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Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats win opener with Marlins, 3-1; Joey Meneses drives in big runs + more...

Notes and quotes from Washington’s series opener in Miami...

NO OFFENSE:

Davey Martinez’s club went 4 for 20 with runners in scoring position and 23 left on base in the three-game set with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Nationals Park, losing all three games, prompting Washington’s manager to talk after the sweep was complete about the need to get their offense back on track.

“We’re struggling right now offensively as a whole. We can’t put nothing together,” Martinez told...

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Joey Meneses helps Nationals down Marlins

Joey Meneses lined a go-ahead, two-run single to center in the eighth inning as the Washington Nationals defeated the host Miami Marlins 3-1 on Friday night.

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Washington Nationals news & notes: Dodgers sweep series in D.C.; MacKenzie Gore solid vs LA + more...

Notes and quotes on the Nationals getting swept by the Dodgers in the nation’s capital...

SECOND INNING STRUGGLES:

MacKenzie Gore left a 2-2 changeup up in the zone to Teoscar Hernández in the top of the second, and the Dodgers’ right fielder hit it out to left-center field, 408 ft. from home for a solo shot to lead off the inning, giving LA a 1-0 lead early in the series finale in D.C.

As Kevin Frandsen noted on MASN’s broadcast of the late afternoon matchup, the second...

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Nats Week In Review: Week Three Of The Regular Season

After a 2-4 start to the 2024 season, The Nats rebounded slightly to finish week two of the season at 3-3 and 5-7 overall. After winning two of three in San Francisco, Washington remained in the Bay Area for a three-game series against the A’s before heading to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers before returning home.

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MLB home run props for 4/25: You won't believe the price on a Juan Soto HR

We were unable to cash home run props on back-to-back days, but we're feeling good about our chances on Thursday. Let's break down our three favorite home run bets for the shortened MLB slate.

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Patrick Reddington

Washington Nationals news & notes: Lane Thomas to IL; No James Wood yet, Jake Irvin & Nats lose to LA, 11-2...

Notes and quotes from Tuesday night’s game with the Dodgers in Nationals Park...

LANE THOMAS TO IL WITH MCL SPRAIN:

As of Wednesday morning, Washington’s GM and President of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo was still hoping for some good news from the MRI on Lane Thomas’s left knee.

Thomas slid awkwardly into second base on a stolen base attempt on Tuesday night, then he left the game a few innings later.

Thomas told reporters the knee stiffened up on as the game went on last night, so he made...

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Knee injury sends Nationals outfielder to injured list

The Washington Nationals have lost OF Lane Thomas to a knee injury.

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Washington Nationals Roster Moves 4/24

The Washington Nationals will play the middle game of their three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they are coming off a 4-1 loss last night that brings their record this season to 10-12 and they are 2-2 against the Dodgers this season including last night.

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Nationals OF Lane Thomas (knee) lands on injured list

The Washington Nationals placed outfielder Lane Thomas on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with an MCL sprain in his left knee. Thomas, 28, was injured while stealing second base in the fifth inning in Tuesday's 4-1 home loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Former First Round Draft Pick Off To Hot Start For Nationals

Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams, one of the National League’s hottest hitters, is on pace for a 30/30 season. Last season, Abrams showed a glimpse of his offensive potential, but his skills are on full display in 2024.

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Five Proven Pitchers Off to Concerning Slow Starts

Washington Nationals lefty Patrick Corbin has led the National League in losses for three consecutive seasons, and based on how he’s started in 2024, he could make it four years in a row.

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Washington Nationals news & notes: Dodgers take series opener in D.C., 4-1; Nats’ bullpen; Keibert Ruiz at AA...

Notes and quotes from last night in Nationals Park...

CORBIN NUMBERS MATCH EFFORT FOR ONCE:

A frequent refrain from Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez following Patrick Corbin’s starts this season has been some variation on the idea that the numbers don’t tell the whole story as far as how the left-hander has fared.

“Once again, the numbers show he didn’t pitch well,” Martinez said after the 34-year-old put 6 1?3 innings of work in on the road in Dodger Stadium, giving up nine...

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Flu strikes again as Nationals place LHP Robert Garcia on IL

The Washington Nationals placed left-hander Robert Garcia on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, making him the second player on the club to go to the IL with influenza.

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Patrick Reddington

Washington Nationals news & notes: Keibert Ruiz close to return? CJ Abrams, power and more...

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ catcher and shortstop...

KEIBERT RUIZ CLOSE TO RETURN:

Keibert Ruiz (influenza) hasn’t been in the Nationals’ lineup since April 8th when the club was in San Francisco, CA. Ruiz, 25, is close to returning, according to manager Davey Martinez, but the illness has taken a toll on the catcher, who told reporters he has lost significant weight over the past few weeks.

“He lost like 18-20 pounds,” Martinez said when he spoke the D.C. press corps on...

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Nationals aim to continue winning trend, host Dodgers

There's a strange trend in place as the Los Angeles Dodgers and host Washington Nationals begin a three-game series Tuesday night. It's the Nationals who appear to be the hotter team, while the Dodgers will be looking for some answers at the beginning of a nine-game road trip.

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Washington Nationals news & notes: Mitchell Parker does it again; 7.0 scoreless vs Astros in 6-0 win...

Mitchell Parker is 2 for 2 with solid starts early in his career. Notes and quotes on the Nats’ starter’s second outing...

Talking about Mitchell Parker’s MLB debut on the road in Dodger Stadium last week, which came four years after the Nationals selected the southpaw in the 5th Round of the 2020’s truncated COVID Draft, GM and President of Baseball ops Mike Rizzo described the lefty’s rise through the ranks as an organizational success story.

It was the result of a lot of hard...

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Astros' horrible start continues with ugly series loss to Nationals

They look nothing like that team so far this season, and with Sunday's 6-0 loss to the Washington Nationals, the Astros find themselves at the bottom of the American League standings with a shocking 7-16 record. 

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Mitchell Parker carries Nationals past Astros 6-0

Mitchell Parker threw seven shutout innings in his second career major league appearance as the Washington Nationals held back the visiting Houston Astros 6-0 on Sunday afternoon.

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Nationals bring momentum into rubber match vs. Astros

The Washington Nationals should have some momentum going into Sunday afternoon's series finale against the visiting Houston Astros. The series is even at one game apiece after the Nationals rallied for a 5-4, 10-inning victory Saturday.

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Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats walk off on Astros; Party like it’s 2019...

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ walk-off win over the Astros...

“Look, I’ve known Trevor for a while,” Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez told reporters after he pulled Trevor Williams at 77 pitches on the road in Oakland, with Washington up 6-1 over the A’s. Williams got through five innings on 67 pitches, giving up just one run, but a walk to the leadoff batter in the sixth inning, and a one-out double put runners on first and third, so Martinez went to the...

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