MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
10/07/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 11153 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 8 16 0
Washington Nationals 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Pirates Heading to League Championship Series
The Pittsburgh Pirates "bent but didn't break" against the Washington Nationals in the League Divisional Series.

That's according to Chris Riley of Pittsburgh, who was named series MVP.

"Our guys faced adversity and overcame it. This series wasn't easy, but we stuck to our game and made it work," he said.


Pittsburgh won the final game by a 8-1 count and the series 3-1.

Riley's MVP performance included hitting .438 with a .471 on-base percentage. He also had 2 home runs, drove in 2 RBI and scored 6 runs.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will play against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the next round. Los Angeles won their series against the Philadelphia Phillies 3 games to 0. The League Championship Series is scheduled to begin on October 10th , 2026.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .111 2 3
M. Rodríguez DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .250 0 0
A. Jackson RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .389 0 1
J. Allen 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .300 1 1
C. Riley SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .438 2 2
H. Correa 2B 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .438 0 1
J. Reyes LF 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 .500 0 4
J. Pérez C 3 0 0 1 1 3 5 .077 1 5
J. Bowen 3B 4 1 3 4 0 0 2 .286 1 5
Totals 40 8 16 8 3 8 26      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Correa (1, 2nd Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bowen (1, 6th Inning off M. Cunningham, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Riley (2, 9th Inning off J. McCain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Miller (2, 4th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bowen (1, 4th Inning off J. Gatto, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Riley (2, 7th Inning off P. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (1, 7th Inning off P. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Miller 4 , M. Rodríguez 2 , A. Jackson , J. Allen 5 , C. Riley 6 , H. Correa 2 , J. Reyes 4 , J. Bowen 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Jackson 2 , J. Allen , C. Riley
Sac Fly: J. Pérez , J. Bowen
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rodríguez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bowen-Correa-Allen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 0 2
M. Choice DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 1 3
M. Harrison CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .261 0 3
S. Daniels LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .391 1 4
N. Castellanos 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 4
D. Dahl RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 5
G. Bird 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .381 3 6
C. Bethancourt C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 0
C. Jarvis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1 2 10 6      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Fox Jr. (2, 1st Inning off J. Taylor, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Choice (1, 6th Inning off K. Crockett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Fox Jr. 2 , M. Choice 2 , M. Harrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Harrison
GIDP: N. Castellanos
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Fox Jr. (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jarvis-Bird)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Taylor 4.0 1 1 1 2 4 0 14 58 2.25   
K. Crockett W (1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 10 39 0.00   
E. Mendoza 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taylor 58
Batters Faced: J. Taylor 14, K. Crockett 10, E. Mendoza 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taylor 4-3, K. Crockett 1-3, E. Mendoza 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taylor 58-35, K. Crockett 39-25, E. Mendoza 29-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Gatto L (0-1) 3.1 8 4 4 1 3 2 19 78 7.88   
M. Cunningham 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 10 41 3.60   
C. Quintin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0.00   
P. Rodriguez 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 2 5 20 6.75   
J. Bray 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 0.00   
J. McCain 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 23 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gatto 28
Batters Faced: J. Gatto 19, M. Cunningham 10, C. Quintin 1, P. Rodriguez 5, J. Bray 5, J. McCain 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gatto 5-2, M. Cunningham 2-2, C. Quintin 0-0, P. Rodriguez 0-0, J. Bray 1-3, J. McCain 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gatto 78-47, M. Cunningham 41-24, C. Quintin 7-4, P. Rodriguez 20-11, J. Bray 23-14, J. McCain 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Quintin 1-0 , J. Bray 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeremy Bowen
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 42947
Special Notes: SP Joe Taylor was injured while pitching.
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