MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
05/17/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1252 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (26-21) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 1
Baltimore Orioles (27-18) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 X 5 7 0
Floundering Nationals Lose 6th Straight
The Washington Nationals got a sterling performance from pitcher Joey Gatto, but the Baltimore Orioles still prevailed, 5-4. Gatto threw 6.0 innings of 3-hit ball. The winning pitcher was Kyle Heckbert. He's now 3-2. He went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits for the Orioles. Baltimore, at 27-18, is 3½ games up in the American League East Division.

Derek MacLehose helped out the Baltimore cause in the bottom of the seventh inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the first baseman was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles.

"We're not really clicking on anything right now," said Washington manager Mark Grudzielanek.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dahl RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 3 22
C. Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .310 5 26
M. Machado 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .319 9 27
B. Harper CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .314 10 37
A. Judge LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .278 8 22
M. Reuter 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 3 29
S. Mardirosian DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280 1 7
L. Fox Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 0 8
C. Bethancourt C 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .347 1 12
Totals 34 4 8 4 1 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Judge (5, 2nd Inning off K. Heckbert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Judge (8, 4th Inning off K. Heckbert, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Dahl , M. Machado , B. Harper , A. Judge 6 , S. Mardirosian , L. Fox Jr. , C. Bethancourt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mardirosian
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (3) , S. Mardirosian (7) , L. Fox Jr. (10)
CS: B. Harper (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Vargas (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garland SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 11 28
J. Mateo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205 2 11
E. Vázquez LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .292 16 42
J. Wilson DH 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 .276 7 21
   a-C. Correa DH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .255 5 9
R. Pérez C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .299 4 21
N. Mazara RF 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .297 8 29
G. Manley CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .173 1 10
D. MacLehose 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .302 4 12
Y. Yrizarri 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .209 0 2
Totals 31 5 7 4 1 11 8      
a - C. Correa inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. MacLehose 2 (8, 3rd Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Vargas, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Yrizarri (2, 6th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Pérez (10, 7th Inning off J. Vargas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wilson (7, 4th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Correa (5, 8th Inning off J. Lindgren, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wilson 4 , C. Correa 4 , R. Pérez 2 , N. Mazara , D. MacLehose 4 , Y. Yrizarri 2
2-out RBI: J. Wilson , C. Correa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Garland 2 , E. Vázquez
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Mazara (3)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gatto 6.0 3 2 2 1 10 1 95 4.42   
J. Vargas BS (1) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 27 5.79   
J. Lindgren L (0-2) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 5.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gatto 67
Batters Faced: J. Gatto 22, J. Vargas 7, J. Lindgren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gatto 4-4, J. Vargas 2-1, J. Lindgren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gatto 95-62, J. Vargas 27-18, J. Lindgren 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Vargas 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Heckbert W (3-2) 8.0 8 4 4 1 7 1 107 3.62   
A. Flores SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Heckbert 56
Batters Faced: K. Heckbert 32, A. Flores 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Heckbert 10-6, A. Flores 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Heckbert 107-72, A. Flores 13-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Gatto
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 45505
Saturday, May 17th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55