MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/30/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 13479 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (84-75) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 15 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (74-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
Nationals Tag Pirates with 9-1 Loss
The Washington Nationals and starting pitcher Spencer Strider stifled the Pittsburgh offense en route to a comfortable 9-1 win at PNC Park. The Nationals saw their record improve to 84-75.

Washington relied on the hitting of Pat Herring to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a solo home run in the top of the first inning to put the Nationals on top, 1-0. For the game, Herring had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It feels good to get this one," Herring told the Washington News.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hassell III LF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .275 18 73
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .304 30 89
P. Herring RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .240 28 73
C. Williams 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .260 16 81
T. Estrada 2B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .256 17 74
J. Wood 1B 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 .244 26 91
L. Robert CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .241 18 43
A. Kirk C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .287 8 54
W. Kath DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 29 77
Totals 40 9 15 9 3 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hassell III (36, 9th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Estrada (27, 9th Inning off C. Poche, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Herring (28, 1st Inning off L. Allen, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Kirk (8, 9th Inning off C. Poche, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hassell III 3 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , P. Herring 5 , C. Williams , T. Estrada 3 , J. Wood 2 , L. Robert 2 , A. Kirk 4 , W. Kath
2-out RBI: R. Hassell III , P. Herring , C. Williams , T. Estrada 2 , J. Wood 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , L. Robert , W. Kath
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Robert 2 (12)
CS: B. Witt Jr. (4) , C. Williams (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dominguez CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .279 27 81
B. Wisely DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 12 55
F. Alvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 17 58
B. Baty 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .273 32 100
K. Stowers RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .267 13 61
B. Rodgers 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .242 11 41
O. Albies LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .244 10 51
R. Lewis SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .233 8 51
K. Padlo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 10 37
   a-R. Moore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 3 13
Totals 33 1 5 1 4 11 21      
a - R. Moore pinch hit for K. Padlo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Baty (34, 6th Inning off S. Strider, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Baty (32, 9th Inning off K. Waldichuk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Baty 7 , O. Albies 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dominguez , K. Stowers , R. Lewis
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: K. Stowers (4)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strider W (13-11) 6.0 3 0 0 1 9 0 100 5.23   
K. Waldichuk 2.0 2 1 1 3 1 1 37 3.78   
T. Gonsolin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strider 74
Batters Faced: S. Strider 23, K. Waldichuk 11, T. Gonsolin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strider 5-5, K. Waldichuk 2-3, T. Gonsolin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strider 100-64, K. Waldichuk 37-16, T. Gonsolin 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gonsolin 3-0
WP: S. Strider
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Allen L (9-10) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 30 5.17   
A. Manoah 3.0 6 3 3 1 1 0 51 4.31   
J. Gray 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 5.14   
C. Gau 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 5.13   
C. Poche 0.2 4 5 5 1 1 1 25 4.10   
J. Curtiss 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Allen 40
Batters Faced: L. Allen 6, A. Manoah 15, J. Gray 7, C. Gau 6, C. Poche 7, J. Curtiss 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Allen 1-1, A. Manoah 4-3, J. Gray 3-1, C. Gau 1-2, C. Poche 1-0, J. Curtiss 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Allen 30-19, A. Manoah 51-32, J. Gray 22-12, C. Gau 26-18, C. Poche 25-13, J. Curtiss 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gray 2-2 , J. Curtiss 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Strider
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Rain (58 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 32845
Special Notes: SP Logan Allen was injured while pitching.
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