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 …
A third-inning grand slam would prove to be enough as the Mets doubled up the Nats, 6-3 for their second loss in three ST games. Josiah Gray was in midseason form with two scoreless innings, two hits allowed, and five K’s without issuing a walk. Robert Garci, the August waiver-wire claim from the Marlins, lived …
James Wood went deep again as the Nats doubled up the Marlins, 6-3 this afternoon. MacKenzie Gore got the start and gave up a run on two hits. He walked none and struck out four. Jake Irvin followed in the 3rd and put up an identical line. With a day game after a night game …
The Astros banged out six in runs in the first three innings and held off the Nats for a 7-4 win last night in West Palm Beach. Patrick Corbin took the loss, giving up two runs on three hits over an inning and 2/3rds. He walked none and struck out four. James Wood began the …
Unlike football, this is never too soon. Just one more day of breathless stories about batting practice. he You can tune in to the nationals feed on MLB.com tomorrow night to hear Charlie & Dave, or set the DVR for the tape-delay on MLB Network at 10 p.m. By the way, the MLB interns got …
While we may not know the corresponding moves yet (if any), the Nats have signed some pitchers for some upper-minors depth: LHP Richard Bleier RHP Luke Farrell RHP Robert Gsellman RHP Steve Nogosek These are the moves reported by Baseball America in its latest transaction post. Other notable transactions this month, reported elsewhere: Signed RHP …