Good Morning Washington Nationals Fan,
Here are the latest headlines and analyses around the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball for today, August 4th. My name is Haden Raymer and this is your morning briefing. There wasn’t any big news yesterday, so let’s dive into the Reds game tonight.
Also my apologies for sending out the briefing with the incorrect subject line yesterday. Will be correct today!
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Leading today’s Morning Briefing: Nats begin series against the Reds
Tonight Patrick Corbin takes the hill against RHP Graham Ashcraft and the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds lineup features the same cast of hitters that the Nats faced in their previous 4th of July matchup. Ashcraft is a groundball pitcher who tends to be a bit streaky.
The game begins tonight at 6:40 p.m. on MASN2.
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Down on the Farm
The Rochester Red Wings lost 6-5 to the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Matt Adams went 3-4. Erick Mejia and Travis Blankenhorn both homered.
The Harrisburg Senators lost 12-4 against the Erie SeaWolves. Trey Lipscomb went 3-4 after hitting two home runs the day before. James Wood went 1-4 with a home run. Jacob Young went 1-4 with a double. Brady House got a knock as well. Mitchell Parker went four innings while allowing two runs.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks lost 6-2 to the Hudson Valley Renegades. Carter Kieboom went 1-4 with a home run. Cortland Lawson went 2-2 with a walk.
The FredNats game against the Salem Red Sox was postponed. Dylan Crews is set to make his Low-A debut this weekend after going 3-3 in his first game in the Florida Complex League.
Friday Fun …
The world's most remote country, Bhutan, is experiencing a baseball boom
What started as a handful of kids playing on a concrete slab has grown to more than 6,000 children who are becoming dedicated baseball fans
"It's the fastest-growing sport in the country right now," says… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— MLB Life (@MLBLife)
Aug 3, 2023