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Time: 2:22
Attendance: 23,967
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 4mph out to Centerfield,
Cloudy, No Precipitation.
After MacKenzie Gore’s early exit the night before, the Nationals
really needed Jake Irvin to pitch deep into the Sunday afternoon game, and he
delivered, not only getting through seven innings but doing so while giving up
only one solo homer each in the 2nd and 5th innings. The Nationals were even
less productive, but the Reds gifted them a pair of two-out runs in the bottom
of the 3rd when they cleanly picked Jacob Young off third base but botched the
rundown.
With the score still tied at two, Washington’s offense
finally struck pay dirt with two outs in the bottom of the 8th. Keibert Ruiz
started things off with a single, and Ildemaro Vargas followed with a perfectly
placed bunt base hit. At that point, with James Wood due up, Cincinnati made
the somewhat curious decision to bring in southpaw reliever Justin Wilson to
replace fellow lefty Lucas Sims. Wood wasted no time ruining that strategy,
sending Wilson’s first pitch well over the left-field wall.
Coming in with a 3-run lead, Kyle Finnegan needed only five pitches to dispose of the visitors in the 9th, thereby saving each game of Washington’s weekend series sweep.
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