But in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and the suff’ring of injury by a base-ball pitcher in Washington — Benjamin Franklin, April 31, 1791 (citation needed) The Ides of March came a day early for Cade Cavalli, as the 24-y.o. exited yesterday’s game with an apparent elbow injury …
The bullpen coughed up five in the 8th, which proved to be the difference. Well, except maybe it was the Houston firemen that brought the P-E-T-R-O-L instead of Washington’s as the Nats won, 7-6. Michael Chavis’s two-run homer capped off a five-run rally that began with back-to-back walks to start the inning, a double, and …
With two-spots in the 1st and 2nd innings, St. Louis took control early and cruised to a 5-1 win over Washington yesterday afternoon.
McKenzie Gore “worked on some things” for the aforementioned four runs on four hits (one HR) over four innings in his fourth spring start. He walked two and struck out three while throwing 65 pitches, 38 for strikes.
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The Nats return to West Palm Beach this afternoon and will play host to the Astros. Trevor Williams is expected to make his third spring start. The cam can be heard on MLB.com (Houston feed).
The Nats scored in each of their last four “ups,” capped by a four-run 8th, as they ended a three-game losing streak with a 10-7 win over the Mets. Josiah Gray stretched past three innings in his third spring start, giving up a run on five hits and a walk while striking out four. The …
Another four-run 5th did in the Nats as they dropped their third straight exhibition game, 7-2 to the Marlins. Patrick Corbin stretched to four innings in his third spring start, giving up a run on three hits and no walks while striking out three. The loss went to Alex Colomé, who was charged with the …
A four-run 5th broke open a 1-0 game for Team Israel, which shut out the Nats, 9-0. Washington left ten baserunners on base and was 1-for-10 with RISP. Cade Cavalli got the start and allowed the first run on three hits and a walk over three innings. He struck out six but was tagged with …
Washington was in midseason form yesterday in Lakeland as they collected 11 hits—all singles—and left on 14 in a 2-1 loss to Detroit. Chad Kuhl got the start and got seven outs on 30 pitches, allowing one hit, no walks, and striking out one. The loss went to Jackson Rutledge, who let in the first …
A three-run 6th erased a 2-1 deficit as the Nats held on to hook the Marlins, 5-3, on Tuesday afternoon. MacKenzie Gore stretched to three innings in his third spring start. He allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits, walked one, and struck out one. Despite being a road game, none of the watchlist …
A four-run 4th opened up a 2-1 game as the Astros blasted past the Nats, 6-2 on Sunday afternoon. Patrick Corbin remained in ’20s form as he was charged with two runs on three hits and a walk over two and a ⅓ innings. He walked one and fanned three. José Ferrer let in both …
The ‘pen is supposed to be one of the strengths of the Big Nats, even with the heavy workload it usually gets. Alas, it was not so on Saturday afternoon as St. Louis scored seven times in the last five innings to down Washington, 9-6. Projects starters Josiah Gray and Cade Cavalli pitched the first …