Los Angeles Angels at Washington Nationals: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 4 | 6 | 0 |
The Story
The Washington Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 at Nationals Park on September 11, 2026, rallying for three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to overturn a tie game and hand the Angels a tough loss. The DiamondIQ model opened the night favoring Washington with a 62% home win probability, a figure that climbed steadily before reaching 100% by the game's conclusion.
The decisive sequence came in the bottom of the eighth against Angels reliever Samy Natera Jr. Jorbit Vivas delivered the pivotal blow of the contest, a double that swung win probability by 35.6 percentage points and effectively broke the game open. Dylan Crews followed with a single that added another 14.0 percentage points, and when the inning was complete Washington had plated three runs to take a lead it would not relinquish. The Nationals had also drawn first blood in the fourth inning, when James Wood singled off Yusei Kikuchi for a 10.7-point swing. The Angels briefly pulled level with a seventh-inning run keyed by a Christian Moore single off Cade Cavalli, worth 10.2 percentage points, but Will Dion answered by striking out Josh Lowe to strand the threat and erase 9.6 points of Angels momentum.
Vivas finished as the game's most impactful player with a combined WPA of plus-39.6 and an RE24 of plus-2.3, a performance that single-handedly defined the outcome. Brady House and Christian Moore each contributed plus-8.0 WPA on opposite sides of the ledger, while on the mound Yusei Kikuchi led all pitchers with plus-15.2 WPA, followed closely by Will Dion at plus-14.4 and Ryan Watson at plus-9.7 for Washington.