Joey Meneses plays hero as Nationals rally to stun D-backs 9-8


May 7, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Washington Nationals designated hitter Joey Meneses (45) celebrates with catcher Keibert Ruiz (20) and left fielder Alex Call (17) hitting a three run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the ninth inning at Chase Field.

Could 7, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Washington Nationals designated hitter Joey Meneses (45) celebrates with catcher Keibert Ruiz (20) and left fielder Alex Name (17) hitting a 3 run house run towards the Arizona Diamondbacks within the ninth inning at Chase Discipline.
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Joey Meneses hit a three-run house run within the high of the ninth to rally the Washington Nationals to a 9-8 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix

Luis Garcia doubled and had three hits, Stone Garrett had two hits and two runs and CJ Abrams additionally had two hits for Washington, which ended a two-game shedding streak. Erasmo Ramirez (2-1) picked up the win in reduction and Hunter Harvey pitched round a one-out stroll to safe a scoreless ninth and decide up his first profession save.

The Nationals trailed 8-6 coming into the ninth however wanted simply 4 pitches by reliever Miguel Castro (1-1) to take the lead. Garcia hit the primary pitch for a double after which went to 3rd on a single by Keibert Ruiz. Meneses, who completed 3-for-5 with 4 RBIs, adopted together with his second homer of the season, a 381-foot line drive into the left discipline bleachers

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. homered twice, scored 4 runs and had 4 RBIs and Christian Walker additionally homered for Arizona, which had a three-game win streak snapped. Ketel Marte went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and Dominic Fletcher additionally had two hits for the Diamondbacks, who misplaced regardless of garnering 11 walks from Washington pitchers

Washington took a 1-0 lead within the second on an RBI single by Alex Name that drove in Meneses. Arizona tied it within the backside half of the inning when Gurriel led off with a 414-foot homer down the left discipline line, the third straight sport he has homered.

The Diamondbacks took a 3-1 lead within the fourth on Walker’s eighth house run of the season and a balk by Nationals starter Trevor Williams that allowed Gurriel to attain from third

The Nationals tied it 3-3 within the fifth on an RBI groundout by Lane Thomas and an RBI single by Garcia. However Arizona answered with 4 runs within the backside half of the inning to take a 7-3 lead on an RBI triple by Marte and a three-run homer by Gurriel

Washington minimize it to 7-5 within the seventh on a bases-loaded fielder’s selection by Ruiz adopted by an RBI single Meneses.

Arizona elevated its lead within the backside of the inning on a bases-loaded fielder’s selection by Jose Herrera. The Nationals trimmed it to 8-6 within the eighth when Garrett scored on a double play, setting the stage for Meneses’ game-winner within the ninth

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