https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS202409280.shtml
Start time: 4:05pm
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 38,135
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 6mph from Right to Left,
Cloudy, No Precipitation.
Seats: Section 314, Row E, Seats 1-2 – one section to the
right of our usual, seats on the “far” aisle, in the shade
The sky was bright for the only time this week, and it was
actually rather warm out in the sun. Starting pitchers MacKenzie Gore and Zack
Wheeler dominated the first five innings, with neither team getting a runner as
far as second base. The Nats finally broke through in the bottom of the 6th on
a two-run homer by James Wood.
The bullpens took over an inning later, although Phillies manager Rob Thomson kept Wheeler in for one more out so that he could reach the 200-inning mark for the season. The action really picked up in the 8th, as former Nat Trea Turner sent a two-out, 0-2 pitch from Jose A. Ferrer into the visitors’ bullpen to tie the game at 2. Washington answered back quickly in the bottom of the frame off Phils reliever Jeff Hoffman, with Wood leading off with a triple, Keibert Ruiz singling him home, and Joey Gallo adding an exclamation point with a three-run dinger four batters later. Kyle Finnegan closed things out in the 9th, allowing just one meaningless run. The victory allowed the Nationals to match their 71-win total from 2023 and sent at least half of the sellout crowd home happy.
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