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2 days ago
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Nationals set season highs for hits and runs in 15-9 win over Angels
Los Angeles Angels' LaMonte Wade Jr. (35) is out at second as Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. throws to first during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Los Angeles Angels' Christian Moore backs off an inside pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Washington Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe gestures to the dugout after hitting a RBI double during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Washington Nationals catcher Riley Adams, left, shake hands with Nationals' relief pitcher Zach Brzykcy after the final out of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. (2) celebrates with Nationals' left fielder James Wood after the final out of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. (2) celebrates with Nationals' left fielder James Wood after the final out of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Los Angeles Angels' LaMonte Wade Jr. (35) is out at second as Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. throws to first during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Los Angeles Angels' Christian Moore backs off an inside pitch during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Washington Nationals first baseman Nathaniel Lowe gestures to the dugout after hitting a RBI double during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Washington Nationals catcher Riley Adams, left, shake hands with Nationals' relief pitcher Zach Brzykcy after the final out of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) Washington Nationals second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. (2) celebrates with Nationals' left fielder James Wood after the final out of the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea) ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brady House hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, Josh Bell and Jacob Young drove in three runs apiece and the Washington Nationals set a season high for scoring in a 15-9 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. CJ Abrams, Luis García Jr. and Nathaniel Lowe each had three hits for the Nationals. García and Lowe each had two RBIs and reliever Brad Lord (2-5) gave up a hit over 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Advertisement Washington, which is just 6-18 in June, scored at least a run in each of the last five innings, capped by a four-run ninth. Bell hit a two-run homer in the second inning before Young had a two-out, two-run double and scored on a single by Abrams, who was thrown out a second trying to stretch it into a double. Lowe hit an RBI double and then scored on a single by Daylen Lile to give the Nationals an 8-7 lead in the fifth. Taylor Ward, Nolan Schanuel and Jo Adell each homered for the Angels. Reliever Sam Bachman (1-1) took the loss. The Angels announced earlier Friday that manager Ron Washington would miss the rest of the season due to an unspecified medical issue. Ray Montgomery was named interim manager. Advertisement Key moment Bachman came on in the seventh and, after taking a 0-1 lead in the count, threw four consecutive balls to walk Bell. House hit the next pitch down the left field line to drive in Bell and the Nationals led the rest of the way. Key stats Seven different Angels players had multiple hits and the team finished with a season-high 19. Up next Nationals RHP Michael Soroka (3-5, 5.06 ERA) is scheduled to pitch against Angels RHP Kyle Hendricks (5-6, 4.83) on Saturday. ___ AP MLB:
Washington Post
4 days ago
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- Washington Post
Nats waste a dominant MacKenzie Gore start and drop another series
SAN DIEGO — The sixth inning of Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the San Diego Padres was a microcosm of MacKenzie Gore's 17th start. The Nationals' ace was not perfect, but he was darn close. He walked one batter. He had three soft groundballs hit his way, and fired all three baseballs into Nathaniel Lowe's glove before shaking Manager Dave Martinez's hand.
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5 days ago
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Nationals can't get quite enough on the mound, fall short against Padres
SAN DIEGO — In a vacuum, the Washington Nationals fell in a 4-3 loss to the San Diego Padres because of the sixth inning. They lost because Trevor Williams and Cole Henry walked three straight batters, and because Nathaniel Lowe opted for a force out at first rather than a throw home — a decision Lowe seemed displeased with after the fact — that allowed the go-ahead run to come across and prompted Petco Park to erupt. But baseball is not played in a vacuum, so this requires a little more explanation. The Nationals have not had a day off since June 9. Even as the offense has heated up, the schedule has taken its toll on both the team's starters and relievers. Since June 10, only the New York Yankees have asked for more innings from their starting pitchers. Manager Dave Martinez has tried to get his young bullpen some time off. On Tuesday, that meant putting Williams back out in the sixth when he began to fade in the fifth. A day earlier, it was asking Mitchell Parker to get an out in the seventh after he faded in the sixth. Neither recorded an out. Williams threw four straight balls to walk Gavin Sheets to start the sixth. Pitching coach Jim Hickey walked out. Williams threw four more pitches to Xander Bogaerts. All four landed outside the zone, and it was Martinez's turn to walk out slowly. This time, Williams was done. His ERA climbed to 5.65. The Nationals have not won back-to-back games since May 30 and 31 at Arizona. The bullpen, meanwhile, is stuck. The team's reliance on young relievers is one side effect from the unsuccessful tenures of now-released Lucas Sims, Colin Poche and Jorge López. The bullpen is full of young arms who have not felt the demands of an MLB season before, save for Kyle Finnegan. Only two of Washington's relievers have more than 70 career innings pitched. Every reliever in San Diego's bullpen who threw Tuesday had at least 100 career innings. That leads to results similar to Tuesday, when a taxed starter stumbled for the Nationals, and the Padres' experienced bullpen closed them out. An offense that was clicking early, failing to chase what Padres starter Ryan Bergert threw them, could not touch the bullpen. And because Bergert exited after Jacob Young hit a 103.3-mph liner back at him, there was quite a bit for them to mow down. Young's sacrifice bunt in the second brought a run in, and Wood's RBI walk a couple batters later drove in another. In the fourth, Wood drove in another with a soft groundout. But the Padres got back in it in a hurry. Williams threw a lot of early fastballs. The Padres hit when he adjusted on his second turn through the order, putting up two runs in the fourth. Padres nine-hole hitter Martín Maldonado sent the first pitch Williams threw in the fifth — a fastball down the middle — over the wall in left field to tie the game at 3. From there, Martinez chose to leave his starter in. After eight pitches, he walked out slowly to get him. The Nationals placed Keibert Ruiz on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a head contusion after he was hit by a foul ball in the dugout during Monday's win. The team recalled catcher Drew Millas from Class AAA Rochester. 'I don't feel like normal,' Ruiz said Tuesday afternoon. 'I don't feel like 100 percent, and I don't feel good to catch today. If I get another foul ball on my head, I don't think that that would be good. I got two kids that need me. ... If it's another part of my body, it's okay. But this is the head. That I got to take it seriously.' A CT scan for a concussion came back negative, according to Martinez. Ruiz said he woke up Tuesday with a headache and felt dizzy on his walk to Petco Park. He will travel with the team for the rest of the trip, but Martinez said the Nationals will be cautious bringing him back. There's no timeline for his return. 'I turned my head to the right to see the ball, and when I turn right away it hit me right there [on the right side of my head],' Ruiz said. 'After that, oh, my God. Feels like black. I can't even talk for a couple seconds.' Martinez said he hasn't decided on the time split between Millas and Riley Adams while Ruiz is out. Millas arrived in the clubhouse Tuesday and checked on Ruiz before meeting with other teammates. He had focused on hitting for more power this month at Rochester, and it paid dividends. He had an .826 OPS in June.
