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Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ third straight loss to the Mets in Citi Field... GORE FRUSTRATED WITH FIRST HALF: Looking to bounce back from a rough, 3 1⁄3-inning, 90-pitch outing against the St. Louis Cardinals in the nation’s capital last week, MacKenzie Gore took the mound on Thursday afternoon in Citi Field, and tossed four scoreless, working around a walk and a … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: MacKenzie Gore on his 1st half; Davey Martinez on offense in finale…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals and Mets’ second game in Citi Field... Patrick Corbin threw a 90.5 MPH 1-0 sinker right down the middle to Brandon Nimmo in the bottom of the first inning last night, and the New York Mets’ outfielder hit it out, 440 feet to right field in Citi Field, at 110.5 MPH off the bat. It was the only run Corbin allowed in five innings in the second … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Patrick Corbin struggles late in start; Nats drop 6-2 decision to Mets…

Notes and quotes on Jake Irvin and the Nats’ game in Citi Field last night... IRVIN VS NYM ROUND 2: Going up against the Mets on July 4th in the nation’s capital, Jake Irvin went eight innings on 99 pitches, giving up just one hit and one walk in the scoreless outing, which saw him strike out eight of the 26 hitters he faced in a 1-0 win. Irvin collected 15 swinging strikes … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats drop opener with Mets; Jake Irvin gives up six runs vs NY…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ series finale with the Cardinals in D.C Mitchell Parker has some more PFPs in his future. Parker, 24, made mistakes on two softly-hit balls in the top of the third on Monday afternoon, in the finale of the four-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals in Nationals Park, and his manager, Davey Martinez, who got the lefty on the field for some PFPs … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats drop 3 of 4 to Cardinals with sloppy loss in finale..

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ big Sunday news... HERZ’S SUNDAY: “He’s really come a long way,” Nationals’ GM and President of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo told The Spots Junkies this past Wednesday of the growth he’s seen from DJ Herz since he was acquired from the Chicago Cubs in the Jeimer Candelario trade at the deadline in 2023 “Our development people have done a great job … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats and Cards play one more today; CJ Abrams an All-Star + Brady House update…