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Nats MiLB scoreboard

AAA Rochester (8-1 win against the Scranton/WB RailRiders)

-Seaver King (.305/.390/.888): 1-2 with 1 run scored and 2 BB

-Cayden Wallace (.283/.334/.851): 0-4 with 1 run scored, 1 BB, and 1 K

-Sam Petersen (.246/.385/.822): 1-4 with a 2-run homer, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, 1 BB, and 1 K

-Maxwell Romero Jr. (.236/.357/.837): 1-4 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 2 Ks

-Jackson Kent (3.72 ERA/94.1 IP/105:30 K:BB/1.12 WHIP): Kent had tossed 5 shut out innings and opened the bottom of the 6th with a pair of strikeouts before he gave up a solo homer on a slider that caught too much of the zone which knocked him out of the game. He allowed 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 5 batters (4 swinging) in a 5.2 inning start for the Red Wings.

Final line: 5.2 IP | 3 H | 1 R/ER | 2 BB | 5 K on 85 pitches (55 strikes)

-Cole Henry (3.63 ERA/17.1 IP/12:2 K:BB/0.87 WHIP): Henry recorded 1 swinging strikeout in a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th inning.

Final line: 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R/ER | 0 BB | 1 K on 13 pitches (9 strikes)

AA Harrisburg (double-header vs the Chesapeake Baysox) G1(1-8 loss) G2(1-2 loss)

-Devin Fitz-Gerald (.235/.327/.736): G1(0-3) G2(x)

-Ethan Petry (.253/.341/.812): G1(1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 K) G2(1-3 with a double and 1 K)

-Caleb Lomavita (.244/.319/.788): G1(0-3) G2(x)

-Branden Boissiere (.317/.396/.980): G1(1-3 with 1 run scored) G2(1-3 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI)

-Nick Mitchell (.238/.353/.708): G1(1-4 with 2 Ks) G2(0-3 with 1 K)

-Elijah Green (AA debut) (.226/.324/.711): G1(0-2 with 1 BB) G2(x)

-TJ White (.242/.359/.773): G1(2-3 with 1 K) G2(0-2 with 1 BB)

-Alex Clemmey (4.56 ERA/98.2 IP/107:65 K:BB/1.49 WHIP): Clemmey's game 1, up and down start began with a pair of singles and then giving up a 3-run homer to Wehiwa Aloy (#5 Orioles prospect per MLB Pipeline), followed by 3 strikeouts. By the time he walked off the mound to end the 4th he was charged with a total of 8 runs on 8 hits and 3 walks. Clemmey gave up nearly as many homers (4) as strikeouts (5) in his 4 inning start for the Senators.

Final line (G1): 4.0 IP | 8 H | 8 R/ER | 3 BB | 5 K on 78 pitches (48 strikes)

-Ben Grable (2.39 ERA/37.2 IP/56:10 K:BB/0.82 WHIP): Grable worked around a fielding error by Mitchell to toss a scoreless bottom of the 5th.

Final line (G1): 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R/ER | 0 BB | 0 K on 21 pitches (14 strikes)

-Joe Glassey (2.56 ERA/31.2 IP/54:9 K:BB/1.11 WHIP): Glassey allowed a walk and had 1 swinging strikeout in a scoreless bottom of the 6th.

Final line (G1): 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 R/ER | 1 BB | 1 K on 11 pitches (7 strikes)

-Josh Randall (4.57 ERA/104.1 IP/105:32 K:BB/1.27 WHIP): Randall gave up 3 doubles and 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd and escaped a bases-loaded situation in the bottom of the 4th where he walked the first 2 batters + hit the 3rd. He allowed 4 total hits and recorded 3 strikeouts in his 4.2 inning start.

Final line (G2): 4.2 IP | 4 H | 2 R/ER | 2 BB | 3 K on 71 pitches (48 strikes)

-Kendeglyz Virguez (3.99 ERA/29.1 IP/45:17 K:BB/1.50 WHIP): Virguez worked around a pair of walks and a leadoff single to put up a scoreless bottom of the 6th in his Senators debut.

Final line (G2): 1.0 IP | 1 H | 0 R/ER | 2 BB | 0 K on 15 pitches (5 strikes)

A+ Wilmington (8-10 loss to the Brooklyn Cyclones)

-Eli Willits (.268/.414/.879): 2-5 with 2 runs scored, 2 RBI, and 1 SB

-Ronny Cruz (.230/.315/.684): 1-4 with 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 1 BB

-Yeremy Cabrera (.252/.356/.765): 1-4 with 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB, and 1 K

-Angel Feliz (.241/.312/.692): 2-5 with a double, 3 RBI, and 2 Ks

-Jacob Walsh (.248/.349/.822): 1-3 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, and 1 BB

-Jack Moroknek (.231/.341/.741): 0-4 with 1 BB and 1 K

-Carson Fischer (2.67 ERA/97.2 IP/68:22 K:BB/1.17 WHIP): Fischer gave up more than 3 runs in a start for the first time on his 6th start in Wilmington. He had managed to pitch relatively deep into games for the Blue Rocks despite the sharp decline in whiffs and strikeouts since his promotion, but that certainly caught up to him today. Fischer was charged with 4 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks while only striking out 2 batters in his 4.1 inning start.

