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Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ 3-2 loss to the Twins on Wednesday... TWO BAD PITCHES: Jake Irvin left a first-pitch fastball up and in for Max Kepler in the top of the second, and a first-pitch curve up for Carlos Correa in the sixth, so it was not just a “one bad pitch” start type of outing, but a two-bad-pitches turn in the rotation for the 27-year-old, second-year … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats drop 2 of 3 to Twins in D.C.; Jake Irvin puts together another solid start…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ shutout loss to the Twins in the nation’s capital... CORBIN KEEPS MISSING LOCATION: Davey Martinez summed up Patrick Corbin’s struggles on Tuesday night succinctly when he spoke with reporters following a 10-0 drubbing the hands/bats of the Minnesota Twins, who evened things up in their three-game series in Washington, D.C.’s Nationals … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats shut out by Twins, 10-0; Rubber match in D.C. today…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ win over the Twins last night in Nationals Park... OFF THE ROAD: Luis García, Jr. homered, after Joey Meneses singled to start the inning, and after Mitchell Parker gave up a run in the top of the second, 2-1 Nationals. Then it was Jesse Winker with his 6th on the season, a solo shot in the home-half of the fourth. Jacob Young drove two in … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats snap 5-game skid with 12-3 win over Twins; Tanner Rainey Project…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ loss to the Phillies in the series finale in CBP on Sunday... SWEPT IN PHILLY: Those heady days (or that day, really) of having a .500 ballclub in D.C. seems like a lovely, but distant, memory at this point, though it was just five games back. But after the three-game sweep at the hands of the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park, the Nationals … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats swept in Philly; take 5-game losing streak into homestand…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ extra innings loss to the Phillies in CBP... GORE VS THE PHILLIES: MacKenzie Gore told reporters after his six-inning, nine-strikeout, 111-pitch effort in Fenway Park there were some things he needed to improve, but overall, he said, he was happy with the outing. “We just got to clean up a few things here and there,” the 25-year-old lefty … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats lose to Phillies in extras, 4-3; drop 4th in a row overall…