Andrs Chaparro collects eight RBIs in Nationals' 23-4 win
Andrs Chaparro collected eight RBIs with two home runs as the Washington Nationals pummeled the Athletics 23-4 on July 18, 2026, to open MLB's second half at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, delivering one of the loudest offensive nights of the year. The highlight reel from MLB.com captured Chaparro's breakout in the Nationals' blowout.
Key Takeaways
- Andrs Chaparro drove in eight runs and hit two home runs against the Athletics.
- Washington routed Oakland 23-4 to open the second half of the 2026 MLB season.
- Chaparro's fifth-inning two-run homer off José Suarez helped stretch an early lead.
- The Athletics entered the night after a nine-game losing streak to close the first half.
- The game was played at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.
What did Andrs Chaparro do against the Athletics?
Chaparro produced eight RBIs and two home runs in Washington's road win over Oakland. MLB's official highlight packages the night as a highlight-reel offensive showing.
His clearest documented swing came in the top of the fifth. With the score 4-2 after an Athletics rally, José Suarez allowed a monster two-run homer to Chaparro, restoring Washington's cushion before Harry Ford followed with another two-run shot that made it 8-2.
Chaparro stayed in the middle of the inning traffic later as well. In a six-run Nationals frame, CJ Abrams doubled to deep center and scored Chaparro as Washington pushed the total to 13 runs on the night.
How did the Nationals build a 23-4 final?
The second half began with Gage Jump starting for the Athletics against Cade Cavalli for the Nationals. Jump held Washington until the third, when a walk, a single, and two doubles produced a 3-0 lead with two outs.
In the fourth, Harry Ford walked and Jacob Young hit a ground-rule double that scored Ford. Jump exited after 3 2/3 innings with four earned runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out eight. Oakland answered briefly when Jacob Wilson singled and Tyler Soderstrom crushed a 415-foot homer to center, cutting the deficit to 4-2.
From there the innings snowballed. After Chaparro and Ford went deep in the fifth, Yunior Tur made his major-league debut with the score 10-2 and the Nationals kept pouring on runs. By the late innings the score reached 18-2, and Carlos Cortes—moved from right field to pitch the ninth—allowed five runs as Washington finished with 23. Shea Langeliers homered in the bottom of the ninth and Oakland added one more for a 23-4 final.
Why does this blowout matter for both clubs?
For Washington, Chaparro's eight-RBI, two-homer night was the headline inside a thrashing to start the second half. For the Athletics, it was a brutal reset after closing the first half on a nine-game skid, with new arms and position-player pitching mixed into a long night at Sutter Health Park.
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According to Athletics Nation, the night was not the second-half start Oakland or its fans hoped for—while Chaparro's eight-RBI explosion gave Nationals supporters an early post-break statement.