The bullpen fell apart in the late innings, but here’s the switch – it was the Cards, not the Nats, who faltered to turn a 4-1 lead into an 11-4 loss this afternoon. Jacob Young was the sole watchlister in the starting lineup as the 24-y.o. played CF and batted ninth. He went 2-for-3 with …
It might not have been pretty—four runs scored on an error and three sacrifice flies —but the Nats stopped a four-game slide with a 7-3 win over the Twins this afternoon. James Wood also broke out of a mini-slump with a single, triple, and two runs scored while starting in right field. He was the …
In the second half of the de facto doubleheader wasn’t as messy, but it wasn’t much prettier as the Marlins handed the Nats their fourth straight loss last night, 4-1. [Ed. Note – Insert graf about spring training results being meaningless. Reminder: This to be used only when things go poorly] Dylan Crews (CF), Trey …
The only thing worse than the announcers in the booth was the play on the field as the Astros blasted the Nats, 9-4 this afternoon. The Nats committed three errors, gave up two homers, and walked five in the loss. The loss went to Trevor William who “worked on some stuff” and looked every bit …
In between Angel Hernandez being Angel Hernandez, the Cards rallied from an early 4-2 deficit and held off the Nats for a 7-6 win. The loss went to Josiah Gray, who gave up five runs on five hits (one HR) and three walks while striking out two. He left the game with the bases loaded …
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 …