JUNE 17, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM
WASHINGTON NATIONALS 71-91 · 4TH IN NL EAST
71-91 · 4TH IN NL EAST
Nationals host the Phillies on 4-game home slide The Washington Nationals host the Philadelphia Phillies looking to stop a four-game home losing streak.
Nationals host the Phillies on home losing streak
The Washington Nationals aim to stop their five-game home skid with a victory over the Philadelphia PhilliesJUNE 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Arcia leads Braves against the Cubs following 4-hit game
The Atlanta Braves take on the Chicago Cubs after Orlando Arcia had four hits against the Nationals on WednesdayJUNE 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Juan Soto - Quiet in return Soto (knee) went 0-for-4 in Thursday's 10-1 loss to the Phillies.
Impact Soto missed two games after a minor knee injury he sustained Monday. The outfielder was never expected to miss significant time. With the empty stat line Thursday, he's hitting just .170 (8-for-47) in June, though he's added a 10:11 BB:K this month. Overall, the 23-year-old has a .224/.372/.447 slash line, 13 home runs, 28 RBI, 36 runs scored and five stolen bases through 282 plate appearances.
JUNE 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Bell - Accounts for lone run Thursday Bell went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 10-1 loss to the Phillies.
Impact Bell prevented the Nationals from getting shut out with his fourth-inning homer. He snapped an 0-for-11 skid at the plate with his two-hit effort Thursday. The 29-year-old has maintained a steady .294/.370/.447 slash line with eight homers, 39 RBI, 33 runs scored and 10 doubles across 65 contests while routinely hitting in the middle of the order.
JUNE 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Patrick Corbin - Nightmarish third inning in loss Corbin (3-9) took the loss Thursday versus the Phillies. He allowed nine runs (two earned) on eight hits and a walk while striking out two in 3.1 innings.
Impact Corbin retired the first eight batters in order before a two-out error by Cesar Hernandez in the third inning. From there, it all unraveled, as the Phillies rallied for seven unearned runs. They added another pair of runs in the fourth, bouncing Corbin from the game after a brutal start. Despite allowing at least seven hits in each of his last six starts, he's managed to break even with a 3-3 record in that span. He's at a 6.59 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and 51:10 K:BB across 69.2 innings overall through 14 starts. The 32-year-old will look to gain more command next week in a road start in Baltimore.
JUNE 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Disastrous third inning leaves the Nationals with a fifth straight loss Some poor defense and missed locations snowballed on Patrick Corbin during a 10-1 defeat to the Phillies.
JUNE 17, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Schwarber hits 2 homers as Phils thump Nats, 12th win in 14
Kyle Schwarber homered twice, Zack Wheeler won his third consecutive start, and the Philadelphia Phillies routed the Washington Nationals 10-1 in the opener of a five-game seriesJUNE 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yadiel Hernandez - Heads to bench amid slump Hernandez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Phillies.
Impact Hernandez commonly finds himself out of the lineup versus left-handed pitching, but his move to the bench Thursday comes with a right-hander (Zack Wheeler) taking the hill for Philadelphia. Ehire Adrianza will pick up a start in the corner outfield in place of Hernandez, whose standing atop the depth chart could be slipping while he's fallen into a tailspin at the plate in recent weeks. Dating back to May 21, Hernandez is slashing .148/.200/.213 while striking out 29.2 percent of the time over a stretch of 18 games.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Juan Soto - In Thursday's lineup Soto (knee) is starting in right field and hitting third Thursday against the Phillies.
Impact He hadn't seen the field since being removed from Monday's game with right knee soreness, but he'll rejoin the lineup for Thursday's series opener. Soto is hitting .186/.352/.488 with four home runs and one steal through 43 at-bats in June.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Jackson Tetreault - Will stay in rotation Tetreault is scheduled to make his second start with the Nationals on Sunday against the Phillies.
Impact With Steven Strasburg (ribs) recently moving back to the injured list and with Washington electing to keep fellow rookie pitcher Evan Lee in the bullpen for now, Tetreault will receive at least one more turn through the rotation. Tetreault was blasted for seven runs on nine hits -- including three home runs -- over four innings in his MLB debut Tuesday against Atlanta, so he'll likely need a better showing Sunday to ensure he holds off Lee or another pitcher for the final spot in Washington's rotation.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Evan Lee - Won't start this weekend Lee is no longer expected to make a start during Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies with the Nationals listing Joan Adon and Paolo Espino as their starters for Game 1 and 2...
