After a three-game absence, the Washington offense showed up today in Viera with a 9-2 win over Detroit. The Nats pounded out 11 hits, including a solo homer by Drew Vettleson (1-for-1) in the 7th and a two-run shot by Matt Skole (1-for-2) in the 8th. Jordan Zimmermann made his second start and struck out …
Derek Dietrich’s one-out homer in the last of the 9th off journeyman Bruce Billings gave the Marlins a 2-1 walkoff win while handing the Nats another 2-1 loss. All six games thus far in spring training have been decided by one run, with the Nats winning three straight, then losing three straight (and counting). Max …
After taking three straight one-run games, the Nationals have now lost two straight, falling to the Braves 2-1 this afternoon in Viera. The offense managed just seven hits, two of which came from Tony Gwynn Jr. who was given the start after the news that CF Denard Span will require an additional abdominal surgery while …
Washington’s luck in taking one-run games ran out as the Americans of New York stopped the Nationals of DC, 3-2 in Tampa. The Yankees rallied with two outs and connected on three straight singles off losing pitcher Mitch Lively in the bottom of the 8th. The implosion offset the Yankees mistakes in the 7th when …
The Nats second string — a.k.a. our guys — put together a four-run rally in the 6th to help propel the Nats to their third straight one-run win, 6-5 over the Cardinals. Matt Skole (1-for-1, R, BB) and Wilmer Difo (2-for-2) both connected on two-out, two-run singles to erase a 4-1 deficit, as the replacements …
Matt Skole’s leadoff double in the 7th set up the winning rally as the Nats edged the Braves, 9-8 yesterday afternoon. Following a walk by Cutter Dykstra (1-1, 2R, BB), the two teammates at Harrisburg last summer moved up a base on sacrifice by Isaac Ballou (0-1). A wild pitch plated Skole (1-2, 2R, K …
Kila Ka’aiue’s two-run homer in the 7th capped complete a comeback from a 4-0 deficit as the Nationals edged the Mets, 5-4 in the 2015 Grapefruit League opener. Max Scherzer made his Washington debut with two innings pitched, with one run allowed on a solo shot in the 2nd and two hits total while fanning …
The impending snowstorm — which will undoubtedly cancel school tomorrow as well as today — begs to differ, but the 2015 campaign begins tonight as the Nationals host the Mets in Viera. We’re done with the eyewash that is the first two weeks after pitchers and catchers report. In many ways, social media has made …
With the news that John Sickels’s 2015 Baseball Prospect book may be further delayed, I decided to finish the remaining player reports rather than wait any longer — just as I did last year.
We’re still in a dead period of sorts while we await the beginning of spring training games. For the second straight week, the Baseball America transaction report has seen nothing — no comings or goings — for Washington.
No news or not, it’s always a big deal when we close the books on February. It means baseball will be played next week, not next month, and April doesn’t seem quite so far away.
Well, at least until the next time it snows or sleets…
For the minors fans, the news is sparse this time of year, but thanks to MASN’s Byron Kerr, we can at least discuss the annual list of minor-leaguers who’ve been asked to come to camp early, a.k.a. “accelerated camp.” This is the analog to the Fall Instrux, as prospects are given extra time for instruction …