Game #90 Nats’ Youth Movement

The Washington Nationals took the lead yesterday and went wire-to-wire with a 14-6 final score. James Wood hit his first home run, his first double, and his first crooked number RBI count (5) in a game. With the addition of Trey Lipscomb back to the roster, the Nats starting lineup plus their young pitcher, MacKenzie Gore, are part of this youth movement. The only players in the lineup aged over 26 were Lane Thomas and Jesse Winker. The average age to start the game yesterday was exactly 25.62 years of age.

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Game #89 Defense Matters

The Washington Nationals were up 5-0, early in Friday’s game, then the team started to take some poor at-bats that led to no more runs scored from the fourth through the ninth inning by the Nationals despite many opportunities. Forget about the blown save in the 9th inning by Kyle Finnegan that tied the game at 5-5, and look at how many runs came on poor defensive plays in the infield by CJ Abrams, Juan Yepez, and Nick Senzel, and each was ruled a hit — they just did not make the plays — and you see the Nats should have won in regulation by a 5-2 score if the defense made their plays.

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Game #88 Looking for Patrick Corbin to pay it forward

The Washington Nationals got an ace of aces start by Jake Irvin to rest the bullpen and secure a Curly W yesterday. Tonight, the Nats hope is on Patrick Corbin to set the tone in this series as Cardinals are in for the weekend for a four game wrap-around series to conclude on Monday.

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Aces from Irvin, Defense Mattered, Clutch HR from Winker, Save from Law, and Meneses sent to AAA

The Washington Nationals nearly had a perfect game today. One single and one walk from perfection in a 1-0 win as Jake Irvin was aces today going 8.0 innings of scoreless baseball with 8 Ks. The score remained 0-0 until Jesse Winker entered as a pinch-hitter and smashed a curveball over the out-of-town scoreboard for a home run that traveled 407 feet. With the fatigued bullpen, Derek Law was the only reliever needed, and he took the closer’s role and got a timely Web Gem from CJ Abrams to help him go with a 1-2-3 save in the 9th inning.

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Game #87 Happy Birthday America

The Washington Nationals bullpen helped to secure the 7-5 win last night in a comeback with 7-unanswered runs to make today’s game a chance for the Nats to split this series with the Mets on this July 4th matinee showdown. Luis Garcia Jr. had two home runs as the offensive star, and James Wood had the game-winning RBI. That was Wood’s first RBI with the Nats.

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Game #86 Nats need to find their winning ways

The Washington Nationals bullpen and the lack of one extra run in the first 9-innings has cost this team several wins in the past three weeks. Hunter Harvey is at the middle of much of the issues in the bullpen as he has gone from one of the best relievers in baseball in April and May to one of the worst in June.

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James Wood moves to the top of Baseball America as their new №1

The Washington Nationals just promoted James Wood on Monday to make his MLB debut, and this morning he was named as Baseball America‘s №1 prospect in all of baseball. Of course Wood will keep his prospect ranking while playing for the Washington Nationals unless he is dethroned in the next update or until he graduates to rookie status at the earlier of 130 at-bats in the Major Leagues -or- 45 total days on the active MLB roster with the Nats.

Along with Wood, outfielder Dylan Crews is Baseball America’s №4 prospect and third baseman Brady House is at №78 in all of baseball and in the prestigious Top-100 rankings.

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I picked the best day to be on the grounds crew!

At the last Winter Meetings, the Nats contributed a “Groundskeeper for an hour” experience to the auction. I was the lucky winner, and scheduled it for July 1. I knew there was a risk it would be hot and awful, but since it was a 6:45 game — I figured I’d at least be avoiding the worst of the sun.

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Game #85 DJ Herz will stay in the rotation

The Washington Nationals played a clean game of baseball on Saturday and won. Yesterday, they were back to sloppiness and bad decisions and lost a game they should have won. The atmosphere in Nationals Park felt like a playoff game — but this was just a regular season game with the added bonus that top prospect, James Wood, was making his MLB debut.

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Inside the Ballpark: Fascinating Baseball Trivia

Baseball, often dubbed America’s favorite pastime, holds a treasure trove of trivia that delights fans and historians alike. From quirky anecdotes to record-breaking achievements, every aspect of the game has a story to tell.

Let’s step into the ballpark and uncover some fascinating baseball trivia that will not only entertain but also deepen your appreciation for the sport.

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