MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CAROLINA AVIATORS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
08/02/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CAROLINA AVIATORS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2271 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Aviators (53-54) 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 0
Washington Nationals (58-51) 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 X 7 11 1
Kath Socks 2 Home Runs in 7-5 Washington Win
Washington designated hitter Wes Kath made his presence felt in the 7-5 Nationals triumph over the Carolina Aviators. Kath was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. The Nationals saw their record improve to 58-51.

Washington grabbed the momentum in the bottom of the fifth, when Kath hit a 2-run home run. His 20th home run of the season put the Nationals out in front, 6-4.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Kath.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hedlund CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .268 2 33
   c-J. Groshans PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 1 8
B. Nimmo LF 5 1 2 2 0 3 2 .271 9 47
B. Ramos 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .238 7 43
C. Seager 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .319 13 57
   a-R. Castro 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .215 4 13
N. Schanuel DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .274 12 45
I. Pacheco 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291 20 59
J. Reed RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .278 6 46
A. Sugastey C 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .293 1 10
J. Corniel SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .228 0 7
   b-W. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266 15 59
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 15 16      
a - R. Castro substituted for C. Seager in the 3rd
b - W. Smith pinch hit for J. Corniel in the 9th
c - J. Groshans pinch hit for T. Hedlund in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Schanuel (17, 6th Inning off S. Strider, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Reed (3, 2nd Inning off S. Strider, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Nimmo (9, 3rd Inning off S. Strider, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hedlund 2 , B. Nimmo 5 , B. Ramos , C. Seager , N. Schanuel 2 , I. Pacheco , J. Reed 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hedlund , N. Schanuel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hedlund (66)
CS: B. Nimmo (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hassell III LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .276 9 43
P. Herring RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .236 19 48
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .301 20 60
J. Wood 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .234 18 57
W. Kath DH 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .240 20 51
T. Estrada 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289 16 58
A. Kirk C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .284 5 36
C. Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 10 49
L. Robert CF 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .241 16 38
Totals 35 7 11 7 2 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Estrada (17, 5th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Kath 2 (20, 4th Inning off K. Wright, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Herring (19, 5th Inning off K. Wright, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Hassell III (9, 5th Inning off K. Wright, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Witt Jr. (20, 7th Inning off J. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hassell III 4 , P. Herring 4 , B. Witt Jr. 4 , J. Wood , W. Kath 9 , T. Estrada 2 , C. Williams , L. Robert 2
2-out RBI: W. Kath
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , C. Williams
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: P. Herring (1)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wright L (7-10) 4.2 8 6 6 1 5 4 87 4.28   
J. Castillo 2.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 35 2.05   
C. Vargas 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wright 28
Batters Faced: K. Wright 23, J. Castillo 10, C. Vargas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wright 4-5, J. Castillo 1-3, C. Vargas 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wright 87-62, J. Castillo 35-23, C. Vargas 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strider W (9-6) 5.1 8 5 5 1 8 1 100 5.24   
B. Headrick H (6) 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 5.80   
R. Montero H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.36   
C. Ferguson SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strider 39
Batters Faced: S. Strider 24, B. Headrick 6, R. Montero 4, C. Ferguson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strider 5-2, B. Headrick 1-0, R. Montero 1-1, C. Ferguson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strider 100-64, B. Headrick 27-18, R. Montero 13-10, C. Ferguson 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Headrick 1-1
WP: S. Strider
Balk: B. Headrick
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wes Kath
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 3:35 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 35596
Special Notes: 2B Corey Seager was injured in a collision at a base.
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