An early 1-0 lead went buh-bye in the middle innings as the Mets handed the Nats a 3-1 defeat last night. Jake Irvin bounced back from a “is he hurt?” outing* to shut out the Mets on two hits over four innings, walking none and striking out five. * Editor: How is that different than …
Three Nationals went deep—including some minor-leaguer named Dylan Crews—in a 9-3 win over the Marlins yesterday afternoon. Crews, who started in LF, doubled ahead of Luis García Jr.’s two-run homer in the top of the 3rd inning. Victor Robles followed with a solo shot. Crews would do the same in the top of the 4th …
As per usual, MLB decided to wait until Spring Training was in full swing before, say, releasing this in January or February when more people might care or pay attention. Sorry, I don’t buy the chimera that this is in preparation for next week’s “Breakout Series,” which, if it were that important, wouldn’t be held …
Keibert Ruiz’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 4th somehow stood up as the Nats clipped the Cards, 1-0 Trevor Williams did indeed get the start, tossing two scoreless, and followed by seven relievers who threw one inning apiece. Derek Law got the “W” as the pitcher of record when the Nats went ahead. …
Rain washed away Game #9 of the 2024 spring schedule for the Nationals. They’ll return to action tomorrow afternoon, weather permitting, as there is still rain in the forecast for West Palm Beach on Monday. St. Louis will be the visitor with Trevor Williams the listed starter for Washington. Zach Davies could also get the …
The Nats were in midseason form, getting good enough starting pitching until the bullpen imploded as the Red Sox handed them a 4-2 loss this afternoon. After Josiah Gray let in the first run on two hits and two walks (with five whiffs), Thad Ward tossed two scoreless, with one hit, two walks, and four …
A 4-0 lead was too small for the Nats relievers to hold as the Astros blasted them for ten runs from the 5th to the 8th to hand the Nats a 10-8 loss yesterday afternoon. MacKenzie Gore got the start and tossed three scoreless, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out three. The …
James Wood homered for the third time in six spring training games as the Nationals folded the Cards, 3-1. Wood, who has hit safely in all six ST games, is now batting .500 (7-for-14) after going 2-for-3. He started in CF, joined by fellow watchlisters Jacob Young in LF and Trey Lipscomb 2B, who each …
The new guys led the Nats to a come-from-behind, 4-3 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon. Jesse Winker’s RBI single tied the game at 2-2 in the 3rd while Joey Gallo’s two-run double in the 5th gave the Nats a 4-2 lead. Unfortunately, “our guys” weren’t as much to credit as to blame. …
The drumbeat to “play the kids” just got a little louder as Robert Hassell and Brady House both homered while Dylan Crews smacked a two-run double in a 10-3 win over the Astros yesterday afternoon that got the Nats back to .500 (2-2). Hassell, who started in LF, also struck out twice. Crews started in …