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Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Josh Rogers gave up three home runs in 4 1⁄3 IP, and the Nationals’ offense couldn’t get much going in the series finale... Jolly Rogers Back Home: Josh Rogers, by his own admission, was not at his best the last time out before today, when he faced the Pirates on the road in PNC Park, but he did what he could as long as he could, on … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals settle for split, drop finale of 4-game set to Arizona D-backs, 4-3 final

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Joan Adon tossed 6 1⁄3 scoreless, and the Nationals scored the one run they needed on a César Hernández double... Joan (yo-AHN) Adon (ah-DOHN): Davey Martinez told reporters before tonight’s game that right-handed starter Joan Adon needed to learn to slow things down on the mound in difficult, or high-leverage situations. Adon, 23, … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals sweep doubleheader with Arizona Diamondbacks with 1-0 win in nightcap…

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports “I always say, we got to get 27 outs, not 30, not 31, so we got to clean those things up.” - Davey Martinez Maikel Franco committed three errors in the series finale with the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park this past Sunday. Franco, 29, who signed a minor league deal in D.C. this winter after playing 104 games for Baltimore’s Orioles in 2021 … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals can’t afford to give away outs; Davey Martinez focused on improving defense…

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Josiah Gray held the D-backs to a run on three hits and two walks in the day half of yesterday’s doubleheader... Josiah Gray gave up eight hits, two walks, and four earned runs in four innings in his 2022 debut, but improved on that outing in his second start of the season, throwing five strong innings in which he gave up just one hit and … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals’ Josiah Gray holds Arizona Diamondbacks in check for 5+ IP…

Highlights from Davey Martinez’s media availability on Tuesday... Victor Robles Project: Kevin Long, who worked with Victor Robles over four years in the nation’s capital before he signed on to become the Philadelphia Phillies’ hitting coach this past winter, said whoever replaced him had a tough job ahead of them in trying to get the 24-year-old outfielder back on track after … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals news & notes: Davey Martinez on Victor Robles at the plate; Alcides Escobar caught stealing 3B + more