by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
The Washington Nationals lost another head-scratcher yesterday. They scored all of their runs in the first inning, then could not scratch out any more runs for the next eight inning. Tonight it is Trevor Williams for the Nats and Corbin Burnes for the Brewers. This is the type of game that Vegas has as the biggest lock of the day in favor of the Brewers. Maybe Williams can spin a gem and be the reverse lock of the day.
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The Washington Nationals and all of baseball will honor the memory of Roberto Clemente tonight as the Nats are in Milwaukee for a weekend series. These are games the Brewers really need to win in their quest to take the NL Central title. They are in a 3-way fight with the Reds and Cubs for supremacy in the central division.
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The future of the Washington Nationals has been on full display at Double-A Harrisburg as well as with the Major League club, and unfortunately on the IL (injured list). We brought up before how sorely missed Stone Garrett was after he broke a bone in his leg last month. The soon-to-be 28 year old was a difference-maker in the lineup as the team had a potential playoff-bound record with him at 47-42. Extrapolate that for a full 162-game season and that would be 86-wins which might get you a Wild Card. Without him, an horrific 18-40 record.
For the season, Garrett finished with an .801 OPS, and he was a bright spot in left field where the team has played seven others this season. Three of them are batting in the .100’s, and two of those Mendozians are still on the Nats’ roster. This is why it is time to call-up the future in outfielder James Wood, the Nats №2 ranked prospect, to see what he can do, and finish this 2023 season with another look at the future. Put Wood in the outfield with Jacob Young, and Lane Thomas.
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The Washington Nationals had a golden opportunity to dominate in a struggling Pirates team in Pittsburgh, and once again, the Nats’ starting pitching did them in again. With 16-games remaining in this season, the Nats need to make hay while the sun shines. With 65 wins in the books, the Nats need to get back to winning ways to finish strong on this season.
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The Washington Nationals will have another MLB debut tonight with Jackson Rutledge getting his big opportunity. The Nats’ 1st round pick of 2019 is a large man at 6’8″ with an upper 90’s fastball, and the kid from St. Louis actually got offseason help from former Nats’ pitcher Ross Detwiler who helped Rutledge add better shaper to his changeup. Drew Millas, his teammate in the minors, will catch him tonight. Add his curveball and slider to his repertoire and he throws both the 4-seam and 2-seam varieties of the fastball.
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All of the rumors of cutting staff that led some to believe that Mike Rizzo was leaving the Washington Nationals organization were just more of the unsubstantiated rumors that were proven inaccurate as the team announced, before business opened today, that the Nats have extended Rizzo’s contract in another multi-year deal.
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The Washington Nationals are just 1.0 game behind the Pirates in the NL standings after the Nats celebrated a Patrick Corbin gem last night and his 10th win this season. That win against the Pirates in the first of this 4-game series leads into the second game tonight.
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By Forensicane
After an all-too-long string of MLB drafts that can be considered fireable management offenses, the Washington Nationals had the uncommon pleasure of successes from drafts forgotten and signs of more competent recent decision-making on draft day.
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The Washington Nationals are just 2.0 games behind the Pirates in the NL standings, and the teams have a long 4-game series that will probably determine where they finish in relation to each other. Both are almost guaranteed losing seasons unless a baseball miracle happens.
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