"Zack Littell began this game with a level of effectiveness that we haven't seen from him throughout his time as a National. The veteran right-hander induced a lot of contact, but managed to do a very good job of limiting traffic on the basepaths, and didn't even allow a hit until the third inning. To his credit, Shane Baz started off the game just as well, navigating around a one-out jam with men on first and second in the bottom of the second inning, escaping that and keeping the game scoreless."
"The scoreless tie would remain until the bottom of the fourth inning, after a quick 1-2-3 inning in the top of the fourth by Littell, the offense finally got him some support. After back-to-back singles to start the inning, Brady House got the homestanders on the board first with a sacrifice fly, scoring CJ Abrams to make it 1-0. The Orioles mounted a threat in the top of the fifth, just as Littell was trying to get out of five innings with a zero still in the runs column."
"A two-out double by Gunnar Henderson put men on second and third for Taylor Ward, but Littell won the battle against him on the sixth pitch of the at-bat by getting Ward to ground out, ending the inning and a successful scoreless outing by Zack Littell. The top of the sixth inning saw Blake Butera hand the ball over to Andrew Alvarez, the lefty just recalled from Triple-A Rochester a"
"Richard Lovelady came in during a jam in the ninth inning and escaped with the third out just in time to give the Nats a game one victory over the Orioles. The pitching staff is owed a huge "attaboy" tonight, as Zack Littell turned in his best game of the season, Andrew Alvarez made his return from Triple-A with three dominant innings, and Richard Lovelady came in during a jam in the ninth inning and escaped with the third out just in time to give the Nats a game one victory over the Orioles."
About 38,000 fans filled Nationals Park for game one of the Beltway Series, featuring hotdog night and Natty the dog’s major league debut. Zack Littell delivered his best performance of the season, limiting base runners and allowing no hits until the third inning. Shane Baz kept the game scoreless by escaping a one-out jam in the second inning. The Nationals broke through in the fourth when Brady House hit a sacrifice fly after back-to-back singles, scoring CJ Abrams for a 1–0 lead. The Orioles threatened in the fifth, but Littell ended the inning with a groundout. Andrew Alvarez returned from Triple-A and pitched three dominant innings, and Richard Lovelady worked out of a ninth-inning jam to preserve the win.
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