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Luis García Jr. homers twice in win over Pirates

Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

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Luis García Jr. went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in Friday’s win over the Pirates.

García put the Nationals on the board in the first inning on Friday when he sent a solo homer 410 feet into deep right-center off of Mitch Keller. He would homer again in the seventh inning, this time sending a two-run blast into the night sky at Nationals Park, pushing his team’s lead to 7-1 in a game that featured five homers by the Nats offense. García has been on some kind of tear as of late, slashing .396/.453/.1.021 overr his last 15 games with nine homers and 17 RBI.

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Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

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Luis García Jr. continued his unprecedented power binge in Sunday’s loss to the Pirates, going 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and a stolen base.

Garcia got the Nationals on the board with his 370-foot (99.1-mph EV) two-run shot off of Bubba Chandler in the third inning, pulling the Nationals to within two runs at 4-2. He also singled in the fifth inning and swiped third base before being stranded there. The 26-year-old slugger has crushed nine home runs in his last 12 games and his 16 homers since May 25 are tops in Major League Baseball. For the season, he’s slashing an impressive .282/.313/.561 to go with a career-high 19 home runs, 64 RBI and three stolen bases.
CJ Abrams

WSH Shortstop #5

CJ Abrams is not starting on Wednesday against the Red Sox.

The Red Sox will throw their third left-handed starter in this series, and while Abrams has started the last two, they will give him a day off on Wednesday. Nasim Nunez will slide over to shortstop with Jorbit Vias entering the lineup at second base and batting seventh. Andres Chaparro will also make his third straight start and bat third while Luis Garcia Jr. heads to the bench.
Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

Luis García Jr. went 3-for-5 with two homers, five RBI, and three runs scored to lead the Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Orioles on Sunday.

García has been scorching at the dish in June. That continued on Sunday, starting with a two-run double in the third inning. He then took Tyler Wells deep for a two-run homer in the fifth for his fifth straight start with a home run and his 10th this month. He wasn’t done. García added a solo shot in the seventh, matching last season’s total of 16 homers on the season and giving him 11 in June.
Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

Luis García Jr. went 4-for-5 with a double and a solo home run against the Orioles on Saturday.

García’s home run was his 14th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Brandon Young in the fifth inning. García has nine home runs and 20 RBI in 23 games so far in June. He’s hitting .273 with an .816 OPS and 50 RBI.
Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

Luis García Jr. belted a solo homer and walked twice on Wednesday in a loss to the Phillies.

García homered for the third straight contest and fourth time in his last six games when he took Phillies starter Aaron Nola deep in the opening frame. It wound up being his lone hit in five plate appearances. The 26-year-old is up to 13 round-trippers already and is on pace to easily eclipse the 20-homer plateau for the first time in his career.
Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

Luis Garcia Jr. is not in the Nationals’ starting lineup for Saturday’s melee against the Rays in Tampa Bay.

Garcia had started in each of the team’s previous seven games, so he’ll get a breather in this one. Andres Chaparro will start in his place at first base and will bat third against Rays’ left-hander Ian Seymour on Saturday afternoon in Tampa Bay.
Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

Luis García Jr. went 1-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI against the Royals on Monday.

Garcia’s two-run single in the fifth inning put the Nationals ahead for good. The 26-year-old infielder is now hitting .272 with six home runs and 23 RBI over his last 19 games. Garcia had a career-high 70 RBI in 2024, but he’s on pace to cruise past that number this year with 45 RBI in 67 games so far.
Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

Luis García Jr. went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored against the Mariners on Saturday.

García reached on a throwing error in the first inning and scored on a single by CJ Abrams. He then gave the Nationals the lead with a two-run blast off Luis Castillo in the fifth inning for his ninth home run of the season before he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh. The 26-year-old second baseman is hitting .260/.286/.470 with 28 runs scored and 43 RBI across 224 plate appearances.
Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

Luis García Jr. went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer against the Giants on Tuesday.

García put the Nationals on the board right away, taking Adrian Houser deep for a two-run blast in the first inning. He was later pinch-hit for against a left-hander in the seventh inning. The 26-year-old has homered four times in his last nine games. He’s up to eight on the season while hitting .262/.288/.461 with 25 runs scored and 40 RBI across 215 plate appearances.
Luis García Jr.

WSH 1st Baseman #2

Luis García Jr. went 2-for-6 with two homers and six RBI to power the Nats to a 14-1 blowout win over the Diamondbacks on Friday.

García got the scoring started with a two-run homer off Merrill Kelly in the first inning. With the bases loaded in the sixth, he completely blew the game open with a grand slam off Philip Abner, giving him a team-high six RBI in the blowout win. The two homers give García seven on the season while hitting .263/.291/.454 with 23 runs scored and 37 RBI across 203 plate appearances.

