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Next GameNext Game	09/29/2023 7:20 PM EST
Next OpponentNext Opponent	ATL Atlanta Braves
Standing (Division)Division Rank	5th NL East
WinsWins	69
LossesLosses	90
RunsRuns Scored	677
Runs AllowedRuns Allowed	825
Batting AverageBatting Average	.253
Home RunsHome Runs	146
ManagerManager	Dave Martinez

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Ronald Acuña Jr. joins exclusive 40-40 club with 40th home run of the season for Braves

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Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle announces his retirement after more than a decade in the majors

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Washington Nationals sign general manager Mike Rizzo to a multiyear extension

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MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Miami Marlins

Dodgers All-Star Mookie Betts unlikely to play this weekend after fouling ball off foot

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MLB: Washington Nationals at New York Yankees

Yankees extend losing streak to nine for first time since 1982 in 2-1 loss to Nationals

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MLB: Colorado Rockies at Washington Nationals

Manager Martinez agrees to extension with Nationals

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Carter Kieboom

WAS Third Baseman #8

Carter Kieboom hit a three-run homer and walked Friday as the Nationals topped the Braves 10-6.

Kieboom was 8-for-46 with no homers this month, and the start tonight was his first in five days. He hasn’t embarrassed himself in hitting .213/.276/.388 in 87 PA since his callup last month, but he also hasn’t looked like someone who needs to be penciled in for a starting job next spring. The Nationals, who signed Jeimer Candelario last winter, might again look for a stopgap at third.
Trevor Williams

WAS Starting Pitcher #32

Pitching for the first time in 13 days, Trevor Williams allowed two runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings Friday against the Braves.

The Nationals pulled Williams from the rotation after he allowed 17 earned runs in 10 1/3 innings in his first three starts this month, but they gave him one last shot here. He ends up 6-10 with a 5.55 ERA and 34 homers allowed in 144 1/3 innings. Since he was inked to a two-year, $12 million contract last winter, he’ll be back as a fifth starter or swingman next season.
Riley Adams

WAS Catcher #15

Nationals transferred C Riley Adams to the 60-day injured list.

The move clears a spot for Tanner Rainey (elbow) on the 60-day injured list. Adams went down earlier this month with a fractured left hamate bone.
Tanner Rainey

WAS Relief Pitcher #21

Nationals activated RHP Tanner Rainey from the 60-day injured list.

Rainey, coming off last year’s Tommy John surgery, will make his return to the Nationals for the final weekend of the season. Hopefully he’ll get some peace of mind going into the winter in preparation for a normal spring training.
Robert Garcia

WAS Relief Pitcher #92

Nationals placed LHP Robert Garcia on the paternity list.

It’s unclear if Garcia will return before the season draws to a close. Tanner Rainey has been activated and will take his spot in the Nationals’ bullpen.
Patrick Corbin

WAS Starting Pitcher #46

Patrick Corbin lost Wednesday after yielding four runs in 4 2/3 innings versus the Orioles.

The good news is that Corbin won’t top the majors in losses for a third year in a row. He will, however, at least tie for the NL lead after dropping to 10-15 tonight. His 5.20 ERA is an improvement over what he’d done recently, but his peripherals aren’t really any better than before. Next year will finally be the last on his six-year, $140 million deal with the Nationals.
Ildemaro Vargas

WAS Second Baseman #14

Nationals agreed to terms with INF Ildemaro Vargas on a one-year contract for 2024.

This will avoid arbitration for the 32-year-old utilityman. Financial terms weren’t released, but $1.5 million-$2 million would make sense. Vargas has played way too much these last two months, though he has enjoyed a nice September in the process. Overall, he’s hit .248/.302/.358 in 277 PA. He’s struck out just seven percent of the time, but that’s mostly meant more weak contact from him. It’s clear the Nationals like having him around. He just needs to go back to being one of the last guys on the roster next year.
Josiah Gray

WAS Starting Pitcher #40

Josiah Gray surrendered one run across six innings Tuesday in a loss to the Orioles.

Gunnar Henderson led off the game with a homer but that was the only damage the Orioles could do against Josiah Gray and the Nationals bullpen. Gray struck out seven, walked two, and scattered five hits across his six innings of work. He got plenty of swinging strikes in this one, 14 in fact, and posted a respectable 29 percent CSW rate. It will likely be his final start of the year and he finishes with a 3.91 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 143/79 K/BB ratio, and 8-13 record over 159 innings.
Joan Adon

WAS Starting Pitcher #60

Joan Adon surrendered four runs and four walks in 4 2/3 innings Sunday in a loss to the Braves.

Adon has walked 15 while giving up 15 earned runs in 18 2/3 innings this month. Unfortunately, he’ll have to face the Braves again in his final start of the year.
Lane Thomas

WAS Center Fielder #28

Lane Thomas hit his 27th homer and stole his 20th base Sunday in the second game of the doubleheader against the Braves,

Thomas has the 14th 20-20 season is Expos/Nationals history and first since Bryce Harper finished with 24 homers and 23 steals in 2016. His average has tumbled in recent weeks, but he’s collected seven homers in 19 games this month.

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