Nats Chat

The Nats & Tigers rained out on Tuesday night and will play two on Wednesday.  Tim gives a quick update on Tuesday's roster move as Paul DeJong is returning from the IL. 

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The Nats ended their West Coast trip on a good note by rallying for 7-4 win at the Angels on Sunday afternoon. Mark (From Anaheim) & Al recap the extra inning victory that saw Washington tie it up in the 9th and score three runs in the top of the 11th.

(05:10) James Wood amazingly became the first player in franchise history to draw four intentional walks in a single game.  Wood is the player to be purposely walked that many times in a game since Barry Bonds.

(12:45) C.J. Abrams had an excellent game in the leadoff spot as he knocked in three runs.  Abrams tied the game in the 7th with a double and added a RBI triple in the decisive 11th. Jacob Young also had a solid game as well offensively.

(20:15) Brady House had a RBI double, but more importantly flashed leather at a crucial time.

(26:00) Kyle Finnegan was barely used on this road trip, but he did toss the final three victorious innings on Sunday in Anaheim. 

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The Nats took the the lead into the bottom of the 7th, but the game quickly was flipped upside down in the 8-2 Saturday night loss in Anaheim. Mark (From Orange County) & Al wonder why Kyle Finnegan was not utilized while facing the heart of the order in the 7th, when the Angels scored six runs against the beleaguered bullpen.

(13:40) Michael Soroka handed the 'pen a lot to work with as he only allowed one run in six innings of work. Sorry to resurface this sort of topic, but should Washington trade Soroka at the deadline?

(21:15) C.J. Abrams's homer and Riley Adams RBI double were the only sources of offense. James Wood & Nathaniel Lowe each had a pair of hits in the defeat.

(24:05) Win or lose on Sunday, June 2025 will go down as one of the worst months in franchise history as they have only won six games this month.

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The Nats brought their bats to Anaheim as they out-slugged the Angels 15-9 on Friday night. Mark (From Orange County) & Al break down the 19 hit performance where the offense scored in seven different frames.

(6:10) A trio of Nationals had three hits in the win. C.J. Abrams, Luis Garcia Jr., and Nathaniel Lowe all came through at the plate on Friday night. Lowe has had a hot road trip as he has eight hits in the past seven games.

(13:00) Luis Garcia Jr.'s defensive struggles continued in the series opener as he committed an error in what was a sloppy team effort. The hosts evaluate his statistical regression in the field this season compared to 2024.

(17:30) Jake Irvin did not pitch well as he gave up eight runs off of nine hits in just over four innings of work.  Irvin's WHIP is now up to a troubling 1.30 with a 4.73 ERA.

(22:30) The bullpen picked up the slack as they did not allow any Angel runs.  Brad Lord recorded five outs and his ERA is down to 3.28 on the season.

(27:10) Keibert Ruiz was transferred to the 7-day concussion IL and needs to be cleared by a Dr. in order to return.

(29:45) More bad news from Derek Law as his arm was sore following his rehab outing in AAA this week. Law has been shut down for the weekend and the current aim is for him to pitch on Wednesday next week. 

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The Nats limped into the midpoint of the season as they were shutout 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon in  San Diego. Mark (From Petco Park) & Al have another hard luck MacKenzie Gore loss to recap as the offense yet again let down their lefty Ace. The bats have only mustered ten runs in the past seven Gore starts. Gore struck out six Padres and still leads the NL in strikeouts.

(13:30) Former Nationals prospect Nick Pivetta struck out ten Nats in seven innings of work.  Pivetta was traded to Philadelphia in the infamous 2015 Jonathan Papelbon trade.

(19:30) This contest was the end of a brutal stretch for the Nats as they had to play 16 games in as many days, with cross country travel in between. Washington really struggled these past few weeks and went 3-13.

(24:20) Josh Whetzel's weekly update from AAA-Rochester.  Hear the latest from Derek Law's rehab stint, Cade Cavalli latest outing, and more. 

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The Nats were ahead 3-0, but the Padres came back in the middle innings for a 4-3 triumph over Washington. Mark (From Petco Park) & Al discuss Trevor Williams' outing, as the veteran allowed four San Diego runs and took the loss.

(09:35) San Diego's go-ahead run came on a RBI groundout where Nathaniel Lowe took the easy out at 1B instead of throwing home for a force out.  Mark explains what led to Lowe's decision to not throw to the plate in the bottom of the 6th.

(15:25) The offense went just 1 for 9 with RISP in the loss.  James Wood struck out three times and is 5th in the Majors in that category this season.

(17:40) Jacob Young stole just his 7th base of the year in 15 attempts.  Why has he been so inefficient at swiping bags?

(24:00) Keibert Ruiz was placed on 10-day IL due to a head contusion that was suffered from an errant foul ball on Monday night.  Drew Millas has been recalled from AAA-Rochester.

