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📅 NEXT AT BAT
Tonight: vs. Red Sox, 7:10 PM ET — Can Washington continue their momentum after winning the series against Baltimore?
Tomorrow: vs. Red Sox, 7:10 PM ET — Will Cavalli be productive? Who from the bullpen will pitch?
Wednesday: vs. Red Sox, 1:35 PM ET — Can the Nats close out the series with a win?
PITCHING INJURIES
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⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
Washington's struggling bullpen might be seeing some changes sooner than expected. Due to recent injuries, the Nats are forced to make pitching changes.
📊 THE BOX SCORE:
Mitchell Parker: Reliever Mitchell Parker left Sunday's game in the seventh inning after giving up a home run and walking the next batter. Parker threw 29 pitches and struck out 2 on Sunday's outing.
Trevor Williams: On Sunday, Trevor Williams began his rehab assignment with the Fredericksburg Nationals. He was taken out after giving up four hits and four runs through 0.2 innings pitched.
DJ Herz: On June 22, we learned that DJ Herz was diagnosed with a left flexor strain, which is delaying his MLB return.
🗣️ LOCKER ROOM LORE
Manager Blake Butera commented on Parker's injury after the game, “We'll see how he is the rest of today and tomorrow, and we're still figuring that out. I think it was just those last couple of pitches he felt some tightness… still tbd.”
💬 FAN’S CHOICE
What roster changes should the Nationals make as a result of these injuries?
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NATS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AGAINST BALTIMORE
Garcia Jr. leads the offense to victory as the Nats take the series.
Final Score: Nationals 6, Orioles 4
Date: June 28, 2026
Location: Orioles Park at Camden Yards
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
Luis Garcia Jr. led the Nationals to a 6-4 win over the Orioles, hitting two home runs and a double. PJ Poulin earned the save, allowing no hits and one walk in the last two innings.
📊 THE BOX SCORE
Winning Pitcher: Zach Littell ([7–6], 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K)
Losing Pitcher: Kyle Bradish ([5–8], 4 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K)
Key Hitters:
James Wood: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 BB
Keibert Ruiz: 1-for-3, R, BB
Luis Garcia Jr: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI
Team RISP: 1-for-7
Errors: Nats 0, Orioles 1
Attendance: 27,626
🎙️ LOCKER ROOM LORE
When asked about receiving support from the team, Luis Garcia Jr. said, “They always support me. When I’m doing bad, when I’m doing good, they always support me, and thats good for me.”
📅 NEXT AT BAT
Next Game: vs. Red Sox, 6/29/2026, 7:10 PM ET
Probables: Nats — Miles Mikolas, Red Sox — Ranger Suarez
Key Storyline: Can the Nats continue this momentum?
💬 FAN’S CHOICE
Who was tonight’s MVP?
✅ Wood
✅ Garcia Jr.
✅ Poulin
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RED SOX PREVIEW
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
Tonight marks the start of the series between the Nationals and the Red Sox. Both teams are coming off impressive series wins, with Washington beating the Orioles and the Red Sox sweeping the Yankees. Boston has three great starting pitchers in this series, which will make it even harder for Washington to win the series at Fenway.
📊 THE BOX SCORE:
Nats Pitchers: Game 1- Miles Mikolas (2-6, 5.24 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) Game 2-Cade Cavalli (4.0 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 96.4 Fastball Velocity) Game 3- Andrew Alvarez (3.44 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 26.8 Strikeout %)
Red Sox Pitchers: Game 1- Ranger Suarez (2.83 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 86.4 Average Exit Velocity) Game 2- Connelly Early (3.59 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 23.5 K%) Game 3- Payton Tolle (2.78 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 34.3 Chase %)
First Basemen: Luis Garcia Jr. has played first base the most for the Nats this year. Garcia Jr. has hit 11 home runs in June and has a .279 batting average. Wilson Contreras leads the Red Sox in Home runs and RBIs.
Center fielders: Jacob Young has the fifth-best fielding run value in the MLB (9), and has a .372 slugging percentage. Ceddanne Rafaela leads the Red Sox in WAR (3.7), has a batting average of .280, and has the fourth-best fielding run value in the MLB (11).
🗣️ LOCKER ROOM LORE
After beating the Orioles, Luis Garcia Jr. said, “We come and work hard and win another series. Now we go to Boston and then play hard again.”
💬 FAN’S CHOICE
Who do you think will win the series? What do you most want to see from the Nats?
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