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07/28 22:10 CDT Nationals draw 6 walks against Shane Bieber in 4-run first
inning, beat Blue Jays 8-6
Nationals draw 6 walks against Shane Bieber in 4-run first inning, beat Blue
Jays 8-6
By PATRICK STEVENS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) --- The Nationals drew six walks against former Cy Young Award
winner Shane Bieber in a four-run first inning, and Washington beat the Toronto
Blue Jays 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Luis Garca Jr. and Dylan Crews hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth for
Washington, which is a game behind Arizona in the race for the National
League's third wild-card spot.
Kazuma Okamoto hit his 24th homer to tie a franchise rookie record for the Blue
Jays, who have lost 10 of 14 and slipped 10 games under .500, matching a season
high.
Bieber (2-2) became the 11th pitcher in major league history to walk at least
six batters while recording two or fewer outs, and the first since Florida's
Ryan Dempster on Oct. 5, 2001, at Atlanta. He threw 42 pitches, just 15 for
strikes.
After allowing two walks and an infield single to load the bases, Bieber issued
back-to-back run-scoring walks to Keibert Ruiz and Daylen Lile. After Nasim
Nuez's sacrifice fly, Jorbit Vivas drew the inning's fifth pass. Jacob Young
then walked to make it 4-0 and end Bieber's night.
The Nationals' six walks were their most in an inning since moving to
Washington before the 2005 season.
The start of the game was delayed 67 minutes by rain.
Washington starter Cade Cavalli (8-4) allowed three runs (two earned) and
struck out three in six innings. He is 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his last four
starts. Clayton Beeter pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 11th save.
Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left in the fourth inning due to
right hamstring tightness. Okamoto replaced him and went deep in the fifth to
tie Eric Hinske's 2002 club rookie mark.
George Springer hit a three-run blast in the eighth off Gus Varland to pull the
Blue Jays within 8-6.
Up next
Toronto RHP Trey Yesavage (4-5, 3.92 ERA) starts Wednesday's series finale
against Washington RHP Zack Littell (7-8, 5.17).
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