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1:21Highlights: Nationals at Phillies (4/29)
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1:17Highlights: Mets rout Nationals; Nimmo (9 RBI) ties team record
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2:06Mets Take No. 1 Spot Despite Series Loss To Nationals
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8:08Young Hitters Performing & Mitchell Parker Legit?
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0:47Pirates Beat Nationals In Grand Fashion
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8:45Are These Four Players Breaking Out?
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10:27Opening Day Overreactions! MacKenzie Gore, Bullpens & More!
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9:58Breakouts 2.0! Six Potential League Winners to Target in Drafts!
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9:53Jeff Hoffman to the Blue Jays! Roki Sasaki Decision Coming Soon!
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6:27Early 2025 Second Base Rankings! What's Next for Luis Garcia Jr.?
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5:42Shortstop Replacements & Jacob deGrom's Return!
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6:17Dylan Crews Promoted & Bowden Francis Dominates!
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6:03Waiver Wire Pitcher Moves & Deep Leagues Saves Options
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5:46James Wood's Debut, Brenton Doyle Breakout & Hunter Brown's Streak
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6:24Week 13 Preview! Two-Start Pitchers & Sleeper Hitters
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6:29Add Jake Irvin or Jose Soriano? Drop Reese Olson?
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5:34Three Struggling Hitters! Austin Riley, Adolis Garcia & CJ Abrams
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5:47Add Danny Jansen In One-Catcher Leagues?
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2:03Highlights: Mets at Nationals
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1:03Highlights: Athletics at Rangers (4/29)
Top Nationals News
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Nationals' Jake Bennett: Ready for rehab start
Bennett (elbow) is scheduled to make a rehab start with Single-A Fredericksburg on Thursday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
The upcoming outing will mark Bennett's first appearance in affiliated ball since August 2023. The 24-year-old southpaw missed the entire 2024 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery and currently resides on High-A Wilmington's 7-day injured list, but he may require just one or two starts with Fredericksburg before reporting to the Nationals' South Atlantic League affiliate.
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Nationals' Daylen Lile: Elevated to Triple-A
The Nationals promoted Lile from Double-A Harrisburg to Triple-A Rochester on Wednesday, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
After splitting 2024 between Harrisburg and High-A Wilmington, Lile returned to Double-A to begin this season and quickly proved deserving of a stiffer test. The 22-year-old outfielder led the Eastern League in hits with 29 while slashing .319/.340/.505 with two homers, six steals, 14 RBI and 17 runs across 94 plate appearances in 21 games.
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Nationals' Cade Cavalli: Exits rehab start with fatigue
Nationals president of baseball operations Mike Rizzo said Wednesday that Cavalli (elbow) was pulled from his rehab start with Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday due to fatigue, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
Rizzo did not seem overly concerned, noting that Cavalli was touching 98 miles per hour with his fastball during the outing. The right-hander allowed three runs over two innings in the start, throwing 37 pitches. It's not clear whether Cavalli -- who is coming back from March 2023 Tommy John surgery -- will be ready for his next rehab start or will need to be pushed back in the pitching schedule.
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Nationals' Kyle Finnegan: Takes loss after blown save
Finnegan (0-1) yielded two runs on one hit and a walk in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies. He was charged with a blown save and recorded two outs.
Finnegan was called upon to protect a 6-5 lead but instead blew his second straight save chance. He put the first two runners of the inning on base and eventually let the winning run score on a wild pitch. Finnegan converted his first nine save chances of the year before blowing his last two. His ERA is up to 3.09 with a 13:7 K:BB through 12 appearances.
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Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Delivers quality start
Gore did not factor into the decision during Tuesday's loss to Philadelphia. He allowed three runs on five hits over six innings while striking out six.
Gore got off to a poor start Tuesday, serving up home runs to Kyle Schwarber and Johan Rojas in the first and fifth innings, respectively. Gore kept the Phillies quiet for the rest of his outing to produce his fifth quality start of the year and third straight. In two matchups against Philadelphia this season, he's given up three runs while registering a stellar 19:0 K:BB through 12 frames. Gore generated 21 whiffs Tuesday, including six each with his fastball and curveball. He owns a 3.51 ERA with a 59:9 K:BB across 41 innings this season. Gore is currently expected to face the Guardians at home next week.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Knocks four hits
Abrams went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, one RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies.
Abrams hit an RBI double in the seventh inning and later scored in the ninth after a single. He also had a triple in the third inning and fell a home run shy of the cycle. Abrams now has five multi-hit games in 17 appearances this season, resulting in a .279/.306/.559 slash line.
