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Notes and quotes from the series opener in Oracle Park... OFFENSE IN ORACLE: Lane Thomas started the season 2 for 28 with no extra base hits, three walks, and eight Ks over his first seven games and 32 plate appearances. Thomas, 28, played in a career-high 156 games, and posted career highs in doubles (36), homers (28), and stolen bases (20), finishing up at .268/.315/.468 and … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Lane Thomas and Nats beat Giants, 8-1 in series opener; Sean Doolittle ❤️ …

Notes and quotes from the third of three with the Phillies in D.C. GORE-GEOUS: MacKenzie Gore threw 47 of his 101 pitches and gave up 4 of 5 hits and 2 of the 3 runs he allowed in his 2024 debut in a couple long innings in the first and second, then settled in over the next four+ innings, giving up just a hit, a walk, and a run the rest of the way. Gore was a little geeked up … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: MacKenzie Gore and Nats salvage finale with Phillies, 3-2 final…

Notes and quotes from Saturday in the nation’s capital... With an update on the Nationals.com Transactions page, news of Stephen Strasburg’s official retirement became public, less than a year after a rumored ceremony ended up getting scrapped when negotiations on how exactly he’d end his career hit a snag. The status update for the now-35-year-old, 2009 No. 1 overall pick … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Stephen Strasburg officially retired; Nats lose 3rd in a row; 2nd straight to Phillies…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series opener with the Phillies in D.C. CORBIN 2024 HOME DEBUT: Patrick Corbin kept the Reds off the board through three innings in his 2024 debut on the road in Cincinnati, but he left a 1-1 fastball up in the fourth which got hit out, and gave up a three-run blast on a 2-0 sinker outside that went out to right-center in the fourth, with … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats drop another, 4-0 to Phillies; CJ Abrams starting strong this season…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ 7-4 loss to the Pirates in the nation’s capital... GRAY’S FIRST HOME START: “[My biggest takeaway is] getting the responsibility of being able to go out there and try to put the team in a good position from Game 1,” Josiah Gray told reporters, as quoted by MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato, after he went four innings for the Nationals on Opening … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Josiah Gray struggles again; Nats drop finale with Pirates, 7-4