APRIL 18, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM
WASHINGTON NATIONALS 71-91 · 4TH IN NL EAST
71-91 · 4TH IN NL EAST
Pitching matchups for Arizona Diamondbacks-Washington Nationals series Pitching matchups for Diamondbacks-Nationals series
D'backs-Nats postponed by rain; now Tuesday doubleheader
The Arizona Diamondbacks’ game at the Washington Nationals has been postponed because of rainAPRIL 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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APRIL 18, 2022 • AZCENTRAL.COM
Josiah Gray - Washington-Arizona postponed Monday Gray's game between the Nationals and the Diamondbacks on Monday was postponed and will be made up Tuesday as a part of a split doubleheader.
Impact Gray's start will get pushed back a day. The right-hander has posted a 4.00 ERA and 1.56 WHIP with 10 strikeouts over nine innings in his first two starts of the season.
APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Luis García - Fast start at Triple-A Garcia went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and three RBI for Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.
Impact The 21-year-old was something of a surprise demotion this spring as the Nationals decided he needed more development time in the minors, but Garcia is doing everything he can to prove the club made a mistake. He has five multi-hit performances in his last six games for Rochester, and through 12 contests on the season he's slashing a stellar .377/.411/.623 with three doubles, two triple and two homers. Neither Cesar Hernandez (.250/.280/.250 through 50 plate appearances) nor Alcides Escobar (.156/.229/.188 through 35 PAs) have done much at the plate in the majors, so if Garcia keeps raking, he could get another chance in the majors soon enough.
APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Steve Cishek - Takes loss Sunday Cishek (0-1) was charged with a blown save and the loss Sunday against the Pirates, coughing up three runs on three hits and a walk while recording only one out.
Impact Entering the game in the seventh inning with the Nationals on top 3-2, Cishek quickly made a mess of things with a bases-loaded wild pitch bringing home the tying run. The veteran reliever was expected to handle a high-leverage role for Washington this season and potentially even factor into the saves mix, but he's had a brutal start to the season with a 6.75 ERA, 2.00 WHIP and 3:3 K:BB through four innings and five appearances.
APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Víctor Arano - Picks up first hold Arano gave up a hit and struck out one in two-thirds of an inning Sunday to record his first hold of the season in a loss to the Pirates.
Impact The 27-year-old right-hander took over for Patrick Corbin in the sixth inning with the bases loaded and one out, and while Arano allowed two of those inherited runners to score, his own line remained clean. He hadn't pitched in the majors since 2019 prior to breaking camp in the Nationals' bullpen, but he's put together a strong start to the year with a 2.84 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 10:0 K:BB through 6.1 innings. With roles in the Washington 'pen still in flux, Arano could work his way into a consistent setup gig before long.
APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Nationals host the Diamondbacks to begin 4-game series
The Washington Nationals begin a four-game series at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on MondayAPRIL 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Patrick Corbin - Yields two runs in no-decision Corbin allowed two runs on three hits and three walks over 5.1 frames in Sunday's loss to the Pirates. He struck out four and did not factor in the decision.
Impact Corbin fired five shutout innings before stumbling in the sixth. He loaded the bases with one out and was charged with two runs after he was replaced by Victor Arano. The veteran lefty now owns a 7.50 ERA through 12 innings this season. Corbin is expected to face the Giants at home next week.
APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Victor Robles - Drives in two runs Robles went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Pirates.
Impact Robles poked a two-run single off Jose Quintana in the second inning. It was hit first hit after beginning the season in an 0-for-18 slump. The 24-year-old outfielder is reportedly working on tweaking his swing after hitting just .209 in 159 games between the 2020 and 2021 campaigns.
APRIL 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Corbin turns corner in get-right outing vs. Bucs PITTSBURGH -- Patrick Corbin’s fourth season with the Nationals has not gotten off to the best of beginnings, but he had to be looking forwa...
APRIL 17, 2022 • MLB.COM
Patrick Corbin is better, but the Nationals are not in loss to Pirates The Nationals lost three of four games in Pittsburgh, including a 5-3 loss to the Pirates on Sunday.
