Game #17 Nats on a slide….

Who thought that Aaron Sanchez would pitch before Anibal Sanchez? Well, it has happened. The Washington Nationals promoted Aaron today and DFA’d Patrick Murphy. And yes, Anibal is still on the the 10-day IL and nowhere close to pitching this season. The Nats are in a 3-game slide and in each game had one meltdown inning that has doomed the team. Also, for the first time this season, manager Dave Martinez has moved Cesar Hernandez out of the leadoff, and Lane Thomas is back in the spot he showed success in for the Nats in 2021. For uniforms, the team is sporting their City Connect cherry blossom uniforms again today.

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San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals  Stadium: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. 1st Pitch:  1:05 pm EDT TV: MASN, NBCS BA, MLB app (out-of-market only) Nats Radio: 106.7 The Fan and via the MLB app Lineups (subject to change without notice):

New look lineup and Aaron Sanchez as starter:

Lane Thomas – LF
Juan Soto – RF
Nelson Cruz – DH
Josh Bell – 1B
Maikel Franco – 3B
César Hernández – 2B
Alcides Escobar – SS
Riley Adams – C
Victor Robles – CF

Aaron Sanchez – RHP

— Talk Nats (@TalkNats) April 23, 2022