A Tough Day at Nationals Park
Oh boy, fellow Nationals fans, today’s game was a rollercoaster ride we’d like to forget! The visiting Oakland Athletics’ bats were on fire, and despite our late surge, we couldn’t bring it home, losing 16-7.
Early Struggles
Right from the top of the 1st, the Athletics came out swinging. Shea Langeliers didn’t waste time as he launched one deep to center. Moments later, Darell Hernaiz joined the homer-hitting party, helping the Athletics storm to an early 5-0 lead. Despite our best efforts, our bats seemed to collectively go cold in the first few innings. We ended the 1st inning trailing by five runs and got through the 2nd and 3rd without making much noise.A Glimmer of Hope
By the bottom of the 4th, we finally managed to break their momentum. Luis García Jr. made a move with a single to the right and Brady House delivered with a base hit bringing him home.
But alas, that was only a tiny chink in Oakland’s armor as Langeliers hit another homer in the top of the 5th, extending their lead to 10-1.A Late Surge
We saw some life in the 6th with CJ Abrams and James Wood getting on base. House came through again with a sac fly, and Lowe drew a walk to bring our score to 3. Fast forward to the 9th, where the Nationals showed a bit of resilience! Drew Millas and Jacob Young set the tone, and a solid double from Robert Hassell III ignited a late rally
. We managed to score four runs and end our day at seven.Wrapping Up
Great job to Luis García Jr. for his late hitting and to our relief pitchers for stopping the Athletics from going further in the 9th. We might have faced a rough outing against the Athletics, but today’s rally is a reminder never to count our Nats out! Let's keep cheering for our boys in red and look forward to the next game!
Scoreboard for Athletics @ Nationals (August 5th, 2025)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 0 |