APRIL 17, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Chavis leads Pirates to comeback win over Nationals
Michael Chavis drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates came from behind to beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 and take the four-game seriesAPRIL 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Keibert Ruiz - Resting Sunday Ruiz is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.
Impact He'll be getting some routine maintenance for the series finale on the heels of three consecutive starts over which he went 2-for-15 with a pair of RBI. Riley Adams will enter the lineup as the Nationals' catcher Sunday.
APRIL 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Juan Soto - Reaches base four times again Soto went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, an additional run and two walks in Saturday's loss against the Pirates.
Impact Washington lost the game, but Soto reached base four times for the second game in a row. The star outfielder has reached base at least once in six straight contests, a span in which he's posted a .381/.552/.714 slash line with two homers, seven runs scored and an elite 8:3 BB:K.
APRIL 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Rogers - Takes loss Saturday Rogers (1-1) was tagged with the loss Saturday against the Pirates after allowing three runs on six hits and two walks across 4.1 innings, fanning two.
Impact Rogers couldn't finish the fifth inning and departed the mound when the game was tied 2-2, but he was charged for Pittsburgh's third run -- an RBI single from Michael Chavis that scored Ke'Bryan Hayes -- and that was enough to hand him his first loss of the season. This clearly was a step in the wrong direction for the 27-year-old lefty compared to what he did in his debut against Atlanta when he gave up just one run over 5.1 innings of work.
APRIL 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Doug Fister outduels Madison Bumgarner as Nationals beat San Francisco 4-1, avoid elimination Doug Fister pitched seven shutout innings and the Nationals capitalized on Bumgarner's one off-target throw, staving off elimination in the...
APRIL 17, 2022 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM
Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals play in game 4 of series
The Pittsburgh Pirates bring a 2-1 lead into the next game of the series against the Washington NationalsAPRIL 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bucs all in with diving grabs, timely hits vs. Nats PITTSBURGH -- It was a win that took a little bit from everyone. There were defensive gems. There were clutch hits. There was aggressive bas...
APRIL 17, 2022 • MLB.COM
Juan Soto takes it to the river (at 108 mph), but Nats fall to Pirates The Nationals slugger adds another chapter to his legend, blasting a home run at 108.4 mph through PNC Park and into the Allegheny River.
APRIL 17, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Chavis' three hits power Pirates to 6-4 win over Nationals
Michael Chavis capped a three-hit night with a leadoff triple in the eighth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 6-4APRIL 17, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Soto's 101st HR a trick shot: THROUGH a tunnel & into the Allegheny PITTSBURGH -- Nationals right fielder Juan Soto has had plenty of awe-inspiring moonshots in his career. The railroad tracks at Minute Maid...
APRIL 17, 2022 • MLB.COM
Nelson Cruz - Drives in three Friday Cruz went 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Pirates.
Impact The 41-year-old has driven in six runs through his fist eight games with the Nationals. but they've come in a pair of three-RBI performances. Cruz has overall had a sluggish start to the season, slashing .219/.306/.313 with one homer, but slotting between Juan Soto and Josh Bell in the batting order should provide him with plenty of hittable pitches.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Josh Bell - Revenge game against former club Bell went 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBI in Friday's 7-2 win over the Pirates.
Impact Facing the team that drafted him in the second round of the 2011 Draft, Bell smacked run-scoring singles in the first and sixth innings. The switch-hitting slugger is off to a hot start to the season, slashing .333/.450/.545 through nine games with two homers, nine RBI and nine runs as he takes full advantage of a spot in the batting order following Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Juan Soto - On base four times Friday Soto went 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Pirates.
Impact The 23-year-old continues to draw free passes at a furious pace and now has eight through the first nine games of the season, fueling a .425 OBP. Soto's power stroke hasn't come around yet, but it's only a matter of time before he starts doing real damage on any pitches that do get left over the plate, and until then he'll rely on Josh Bell and Nelson Cruz hitting behind him to bring him home.
APRIL 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
