Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington 8, Minnesota 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, April 22, 2016
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Toby Basner, 3B - James Hoye
Attendance: 27684
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Minnesota 000100210480
Washington 40301000-891
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Eduardo Nunez 3B 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .405
Brian Dozier 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .188
Joe Mauer 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333
Miguel Sano RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .263
Eddie Rosario LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .245
Eduardo Escobar SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281
Kurt Suzuki C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .206
Kyle Gibson SP 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
     Michael Tonkin RP 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
     Byung Ho Park PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233
     Ryan Pressly RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Ryan O'Rourke RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Jorge Polanco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Byron Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .150
Totals 36 4 8 4 2 9 18  
Batting
HR - Miguel Sano (3)
TB - Eduardo Nunez, Joe Mauer, Miguel Sano 5, Eddie Rosario, Eduardo Escobar, Kurt Suzuki 2
RBI - Eduardo Nunez 2 (7), Joe Mauer (6), Miguel Sano (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier (11), Joe Mauer (6)
Team LOB - 7
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kyle Gibson (L 0-3) 3.0 7 7 7 2 1 0 6.10
Michael Tonkin 3.0 2 1 1 2 1 1 1.08
Ryan Pressly 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.27
Ryan O'Rourke 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00
HBP - Danny Espinosa (by Gibson), Chris Heisey (by O'Rourke)
Pitches-Strikes - Kyle Gibson 67-43, Michael Tonkin 43-25, Ryan Pressly 14-8, Ryan O'Rourke 12-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kyle Gibson 4-0, Michael Tonkin 2-1, Ryan Pressly 2-1, Ryan O'Rourke 0-1
Batters Faced - Kyle Gibson 19, Michael Tonkin 12, Ryan Pressly 4, Ryan O'Rourke 4
Washington
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Michael Taylor CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .161
Anthony Rendon 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .254
Bryce Harper RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .298
Ryan Zimmerman 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .239
Daniel Murphy 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .411
Jayson Werth LF 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .200
     Matthew den Dekker LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .071
Danny Espinosa SS 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .196
Jose Lobaton C 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .300
Gio Gonzalez SP 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250
     Shawn Kelley RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Felipe Rivero RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Chris Heisey PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
     Blake Treinen RP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 30 8 9 8 5 4 14  
Batting
2B - Daniel Murphy (5)
3B - Jose Lobaton (1)
HR - Jayson Werth (3)
TB - Anthony Rendon 2, Daniel Murphy 3, Jayson Werth 4, Danny Espinosa 2, Jose Lobaton 4
RBI - Daniel Murphy (9), Jayson Werth (8), Danny Espinosa 2 (5), Jose Lobaton 3 (3), Gio Gonzalez (1)
2-Out RBI - Daniel Murphy (6), Danny Espinosa (3), Jose Lobaton 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Taylor 2 (13), Gio Gonzalez (1)
S - Gio Gonzalez (2)
SF - Gio Gonzalez (1)
GIDP - Ryan Zimmerman (1)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
E - Danny Espinosa (3)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Gio Gonzalez (W 1-0) 6.0 6 3 2 1 8 0 1.42
Shawn Kelley 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Felipe Rivero 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.08
Blake Treinen 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.35
WP - Gio Gonzalez
Pitches-Strikes - Gio Gonzalez 90-60, Shawn Kelley 7-6, Felipe Rivero 17-10, Blake Treinen 16-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Gio Gonzalez 7-2, Shawn Kelley 0-0, Felipe Rivero 4-0, Blake Treinen 1-1
Batters Faced - Gio Gonzalez 26, Shawn Kelley 3, Felipe Rivero 5, Blake Treinen 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Shawn Kelley 3-2, Felipe Rivero 2-0