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22-06-2025
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James Wood's walk-off home run snaps Nationals' 11-game losing streak
The post James Wood's walk-off home run snaps Nationals' 11-game losing streak appeared first on ClutchPoints. Entering Thursday's game against the Colorado Rockies, the Washington Nationals had won two games in June. The Nationals' rebuild has experts concerned that their young players could not produce. Dave Martinez's team snapped an 11-game losing streak thanks entirely to outfielder James Wood, one of the young faces of the rebuild. Advertisement The 22-year-old hit two home runs during the game, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the 11th inning that sealed the victory for Washington. The team's social media team captured the moment and posted it online. The home runs were Wood's 19th and 20th of the 2025 season. He has the highest total on the team. One first baseman Nathaniel Lowe has more than nine home runs so far this year. Both of Wood's home runs traveled more than 400 feet and scored two runs each. CJ Abrams was brought home in the fourth inning while Riley Adams helped Woods win the game in extra innings. The dramatic win gives Washington a 31-44 record heading into their next series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. In a season full of disappointment, Martinez's team will have some positive momentum against the defending World Series champions. Unfortunately for them, their 11-game losing streak is tied with the Athletics for the longest in the 2025 season so far. Advertisement The Nationals have transitioned away from a team focused on development and contention at the same time. Wood and Abrams are the future of the team. If Woods continues to swing a hot bat, he could propel himself into All-Star consideration. Wood's power at the plate is a major reason why Martinez and the Nationals believe that he is the team's future. Abrams has shown flashes as well, giving Washington a duo to build around moving forward. Unfortunately, 2025 is not the year that the Nationals re-enter the conversation in the National League East. Washington fans who attended Thursday's game watched Woods put on a show. Despite a daunting schedule, they hope that the walk-off win will start a streak that helps the Nationals get back into the NL playoff picture. If nothing else, it is good to see Woods step in a big spot. Related: Nationals' rebuild draws 'concerned' take from insider Related: 2 Nationals who must be on trade block ahead of 2025 deadline
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22-06-2025
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Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe hits career milestone vs. Dodgers
The post Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe hits career milestone vs. Dodgers appeared first on ClutchPoints. Nathaniel Lowe achieved a huge career milestone during Saturday's matchup between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. Advertisement Lowe has impressed throughout his growth after seven seasons of playing in the major leagues. His time with the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers saw him secure Silver Slugger and the Gold Glove, then reaching the mountaintop with the World Series in 2023. Lowe added another achievement to his career resume in the sixth inning against the Dodgers. He blasted a ball down left field for a home run, one that turned to be the 100th of his career. How Nathaniel Lowe, Nationals played against Dodgers Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Nathaniel Lowe and the Nationals made great plays down the stretch to beat the Dodgers 7-3 on Saturday night. Advertisement Both teams couldn't get control as they remained scoreless after three innings. The Nationals were the ones to finally get on the board with a pair of home runs from James Wood and Luis Garcia Jr. Even though Los Angeles responded to keep the game close after six innings, Washington outscored them 4-1 in the last three frames to secure the win. Lowe performed well in his five at-bats. The two hits he landed turned out to be home runs, playing a solid role in helping Washington get the win on the road. The pitcher who got win for the Nationals was Jake Irwin. He was active on the mound for 5.1 innings, striking out seven batters while conceding six hits and two runs. He also finished with a 4.18 ERA, having a solid display throughout the night. Washington improved to a 32-45 record on the season, holding the fourth spot of the NL East Division standings. They are four games behind the Atlanta Braves and 14 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. Advertisement The Nationals will prepare for their series finale against the Dodgers. The contest will take place on June 22 at 4:10 p.m. ET. Related: Nationals' Daylen Lile makes incredible catch even MLB's cameraman couldn't track Related: Nationals' James Wood sets new MLB benchmark with blistering bomb vs. Dodgers
