Abimelec Ortiz

WSH

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

CJ Abrams

WSH

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

Denzer Guzman

LAA

1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 R

Batting

LAA AB R H RBI BB K AVG
Oswald Peraza DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 -
Jose Siri LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 -
Christian Moore 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 -
Zach Neto SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 -
Mike Trout CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 -
Moisés Ballesteros C 1 0 0 1 0 1 -
Kyren Paris RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 -
Denzer Guzman 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 -
Vaughn Grissom 1B 5 1 1 2 0 3 -
Wade Meckler LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 -
Josh Lowe RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Tyler Heineman C 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Totals 33 5 4 5 7 10
WSH AB R H RBI BB K AVG
Brady House 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
Abimelec Ortiz 1B 2 1 2 2 1 0 -
CJ Abrams SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 -
Andrés Chaparro 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 -
Jorbit Vivas 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 -
Dylan Crews CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 -
Daylen Lile RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 -
José Tena LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 -
James Wood DH 4 1 1 0 1 3 -
Harry Ford C 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jacob Young CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 -
Andrew Pinckney PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Keibert Ruiz C 4 1 3 0 0 0 -
Totals 39 6 11 5 4 9

Pitching

LAA IP H R ER BB K P-S ERA
Ureña 6.0 9 4 4 2 7 101-65 2.88
Weiman 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 20-15 2.03
Joyce (BS, 2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 23-13 3.65
Fermin (L, 4-3) 0.1 0 1 0 1 0 5-3 3.18
Totals 9.1 11 6 5 4 9
WSH IP H R ER BB K P-S ERA
Alvarez 7.0 1 0 0 4 8 97-61 3.35
Lord 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 21-14 4.06
Dion (BS, 2) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 18-12 4.17
Sinclair (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 21-13 0.00
Totals 10.0 4 5 5 7 10
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned strong nrfi at 65%