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Notes and quotes after the Nationals and Pirates were rained out last night... Doubleheader today (1:35/6:40). ABRAMS UP TOP: With the Nationals set to face Pirates’ right-hander (Luis Ortiz) last night in PNC Park, CJ Abrams moved back to the top of the lineup after hitting 6th and 7th in his previous five games as he tries to work his way out of a prolonged slump. Abrams, (26 … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: CJ Abrams back up top; Nats claim reliever Michael Rucker off waivers…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series opener with the Pirates in PNC Park... IRVIN IN SEPTEMBER: August was the cruelest month for Jake Irvin so far (6.61 ERA, 6.25 FIP, .316/.368/.571 line against in six starts and 32 2⁄3 innings pitched) with the 27-year-old, 2018 Nationals’ 4th Round pick not able to reproduce the numbers he’d put up over the first four months of the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Jake Irvin struggles in PNC; Nats drop opener with Pirates, 9-4…

Notes and quotes on another positive MacKenzie Gore start and the first Nationals’ loss of the season to the Marlins... MORE LIKE FLOR- GORE-IDA: In his second straight solid outing, after a long stretch of less-than-stellar starts, 25-year-old lefty MacKenzie Gore put together a six-inning, two-run, 102-pitch turn in the Washington Nationals’ rotation in D.C. last week in … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats lose first game of 2024 to Marlins; MacKenzie Gore solid again…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series opening win over the Marlins... CORBIN DOES IT AGAIN; NOT THAT “IT”: Patrick Corbin earned Ws in just two of his first 25 starts this season, posting a 5.92 ERA, a 4.58 FIP, and a .311/.361/.505 line against in 135 1⁄3 innings pitched in those outings. Coming off his win against the New York’s Yankees last week, however, Corbin had … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin & Nats beat Marlins; Nationals 8-0 vs Fish in 2024…

Notes and quotes after an off-day for the Nationals, who take on the Marlins in Miami tonight... (BRICK-see): Zach Brzykcy didn’t get nearly as much attention as the other September call-up added to the Washington Nationals’ roster on Sunday, but his rise to the majors is just as good a story as Darren Baker’s (minus the future Hall of Fame father, and a World Series moment no … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Zach Brzykcy struggles in MLB debut; after long road to majors…