by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
The Washington Nationals have the Kansas City Royals in Nats Park at a time that the Royals are fighting for a playoff spot. This also is the final time for players like today’s starter, Mitchell Parker, to show that he deserves a roster spot for 2025.
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The Cleveland Guardians have punched their ticket to the 2024 MLB playoffs, marking a season that defied expectations from day one. One reason to watch them was the addition of Lane Thomas who the Guardians acquired in a July trade with the Washington Nationals.
With the echoes of champagne celebrations still fresh in the Cleveland clubhouse, the Guardians secured their second AL Central division title in three years. Additionally, barring something crazy happening over the final week, they all but assured themselves a first-round bye, avoiding the wild card round.
As the Guardians set their sights on the postseason, let’s dive into what this means for the team and their fans.
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The Washington Nationals finish their final road game of the season today as the Nats go for a split in Chicago. The team will fly back to Washington, D.C. after the game and have a day-off tomorrow. Yesterday, the team had a decisive win with MacKenzie Gore on the mound in the backdrop of the news of the demotion of CJ Abrams for off-the-field issues.
Today, Jake Irvin will try to replicate his success of Monday when he had 7.0 scoreless innings but was brought back out for the 8th inning and the 1-0 lead turned into a tie game. Irvin will go up against the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga, and Irvin needs to control what he can control and put up zeroes on the board. By the way, the Cubs were officially eliminated from the playoffs by the Nationals yesterday. At 79 wins, the Cubs are trying to win to finish with a winning record.
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The news broke in the pre-game that the Washington Nationals were sending All-Star CJ Abrams down to Triple-A even though their season ends tomorrow. Instead, Abrams will be sent directly to the Nats’ facility in West Palm Beach making the move to Triple-A just a procedural move.
We broke the news that the Abrams demotion was about off-the-field issues. Those issues can creep into the clubhouse and maybe onto the field in diminished performance.
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The Washington Nationals called up Trevor Williams yesterday to face the Cubs, a team he played for in 2021, and Williams went 5.0 innings of 1-run baseball to lower his season ERA to 2.19. That should have been enough to win the game — but Williams got no offensive support.
In yesterday’s 1-0 game, the Cubs pulled their starter, Jameson Taillon, at 80-pitches with 6.0 innings completed. He did not go to the mound for the 7th inning to risk anything. On Monday in a very similar situation, Jake Irvin was beating the Mets 1-0 at 90-pitches and was sent out for the 8th inning and the lead was given up quickly. Some said, “managers don’t pull a strong starter in that situation.” Well, Craig Counsell did — and he got the win. The Nats haven’t won a game since the day before Irvin’s start on Monday.
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The Washington Nationals called up Trevor Williams today to face the Cubs, a team he played for in 2021. Williams had spent over three months on the IL and makes it back with a chance to pitch today and next week. Williams two-year contract is up after this season, and he can head back to free agency. What this does for the Nats is that they can go with a 6-man rotation and push back each pitcher with an extra rest day.
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The Washington Nationals are happy to leave Flushing, New York, and hope that the Windy City blows some hits the Nats way. These are the final 10-games of the season with 4 in Wrigley, and then back home for the final 6 games split between the Royals and Phillies.
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The Washington Nationals got pummeled last night, and all you can do is turn the page. After tonight, there are just 10-games remaining for the Washington Nationals. This is the series finale for the Washington Nationals with the Mets, and this is a salvage game for the Nats.
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