Going Deep with The Nats

The Washington Nationals battled back last night to win a game in the Queen City that could only be described as the “Scrappy Nats” are back! Manager Davey Martinez pushed every button in the ninth inning while using every position player except for Riley Adams, and the go-ahead run was scored by pinch-runner and Rule-5 pick, Nasim Nunez. They scored five runs in the final three innings to win by a final score of 7-6. Every Nats player contributed in that one, and the newbie, Trey Lipscomb, had a hit, stolen base, and a few highlight reel defensive plays to make his mark — and set a Nats record.

The Washington Nationals find themselves tied for second place in the competitive NL East, and a half-game out of first place. If this was the end of July we would be ecstatic with that news, however we are at the second game of the season, today. This game features the debut of Trey Lipscomb who takes over for Nick Senzel after he broke his thumb fielding a baseball in pregame warmups on Thursday.

Today marks the first game in the 20th season of Washington Nationals baseball. This season also coincides with the 100th anniversary of Washington’s first World Series win in 1924, and the fifth year since the Nationals won their World Series in 2019. While much has changed in the past 20 years, the one constant is that every year brings plenty of surprises. Nothing is scripted, and too often, the best team built on paper does not win the ring.

The Washington Nationals hit a home run by creating a top prospects exhibition game versus an MLB lineup. That game begins minutes after noon today with the first pitch and temperatures in the low 50’s, a sharp contrast from the 70-to-80 degree weather in south Florida.

LHP MacKenzie Gore might be starting this game against RHP Jackson Rutledge although the Nats’ haven’t finalized all of the details. Trey Lipscomb will play with the top prospects even though he is technically still on the big league roster and with a shot of making the Nats’ Opening Day roster.

The roster is taking shape and almost complete with no decision on Trey Lipscomb who still needs to be added to the 40-man roster if he makes the team. Decisions were revealed a few minutes ago that RHP Matt Barnes, OF Eddie Rosario, and OF Jesse Winker have all made the MLB team.

The fourth round of cuts sent OF Alex Call, OF Jacob Young, and Jacob Barnes back to minor league camp as they were all top performers, and C Drew Millas who had his struggles in camp was also part of four players cut.