Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds
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Reds get six shutout innings from Chase Burns and JJ Bleday homers twice in 15-1 rout of Nationals
Burns (5-1) allowed two hits while striking out seven and walking two to win his fourth consecutive decision.
The 23-year-old right-hander worked around a three-error fifth inning — one of which was his after dropping a toss while covering first base — to keep the Nationals scoreless. He’s allowed only one earned run in his last three starts.
Matt McLain staked Burns to a 2-0 lead in the second inning with his fourth home run of the year and the Reds’ first of four on the day.
Bleday added a three-run blast in the fifth to make it 9-0, marking the end of the day for Washington starter Foster Griffin (4-2).
Griffin had allowed only 11 earned runs in eight starts for a 2.12 ERA before surrendering nine in 4 1/3 innings against the Reds.
Bleday's two-run homer in the seventh was his sixth of the season, upping the lead to 11-0 and marking the third multi-homer game of his career. He added a bloop single as part of a four-run eighth inning against Washington outfielder-turned-pitcher Joey Wiemer, who also surrendered a three-run homer to Dane Myers.
Burns received some highlight-reel help from his outfielders to help hold Washington scoreless, with Spencer Steer making a sliding catch in left field to strand a runner on second in the third inning. And Myers made a diving catch in center to end the fifth with runners on the corners.
Steer went 2 for 3 with three runs scored, and Elly De La Cruz doubled and singled for his sixth consecutive multi-hit game, which is tied for the longest streak since 1900 by a Cincinnati switch hitter.
The Nationals’ lone run came on a wild pitch by Lucas Mey in the eighth.
The victory extended the Reds’ run of consecutive home series without being swept to 39, their longest since setting a franchise record with 52 in a row from 2011-13.
Reds: Andrew Abbott (2-2, 4.17) will pitch Friday in Cleveland.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Nuñez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Lile grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Young flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Phillips relieved Mey |
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8th Inning | Dunn flied out to left. |
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8th Inning | Bleday singled to right, Benson scored, Stewart to third. |
Statistics
 WSH |
 CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 6 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 0 | Runs Batted In | 15 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 3 | Hits | 14 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 4 |
| 1 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 15 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 30 | At Bats | 37 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 3 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 22 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 142 | Pitches | 158 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 5 | Total Bases | 29 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 42 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 648.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 7 |
| 0.1 | Runs Created | 11.2 |
| .100 | Batting Average | .378 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .167 | Slugging Percentage | .784 |
| .167 | Secondary Average | .514 |
| .182 | On Base Percentage | .452 |
| .348 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.236 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 12.6 |
| 10.0 | Batter Rating | 92.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 9.3 |
| 0.50 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.18 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.76 |
| .067 | Isolated Power | .405 |
| 0.30 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.44 |
| .088 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .095 |
| .067 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .135 |
| 1.0 | Runs Produced | 30.0 |
| 0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 59.5 | MLB Rating | 125.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 22,651 | Capacity:
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 21 | W3 | 0.6818182 | 45 |
 Philadelphia |
9.5 | 30 | W1 | 0.53846157 | 35 |
| Washington |
11.5 | 32 | W2 | 0.50769234 | 33 |
 Miami |
14 | 35 | W2 | 0.46969697 | 31 |
 New York |
16 | 36 | L1 | 0.4375 | 28 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.62903225 | 39 |
 St. Louis |
4.5 | 28 | W4 | 0.5555556 | 35 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Pittsburgh |
7 | 32 | L3 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
| Cincinnati |
9 | 33 | L4 | 0.484375 | 31 |