TANNER RAINEY NEWS

Tanner Rainey: Future closer; concerns over forearm tightness; Should he return in 2020? Davey Martinez and Mike Rizzo talked over the last few days about Tanner Rainey’s development over the last few years and what the future ho...

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 • FEDERALBASEBALL.COM

Atlanta visits Washington, looks to build on Anderson's strong showing

Atlanta looks to follow up a dominant outing by Saturday starter Ian Anderson

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Braves beat Nationals 2-1 behind Anderson's strong outing

Rookie Ian Anderson allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings and the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves held on to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 after closer Mark Melancon esca...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nats cautious with Rainey's forearm tightness The Nationals view Tanner Rainey as a candidate to be their future closer. So when the right-hander experienced tightness in his right forea...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • MLB.COM

Dealing with forearm tightness Rainey is dealing with forearm tightness Saturday and won't pitch for several days, Byron Kerr of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Rainey underwent an MRI on his forearm that came back negative, but manager Dave Martinez said Saturday that he'll get a few days off to recover. The right-hander carries a 2.66 ERA and 0.74 WHIP over 20.1 innings this season.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Power trio: Freeman, Swanson, Acuña rally Braves past Nats

Freddie Freeman homered twice, Dansby Swanson hit a go-ahead shot in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied from a 5-0 deficit to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Soto returns, Nats beat Rays 5-3 to finish 2-game sweep

Juan Soto drove in a run in his return to the lineup and the Washington Nationals used strong relief pitching to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 to sweep the two-game series

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trout drives in 3 as Angels beat Athletics 4-3

AUGUST 23, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sanchez wins debut 5-3, Marlins earn doubleheader split

Sixto Sanchez pitched five innings to win his major league debut, and the Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 5-3 to earn a doubleheader split

AUGUST 22, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

White Sox hit 4 consecutive homers in victory over Cardinals

AUGUST 17, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eighth-inning error lifts Nationals to a 6-5 victory and a series win over the Orioles Max Scherzer was dinged for three home runs but lasted seven innings and struck out 10, and Tanner Rainey and Daniel Hudson took it from the...

AUGUST 16, 2020 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Notches fourth hold Rainey struck out two over 1.2 perfect innings Tuesday to record his fourth hold of the season in a 2-1 win over the Mets.

Impact With Sean Doolittle struggling to begin the year and Will Harris (groin) out since late July, Rainey has stepped up and emerged as a dependable high-leverage arm for manager Dave Martinez. Through eight appearances and 8.1 innings, Rainey has a win to go along with his holds, and his 1.08 ERA, 0.36 WHIP and 11:2 K:BB are all elite. The 27-year-old won't maintain a .000 BABIP forever -- the only hit he allowed was a solo homer, accounting for the only run against him so far -- but Rainey has become a fantasy asset in formats that value holds.

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Kendrick homers, Soto dances, Nats beat Mets 5-3 in return

Howie Kendrick's four hits included a solo shot and Josh Harrison also homered to help the Washington Nationals return from a coronavirus-caused four-day break with a 5-3 victory o...

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington Nationals’ Tanner Rainey talks maturity, fastball velocity, slider command, and his changeup... Tanner Rainey has been one of Davey Martinez’s go-to arms in the bullpen early this season, and he’s responded to the challenge, after a big...

AUGUST 3, 2020 • FEDERALBASEBALL.COM

Washington Nationals’ relievers Daniel Hudson and Tanner Rainey sharp early Daniel Hudson and Tanner Rainey are impressing early in a weird 2020 MLB season...

JULY 31, 2020 • FEDERALBASEBALL.COM

Another two homers Hernandez went 3-for-4 with two home runs, two RBI and two runs scored Thursday against the Nationals.

Impact Hernandez hit a pair of solo home runs, the first coming in the fourth inning off Erick Fedde. He followed that up in the eighth frame, taking Tanner Rainey yard. It was Hernandez's second two-homer effort in the last four games, and he now has four long balls on the season. While he continues to strike out plenty, Hernandez has still managed to collect nine hits -- eight have gone for extra bases -- in 31 plate appearances.

JULY 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Picks up win against Yankees Rainey (1-0) walked one in a scoreless inning of relief to record the win Saturday against the Yankees.

Impact Stephen Strasburg (hand) was a late scratch for this one, and as a result Erick Fedde was pressed into duty in the rotation. Fedde was able to give the Nats four solid innings, and Rainey was the first reliever out of the 'pen afterwards -- and thus the beneficiary of the 5-2 lead he inherited. Rainey was expected to push for a setup job this season rather than work in scenarios such as the one he faced Saturday, but bullpen roles could be very inconsistent all over the league during a chaotic 2020 campaign.

JULY 26, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Minus Strasburg, Nats top Yanks 9-2 on Robles' 3 hits, 4 RBI

Victor Robles jump-started Washington’s dormant offense by delivering three hits and four RBIs to help the Nationals beat the New York Yankees 9-2 despite needing to scratch World...

JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rockies' Bard gets 1st big league win in more than 7 seasons

JULY 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morton to Rays and a Tanner-for-Tanner trade at meetings

Charlie Morton to Rays and a Tanner-for-Tanner trade at winter meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

A trade of Tanners: Nats send Roark to Reds for Rainey

The Washington Nationals have traded Tanner Roark to the Reds for another right-hander named Tanner, less proven Tanner Rainey

DECEMBER 13, 2018