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Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ loss in the series finale with the Pirates in PNC Park... OLD CORBIN VS THE PIRATES: Patrick Corbin took the mound Sunday afternoon in PNC Park 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA (5 ER/22 IP) over his last four starts, a 2.82 FIP, eight walks (3.27 BB/9), 24 strikeouts (9.81 K/9), and a .244/.319/.342 line against in those outings, one of his best … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin hit hard early in Nationals’ 7-3 loss to Pirates in PNC

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ sweep of the twin-bill in PNC Park on Saturday... HERZ THROWS 5.0 HITLESS: DJ Herz walked three batters, but gave up no hits, and no runs over five innings on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh’s PNC Park, but his nascent no-hit bid ended there, with the 23-year-old left-hander at 87 pitches, 53 strikes. “I definitely understand,” he said of … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: DJ Herz tosses five no-hit frames; Nats sweep doubleheader with Pirates…

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…