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Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series finale with the Reds in GABP... BLOWN SAVE: Nationals’ rookie Trey Lipscomb homered for the first time in the majors to break up a 3-3 tie in the top of the seventh inning in Washington’s series finale with Cincinnati’s Reds on Sunday afternoon in Great American Ballpark. Then Lane Thomas hit a sac fly to make it a two-run lead in … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats blow late lead, drop 2 of 3 in Cincy; Home opener today in D.C.

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ first win of the 2024 campaign... COMEBACK WIN: Davey Martinez’s clubs battle. He is fond of saying it. They never quit. They didn’t quit on Saturday, not after they scored two runs, one each in the seventh and eighth, to tie it up with Cincinnati’s Reds, 4-4, only to give up two in the bottom of the eighth, on a two-run double off of … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats fight for 1st W of 2024, 7-6 over Reds; Trey Lipscomb makes MLB debut…

Notes and quotes from Opening Day in GABP... STRESS THE POSITIVES: Looking for positives coming out of a season opener which saw Nick Senzel injured (before the game even started), and which saw Josiah Gray struggle on the mound in an 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, Nationals’ manager Davey Martinez did note the work Washington’s bullpen put in, covering four innings in which … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Positives coming out of Opening Day + Nats’ offense in opener…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ season-opening loss to the Reds... SENZEL INJURED BEFORE OPENER: Nick Senzel talked in a Zoom call with reporters after signing on in Washington this winter about returning to Cincinnati, where he played five seasons for the Reds who drafted him 2nd overall in 2016, for his first series with his new team. “I have nothing but love there,” the … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats drop season opener with Reds, 8-2; Nick Senzel fractures thumb before game…

It’s Opening Day for the Nationals, who take on the Reds in Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park at 4:10 PM ET... Josiah Gray struggled in the second half of the 2023 campaign coming off of his first All-Star appearance, with a 5.79 ERA, a 5.40 FIP, and a .252/.372/.392 line against in 37 1⁄3 IP between July 16th-August 28th, but picked things up over the last month and … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Opening Day Josiah Gray – start of a new era…