{"id":2446179,"date":"2025-06-11T21:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T01:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-batter-democrats-13-2-for-fifth-consecutive-congressional-baseball-game-win-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T21:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T01:57:21","slug":"republicans-batter-democrats-13-2-for-fifth-consecutive-congressional-baseball-game-win-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-batter-democrats-13-2-for-fifth-consecutive-congressional-baseball-game-win-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans batter Democrats 13-2 for fifth consecutive Congressional Baseball Game win &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-batter-democrats-13-2-for-fifth-consecutive-congressional-baseball-game-win-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2446179&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the recent Congressional Baseball Game held at Nationals Park, the Republican team marked a significant victory over the Democrats with a score of 13-2, achieving their fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-virginia-ranked-best-state-for-business\/\" title=\"...ORT: Virginia Ranked Best State For Business\">consecutive win<\/a> in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-the-real-authoritarians\/\" title=\"CRENSHAW: The Real Authoritarians\">longstanding tradition<\/a> that dates back to 1909. Notably, Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-49ers-make-crucial-defensive-play-to-avoid-upset-against-packers-advance-to-nfc-championship\/\" title=\"49ers&#039; crucial defensive play saves them from upset, secures NFC Championship spot\">crucial defensive play<\/a> in the first inning, catching a potential hit from the democrats and preventing them from scoring, which contributed to the momentum shift in favor of the Republicans. The event drew large attendance, selling over 30,000 tickets and raising approximately $2.79 million for charity, with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) highlighting the event&#8217;s charitable impact. The republicans capitalized on their early lead and expanded it substantially in the later innings, ultimately sealing their victory. Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX) coached the Republican team, while Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) lead the Democrats.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans batter Democrats 13-2 for fifth consecutive Congressional Baseball Game win<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2145879\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3418889\/republicans-advance-bill-block-noncitizens-voting-dc-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rep. August Pfluger<\/a> (R-TX) stepped up for the Republicans when they needed it in Wednesday night&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congressional-baseball-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congressional Baseball Game<\/a> against the Democrats at Nationals Park.<\/p>\n<p>In the top of the first inning, with Democrats loading the bases and threatening to gain the upper hand early, Pfluger spotted a rocket down the third base line and acted. The 47-year-old congressman stretched out his glove to snag the ball, stood up, and dove for third base with a Democratic runner inbound.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3438741\/immigration-heated-arizona-democratic-debate-special-house-election\/\">Immigration dominates heated Arizona Democratic debate for special House election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3438547\/scott-bessent-tax-bill-warns-financial-crisis-if-fails\/\">Bessent warns of financial crisis if &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217; fails<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3437567\/clear-distinction-la-riots-jan-6-violence-mike-johnson\/\">&#8216;There&#8217;s a clear distinction&#8217; between LA riots and Jan. 6 violence, Mike Johnson says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s Rep. August Pfluger&#8217;s *quality* play in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional baseball game<\/a> to end the top half of the first after the bases loaded: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n76MRR0kxI\">pic.twitter.com\/n76MRR0kxI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ross O&#8217;Keefe (@RossOKeefe2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RossOKeefe2\/status\/1932944850489405593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pfluger got the final out, fist pumping as he stranded several Democrats on base with the Republicans riding the momentum to a 13-2 win over the opposing party. The win is the GOP&rsquo;s fifth straight in the rivalry.<\/p>\n<p>The Congressional Baseball Game is a long-running annual tradition between the parties. It has been played since 1909, and the Republicans hold the all-time record.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said before the game that they sold over 30,000 tickets and raised around $2.79 million for charity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Republicans play the Democrats in the Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2025. (Asher Notheis\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), a former player in the Atlanta Braves minor league system, coached the Republicans, while Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) led the Democrats. Before the game, Williams sardonically emphasized scoring more runs than the other team, while Sanchez believed their freshman newcomers could make a difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3435893\/who-will-be-playing-in-2025-congressional-baseball-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HERE&rsquo;S WHO PLAYED IN THE 2025 CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Pfluger&rsquo;s camera-snapping catch, the Republicans took advantage. They grabbed five runs in the first two innings as pitcher Rep. Chris DeLuzio (D-PA) lost control of his command in the second.<\/p>\n<p>While the Democrats knocked in a pair of runs in the third inning to keep it competitive at 5-2, the GOP piled on another eight runs in the fifth and sixth innings to seal the game at 13-2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2145879\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2145879\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans defeat Democrats 13-2 for fifth straight win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2446180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3228-scaled-1024x629.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[56984,3685,36457,3756,34619],"class_list":["post-2446179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressional-baseball-game","tag-democrats","tag-political-rivalry","tag-republicans","tag-sports-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_3228-scaled-1024x629.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2446179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446183,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446179\/revisions\/2446183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}