Impact A day earlier, manager Dave Martinez seemed to imply that Lee would pick up a start in one half of the twin bill, but Washington is ultimately choosing to call up Adon from Triple-A Rochester to fill the temporary opening in the rotation. Adon hasn't worked more than three frames in his last two outings and Espino hasn't covered more than 3.2 innings on any occasion this season, so Lee could still be a candidate to handle a bulk-relief role in either end of the twin bill.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Paolo Espino - Remains in rotation Espino is scheduled to make his next start Friday in the second game of the Nationals' doubleheader with the Phillies, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
Impact With Stephen Strasburg (ribs) recently moving back to the 15-day injured list, the Nationals are prepared to give Espino a trial in the rotation. After making his first 20 appearances of the season out of the bullpen, Espino picked up his first start last weekend against the Brewers. He covered 3.2 innings in that contest and gave up one run on four hits and no walks, but he should be able to work deeper into Friday's start.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Joan Adon - Rejoining big club for spot start The Nationals plan to call up Adon from Triple-A Rochester to start the first game of Friday's doubleheader with the Phillies, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
Impact Washington is likely to designate Adon as its 27th man for the twin bill, so he's expected to be returned to Rochester immediately after the spot start. He'll be rejoining the Nationals after going 1-10 while supplying a 6.95 ERA, 1.76 WHIP and 44:35 K:BB in 55.2 innings over 12 starts before being demoted to Triple-A earlier this month.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Luis Avilán - Healthy again at Triple-A Avilan (elbow) has given up two earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one over two innings in his pair of appearances since being reinstated from Triple-A Roches...
Impact Avilan opened the season on Rochester's IL while finishing up his recovery program for his April 2021 Tommy John surgery, but he was cleared to begin a rehab assignment in mid-May. He made nine appearances for High-A Wilmington before ultimately rejoining the Triple-A club, where he'll look to perform well enough to earn a promotion to the Nationals later in the season. Across stops with the Dodgers, White Sox, Phillies, Mets, Yankees, Nationals and Atlanta over the past 10 seasons, Avilan owns a lifetime 3.43 ERA over 458 relief appearances.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Luis García - Pops second homer Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 8-2 loss to Atlanta.
Impact Not much went right for the Nationals in this one, but Garcia at least took Spencer Strider deep in the fifth inning. The young shortstop has hit safely in six straight games, and since his promotion at the beginning of June he's slashed a dazzling .352/.368/.519 with two homers, six runs and nine RBI through 14 contests.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Erick Fedde - Stuck with loss Wednesday Fedde (4-5) took the loss Wednesday as the Nationals fell 8-2 to Atlanta, giving up three runs on seven hits and three walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out four.
Impact The right-hander put plenty of traffic on the basepaths but was able to escape significant damage, exiting after 111 pitches (64 strikes). Fedde has failed to last six innings in four straight starts, stumbling to an 8.47 ERA, 2.06 WHIP and 9:9 K:BB through 17 innings over that stretch, but the Nats don't have enough healthy options for their rotation to consider removing the 29-year-old from his current role.
JUNE 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Phillies Begin Five-Game Series Against the Nationals The Philadelphia Phillies will take on the Washington Nationals for the first time this season in a five-game set.
JUNE 16, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Phillies vs. Nationals prediction, betting odds for MLB on Thursday The Philadelphia Phillies square off with the Washington Nationals in MLB on Thursday. This preview is based on 10,000 simulations of the ga...
JUNE 16, 2022 • PENNLIVE.COM
Nationals host the Phillies on 4-game home slide
The Washington Nationals host the Philadelphia Phillies looking to stop a four-game home losing streakJUNE 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
'This kid has the potential': García impressing Nats WASHINGTON -- The Nationals had emphasized that when they called up Luis García this season, it was not going to be for a temporary visit fr...
JUNE 16, 2022 • MLB.COM
With 13 homers in three games, Braves make it a sweep of the Nats The defending champs torched Washington pitching in a three-game set as the Nats get ready for five games in four days vs. the Phillies.
JUNE 16, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Riley homers twice, Braves win 14th straight, 8-2 over Nats
Austin Riley homered twice and the Atlanta Braves won their 14th straight game, beating the Washington Nationals 8-2JUNE 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Juan Soto - Sitting again Wednesday Soto (knee) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Impact Soto was previously expected to be in the lineup for Wednesday's contest, but he'll end up being held out for the second straight game due to right knee soreness. It's not believed to be a serious issue as X-rays came back negative, and the Nationals may simply be exercising additional caution with their star outfielder in an attempt to avoid aggravating the injury. Lane Thomas will again shift to right field while Victor Robles starts in center.
JUNE 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Josiah Gray - Next start coming Saturday Gray is scheduled to make his next start in Saturday's home game against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Impact Gray was lined up to make two starts at the beginning of the week, but he was ultimately scratched from his scheduled outing Monday against Atlanta since the Nationals didn't want to have him warm up a second time following a 90-minute rain delay. Rather than having Gray pitch a couple days later, the Nationals elected to skip his turn in the rotation entirely. Gray will take a 6-4 record, 4.33 ERA and 1.32 WHIP into his 13th start of the season this weekend.
JUNE 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
