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The Washington Nationals have had one of their best starting rotation turns of the season as their starting pitchers have kept them in every game despite some horrific defense and baserunning at times — and a lack of offense to go 2-3 in that span. DJ Herz 5 2/3 IP 2 ER, Mitchell Parker 7.0 IP 1 ER, Patrick Corbin 6.0 IP 1 ER, MacKenzie Gore 6.0 IP 1 ER, Jake Irvin 5 1/3 2 ER. That is 30.0 combined innings of 7 earned run baseball for a 2.10 ERA.

In order to win a game in Atlanta this weekend, the Nats will need to dig deep to go start to finish with good baseball in this one. The team will fly back to Washington, D.C. after this game.

The Washington Nationals had found something special in Alex Call who was a sparkplug in so many ways for the Nats. In two separate callups, Call said that he had made a mechanical tweak but also a mental adjustment that had changed his game. In his 30-games this season, Call batted an impressive.343 with a .950 and delivered some clutch hits including another memorable walk-off. This time, Call was hitting with power and a consistency at the plate. Unfortunately, his season might come to an end as he suffered, per our source, a tear in his plantar fascia in the heel of his left foot. He will head to the 10-day IL.

In baseball’s twists, Dylan Crews is getting called up on Monday, and it would have pushed Call into a fourth outfielder and DH role as it was — and now looks like Call will be lost for a while. The good news, if you are an optimist, is that many thought this was an achilles injury that would have cost Call most of the 2025 season too.

The Washington Nationals have a weekend series in Atlanta, and tonight is a tough test as the team faces lefty Chris Sale to open this series. This is a quick 3-game road trip with an early game on Sunday before the Nats fly back to Washington D.C., ahead of their series with the Yankees on Monday.

The Washington Nationals will go for a series win today, and starter Patrick Corbin is still in search of career win No. 100. He won his 99th game on July 19, and for him, this will be his sixth attempt, since then, for the elusive 100th milestone career win. After this game, the Nats will get on their American Airlines charter to fly for a weekend series in Atlanta. The team is back in Washington D.C. on Sunday night ahead of their series with the Yankees on Monday.

The Washington Nationals get to turn the page on yesterday and find a way to get back into the Curly W column tonight. This team is 2-wins behind their 2023 win pace.

The Washington Nationals put together a nice win on Sunday to get back to Washington, D.C. with 56-wins and a one-win behind last year’s record at this time. With speculation growing that top prospect Dylan Crews would make his debut today — that will not happen. That seemed to be the talk of the day on social media. The team did make several roster moves at the MLB and minor league level today.

The Nats activated Joey Gallo from the 10-day IL after he injured his hamstring on June 11. It took Gallo over 2-months to make it back, and to open a roster spot, Travis Blankenhorn was optioned to Triple-A Rochester. Also, Robert Garcia returned from the bereavement list, and Orlando Ribalta was optioned to Triple-A Rochester. Notable moves on the minor league side can be found on this LINK.