Nats Fail to Hold Off Braves Offense in Loss

James Wood and CJ Abrams combined for the Nats’ only offense as they dropped the series finale against the Atlanta Braves 7-2. Cade Cavalli had a decent outing despite the loss, going five innings and only giving up two runs on seven hits with 10 strikeouts.

“Our pitchers are just as frustrated as anybody. They know what our offense is doing. They’re very aware of the runs we’re scoring. They want to win some of these games that we should be […] they don’t want to be in this position. They want our offense to continue rolling and give them the run support they like having, but they have to minimize whatever we can,” said manager Blake Butera on the pitching rotation.

Who was last night’s tonight’s MVP?

✅ Wood
✅ Abrams
✅ Cavalli

For more info and analysis, be sure to check out this article on yesterday’s game.

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It’s no secret that pitcher Zack Littell has had a rough start to his season. With three losses attributed to him so far, the pitcher is looking for specific ways to improve to properly help the team win.

"Get back to what I do well. I've kind of gotten away from what I've had success doing in the last couple of years. I'm not just talking about from an execution standpoint. There's some usage stuff and some shape stuff that I've got to get better at. I know it's in there. I've done it for a long time now," said Littell on his performance after Wednesday’s game.

What have you thought about Zack Littell’s season so far? What do you think about his game needs to be improved the most?

For more on Nationals pitching, make sure to check out this article on bullpen options for the Nationals from Triple-A Rochester.

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It was a rough night for all of the Nats’ minor league teams yesterday, as all of them lost their games. No matter if it was a nail-biter or a bit of a blowout, each team has the opportunity to bounce back and come back better in their next game.

The Wilmington Blue Rocks have had a particularly tough past few games, both offensively and defensively. Defensively speaking, the pitching rotation has allowed 51 runs in just the past four games, over two-thirds of those being earned runs, with 28 walks and 10 home runs in that time.

On the batting side of things, they’ve scored 25 runs across all four of those games with a RISP of 10-for-50. These factors combine to produce the Blue Rocks’ current four-game losing streak, which has lasted since the end of their series against the Hub City Spartanburgers.

What do you think about everyone’s games from last night? Do you think Wilmington will snap their losing streak in the coming games?

For more on the Nats’ minor league teams, be sure to check out this exclusive interview with Fredericksburg’s Eli Willits.

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