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Next GameNext Game	09/27/2023 6:35 PM EST
Next OpponentNext Opponent	BAL Baltimore Orioles
Standing (Division)Division Rank	5th NL East
WinsWins	69
LossesLosses	89
RunsRuns Scored	676
Runs AllowedRuns Allowed	820
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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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.
Jackson Rutledge

WAS Starting Pitcher #79

Jackson Rutledge limited the Braves to one run in five innings to pick up his first major league victory in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader.

The Nationals ended up winning 3-2. Rutledge came into this one having allowed nine runs in 10 innings over two starts, but he was able to limit the Braves to three hits and he got 12 missed swings. One of his outs came on a 117.9 mph liner from Ronald Acuña Jr., which was most likely the hardest hit ball Rutledge has ever given up.
Kyle Finnegan

WAS Relief Pitcher #67

Although he gave up a homer to Sean Murphy, Kyle Finnegan notched a save in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader against the Braves.

It was his 27th save of the season. The Nationals also used Hunter Harvey in Game 1 today, so Jordan Weems might close in Game 2 if another save chance materializes. It’s also possible that Finnegan could come back; he threw just eight pitches in Game 1, and he had the last four days off.
Keibert Ruiz

WAS Catcher #20

Keibert Ruiz is not in the Nationals’ starting lineup for Game 1 of their doubleheader against the Braves.

It isn’t a surprise to see Ruiz miss one side of Sunday’s doubleheader and he will likely start in Sunday’s second game. The 25-year-old backstop is hitting .248/.298/.393 with 17 homers and 60 RBI across 534 plate appearances. Drew Millas will start behind the plate while batting eighth in his place.
Joan Adon

WAS Starting Pitcher #60

Saturday’s game between the Braves and Nationals has been postponed due to inclement weather.

With a massive tropical storm bearing down on the east coast, the Nationals made the call on Friday night and the two teams will square off on Sunday in a doubleheader instead. It’ll presumably be Joan Adon and Kyle Wright taking the ball at some point in the twin bill.
Patrick Corbin

WAS Starting Pitcher #46

Patrick Corbin was tagged for five runs in 4 1/3 innings Friday in a loss to the Braves.

Corbin has held his own for the most part this year, but his stuff just doesn’t translate against a lineup like Atlanta’s. He managed just one strikeout tonight, and he gave up homers to Ronald Acuña Jr. and Austin Riley in falling to 10-14 with a 5.13 ERA. He’s given up 32 homers on the season, which is fourth on the Nationals’ all-time list behind Josiah Gray’s 38 last year, Corbin’s own 37 in 2021 and Trevor Williams’ 34 this season.

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