LAA 5, WSH 6 | Sep 12, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 12, 2026•Nationals Park•79°F, Overcast

LAA

Angels

WSH

Nationals

Final

WIN

Jack Sinclair

LOSS

José Fermin

The Nationals edged the Angels 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Keibert Ruiz3-for-4, 0 RBI

⚾Andrew Alvarez7.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Denzer Guzman doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Oswald Peraza scores.

Weather: 79°F, OvercastWind: 7 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:56Att: 25,713Venue: Nationals Park

Ump Audit

Steven Jaschinski

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94.8%B

8 missed calls

+6.6% WSH

+0.30 runs WSH

Win Probability

WSH WinLAA Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
LAA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	4	2
WSH	1	3	0	0	0

Game 822685 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Los Angeles Angels

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Zach NetoSS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.240/.319/.436	95.2	.085	.078
Mike TroutCF	3	1	0	0	2	2	.243/.376/.428	82.1	.295	.266
Wade MecklerLF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.296/.370/.389	96.5	.152	.181
Vaughn Grissom1B	5	1	1	2	0	3	.242/.306/.387	97.3	.066	.093
Christian Moore2B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.187/.250/.275	102.3	.136	.149
Oswald PerazaDH	3	1	0	0	1	1	.223/.282/.336	104.2	.261	.240
Denzer Guzman3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.225/.269/.355	96.4	.345	.333
Josh LoweRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205/.275/.352	-	-	-
Moisés BallesterosC	1	0	0	1	0	1	.217/.280/.341	95.8	-	.014
Bench
Jose SiriLF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.226/.285/.400	82.8	.545	.508
Kyren ParisRF	3	0	0	0	1	2	.000/.188/.000
Totals	33	5	4	5	7	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Grissom (8th off Lord, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Siri; Guzman; Meckler

TB:10

RBI:Ballesteros; Guzman; Grissom 2; Meckler

SB:Meckler

CS:Moore

SF:Ballesteros

Team LOB:7

Washington Nationals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
James WoodDH	4	1	1	0	1	3	.266/.393/.523	101.9	.234

Pitching

Los Angeles Angels

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Walbert Ureña	6.0	9	4	4	2	7	101-65	94.8	2.88
Blake Weiman	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	20-15	83.1	2.03
Ben JoyceBS	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	23-13	97.9	3.65
José FerminL	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	5-3	91.4	3.18
Totals	9.1	11	6	5	4	9	149-96	-	-

IBB:Ureña; Fermin

Pitches-strikes:Ureña 101-65; Weiman 20-15; Joyce 23-13; Fermin 5-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Ureña 7-3; Weiman 1-4; Joyce 0-2; Fermin 1-1

Washington Nationals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andrew Alvarez	7.0	1	0	0	4	8	0	97-61	87.3	3.35

Game Notes

📺

T2Replay review: Keibert Ruiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyren Paris walks. Denzer Guzman to 2nd.

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B2Replay review: Nationals challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Siri. Keibert Ruiz scores. Jacob Young to 2nd.

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T3Replay review: Keibert Ruiz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Zach Neto called out on strikes.

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T9Wild pitch by Will Dion

Bot 1 • WSH

0-1

CJ Abrams doubles (28) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. Abimelec Ortiz scores.

EV: 100.7 mph298 ftLA: 16°

Bot 2 • WSH

0-2

Nationals challenged (home-plate collision), call on the field was upheld: Nationals challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Jacob Young singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jose Siri. Keibert Ruiz scores. Jacob Young to 2nd.

EV: 92.1 mph110 ftLA: 6°

0-4

Abimelec Ortiz singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kyren Paris. Jacob Young scores. James Wood scores.

EV: 101.6 mph306 ftLA: 15°

Top 8 • LAA

3-4

Vaughn Grissom homers (11) on a fly ball to left field. Wade Meckler scores.

EV: 97.3 mph💣 360 ftLA: 41°

1-4

Wade Meckler doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Crews. Mike Trout scores.

EV: 96.5 mph334 ftLA: 21°

Top 9 • LAA

5-4

Moisés Ballesteros out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Daylen Lile. Denzer Guzman scores.

EV: 95.8 mph294 ftLA: 51°

4-4

Denzer Guzman doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Daylen Lile. Oswald Peraza scores.

EV: 96.4 mph197 ftLA: 12°

Bot 9 • WSH

5-5

Andrés Chaparro singles on a line drive to center fielder Mike Trout. José Tena scores.

EV: 97.3 mph249 ftLA: 12°

Bot 10 • WSH

5-6

Harry Ford reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Zach Neto. CJ Abrams scores. Fielding error by shortstop Zach Neto.

EV: 97.6 mph37 ftLA: -2°

Bench
Abimelec Ortiz1B	2	1	2	2	1	0	.218/.259/.400	105.6	.610	.671
Keibert RuizC	4	1	3	0	0	0	.289/.325/.464	98.4	.178	.228
Jacob YoungCF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.249/.317/.388	92.1	.320	.290
Andrew AlvarezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brad LordP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Will DionP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jack SinclairP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-