MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/04/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2635 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Colorado Rockies (83-54) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Washington Nationals (69-68) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Rockies Need Extra Frames to Get Past Nationals
The Washington Nationals wasted an impressive 6.1-inning effort from starter Cristian Mena, falling 2-1 to the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park. Colorado reliever Aaron Ashby picked up the win, upping his record to 7-4. David Bednar was saddled with the loss. The National League NL West-leading Rockies are 83-54.

Colorado used a clutch hit from Jack Suwinski to get the win. The pinch hitter drilled a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Rockies ahead, 2-1. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"That's baseball," said Washington manager Julian Martini. "Sometimes the other team plays better than yours."
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Stroud 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234 4 41
J. Lowe RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .297 22 70
T. Casas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 31 76
J. Rodriguez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 33 102
C. Encarnacion-Strand DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .296 27 73
J. Angell LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .268 18 61
O. Cruz 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263 31 73
C. Torin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .254 3 46
   a-J. Suwinski PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .246 8 30
   b-E. De La Cruz 1B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 7 23
A. Seigler C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .213 4 34
Totals 36 2 6 2 0 12 5      
a - J. Suwinski pinch hit for C. Torin in the 10th
b - E. De La Cruz substituted for J. Suwinski in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Angell (18, 2nd Inning off C. Mena, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Suwinski (8, 10th Inning off D. Bednar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Stroud , J. Lowe , T. Casas , J. Angell 4 , J. Suwinski 4 , A. Seigler
2-out RBI: J. Angell , J. Suwinski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Casas
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cruz (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Torin-Stroud-Casas, Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Siani CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 11 54
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .284 32 69
M. Click 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .274 12 31
P. Herring RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 27 96
C. Williams 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .249 18 73
Q. Pierrepaul DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .310 22 80
   a-C. Rafaela DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 5 16
S. Abshire LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 3 4
L. Peguero 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 7 31
R. Jeffers C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .213 3 18
Totals 31 1 2 1 2 10 7      
a - C. Rafaela inserted as DH in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Williams (18, 2nd Inning off N. Bitsko, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Click , C. Williams 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Click
GIDP: B. Witt Jr.
Hit by Pitch: S. Abshire
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Siani (20)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Bitsko 5.1 2 1 1 1 3 1 62 4.51   
A. Bummer 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.96   
C. Holmes 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 2.37   
A. Ashby W (7-4) 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 4.14   
J. Duran SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Bitsko 62
Batters Faced: N. Bitsko 18, A. Bummer 6, C. Holmes 4, A. Ashby 5, J. Duran 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Bitsko 5-6, A. Bummer 3-0, C. Holmes 2-0, A. Ashby 0-1, J. Duran 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Bitsko 62-36, A. Bummer 22-15, C. Holmes 19-12, A. Ashby 27-16, J. Duran 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Duran 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Bitsko
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mena 6.1 4 1 1 0 8 1 95 4.72   
K. Waldichuk 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 25 5.17   
D. Bednar L (1-6) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mena 69
Batters Faced: C. Mena 23, K. Waldichuk 7, D. Bednar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mena 8-3, K. Waldichuk 2-1, D. Bednar 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mena 95-60, K. Waldichuk 25-18, D. Bednar 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bednar 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cristian Mena
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 41100
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