Pirates vs. NationalsGame Highlights (4/30/23) | MLB Highlights

We've got ballplayers on the field at Nationals parks and we are going to play a real life Major League Baseball game after a lengthy rain delay hot offense going up against a hot starting pitcher Josiah Gray Franny has been phenomenal. That was the slider. Here comes Victor Robles who gets there makes the catch bell tie for out number one gets a swing and a miss back to where slider from Josiah Gray first strikeout for Josiah Gray two out and nobody on here in the first half of the first inning. Did he go he did he did. So Josiah Gray nine strikeouts in his last start at Citi Field starts off this outing against the Pirates with two K's in a one two three first. Now game three starter Johan Oviedo to one record ERA just over three. Pierce came out Ruiz moved to the number three spot of the order has been swinging a hot bat. The pitch swung on hit hard to the pass the pitcher's mound and on through in the center field a base hit and came here. Ruiz first pitch swinging Joey Meneses two for eight yesterday Joey's ready for it rips it into left field. The Nationals have two on with two out. That ball was smoked by Meneses Candelario. He's a two twenty six five doubles for homers driven out to left center. This ball is going to get down and to up the wall coming in to score is Ruiz Gary DeSantis waving Joey Meneses throw is up the line. There you go. Cameron Candelario hit with runners in scoring position that adds a two nothing lead in the first. There's a walk to Lane Thomas leading off the second Victor Robles will be the batter. Robles slaps one to right that'll get down and Thomas going to go first to third throw. Not in time Robles great base running behind him and that's with two in scoring position now with one out the infield in and a Bunt pop up. Oh diving catch. What a play by Meneses. Oh my goodness what a play by the veteran catcher. That's what we're talking about with the twenty three Buccos. Yeah. Have you seen the battle in Bucs. When have you seen that from a catcher make that play. It'll be on Luis Garcia to try and push something across here with two away Garcia from ground ball in two runs. Luis Garcia adding another two RBI to out not for the Nats early in this ballgame. And it's the Nationals for the Pirates nothing. Here's Meneses ripped one in the left field for a base in trying to extend this rally. Ground ball gets past the diving mark. Luis Garcia coming home to score Cabrera Ruiz over to third and the Nats not letting up pick up another one here. Bottom two it's five nothing Levy Jiwan Bay to lead it off hitting a two fifty a pair of home runs toward left center field and Jiwan Bay begins the inning with a base hit start all the ballgame five all the left field that is deep that's so close to being a fair ball that was close to being a two run homer for hedges the other way to see if you're going to ask for a replay. I think they got it right watching the replay here on our monitor. It looks like it did stay on the foul side of that foul ball. Let's listen. The calls confirm the foul ball for. So Hedges just assessed a strike on the foul ball. There goes Bay and a strikeout stolen base on Bay picks up his eleventh steal in twelve attempts this season. Tapper to the right side the second out but a man at third and two outs for Brian Reynolds line drive and that's a big two out hit gets the pirates on the board and gives Reynolds an RBI in six straight games twenty three on the season five to one back to back walks issued by Josiah Gray. The pirates have loaded the bases for Jack Soinski who hit a grand slam yesterday. Soinski Don Smith to the back hand it's going to flip to Josiah Gray who just beats the baserunner and Josiah gets out of the third inning Don Smith backhand. Oh are you going to take it. I'm going to take it. I'm going to get it. We got him. Delane Thomas walked and scored a run in the second. The left. Oh man almost like it was going to get past Joe but he makes the catch caught on a diving attempt by Joe that line drive started to move away from him as he came in on it. Here's C.J. Abrams one on one out the one oh swing and it's golfed in the air toward the right field corner way back it goes and Duhar is not going to get it. It lands on the warning track and short hops the fence. Smith is motoring for third he'll stop and in its second with a golfing double off the fence on a short hop is Abrams pirates with the infield in now with two in scoring position Robles to left that'll get down and make its way to the wall. Smith Abrams easily come in to score Victor Robles drives in two more than that's extend their lead to seven to one is going to be in the shortest outing of the season for Lobieto. Yeah you said you seem like something wasn't right from the get go. We go to the sixth inning here at Nationals Park. Joe said great back to work swing and a miss gets Soinsky on a fastball at the bottom of the zone. Strikeout number five for Gray first strikeout since the third inning swing and a miss. He blew him away with a fastball at ninety three and Gray finishes off the sixth inning one two three with back to back strikeouts. Jay one Bay the second baseman likes watching another. This one kicks off of Machado Jamer Candelario. What a reaction by the Nats third baseman and he gets the lead runner at second. How many times is a third baseman do you give up on this ball because you're like middle. I don't worry about it kicks off his heel and Jamer just stays dialed in on it. Nice job by C.J. to be right there. And Kyle Finnegan the Nationals closure look to wrap this one up quickly. That's a lighter left center field. Nobody going to catch that one. Connor Joe a one out double now took a beat up one out of three. Let's keep the line moving. Here's a one to pitch swing and a ground ball that's going to get through the middle base hit. Joe's going to come in to score on an RBI hit by two Kapita Marcano his second hit today and it's seven to two. Oh this is interesting. Andrew McCutchen getting a pinch hit appearance with the Pirates down by seven with two outs in the ninth McCutchen through ninety eight Kyle Finnegan strikes him out to end this ball game. National salvage the last game of this three game series with a seven to two win over a team with the best record in the National League.