Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images You can’t give away outs, ever, but especially not in Coors Field... Patrick Corbin in Coors Field: In what was arguably his best start of the five he’d made this season, Patrick Corbin held the Miami Marlins to four hits, two walks, and three runs (2 ER) over six innings in Nationals Park, in what ended up a 4-3 loss for … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals drop 5-2 decision to Colorado Rockies: Sloppy play dooms Nats & Patrick Corbin…
Washington Nationals’ Nelson Cruz sits with lower back stiffness, could return today…
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Davey Martinez pulled Nelson Cruz late in the series opener and gave him a night off in the 2nd of 3 in Coors Field... Nelson Cruz, 41, and struggling at the start of his first year as the Washington Nationals’ DH, and his 18th major league season overall, after he signed a 1-year/$15M free agent deal with the Nats in mid-March, was 0 … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals’ Nelson Cruz sits with lower back stiffness, could return today…
Gushue great fit at Harrisburg
Photo Credit: Samuel Getty / Harrisburg Senators Veteran catcher, who made his Major League debut last year with Cubs, is aiding young pitchers in the Washington system in his second stint with the Nationals; he hit two homers in a win at Bowie on Tuesday … BOWIE, Maryland – Taylor Gushue was with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs last year when he learned a boyhood dream was … [Read more...] about Gushue great fit at Harrisburg
Washington Nationals’ Patrick Corbin throws eight strong; but defense lets him down…
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images “For me the story today should be about Patrick, and for me, he’s back.” - Davey Martinez Patrick Corbin’s velocity on his sinker, which he’d thrown 33.7% of the time in 2022 going in to his start against the Colorado Rockies in Coors Field last night, is averaging 91.6 MPH on the year, around where it was in 2019 (91.8), and up … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals’ Patrick Corbin throws eight strong; but defense lets him down…
Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo on Victor Robles; Josh Bell; & Patrick Corbin and Riley Adams…
Highlights from the Nationals’ brass’s media availability on Wednesday... The Victor Robles We Were Looking For: Following an 0 for 18 start in his first eight games of the 2022 campaign, some tweaks to his swing mechanics, and a ton of reps at the plate, Victor Robles started the 2nd of 3 in Coors Field on something of a tear at the plate. Robles, “across his last 14 games … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo on Victor Robles; Josh Bell; & Patrick Corbin and Riley Adams…