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Notes and quotes from the Nats and D-backs’ series finale in D.C. GORE VS AZ: Pitching on extra rest after dealing with a fingernail issue on his pitching hand, MacKenzie Gore tossed seven strong against Miami last week in the nation’s capital, giving up five hits, a walk, and one earned run while striking out 10 of 28 batters he faced in a 103-pitch effort. Gore set a new … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats drop 2 of 3 to D-backs in D.C. with 5-2 loss; MacKenzie Gore vs AZ…

Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ 3-1 win over the D-backs in D.C. CORBIN VS AZ: Pitching on extra rest last week, Patrick Corbin put together one of his stronger outings this season, holding the Detroit Tigers to a run on four hits and two walks in 5 1⁄3 IP. He threw 94 pitches, 58 for strikes, striking out four, with just eight swinging strikes, but a total of 15 called … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Jesse Winker with big HR; Patrick Corbin holds D-backs to 1 ER in 3-1 win…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series-opening loss to the D-backs in D.C. NO MORE OFF-DAYS: Davey Martinez’s club went into the series opener with the Arizona D-backs last night in the nation’s capital coming off a three-game sweep of the Miami Marlins (outscoring the Fish 15-2), with wins in eight of their last nine games with a 14-9 record in their last 25 games going … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats drop one to forget, 5-0 to D-Backs + Davey Martinez on Willie Mays…

Notes and quotes before the Nationals start a three-game series with the D-backs... ROTATION ROLLING: Mitchell Parker kept things rolling for the Nationals’ rotation with six strong innings of work on Sunday afternoon, over which he gave up just one earned run. Washington’s starters, the club’s PR folks highlighted in the post game notes after the win, “… have pitched to a 1.03 … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats’ rotation talk; Jesse Winker, his knee, and his first season in D.C.

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series finale with the Marlins in D.C. ROTATION FEEDING OFF EACH OTHER: MacKenzie Gore struck out 10 of the 28 batters he faced in seven strong in the series opener with Miami on Friday night in the nation’s capital, then DJ Herz followed up on Gore’s start with six scoreless in which he struck out 13 of 18 batters, building on the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats sweep Marlins; Mitchell Parker keeps rolling…