Baltimore Orioles at Washington Nationals
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Lile hits another homer, Littell throws 5 scoreless as Nationals hang on to beat Orioles 3-2
Lile, who had three hits and finished a triple shy of the cycle, hit two homers in Cincinnati on Tuesday and another Wednesday before going 0 for 4 on Thursday. Lile is batting .378 (14 for 37) with four doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and eight runs scored in his last 10 games.
Littell allowed two hits, walked two and struck out three while lowering his ERA from 6.94 to 6.10.
Andrew Alvarez, recalled from Triple-A Rochester on Friday, pitched three-plus innings before Gus Varland relieved him with runners on first and second with no outs in the ninth. After pinch-hitter Leody Taveras walked to load the bases and Colby Mayo struck out, Jeremiah Jackson's sacrifice fly made it 3-1 — preventing Baltimore from being shut out for the first time this season.
Gunnar Henderson greeted Richard Lovelady with an RBI single that moved the tying run to third. Taylor Ward walked, but Lovelady struck out Adley Rutschman to end it for his second save.
The Beltway Series opener drew a sellout crowd of 38,912 on Hot Dog Day at Nationals Park.
Shane Baz (1-5) allowed three runs on six hits for the Orioles.
CJ Abrams singled leading off the fourth, took third on Lile’s single and scored on Brady House's fly to short right.
Lile homered in the sixth after Curtis Mead led off with a walk to make it 3-0.
Before the game, the Orioles announced that infielder Jordan Westburg underwent Tommy John surgery to repair a partial tear of his ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will miss the entire season.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rutschman struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Drew Millas challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Taylor Ward walks. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd. |
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9th Inning | Henderson singled to center, O'Neill scored, Taveras to third. |
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9th Inning | Lovelady relieved Varland |
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9th Inning | Jackson hit sacrifice fly to right, Basallo scored. |
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9th Inning | Mayo struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 BAL |
 WSH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 6 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 32 | At Bats | 29 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 155 | Pitches | 117 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created | 3.0 |
| .188 | Batting Average | .207 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .250 | Slugging Percentage | .345 |
| .219 | Secondary Average | .241 |
| .308 | On Base Percentage | .273 |
| .558 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .618 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 3.4 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 23.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 29.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.97 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.55 |
| .063 | Isolated Power | .138 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .128 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .091 |
| .031 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .034 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 69.8 | MLB Rating | 75.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 38,912 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 25 | L2 | 0.5967742 | 37 |
 New York |
0.5 | 26 | L1 | 0.5873016 | 37 |
 Toronto |
7 | 34 | W2 | 0.4848485 | 32 |
| Baltimore |
8 | 35 | L2 | 0.46969697 | 31 |
 Boston |
10 | 35 | W1 | 0.43548387 | 27 |
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 21 | W3 | 0.6818182 | 45 |
 Philadelphia |
10 | 30 | L1 | 0.53125 | 34 |
| Washington |
11.5 | 32 | W2 | 0.50769234 | 33 |
 Miami |
14 | 35 | W2 | 0.46969697 | 31 |
 New York |
16 | 36 | L1 | 0.4375 | 28 |