MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
RIVER HILLS ROCKETS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
06/26/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
RIVER HILLS ROCKETS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1130 - FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
River Hills Rockets (28-48) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1
Washington Nationals (32-44) 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 X 7 9 0
Nationals Send River Hills Home with 7-5 Loss
The Washington Nationals withstood an impressive performance by River Hills third baseman Ricardo Peraza to defeat the Rockets, 7-5, at Nationals Park. Peraza went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Justin Russ was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 13 of 15 save opportunities. The Rockets, at 28-48, have lost 4 in a row.

Max Dau took River Hills hurler Steve Vaughan deep in the bottom of the fifth. His grand slam home run put the Nationals on top, 7-5. In all, Dau had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Dau.
RIVER HILLS BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Peraza 3B 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .281 4 19
L. Brisebois C 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .201 6 14
B. Rodriguez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .279 7 29
A. Guthrie SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .314 6 26
A. Baillargeon CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .194 5 18
A. Parra 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .266 4 26
   R. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Gruenberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 2 12
   N. Welch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Koonce RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .312 2 7
E. Madueno LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .273 10 28
S. Vaughan P 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   a-A. Esquilin 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 6 18
Totals 36 5 8 5 1 10 16      
a - A. Esquilin substituted for S. Vaughan in the 5th
b - H. Gruenberg pinch hit for R. Garza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Guthrie 2 (13, 2nd Inning off J. Rosales, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off J. Rosales, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Madueno (13, 6th Inning off L. Rodriquez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Peraza (4, 2nd Inning off J. Rosales, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Peraza 6 , A. Guthrie 4 , A. Baillargeon , A. Parra , E. Madueno 2
2-out RBI: R. Peraza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Peraza , A. Parra 2 , S. Vaughan
Hit by Pitch: A. Guthrie
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Peraza (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rodriguez (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Guthrie-Rodriguez-Esquilin, Guthrie-Esquilin, Guthrie-Rodriguez-Esquilin)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Pierce SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .234 7 22
J. Gomez 2B 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .264 2 13
J. Walters LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .261 5 11
M. Eyer RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .307 10 41
M. Dau CF 4 1 2 4 0 1 1 .248 8 29
   J. Russ P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Henderson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 7 24
S. Verd C 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .227 14 37
T. Rhinerson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .253 9 28
J. Rosales P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 0 0
   L. Rodriquez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   a-A. Kesner PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 2 10
   S. Jaso P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Recca CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 2
Totals 30 7 9 7 5 4 11      
a - A. Kesner pinch hit for L. Rodriquez in the 6th
b - K. Recca substituted for S. Jaso in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Pierce (13, 5th Inning off S. Vaughan, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Henderson (14, 5th Inning off R. Garza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gomez (2, 3rd Inning off S. Vaughan, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Dau (8, 5th Inning off S. Vaughan, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Pierce 3 , J. Gomez 5 , M. Dau 5 , C. Henderson 2 , T. Rhinerson , A. Kesner
2-out RBI: S. Pierce , J. Gomez 2 , M. Dau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Walters , M. Eyer , S. Verd
GIDP: J. Gomez , M. Dau , T. Rhinerson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Pierce (54) , J. Gomez (16)
CS: M. Dau (4)

FIELDING
PB: S. Verd
RIVER HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Vaughan L (1-1) 4.2 6 7 3 3 3 2 88 2.31   
R. Garza 2.1 3 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.80   
N. Welch 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Vaughan 32
Batters Faced: S. Vaughan 23, R. Garza 9, N. Welch 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Vaughan 5-5, R. Garza 2-2, N. Welch 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Vaughan 88-55, R. Garza 24-14, N. Welch 16-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rosales 4.0 6 5 1 0 7 1 76 4.64   
L. Rodriquez W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 2.25   
S. Jaso H (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 5.11   
J. Russ SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rosales 45
Batters Faced: J. Rosales 19, L. Rodriquez 9, S. Jaso 6, J. Russ 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rosales 2-4, L. Rodriquez 1-4, S. Jaso 2-2, J. Russ 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rosales 76-50, L. Rodriquez 32-18, S. Jaso 24-16, J. Russ 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Rodriquez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Rodriquez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ricardo Peraza
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 25404
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