Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

7-12, 2-8 Away

Final

8-12, 6-4 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
A. CallLF	1-3	0	0	0	.300
J. WoodDH	0-4	0	0	0	.229
A. Rosario3B	1-4	0	0	0	.270
N. Lowe1B	2-4	0	0	0	.284
D. CrewsRF	1-4	0	0	0	.140
L. Garcia Jr.2B	0-4	0	0	0	.180
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: García Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Crews out at second, Lowe to third. 4th: García Jr. grounded out to second. 7th: García Jr. lined out to shortstop. 9th: García Jr. struck out looking.
J. YoungCF	0-2	0	0	0	.242
R. AdamsC	0-3	0	0	0	.000
N. NunezSS	0-2	0	0	0	.333

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
T. Williams	5.0	3	1	3	5	90-54	5.95
L. Sims	1.0	1	0	0	2	16-12	11.05
J. Ferrer	2.0	1	0	1	2	18-12	3.72

According to ESPN Analytics

WSH

PIT

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

PNC Park

12:35 AM, 18 April 2025

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 12,748

Game Time:2:11

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Second Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa

Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals

— Oneil Cruz hit a leadoff home run, Andrew Heaney pitched 7 1/3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 1-0 on Thursday.

Apr 18, 2026, 06:05 am - AP


WSH
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	5	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				WSH	PIT
		1st	Cruz homered to right center (442 feet).	0	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Nationals
3
Pirates
10

Game 1

15/4

Nationals
3
Pirates
0

Game 2

16/4

Nationals
1
Pirates
6

Game 3

17/4

Nationals
0
Pirates
1

Game 4

18/4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	40	20	.667	-	L1
Philadelphia	30	29	.508	9.5	L1
Washington	31	30	.508	9.5	L1
Miami	27	34	.443	13.5	W1
New York	26	34	.433	14	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	36	21	.632	-	W2
St. Louis	31	27	.534	5.5	L1
Pittsburgh	32	28	.533	5.5	W3
Chicago	32	28	.533	5.5	L1
Cincinnati	30	29	.508	7	L1

Athletics mulling rotation options after Severino's injury

Athletics manager Mark Kotsay is looking at his options for his rotation after Luis Severino was sidelined by a strained right shoulder.

Cabrera, Boyd close to returning to the Cubs' rotation

Edward Cabrera and Matthew Boyd are close to returning to the banged-up rotation for the Chicago Cubs after being sidelined by injuries.

Mariners' Josh Naylor not in lineup after having back spasms

Mariners 1B Josh Naylor, who exited Monday night's victory over the Mets with back spasms, was out of the lineup Tuesday.

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Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win Probability

Game Information

Pirates win 1-0 on leadoff homer for 2nd time since 1900 as Oneil Cruz sparks victory over Nationals

A. Heaney1-1

T. Williams1-2

D. Santana2

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 National League East Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

MLB News

Athletics mulling rotation options after Severino's injury

Cabrera, Boyd close to returning to the Cubs' rotation

Mariners' Josh Naylor not in lineup after having back spasms