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Nationals
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 28, 2023
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Washington Nationals, played on August 28, 2023 at Rogers Centre.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Nationals
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 28, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Washington Nationals |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Josiah Gray |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Gausman |
| Ballpark | Rogers Centre |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 27,940 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Clemons 1B: Jeremie Rehak 2B: Chad Fairchild 3B: Nic Lentz |
Washington Nationals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| C. J. Abrams | Shortstop |
| Lane Thomas | Right Fielder |
| Joey Meneses | DH |
| Keibert Ruiz | Catcher |
| Dominic Smith | First Baseman |
| Ildemaro Vargas | Third Baseman |
| Jake Alu | Second Baseman |
| Alex Call | Left Fielder |
| Jacob Young | Center Fielder |
| Dave Martinez | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Springer | Right Fielder |
| Brandon Belt | DH |
| Vladimir Guerrero | First Baseman |
| Davis Schneider | Third Baseman |
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Daulton Varsho | Left Fielder |
| Danny Jansen | Catcher |
| Ernie Clement | Shortstop |
| Kevin Kiermaier | Center Fielder |
| John Schneider | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Nationals
@ Blue Jays
Rogers Centre
August 28, 2023
Top 1
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Nationals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Gausman
Abrams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gausman
There goes Abrams. The throw from Jansen and he is safe. Abrams steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Gausman
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Meneses vs. Gausman
Meneses hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Abrams scores. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ruiz vs. Gausman
Ruiz strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Gausman
Smith takes first base on ball four. Meneses moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Vargas vs. Gausman
Vargas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Gray
Springer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Belt vs. Gray
Belt hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Gray
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schneider vs. Gray
There goes Springer. The throw from Ruiz and he is safe. Springer steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Schneider vs. Gray
Schneider takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Merrifield vs. Gray
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vargas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Springer moves to third. Schneider moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Varsho vs. Gray
Varsho hits a fly ball into left field. Call settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alu vs. Gausman
Alu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first, with Gausman covering, for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Call vs. Gausman
Call takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Gausman
Gausman fires to first and picks off Call. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gausman
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Gray
Jansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Clement vs. Gray
Clement strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Kiermaier vs. Gray
Kiermaier takes first base on ball four. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Springer vs. Gray
Springer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jansen scores. Kiermaier moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Belt vs. Gray
Belt strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Gray
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Thomas. Guerrero reaches second base with a double. Kiermaier scores. Springer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Schneider vs. Gray
Schneider hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guerrero scores. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Gray
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Gausman
Abrams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gausman
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Meneses vs. Gausman
There goes Abrams. The throw from Jansen and he is safe. Abrams steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Meneses vs. Gausman
Meneses strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ruiz vs. Gausman
Ruiz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Garcia
Robert Garcia now pitching.
Varsho hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Abrams settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Abrams. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Garcia
Varsho bunts towards the mound. Garcia fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Garcia
Jansen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clement vs. Garcia
Clement hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kiermaier vs. Garcia
Kiermaier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garcia fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Garcia. Clement moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Springer vs. Garcia
Springer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vargas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Gausman
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vargas vs. Gausman
Vargas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alu vs. Gausman
Alu hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vargas moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Call vs. Gausman
Call hits a fly ball into left field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Gausman
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clement fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Belt vs. Garcia
Belt strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Garcia
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vargas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Schneider vs. Garcia
Schneider strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Gausman
Abrams hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Gausman
Thomas is hit by the pitch. Abrams moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Meneses vs. Gausman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Nationals, 1 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Meneses vs. Gausman
Meneses hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Springer. Meneses reaches second base with a double. Abrams scores. Thomas scores. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ruiz vs. Gausman
Ruiz strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Gausman
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vargas vs. Gausman
Vargas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first, with Gausman covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Machado
Andres Machado now pitching.
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Machado
Varsho strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Machado
Jansen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Clement vs. Machado
Clement hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abrams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Kiermaier vs. Machado
Kiermaier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jansen scores. Clement moves to third. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Springer vs. Machado
There goes Kiermaier. The throw from Ruiz and he is safe. Kiermaier steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Springer vs. Machado
Springer hits a line drive towards third. Vargas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alu vs. Richards
Trevor Richards now pitching.
Alu hits a fly ball into right field. Springer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Call vs. Richards
Call hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Richards
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clement scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Belt vs. Machado
Belt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Machado
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abrams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Schneider vs. Machado
Schneider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vargas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Machado
Merrifield hits a line drive towards the mound. Machado reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Abrams vs. Richards
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Richards
Thomas hits a line drive into center field. Kiermaier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meneses vs. Richards
Meneses strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Varsho vs. Ferrer
Jose Ferrer now pitching.
Varsho hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Ferrer
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vargas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Clement vs. Ferrer
Clement hits a line drive into right field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ruiz vs. Cabrera
Genesis Cabrera now pitching.
Ruiz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Cabrera
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vargas vs. Cabrera
Vargas hits a popup towards third. Schneider settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kiermaier vs. Weems
Jordan Weems now pitching.
Kiermaier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alu scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Springer vs. Weems
Springer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Belt vs. Weems
Belt strikes out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Weems
There goes Springer. The throw from Ruiz and he is safe. Springer steals second. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Weems
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Abrams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alu vs. Hicks
Jordan Hicks now pitching.
Alu hits a fly ball into left field. Varsho settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Millas vs. Hicks
Drew Millas pinch hits for Alex Call.
Millas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first, with Hicks covering, for the out. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hicks
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Nationals, 3 - Blue Jays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Abrams vs. Hicks
Abrams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/2023 -- WAS at Toronto (N)
WAS AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
CJ Abrams, ss 5 2 3 0 Springer G, rf 3 1 1 1
Lane Thomas, rf 3 1 0 0 Belt B, dh 5 0 1 0
Joey Meneses, dh 4 0 2 3 Guerrero V, 1b 5 1 1 2
Keibert Ruiz, c 4 0 0 0 Schneider D, 3b 3 0 1 1
Dominic Smith, 1b 3 0 0 0 Merrifield W, 2b 4 0 1 0
Ildemaro Vargas, 3b 4 0 1 0 Varsho D, lf 4 0 0 0
Jake Alu, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jansen D, c 2 3 1 1
Alex Call, lf 2 0 0 0 Clement E, ss 4 0 2 0
Drew Millas, ph 1 0 0 0 Kiermaier K, cf 3 1 1 1
Jacob Young, cf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 33 6 9 6
WAS 100 020 000 -- 3
Toronto 041 010 00x -- 6
WAS IP H R ER BB SO
Josiah Gray (L) 2.0 4 4 4 4 2
Robert Garcia 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Andres Machado 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Jose A. Ferrer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Weems 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Gausman K (W) 5.0 7 3 3 2 7
Richards T 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Cabrera G 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Hicks J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- CJ Abrams, Robert Garcia
DP -- WAS 1
LOB -- WAS 7, Toronto 9
2B -- Guerrero V, Joey Meneses
HR -- Jansen D
SB -- CJ Abrams 3, Springer G 2, Lane Thomas, Kiermaier K
HBP -- by Gausman K (Lane Thomas)
T -- 2:51
A -- 27940
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