Butler Hits Home Run, Winning Single to Lift A’s to 2–1 Walk-Off Win Over Nationals

Oakland Athletics' Lawrence Butler hits a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game as Washington Nationals catcher Riley Adams watches, in Oakland, Calif., on April 12, 2024. Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

OAKLAND, Calif.—Lawrence Butler hit the game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning and had a solo home run to power the Oakland Athletics to a 2–1 walk-off win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.

Max Schuemann scored the winning run in his major league debut after entering as the automatic runner on second base to begin the 10th inning.