Venezuelan power made itself felt this Friday at Nationals Park. Keibert Ruiz and Ildemaro Vargas took to the streets to lead the Nats to a 7-2 victory over the A’s.
Jordan Diaz put the A’s ahead in the first inning with a two-run single. Ildemaro then combined with Stone Garrett to even it 2-2 in the second inning.
Jake Alu broke the tie in the fourth with a sacrifice fly. An inning later Keibert Ruiz (4-2) hit his 13th homer of the year to make it 4-2.
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In the seventh, the Nats pulled away with a three-run home run by Ildemaro, who finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored.
Jake Alu put the icing on the cake in the eighth with a solo home run.
The victory went to Cory Abbott after a relief of one and a third scoreless innings, in which he allowed just one hit, gave up a walk and struck out an opponent. He leveled his record at 1-1 and left his ERA at 5.06.
Paul Blackburn (2-3) took the loss, allowing four runs in 5.2 innings.
2023-08-12 19:43:26
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