(28:20) Travis Sykora continued his dominant stretch at High-A Wilmington with 8Ks on Tuesday evening.  Hear about the franchise's top pitching prospect, who was taken in the 3rd round in 2023. 

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The Nats busted out 15 hits in their 10-6 victory on Monday night in San Diego. Mark (From Petco Park) & Al begin though with an update on Keibert Ruiz, who was hit in the head by a caroming foul ball in the dugout.  Ruiz went to get a CAT scan after the game and there is not yet an update on his status.

(07:45) James Wood crushed his 22nd homer of the season against the team that traded him away in the Juan Soto deal. Wood had three hits in the win and now has six homers this month. C.J. Abrams, who began his career in San Diego, had a trio of hits as well in the leadoff spot.

(10:10) Luis Garcia Jr. had two hits and his hitting streak is now up to 12 games. Garcia's OPS this month is an impressive .856.

(13:00) Brady House had two hits himself as he has completed his first week in the Big Leagues. So far House has 6 hits in 27 at-bats since getting called up.

(17:45) Mitchell Parker had a solid outing as he gave up three runs in six plus innings of work. It seemed like Parker was done after the 6th, but he yielded a leadoff solo homer to Jake Cronenworth in the bottom of the 7th to end his start on a sour note. Parker began his evening on the right foot as the Padres did not score off of him until the bottom of the 4th.

(23:15) Zach Brzykcy made a mess of Washington's seven run lead entering the bottom of the 9th.  Brzykcy gave up a homer to Fernando Tatis Jr. and Kyle Finnegan had to come in to record the final out.

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The Nats took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the 6th, but a few frames later found themselves down ten runs. Mark (From Dodger Stadium) & Al recap the 13-7 defeat on Sunday afternoon that was fueled by a terrible bullpen performance. Then 'pen combined to allow ten runs in under three innings of work.

(10:30) Ryan Loutos was the choice to pitch the bottom of the 7th when trailing 4-3 instead of Cole Henry. Loutos then proceeded to not retire any of the six Dodger hitters he faced.

(12:10) Kyle Finnegan never appeared in this series despite many other relievers taking the mound multiple times.

(19:30) Michael Soroka had ten strikeouts through five shutout innings, but then was charged with three runs while briefly pitching in the 6th.  This continues a familiar pattern of Soroka's box score not being indicative of how effective he was for the most part.

(25:00) The Nationals scored four runs off of Kike Hernandez in the top of the 9th as LA surprisingly put a position player on the mound while ahead by ten runs. Hernandez was unable to finish the game and a reliever had to be summoned anyhow.

(30:15) Nathaniel Lowe's 3-run HR gave the Nats their 3-0 lead until it fell apart in the 6th.  Lowe has 13 HRs, but his OPS is at .699 and that causes the hosts to wonder if Lowe is having a good season or not.

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The Nats slugged five homers on Saturday night for a 7-3 win at Dodger Stadium. Mark (From L.A.) & Al marvel at James Wood as he crushed his 21st homer of the season; which is tied for 4th most in the NL. Wood's 1st inning majestic shot went an estimated 451 feet.

(06:00) All of the top four Nationals hitters cleared the fences, with Nathaniel Lowe doing it twice.  The offense totaled ten hits and eight of them were for extra bases.

(12:30) Keibert Ruiz went 3 for 3 with a pair of doubles. It is the first time since April 22nd that Ruiz had multiple doubles in the same game.

(15:00) Washington pitchers combined for 11Ks in the victory. Jake Irvin had seven of them while not issuing any walks in his outing.

(19:30) Jose A. Ferrer retired all five batters he faced and Mark points out how inconsistent he can be on the mound.

(24:10) Kade Anderson, star LSU pitcher, threw a complete game shutout on Saturday night at the College World Series. Anderson is projected by some to go to the Nats with the top overall pick at next month's Draft. 

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The Nats lost on Friday night 6-5 at Dodger Stadium to open their nine game West Coast Road Trip. Mark (From LA) & Al discuss MacKenzie's Gore subpar's outing where he gave up five earned runs in over five innings of work. Gore issued four walks and only recorded four strikeouts, keeping him behind Boston Garrett Crochet for the MLB lead in strikeouts.

(09:45) The offense slugged a trio of homers but was only 1 for 8 w/ RISP. Riley Adams ended an 0 for 32 slump in emphatic fashion with a solo HR in the top of the 5th to cut the deficit to 4-2.

(18:00) Luis Garcia Jr. had a clutch pinch-hit 2-run double to trim the Dodger lead to 6-4 in the top of the 7th.  Amed Rosario got the nod at 2B (and homered) and Garcia replaced Andres Chapparo at DH for the pinch- hit opportunity.

(21:10) Paul DeJong had four hits on Friday night in his rehab assignment with AA-Harrisburg. It is looking like DeJong will serve as an utility infielder for Washington as Brady House is now occupying 3B.

(23:40) A quick look at what we know about the contractual situations for both the Manager and GM. 

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