The Washington Nationals had to overcome a troublesome 2.0 inning start from MacKenzie Gore (3 R), and a 2-run deficit, in what turned out to be a Nats’ come-from-behind win, their 26th of the season which tied them for the most in MLB. The Nats won 5-4.
The Nats star of the game was Jacob Young who scored two runs, stole two bases, played perfect defense, and knocked in the game-winning run in the 8th inning. He got a Gatorade bath courtesy of Jesse Winker for a quick cooldown after the game in front of over 32,700 fans. Harold Ramirez hit a 2-run homer, and the bullpen covered 7.0 innings with only giving up 1-run. Closer, Kyle Finnegan, had to face the Reds best hitters to earn his 27th save.
As for today, it is Jake Irvin on the mound. His last two starts might have cost him an All-Star selection. Now he has to show he is the ace of this team.
We are now exactly 9-days before the 2024 trade deadline, and everyone wants to know if general manager Mike Rizzo will trade more of his players or wait a little bit longer in case his team can go on a miraculous run. His team has now won 4-of-their-last-5 games. Not exactly a spectacular run — but let’s see if this team can go on a long winning streak.
As mentioned, manager Dave Martinez had to cover 7.0 innings with his bullpen last night. Dylan Floro and Derek Law covered 2.0 innings each, and it was Kyle Finnegan for the save. Jordan Weems and Robert Garcia covered an inning each. Remember, the Nats are utilizing a 9-man bullpen with just 4-starters for now, and have a day-off tomorrow.
The Nationals are the slight betting favorites today, at -115 to win on the moneyline. That means if you bet $115 you would win $100. Bet $11.50 and you win $10.00.
This is what the Nats schedule looks like going forward:
- Sunday: Jake Irvin vs. Reds
- Monday: Day-off
- Tuesday: TBA vs. San Diego
- Wednesday: Mitchell Parker vs. San Diego
- Thursday: Patrick Corbin vs. San Diego
- Friday: MacKenzie Gore vs. St. Louis
- Saturday: Irvin vs. St. Louis
- Sunday: TBA vs. St. Louis
Your top Washington Nationals on the FanGraphs’ WAR leaderboard has CJ Abrams on the top at +2.2 for position players and the team’s All-Star. He is behind MacKenzie Gore at +2.4. Jake Irvin is at +2.1. Jacob Young is at +1.8 as the second best position player. In total, 23 Nats’ players are in positive WAR and another eight are at a neutral 0.0 WAR.
“Well, that was a grind. The boys played hard. They played with their heart.”
— Nats’ manager Dave Martinez said after yesterday’s game
The Nats starting pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.22 and 19th in MLB.
Here is how they rank:
No. 5 Starter: Patrick Corbin 5.35
No. 4 Starter: DJ Herz 5.17
No. 3 Starter: MacKenzie Gore 4.20
No. 2 Starter: Mitchell Parker 3.90
No. 1 Starter: Jake Irvin 3.49
Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds
Stadium: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
1st Pitch: 1:35 pm EDT
TV: MASN
Radio: 106.7 The Fan radio and via the MLB app; In Spanish on DC 87.7 FM and La Pantera 100.7 FM/1220 AM. On Sirius/XM, tune to Channel 179 for the home broadcast and the road team is online only.
Line-up subject to change (without notice):
TalkNats is Celebrating the 5 and 100 year anniversaries of World Series Wins by providing Game-by-Game Summaries.
Game 100:
The Nationals lost on 07/24 at home against the Colorado Rockies in a record of 54-46. They won’t drop below .500 the rest of the season. The Nats moved into second place. But you knew this already. Box Score / Standings
The Senators won on 08/01 on the road against the Detroit Tigers resulting in a record of 57-43. The Senators were in possession of 2nd place. Box Score / Standings
