On August 5, 2025, the Oakland Athletics dominated the Washington Nationals 16-7 at Nationals Park, driven by catcher Shea Langeliers’ historic three-homer performance in his first game batting leadoff. The Athletics, now 50-65 and fifth in the AL West, unleashed a 24-hit offensive onslaught, while the Nationals, 44-68 and fifth in the NL East, struggled to keep pace. The Athletics Nationals game showcased Oakland’s firepower, with Langeliers, JJ Bleday, and Darell Hernaiz leading the charge.
Langeliers opened the Athletics Nationals game with a solo home run off MacKenzie Gore in the first inning, followed by JJ Bleday’s two-RBI single scoring Nick Kurtz and Brent Rooker, and Hernaiz’s two-run homer, making it 5-0. Tyler Soderstrom’s third-inning single drove in Colby Thomas, pushing the lead to 6-0. In the fourth, Rooker’s single and Bleday’s two-run homer off Clayton Beeter extended the score to 9-0. Langeliers added solo homers in the fifth and seventh off Orlando Ribalta and Andres Lara, respectively. The eighth saw Rooker’s two-RBI double and Bleday’s two-RBI double, finalizing Oakland’s 16 runs.
Washington responded in the fourth with Brady House’s single scoring Luis GarcĂa Jr., who was thrown out at second by Colby Thomas. In the sixth, Nathaniel Lowe’s walk and House’s sacrifice fly added two runs, making it 10-3. The Nationals rallied for four runs in the ninth, with Robert Hassell III’s double and GarcĂa’s two-RBI single, followed by House’s walk scoring GarcĂa, but trailed 16-7. Oakland’s 7-for-18 performance with runners in scoring position outshone Washington’s 4-for-9.
Luis Severino earned the win for Oakland, improving to 6-11 with a 4.82 ERA, allowing three runs on five hits over six innings with 104 pitches (62 strikes) and a hit-by-pitch to James Wood. Relievers J.T. Sterner, Ben Bowden, Eduardo Núñez, and Osvaldo Bido finished, though Núñez allowed four runs. Gore took the loss, falling to 4-12 with a 4.29 ERA, surrendering eight runs on 12 hits in three-plus innings. Nationals relievers Beeter, Ribalta, Poulin, Lara, and Josh Rutledge struggled, with Lara yielding six runs.
The Athletics Nationals game, attended by 21,636 under cloudy 79-degree skies, lasted 3 hours and 10 minutes, starting at 6:45 p.m. Umpires Clint Vondrak, Tony Randazzo, Phil Cuzzi, and Dan Bellino officiated without issue. Langeliers’ 15 total bases and three homers marked a rare feat, joining elite catchers like Johnny Bench, as noted by CBS Sport. Bleday’s six RBIs and Rooker’s three further highlighted Oakland’s dominance in this interleague matchup.
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