Nats offense flatlines again and dismay grows in the clubhouse about Davey’s postgame comments yesterday
Despite the shakeup in lineup order which saw Alex Call leading off and CJ Abrams hitting third, the Nationals offense looked completely flat again today, going 0-9 with RISP and grounding into 2 rally extinguishing double plays as they lose 3-1 to the Marlins to complete the sweep for them. Their sole run came in the 1st on a Luis Garcia Jr groundout, and it was crickets from there.
Hope flickered for a moment in the 9th as CJ Abrams was hit by the pitch and seemingly ensured James Wood would hit in the inning with the tying run on, but instead Alex Call grounded into a back breaking, game ending double play.
This loss makes it 8 in a row for the Nats, dropping them to 30-41 on the season, and tied in the loss column with the Marlins. The offense in the month of June has continued to be horrid, with the 1 game where they scored more than 4 runs, they gave up 11 and lost. The pitching, which hasn’t been stellar this month either, at least kept them in the last 2 ballgames, but to no avail.
After the game, Andrew Golden of the Washington Post put out an article which described the players reaction to manager Davey Martinez saying failure is never on the coaches in response to a question about where the blame falls for the teams recent failures. In it, it describes how the locker room has reacted to Davey’s comment, and the answer is not well.
This excerpt from @andrewcgolden ‘s article in the Post just now is incredible.
If that’s the case, then changes have got to happen now. You can’t lose a young locker room. Not sure if it’s lost now, but Davey certainly hasn’t won them over. pic.twitter.com/Y1kTVDDlQx
— Ryan Clary (@Ryanclary11) June 15, 2025
Tensions are hitting a boiling point between coaches and players, and it’s reflecting in the results on the field. Needless to say, it feels like a change of some sort is coming, whether that’s in the coaching staff or a player call up to try and provide some kind of spark for the lineup.
The Rockies come to town for a 4 game set now, a series which, if lost, will likely bury this fanbases hopes of improvement for the rest of the year. After the Rockies, the Nats travel to play the Dodgers in LA and the Padres in San Diego, so it is absolutely critical they figure something out before they spiral in record towards the cellar of all of baseball.
In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for some kind of roster move or coach firing in response to this embarrassing losing streak.