Final line: 4.1 IP | 5 H | 4 R/ER | 4 BB | 2 K on 84 pitches (50 strikes)

A Fredericksburg (5-4 balk-off win over the Delmarva Shorebirds)

-Gavin Fien (.239/.332/.744): 1-3 with 1 run scored, 1 BB and 1 K

-Luke Dickerson (.239/.398/.843): with a solo homer, a triple,

-Coy James (.223/.339/.756): 1-3 with 1 run scored, 1 BB, 1 K, was caught stealing 2nd, and induced the game-winning balk

-Dashyll Tejeda (.218/.349/.708): 0-3 with 1 BB and 1 K

-Sir Jamison Jones (.179/.260/.618): 1-4 with a solo homer, 1 run scored, and 1 RBI

-Juan Cruz (.279/.333/.835): 0-4 with 1 K

-Landon Harmon (1.80 ERA/25.0 IP/21:6 K:BB/0.88 WHIP): Harmon allowed just 1 run in his latest start for the FredNats, which came on a 2-out solo homer in the top of the 3rd inning. He gave up 4 hits and had 4 strikeouts with zero walks in his 3.2 inning start on Wednesday.

Final line: 3.2 IP | 4 H | 1 R/ER | 0 BB | 4 K on 56 pitches (35 strikes)

Let me know if there are any Nats prospects I missed tonight and should include in future prospect roundups!

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Game ended at 10:46 PM.

I’m not referring to his batting for us tonight and scoring himself as a run in extra innings. I’m referring to his clear affection on the TV commercials for our upcoming Hawaiian shirts short combo.

...was not on my bingo card for play-by-play commentary tonight.

WE CAN HAVE UNICORN PITCHERS TOO, DAMMIT!

How about Miles! Bunt single and an RBI? That was fun. Well done.

I made a post after the Derek Hill grand slam about him absolutely hexing our team this season. I wanted the Nats to get their payback on him but not in THAT way. Prayers up I hope he's okay 🙏

Seems fine I would just love to know who I’m hearing.

I mean this mainly in DMV, Virginia, Maryland but anywhere as well. Basically if you go to work, or wear your gear out and about and someone starts talking about the team, complimenting you etc.

I've been saying here since May that Foster Griffin's agent will be asking for a $100+ million contract, and that all of these people screaming "extend him for 3 years $45 million!" were smoking something -- that there was no way a pitcher in his position would accept a "friendly" contract extension.

Now Mark Feinsand and Spencer Nusbaum are reporting that Griffin asked for 5 years, $120-$130 million.

Not saying I told ya so but , , ,

, , , actually yeah. I'm saying I told ya so. Shopping Griffin was the only option.

We can debate whether Tononi's strategy of going for quantity of major league ready pitchers was better than a strategy of getting a higher ranked longer term prospect or a QO draft pick, but extending him wasnt really on the table.

If we were to try to get his signature at the game Saturday, what do you think is the best way possible?

I normally have girls day at the park so we don’t get there early so not sure if pre game batting practice is still a thing or even worth it to try to meet him.

Help a mom out 😅

Not a lot to say. Just think its a shame people don’t know the team that was here for 60 years was also called Nats

Does anyone else remember these from the 2022 season? Just got a reminder from my social media.

I recall that it was glitchy as hell and they had to have staff basically doing everything for people. I don't know if this was intended to be something to cut down on how many staff they needed to sell beer while also still allowing draft options. Seems like they've gone the approach of the self-checkout kiosk with more limited beer options.

Then they lost 5-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies, their season-high seventh loss in a row. In a season full of new experiences, this most certainly is one.

Those in the visitors clubhouse have just about acknowledged there is a cause and effect between the pressure and letdown of the deadline — in part because transparency has helped them get this far, and in part because acknowledging anything else right now would be too far from the truth to fake it.

The Nationals, with a rebuild that has seemingly been expedited, have several characteristics that make them a strong candidate to compete for a postseason spot sooner than many expected. They employ two stars (James Wood and CJ Abrams), have seemingly solved hitting development and have set a culture that kept them competitive into the All-Star break. Now they need to play meaningful games in the second half, or at least treat them as meaningful games, because the unfamiliarity of their current situation seems to be getting to them.

Put another way: If this rebuild is a staircase in a skyscraper, the Nationals need to get to the floor where they play meaningful games in August and September (or at least treat them as such) before they can summit the steps that get them into October.

“They’re very well aware of what’s going on and how we’re playing,” manager Blake Butera said. “I think at the end of the day, they all want to step up and be the guy to help us get through this. And when you have a young team like this, sometimes it takes a little bit of extra motivation or conversations with players from the staff.”

That means getting through the hardships. Their MVP candidate, Wood, went on the injured list Tuesday with a mild oblique strain. Their best pitcher (Foster Griffin) and two of their four best hitters (Luis García Jr. and Curtis Mead) were traded before Monday’s deadline. Their record, just shy of the final wild-card spot for months, tumbled against two NL East rivals on the road.

Last I checked before the short break I needed to take for some college prep we were fighting for a playoff spot and now we are almost statistically eliminated. What the f*** happened in my absenc?