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Alvarez Shines, Nats Beat Angels 6-5 Despite Another Bullpen Collapse

On Saturday, the Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 in 10 innings, with Andrew Alvarez pitching seven innings of one-hit ball before the bullpen took over in Washington.
Vaughn Grissom's two-run homer against Brad Lord sparked the Angels' comeback from a 4-0 deficit to a 5-4 lead in the eighth, handing the Nationals their MLB record-extending 39th blown save.
Alvarez struck out eight batters, including MVP Mike Trout twice, while throwing 101 pitches; Keibert Ruiz collected three hits for Washington to help establish the early 4-0 lead.
After tying the game in the ninth, CJ Abrams scored the winning run in the 10th on an error by shortstop Zach Neto, who could not handle Harry Ford's grounder.
Los Angeles sank to 4-14 in extra-inning games this season as right-hander Grayson Rodriguez prepares to face Nationals righty Jake Irvin in their next matchup.

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CJ Abrams saves the day as Nationals walk off Angels

Andrew Alvarez pitches seven scoreless innings in best outing of his career; Angels error allows winning run to score.

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Álvarez Shines and Nationals Beat Angelinos 6-5 Despite Another Collapse of the Bullpen

By IAN NICHOLAS QUALLEN WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew Alvarez threw seven single-hit ball innings and the Washington Nationals won a 6-5 win on Saturday in 10 innings over the Angelinos of Los Angeles, when CJ Abrams scored for one mistake despite another bullpen collapse. The single from the [...]

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