7:31 p.m. ( EDT ) at Nationals Park in Washington , D.C . In pregame ceremonies at Nationals Park , U.S. Congressman Steve Scalise ( R-La . ) , representing Louisiana ′ s 1st Congressional District , threw out the ceremonial first pitch on his 52nd birthday , with United States Capitol Police special agent Kevin Bailey catching . Both men had been shot on June 14 , 2017 , when a gunman opened fire on Republican U.S. senators and congressmen practicing at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria , Virginia , for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity
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