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Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ series opening loss to the Giants... CORBIN ERA NEARS END: Patrick Corbin gave up 13 hits and 11 runs (10 of them earned) over three innings in his July 30th start against D-Backs on the road in Arizona, throwing 67 pitches to 22 batters before he was lifted from what ended up a 17-0 loss. “Just location. Just location,” Nationals’ manager … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats lose 4-1; improvement for Patrick Corbin; James Wood gets on…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ 6-4 win over the Brewers on Saturday afternoon in the nation’s capital. HERZDAY W: In his second start after an extended rest, and brief trip to the minors, DJ Herz put together a strong, five-inning, 79-pitch outing, walking one batter, striking out eight, and giving up a total of three hits (one a homer), and two runs. Herz finished up on … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: DJ Herz earns W in 6-4 win over Brewers; Luis García, Jr.: A year later…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals (from a few days ago since last night’s game was on AppleT and we can’t get any fun Davey quotes. We really can’t...) LEFTOVER TRADE DEADLINE BITS: Davey Martinez was in his second year on the bench when Washington won it all in 2019, but since then (or since 2021/2022, really), he’s overseen the reboot/rebuild in D.C., guiding the Nationals … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Leftover Trade Deadline talk; Lane Thomas love + more

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ lefty and the club’s closer... A START TO BUILD ON: MacKenzie Gore did give up a total of eight hits and three runs (all of them earned) in 5 1⁄3 innings on the mound Wednesday afternoon in Arizona, and he didn’t get a lot of swings and misses (7), or Ks (1), but he walked just one batter during his 98-pitch appearance, which, all together, … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: MacKenzie Gore with one to build on; Kyle Finnegan stays + more…

Notes and quotes on the deals the Nationals made and one they didn’t... RIZZO AT THE TRADE DEADLINE [RIZZO POINTS TO HEAD]: First it was Hunter Harvey, a waiver wire pickup in 2022, going to Kansas City in return for the Royals’ No. 2 prospect (on MLBPipeline’s list), and a competitive balance round pick in this year’s draft (No. 39 overall) which Washington used on the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats at the 2024 MLB Trade Deadline…