Employing a herky-jerky old-school windup with an occasional hint of hesitation, Rogers gave the Nationals the length they needed to spare their overtaxed bullpen and picked up his first major league victory since Aug. I loved that,” Nationals manager Davey Martinez said in his postgame Zoom session with reporters. “This whole organization has given me […]
He failed to reproduce those numbers the last two seasons, though, hitting a combined .134 with five homers, a .250 on-base percentage and .526 OPS in 51 games. Stuck in the minors all summer, Ford was designated for assignment by Tampa Bay over the weekend to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Jesús Luzardo, […]
There are things you find out about ballplayers at 10 p.m. They all matter in the end, and all of these experiences ultimately shape young ballplayers into the finished products they will become in due time. “The pitches that aren’t located and going to get hit hard, and most of the time they’re home runs […]
“So Strasburg, once again, he had an uncomfortable feeling in his neck, so we backed him down again and now we’re going to have to figure something else out for him,” manager Davey Martinez said this afternoon during his pregame Zoom session with reporters. “It’s unfortunate, I know he’s trying really hard to get back […]
On Tuesday night, it was Erick Fedde and Kyle Finnegan coming off the injured list and pitching against the Padres. The Nationals announced the return of Hudson only about an hour before first pitch in San Diego. “As of right now, I couldn’t tell you that I’d be able to go out there and pitch […]
If you’ve got a ticket to watch the local nine, though, you might want to start budgeting some extra commuting time to make sure you’re in your seats well before the first pitch of the bottom of the first. Not that what happened next – Juan Soto’s first home run in D.C. Schwarber has been […]
There may be no accurate way to explain what was happening on South Capitol Street this evening during the Nationals’ 8-4 victory over the Mets. Behind a power barrage that included two more Schwarbombs and five more scoreless innings from Espino, the secret weapon of the pitching staff, the Nationals disposed of the Mets in […]
And after an MRI revealed what manager Davey Martinez called “a minor strain of his left oblique,” Fedde was placed on the 10-day injured list this morning. “It stinks,” Martinez said in his Zoom session with reporters prior to today’s series finale versus the Marlins. That said, the Nationals will need someone to take Fedde’s […]
Most importantly, Schwarber is doing this for a Nats club that collectively is as red-hot as its new leadoff hitter. Trust me, I wouldn’t care if I was doing this and we were going out there and losing baseball games. Schwarber hasn’t done this alone, even though at times it feels like it. “I think […]
“I love having fans out there,” Espino said after the game as he met with reporters via Zoom. “Like I’ve always said, our fans, they’re the 27th man. It’s all about seeing if Max can go deeper in the game and not have to pinch-hit for him as early.” But that doesn’t mean Martinez is […]
