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News and notes from the series finale with the Dodgers in Nationals Park... NATIONALS’ ROTATION CHATTER: Jake Irvin’s six-inning, 88-pitch outing on Saturday got him up to 113 2⁄3 IP on the year in the majors, after the 26-year-old, Nationals’ 2018 4th Round pick threw 22 1⁄3 in the minors early this season, and 103 1⁄3 total in 2022, in his first full year back following … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Starting rotation chatter from Davey Martinez on plan going forward…

Notes and quotes from a long night in Nationals Park... MACKENZIE GORE’S 2023 SEASON IN THE BOOKS?: MacKenzie Gore’s 2023 campaign effectively ended with the announcement on Saturday that he was going on the 15-Day IL with left finger blisters, which led to an abbreviated 4-inning outing on Friday night in the nation’s capital. “I couldn’t send him back out,” manager Davey … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats win on walk-off wild pitch; MacKenzie Gore to IL + more…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ series opener with the Dodgers in D.C. MacKenzie Gore Returns To Rotation: MacKenzie Gore missed a turn in the rotation on the Bereavement List, but the 24-year-old lefty returned to the mound last night in Nationals Park, ten days after his previous outing, which saw him go five innings on 106 pitches, giving up six hits, two walks, and one … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: MacKenzie Gore & Luis García return; Nationals drop opener to Dodgers…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ off day in the nation’s capital... FUTURE ENDEAVORS: Washington Post writer Jesse Dougherty first reported last week on the news, “[VP and Assistant GM] Johnny DiPuglia resigned from his role as the Washington Nationals’ international scouting director,” 15 years after GM Mike Rizzo brought the long-time scout into the organization the same … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats’ scouting dept. changes; CJ Abrams gets 40th stolen base + more…

Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ walk-off win over the Mets... STATE OF THE NATIONALS: Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo, in his weekly visit with 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies on Wednesday morning, talked about what has been different for his club now (six straight losses and losses in 8 of 10), as compared to the run they went on in July/August (a 29-25 record … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats walk off on Mets; Jacob Young wins it; Mike Rizzo talks Luis García + more…