MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT CAROLINA AVIATORS
09/06/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT CAROLINA AVIATORS
GAME ID: 2766 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (74-65) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Carolina Aviators (71-67) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 4 10 0
Aviators Turn Back Nationals, 4-2
Carolina got a strong outing from Tarik Skubal as the Aviators defeated the Washington Nationals, 4-2, at American Airlines Field. Skubal picked up the win for Carolina, going 6.2 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 10-9. Carolina has a record of 71-67, placing them 4th in the National League East Division.

Nolan Schanuel dealt the Nationals a blow in the bottom of the fifth. Batting with the bases loaded and Carolina leading 3-2, Schanuel, the 13th overall pick in the 2023 draft, hit a 0-1 changeup for a run-scoring single.

After the game, Carolina manager Michael Brewer applauded the team's effort. "They busted their humps out there," he said.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Hassell III LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .273 14 59
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .297 24 79
P. Herring RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 24 65
C. Williams 3B 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .265 14 68
T. Estrada 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 17 66
J. Wood 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .241 23 77
L. Robert CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .237 18 41
R. Jeffers C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 4 7
W. Kath DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 26 65
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 13 7      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Williams (35, 7th Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (24, 4th Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hassell III (14, 4th Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hassell III 4 , B. Witt Jr. 4 , C. Williams 3 , J. Wood , R. Jeffers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Robert
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hassell III (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Headrick-Witt Jr.-Wood)
OF assists: 1 (Robert(Pacheco at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hedlund CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .271 4 44
B. Nimmo LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .258 11 56
I. Pacheco 3B 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 .302 22 86
C. Seager 2B 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .321 14 67
N. Schanuel DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .267 16 59
B. Ramos 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .224 10 50
J. Reed RF 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .277 9 62
A. Sugastey C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .267 1 13
G. Goss SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .215 2 19
Totals 30 4 10 4 5 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Reed (43, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Nimmo (30, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hedlund , B. Nimmo 2 , I. Pacheco 2 , C. Seager 3 , N. Schanuel , J. Reed 2 , G. Goss
2-out RBI: N. Schanuel , J. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Sugastey 2
GIDP: I. Pacheco
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hedlund (76) , C. Seager (6) , G. Goss (10)
CS: I. Pacheco (2) , C. Seager (7) , G. Goss (14)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola L (9-10) 6.0 9 4 4 3 4 0 99 4.20   
B. Headrick 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 37 5.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 39
Batters Faced: A. Nola 26, B. Headrick 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 5-5, B. Headrick 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 99-52, B. Headrick 37-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Skubal W (10-9) 6.2 5 2 2 0 12 2 98 3.91   
B. Baker H (11) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.45   
S. Dominguez SV (31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skubal 68
Batters Faced: T. Skubal 24, B. Baker 4, S. Dominguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skubal 3-4, B. Baker 2-1, S. Dominguez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skubal 98-66, B. Baker 11-7, S. Dominguez 8-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Baker 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tarik Skubal
Ballpark: American Airlines Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (88 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 55074
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