Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 5, Washington 3
Thursday, June 18, 2015 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, June 18, 2015
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Manny Gonzalez, 3B - Paul Schrieber
Attendance: 29242
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Tampa Bay 0100040005121
Washington 2100000003113
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 38-30 18-17 20-13 W2
Washington 34-33 16-14 18-19 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Washington Nationals have a 16-14 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Rays have a 20-13 record on the road.
  • Washington has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Nationals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Rays have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Chris Archer pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.08. Brad Boxberger closed out the game to get the save and has 16 saves for the season. Doug Fister took the loss for Washington.
  • Joey Butler had the only homerun for Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Washington
Chris Archer Player Doug Fister
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 5.1
3 Strikeouts 3
7 Hits 9
3.60 ERA 8.44
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Washington
Logan Forsythe Player Yunel Escobar
2 Hits 5
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 6
.667 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Tampa Bay 12 1 19 .316 6 3 1 0 1
Washington 11 0 13 .306 8 3 3 1 3
Upcoming Games
  • Washington will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Nationals have a W/L % of .529 after a win and .485 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Rays have a W/L % of .568 after a win and .548 after a loss.