CWS 3, WSH 13 | Sep 20, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 20, 2023•Nationals Park•75°F, Partly Cloudy

CWS

White Sox

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Josiah Gray

LOSS

Tanner Banks

The Nationals cruised past the White Sox 13-3 in a dominant performance.

★Joey Meneses3-for-6, 2 RBI

★Lane Thomas4 RBI

★Luis García Jr.3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 3: Lane Thomas hits a grand slam (26) to left field. Luis Garcia scores. Jake Alu scores. CJ Abrams scores.

Weather: 75°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:47Att: 23,275Venue: Nationals Park

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96.0%A

7 missed calls

+0.8% CWS

+0.35 runs CWS

Win Probability

WSH WinCWS Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	6	2
WSH	1	3	4	2	2	0	0

Game 716513 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Chicago White Sox

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Zach RemillardSS	2	0	0	0	0	0	.244/.292/.319	89.9	.084	.084
Andrew BenintendiLF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.263/.329/.360	98.3	.058	.082
Trayce ThompsonCF	1	1	0	0	2	1	.167/.295/.317	87.5	-	-
Eloy JiménezDH	4	1	2	0	0	1	.271/.314/.439	107.5	.183	.175
Yoán Moncada3B	3	1	0	0	1	1	.260/.303/.413	104.8	.037	.038
Andrew Vaughn1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.260/.316/.434	108	.362	.462
Gavin SheetsRF	3	0	0	2	0	0	.207/.268/.344	108.7	.142	.119
Lenyn Sosa2B	2	0	0	0	2	0	.188/.203/.326	94.7	.164	.228
Carlos PérezC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.243/.300/.351	109.3	.285	.348
Bench
Tim AndersonSS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.252/.295/.306	105.7	.475	.581
Luis Robert Jr.CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.264/.315/.541
Totals	33	3	6	3	5	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Pérez; Vaughn

TB:8

RBI:Vaughn; Sheets 2

SF:Sheets

Team LOB:9

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter Kieboom3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.221/.264/.382	86.5	.534

Pitching

Chicago White Sox

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Kopech	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	14-9	87.8	5.43
Tanner BanksL	0.1	3	3	2	0	0	0	17-13	88.2	4.76
Jesse Scholtens	2.0	6	6	6	2	1	2	55-29	85.5	5.29
Deivi García	1.2	2	2	2	1	0	1	30-19	88.6	3.60
Luis Patiño	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25-12	92	4.24
Lane Ramsey	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	23-12	89.4	4.82
Totals	8.0	14	13	11	7	2	3	164-94	-	-

WP:Ramsey

HBP:Thomas (by Kopech); Alu (by Scholtens)

Inherited runners-scored:Scholtens 1-0; García 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Kopech 14-9; Banks 17-13; Scholtens 55-29; García 30-19; Patiño 25-12; Ramsey 23-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Kopech 1-1; Banks 1-1; Scholtens 2-3; García 4-1; Patiño 2-4; Ramsey 3-0

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Josiah GrayW	5.0	5	1	1	3	4	0	91-52	90.2	4.00

Bot 1 • WSH

0-1

Joey Meneses reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Yoan Moncada. CJ Abrams scores. Joey Meneses to 2nd. Missed catch error by shortstop Tim Anderson, assist to third baseman Yoan Moncada to catcher Carlos Perez.

EV: 95.4 mph11 ftLA: -14°

Top 2 • CWS

1-1

Gavin Sheets out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lane Thomas. Yoan Moncada scores.

EV: 90.8 mph286 ftLA: 45°

Bot 2 • WSH

1-2

Ildemaro Vargas singles on a ground ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. Luis Garcia scores.

EV: 70.6 mph46 ftLA: 2°

1-4

CJ Abrams doubles (25) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Ildemaro Vargas scores. Jacob Young scores.

EV: 104.2 mph217 ftLA: 13°

Bot 3 • WSH

1-8

Lane Thomas hits a grand slam (26) to left field. Luis Garcia scores. Jake Alu scores. CJ Abrams scores.

EV: 107.4 mph💣 425 ftLA: 26°

Bot 4 • WSH

1-9

Dominic Smith homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 100.6 mph💣 391 ftLA: 28°

1-10

Jake Alu grounds out, shortstop Tim Anderson to first baseman Andrew Vaughn. Luis Garcia scores.

EV: 71.8 mph15 ftLA: -5°

Bot 5 • WSH

1-12

Joey Meneses homers (13) on a fly ball to left field. Lane Thomas scores.

EV: 107.9 mph💣 410 ftLA: 30°

Top 8 • CWS

3-12

Gavin Sheets grounds into a force out, second baseman Luis Garcia to shortstop Ildemaro Vargas. Eloy Jimenez scores. Andrew Vaughn out at 2nd. Gavin Sheets to 1st.

EV: 108.7 mph7 ftLA: -17°

2-12

Andrew Vaughn grounds into a force out, second baseman Luis Garcia to shortstop Ildemaro Vargas. Trayce Thompson scores. Eloy Jimenez to 3rd. Yoan Moncada out at 2nd. Andrew Vaughn to 1st.

EV: 65.1 mph12 ftLA: -12°

Bot 8 • WSH

3-13

Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to right fielder Gavin Sheets. Luis Garcia scores.

EV: 76.7 mph128 ftLA: 10°

HR:Thomas (3rd off Scholtens, 3 on, 2 out); Smith (4th off Scholtens, 0 on, 0 out); Meneses (5th off García, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Abrams 2; Ruiz; Jr. 2

TB:28

RBI:Abrams 2; Meneses 2; Vargas; Smith; Young; Alu; Thomas 4

SB:Alu

CS:Thomas

Team LOB:11

Bench
CJ AbramsSS	3	2	2	2	2	0	.247/.305/.421	104.2	.686	.657
Lane ThomasRF	2	2	1	4	2	0	.271/.321/.473	107.4	.562	.1016
Josiah GrayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
José A. FerrerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andrés MachadoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Thaddeus WardP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Chicago White Sox

Washington Nationals

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