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Jonatan Clase

TOR Left Fielder #8
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Jonatan Clase went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored to lead the Blue Jays to a 9-3 win over the Giants on Tuesday.

Clase put the Blue Jays on the board with a three-run homer off Trevor McDonald in the second inning. His first home run of the season just cleared the right-field wall. He later added a base hit and another run scored in the third. Tuesday marked Clase’s first start since he was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo a week ago.
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Ernie Clement

TOR 2nd Baseman #22
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Ernie Clement went 3-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored against the Giants on Tuesday.

Clement singled in the first inning, then doubled in the second. He then brought a run in to score on a sacrifice fly in the third, part of a five-run inning for Toronto. Clement later knocked his third hit to lead off the ninth and scored on a groundout. The 30-year-old infielder is hitting .298/.319/.434 with seven homers, 39 runs scored, and 30 RBI across 354 plate appearances.
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Spencer Miles

TOR Relief Pitcher #62
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Spencer Miles allowed two runs with one strikeout over four innings in a no-decision against the Giants on Tuesday.

Miles got his first start since May 31 after pitching out of the bullpen over the last month. He went four innings against the Giants, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks. He struck out one. Miles would depart after the fourth at 55 pitches. The 25-year-old right-hander holds a 2.95 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and a 56/17 K/BB ratio across 58 innings. He’ll likely revert to a long-relief role following the All-Star break with Max Scherzer nearing a return.
- Jorge Montanez

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Trevor McDonald

SF Starting Pitcher #72
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Trevor McDonald allowed eight runs over 2 1/3 innings in a loss against the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

After a scoreless first inning, McDonald surrendered a three-run homer to Jonathan Clase in the second. Five hits in the third inning would bring five more runs across and chase McDonald from the game with two outs at 58 pitches. He failed to record a strikeout. The 25-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 5.31 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, and a 50/20 K/BB ratio across 59 1/3 innings.
- Jorge Montanez

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Ceddanne Rafaela

BOS Center Fielder #3
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Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer as the Red Sox topped the White Sox 8-1 on Tuesday.

Rafaela has an even better case for an All-Star spot this year than he did last year, when he didn’t really warm up offensively until June, but since his Gold Glove defense in center just isn’t given enough weight, he’s still looking to be selected for the first time. Maybe he’ll get in as a replacement for Aaron Judge or Byron Buxton. He’s hitting .284/.332/.441, so it’s not all about defense.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Payton Tolle

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Payton Tolle allowed two hits through six scoreless innings Tuesday in a win over the White Sox.

Both hits were singles from Sam Antonacci. Tolle was fortunate, though, that this one wasn’t in Fenway or Junior Perez’s 322-foot fly down the left field line would have snuck in for a homer past the Pesky Pole. It’s Tolle’s third scoreless start of the year, and it follows his worst showing, as he gave up six runs in three innings versus the Nationals last Wednesday. He’s 5-6 with a 3.14 ERA ahead of his final start of the first half versus the Mets.
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Noah Schultz

CWS Starting Pitcher #76
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Noah Schultz yielded four runs in five innings Tuesday in a loss to the Red Sox.

Andruw Monasterio and Ceddanne Rafaela homered off him in a three-run second. Schultz gave up five other hits and walked three before departing. He’s been ineffective in both starts since coming off the IL, leaving him 2-5 with a 6.00 ERA overall, but he’ll probably retain his spot for now and face the A’s on Sunday.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Seranthony Domínguez

CWS Relief Pitcher #58
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Seranthony Domínguez pitched a scoreless sixth with the White Sox down 4-0 to the Red Sox on Tuesday.

The scoreless inning is good, but it sure doesn’t seem like Domínguez is going to be in line for saves again any time soon. Since blowing back-to-back save chances on June 21-22, he’s been limited to just three appearances, two coming in the sixth and one in the seventh. Grant Taylor is the White Sox reliever worth rostering at the moment.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Sam Antonacci

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Sam Antonacci was responsible for three of the White Sox’s four hits in Tuesday’s 8-1 loss to the Red Sox.

He also stole his 12th base of the year. Because they were facing Payton Tolle tonight, the White Sox had Antonacci batting fifth instead of his usual first. All three of Antonacci’s hits came off of lefties — two off Tolle and one off Daniel Coulombe — but that still only makes him 10-for-50 with no extra-base hits and one walk against southpaws this year.
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Jake Cronenworth

SD 2nd Baseman #9
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Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

Cronenworth put the Padres ahead early, taking Zac Gallen deep for a three-run blast in the first inning. They would prove to be the winning runs in the contest as neither team could bring another run in over the rest of the game. The 32-year-old infielder is hitting .183/.285/.270 with three homers, 15 runs scored, and 10 RBI across 145 plate appearances.
- Jorge Montanez

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