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Nationals' Paul DeJong: Likely to miss two-plus months
DeJong isn't expected to return from the 10-day injured list for at least two months after undergoing surgery Monday to repair his nose and sinuses, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. He also had a titanium orbital plate inserted as part of the procedure.
DeJong was injured when he was struck on the left side of his face by a 92.7 mile-per-hour fastball in an April 15 game against the Pirates. In addition to breaking his nose, DeJong sustained a huge gash to his cheek and dealt with considerable bleeding in his left eye, resulting in him being rushed to the hospital before he was released the next day. Because he was still dealing with significant swelling near his eye more than week after the incident, DeJong waited until Monday to have his surgery, which was more extensive than anticipated. The Nationals haven't offered up a clear timeline for DeJong to return to action, but the 31-year-old infielder said he expects to resume working out in about a month with the hope of being ready to play in games at some point shortly before the All-Star break. A more precise target date for his return could be established once he's further removed from the surgery.
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Nationals' James Wood: Goes yard again Monday
Wood went 1-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Monday's loss to the Mets.
His massive 438-foot blast to right-center field spoiled a combined shutout bid for New York, coming in the eighth inning off Jose Urena. Wood is one back of Eugenio Suarez and Cal Raleigh for the major-league lead in home runs with nine, and the 22-year-old's longest homer drought of the season so far is only five games. Through 127 plate appearances, Wood is slashing .257/.362/.560 with three steals, 18 runs and 20 RBI as he surges toward a breakout campaign.
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Nationals' Trevor Williams: Clobbered in loss
Williams (1-3) took the loss Monday against the Mets, allowing five runs on five hits and two walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out five.
The Washington right-hander entered this contest on a roll, yielding just two runs across his previous 10 innings. After allowing three runs through the first five frames, Williams unraveled in the sixth inning and was pulled after walking consecutive batters. Colin Poche relieved Williams and conceded a three-run homer to Brandon Nimmo to tag two additional runs on the starter. Williams now sports an unsightly 5.70 ERA, 1.53 WHIP and 26:9 K:BB across 30 innings. He currently lines up to make his next start against the Reds in Cincinnati this weekend.
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Nationals' Michael Soroka: Next steps undetermined
The Nationals haven't decided whether Soroka (biceps) will return from the 15-day injured list this week or make another rehab start, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
Soroka believes he's ready to pitch with the big club after going 4.1 innings and throwing 78 pitches in his second rehab start with Double-A Harrisburg on Sunday. However, manager Dave Martinez said the team could have Soroka make one more rehab start in order to get his pitch count up to 90. A decision on where Soroka's next start will take place should come within the next few days. The righty is working his way back from a biceps strain.
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Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Shifts back to reserve role
Nunez is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
Nunez made nine straight starts from April 14 through this past Wednesday, but he's since shifted to the bench following top shortstop CJ Abrams' return from the injured list Thursday. So long as Abrams remains healthy, Nunez is expected to see infrequent opportunities as a utility infielder.
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Nationals' Josh Bell: Getting rest Monday
Bell is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
Bell will exit the starting nine for just the third time in 29 games on the season after a rough showing in the Nationals' three-game series with the Mets over the weekend, when he went 1-for-12 with five strikeouts. With Bell on the bench, James Wood will get a day out of the outfield and will serve as Washington's designated hitter.
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Nationals' Riley Adams: Smacks first home run
Adams went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in Sunday's 8-7 win over the Mets.
Adams' first homer of the year proved to be a big one -- he launched a Jose Butto fastball over the centerfield wall to cut Washington's deficit to 7-6 in an eventual 8-7 victory. The 28-year-old Adams is still just 2-for-15 (.133) this season in a limited role behind Keibert Ruiz. He posted a .628 OPS across 130 plate appearances last year.
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Nationals' Mitchell Parker: Rough opening frame
Parker did not factor into the decision Sunday against the Mets, allowing seven runs (six earned) on seven hits and five walks over five innings.
While Parker's final line was disappointing, the left-hander did good work to make it through five innings after allowing five runs on 43 pitches in the first. Parker had held opponents to one run or fewer in four of his first five starts coming into Sunday -- his ERA now sits at 2.65 with a 1.13 WHIP and 20:16 K:BB across 37.1 innings. Parker's currently lined up for a road matchup with the Reds in his next outing.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.242 (17th) |
129 (14th) |
33 (11th) |
5.19 (27th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| M. Soroka SP Mike Soroka SP | Biceps |
| C. Cavalli SP Cade Cavalli SP | Elbow |
| P. DeJong 3B Paul DeJong 3B | Orbital |
| D. Herz SP Davidjohn Herz SP | Elbow |
| J. Gray SP Josiah Gray SP | Elbow |
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