The Washington Nationals get to turn the page on yesterday and find a way to get back into the Curly W column tonight. This team is 2-wins behind their 2023 win pace.
Based on last year’s win total of 71-games, the Nats need to go 16-20 or better to beat that total. To beat the 66-win total from FanGraphs, the Nats need to win 11 more games. There are just 36-games remaining in the season, and the rest of this season is really supposed to help to determine the players who could help impact the 2025 roster.
The Nats are big favorites today, at -160 to win on the moneyline. That means if you bet $160 you would win $100. Bet $16.00 and you win $10.00.
Nats’ manager Dave Martinez got to rest Jacob Barnes yesterday, and went with Eduardo Salazar in a fireman role. Martinez got zeroes from Robert Garcia, Jose A. Ferrer and Tanner Rainey. With Garcia back, Martinez now has three left-handed relievers which is far different from the time he had no southpaws in his bullpen.
This is what the Nats schedule looks like going forward:
- Wednesday: Mitchell Parker vs. Rockies
- Thursday: Patrick Corbin vs. Rockies
- Friday: MacKenzie Gore vs. Braves
- Saturday: Jake Irvin vs. Braves
- Sunday: DJ Herz vs. Braves
- Monday: Parker vs. Yankees
- Tuesday: Corbin vs. Yankees
- Wednesday: Gore vs. Yankees
- Thursday: Day-Off August 29
Your top Washington Nationals on the FanGraphs’ WAR leaderboard has Luis Garcia Jr. atop of the WAR rankings at +3.0, CJ Abrams at +2.3 and Jacob Young at +2.0. In total, 27 Nats’ players are in positive WAR and another eight are at a neutral 0.0 WAR.
“We try to get guys in a position for them to be successful because they’ve done it in the minor leagues.”
— Nats’ manager Dave Martinez said after yesterday’s game
“Up here, it’s a little different. I think it’s more or less trying to get experience on the pitcher, and the guys they’re facing. Perfect example today: This guy threw three breaking balls in a row. A lot of guys didn’t think he would do it, when a lot of times he did do it. …”
“We’ve just got to be able to make in-game adjustments. After your first at-bat, try to figure out what he’s going to do, and make adjustments.”
The Nats starting pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.52 and 22nd in MLB.
Here is how they rank:
No. 5 Starter: Patrick Corbin 5.92
No. 4 Starter: MacKenzie Gore 4.66
No. 3 Starter: Mitchell Parker 4.44
No. 2 Starter: DJ Herz 4.15
No. 1 Starter: Jake Irvin 3.81
Washington Nationals vs. Colorado Rockies
Stadium: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
1st Pitch: 6:45 pm EDT
TV: MASN
Radio: 106.7 The Fan radio and via the MLB app; In Spanish on DC 87.7 FM and La Pantera 100.7 FM/1220 AM. On Sirius/XM, tune to Channel 181 for the home broadcast and the road team is online only.
Line-up subject to change (without notice):
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Game 127:
The Nationals won on 08/22 on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a record of 70-57. They won’t drop below .500 the rest of the season. The Nats are in second place in the NL East. But you knew this already. Box Score / Standings
The Senators won on 08/29 on the road against the NY Yankees resulting in a record of 73-54. The Senators have sole possession of first place and ahead of the Yankees. It was the matchup everyone wanted with Babe Ruth against Walter Johnson. Ruth went 1-2 with a walk and a painful hit-by-pitch. Johnson was the winning pitcher. Box Score / Standings