It’s time to shift away from spring training coverage and wait for the minors to start up… in May. I’m making the call even though I know it might be a little longer before there’s a true shutout of “our guys.” As I’ve always said, spring training coverage here is an indulgence. Seems rather obvious …
Patrick Corbin got lit up for four runs on four hits, including a pair of homers as the Nats bats couldn’t bail him out in a 4-3 loss to the Marlins. It was Washington’s third straight “L.”
Just one watchlist player appeared in the game: Tres Barrera, who was the third catcher after Yan Gomes and Brandon Snyder and grounded out to end the game.
Cody Wilson and Luis García also made their usual appearances. Wilson took over in CF for Victor Robles and fanned for the second out in the 9th. García subbed for Starlin Castro and lined out to end the 8th.
Today is the penultimate off day for the Nationals (5-6-3). They hit the road for Port St. Lucie tomorrow to visit the Mets and return to West Palm Beach on Friday to play the visitor for the Astros.
Ryan Zimmerman’s two-run, first-inning HR was not enough for the pitchers to work with as the Nats dropped a second straight, 4-2 to the Cards, to fall to .500 for the spring. Max Scherzer needed just 58 pitches to rack up 12 outs in his third ST start. He gave up two hits, no walks, …
Like an ugly stripper, Washingtion came away with just six singles yesterday afternoon in a 5-0 shutout by Houston, ending a seven-game unbeaten streak. Once again, Stephen Strasburg was brilliant but left the game early Forrest Gump pause again. The 32-y.o. ace gave up a hit and a walk while getting four of his seven …
With the “help” of two wild pitches and an error, the Nats got two in the bottom of the 9th to turn a 3-2 loss into a 4-3 win and extend their unbeaten streak to seven games. Joe Ross pitched into the 4th and gave up two unearned runs on two hits and a walk. …
For some reason, this keeps creeping later into the offseason (first week of March last year, the third week of February in 2019) but yesterday MLB Pipeline released its Top 30 for 2021. As expected, Cade Cavalli overtook Jackson Rutledge to become the new No. 1 while Cole Henry is No. 3. In its writeup, …
Miami got one in the bottom of the 4th, Washington got one in the top of the 5th… and that’s how it ended, 1-1. It was the third tie for the Nats, fifth for the Marlins in 2021 Spring Training. Patrick Corbin worked around four baserunners—two hits, two walks—to notch three scoreless innings. He notched …
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The Astros banged out three in the bottom of the 8th for a 4-4 tie that ended the Nats’ winning streak at three. Stephen Strasburg made his 2021 ST debut and turned in 1⅔ scoreless innings, though he needed 38 pitches to get those five outs – four by way of the K. He walked …
The Nats struck early again and piled on late to take their third straight ST game, 9-5 over the Mets. Joe Ross made his first appearance since last spring, going 1⅔ innings with one run let in on one hit and one walk while striking out three. Once again the watchlist players and notable minor-leaguers …