MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
05/23/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1330 - FRIDAY, MAY 23RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (33-18) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Washington Nationals (29-23) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Washington Beats San Francisco, 3-2
In a low-scoring contest between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants, Joey Gatto was the X factor. The Washington right-hander spearheaded the 3-2 win. The winner was Gatto. He threw 7.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The loser was Ritzi Mendoza. The win boosted Washington to 29-23.

Mathies Reuter had a big run-scoring double for the Nationals in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Washington leading 2-0 and a runner on 2nd, he got a fastball from 29-year old right-handed pitcher Ritzi Mendoza and swatted a double to left-center. It was his 8th double of the season, and more importantly, it put the Nationals ahead, 3-0.

"Joey pitched his heart out," said Washington manager Mark Grudzielanek.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. González 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .294 1 20
B. Zimmer RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .291 9 26
D. Smith 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .318 5 23
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317 11 41
G. Jimenez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .271 8 26
R. Tapia DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 2 16
L. Marrero CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .278 1 10
H. Rodríguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 0 19
B. Brown C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .283 1 15
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 8 6      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Jimenez (8, 2nd Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Brown (7, 5th Inning off J. Gatto, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Marrero (9, 7th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Smith (5, 6th Inning off J. Gatto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. González , D. Smith 4 , N. Arenado , G. Jimenez 2 , L. Marrero 2 , B. Brown 2
2-out RBI: B. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Marrero , B. Brown
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: H. Rodríguez (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dahl RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .281 4 23
   a-B. Harper CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 10 37
C. Walker DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .302 5 29
M. Machado 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 9 28
A. Judge LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .304 10 27
S. Mardirosian 2B 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .279 1 7
M. Reuter SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .288 3 31
M. Sano 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .183 7 24
C. Bethancourt C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327 1 12
K. Little CF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267 1 2
Totals 32 3 7 3 0 3 10      
a - B. Harper substituted for D. Dahl in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Mardirosian (5, 2nd Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Reuter (8, 4th Inning off R. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Sano (9, 7th Inning off B. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Dahl (1, 3rd Inning off R. Mendoza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Dahl 4 , A. Judge 2 , S. Mardirosian 2 , M. Reuter 2 , M. Sano 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dahl , M. Machado , C. Bethancourt
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Dahl (8) , S. Mardirosian 2 (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Little(Brown at home))
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Mendoza L (4-4) 5.0 5 3 3 0 3 0 91 3.86   
B. Carter 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9.00   
C. Greene 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Mendoza 48
Batters Faced: R. Mendoza 21, B. Carter 5, C. Greene 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Mendoza 8-4, B. Carter 2-2, C. Greene 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Mendoza 91-57, B. Carter 13-10, C. Greene 21-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Greene 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gatto W (5-4) 7.0 6 2 2 1 5 1 90 4.23   
D. Bingham H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 3.13   
R. McJannett SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gatto 61
Batters Faced: J. Gatto 27, D. Bingham 3, R. McJannett 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gatto 6-9, D. Bingham 0-0, R. McJannett 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gatto 90-64, D. Bingham 17-10, R. McJannett 6-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joey Gatto
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 40846
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