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Good Morning, Washington Nationals fans.
Here are your Washington Nationals Morning headlines, news, analysis, and more for Thursday, April 30, 2026
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📅 NEXT AT BAT
Tonight @ New York Mets, 1:10 PM ET
Friday vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 6:45 PM ET - New Home Series
Saturday vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 4:05 PM ET
Nats Really Settling Into Place, Playing Strong
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
Nats pitching finally turning the corner, young bats remain explosive as the Nats move to 14-17, 3rd in the NL East. After starting off the season slow against multiple powerhouses, the Nats are finding their way as they continue their climb towards .500, stringing together some great quality wins.
📊 THE BOX SCORE:
After a slight slump in the recent weeks, Brady House finally corked a home run in yesterday’s game, and even better, it was his first career grand slam. The 22 year-old Nats phenom had a fantastic Spring Training and started off his season the same way. Since falling into a minor slump recently, hopefully this grand slam will be what he needs to get right back on track.
After winning 3 of their last 4, in those 3 games the Nats pitching has finally started to find the recipe to win games. Allowing no more than 3 runs in those 3 wins, the Nats starters have really played a key factor. Jake Irvin, Cade Cavalli and Foster Griffin all being able to go 6+ innings in these starts with sub 3 earned runs allowed has really allowed for the Nats offense to find their rhythm and hold control of the game.
Despite the rough shutout on Tuesday, the Nats great bounce back win yesterday once again showed how unstoppable their offense will prove to be. Now averaging the 2nd most runs per game in the MLB, the Nats offense is scoring an average of 5.48. With 7 of the Nats 9 starting batters being under the age of 25, there is no words to describe how far their offensive ceiling might reach.
As new arms get called up into the bullpen and others find their rhythm lowering their ERA, rookie manager Blake Butera has done a great job setting up his relievers and closers to succeed. Posting a shutout from the bullpen in yesterday's game, Butera will continue to find his most reliable guys to call on in close games to seal the deal.
🗣️ LOCKER ROOM LORE
Manager Butera spoke on how young and talented Brady House is after his grand slam yesterday, speaking on how high his potential is.
"I think sometimes we forget just how young Brady is,” said manager Blake Butera. “He doesn’t really have a ton of time at the Major League level, and even at professional baseball when you look at just the amount of at-bats and games played he has. He’s still learning as he’s going. He’s still getting his feet comfortable here in the big leagues. When he hits a home run like that, a grand slam, it hopefully reminds him how good he can be.”
📈 MORNING STAT
Brady House’s first career grand slam is the most recent one for the Nats. The last one? August 25, 2025 when Jacob Young hit his first career slam!
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Nats Destroy Mets in Queens 14-2
🔥 HEADLINE
Nats take down struggling Mets in their home stadium, bouncing back in the series led by Brady House’s first career grand slam.
Final Score: Nationals 14, Mets 2
Date: April 29, 2026
Location: Citi Field
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
After a tough loss Tuesday, the Mets bounce back in the strongest way possible with a 12 run win Wednesday, tying up the series 1-1, making today’s game a big one. House and Curtis Mead mashed homers while CJ Abrams went 3-4 with 2 RBIs. Cavalli goes 6 innings with 10 strikeouts, his most this year.
📊 THE BOX SCORE
Winning Pitcher: Cade Cavalli ([1–1], 6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 10 K)
Losing Pitcher: David Peterson ([0–4], 3.2 IP, 5 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 5 K)
Key Hitters:
Curtis Mead: 4-for-5, HR, 4 Runs
CJ Abrams: 3-for-4, 2 RBIs, BB
Brady House: 1-for-5, Grand Slam
Team RISP: [7-for-17]
Errors: Nats 0, Mets 0
Attendance: 32,624
📅 NEXT AT BAT
Next Game: vs. Mets, April 30, 2026, 1:10 PM ET, Citi Field
Probables: Nats — Miles Mikolas, Mets — Freddy Peralta
Key Storyline: Can the Nats take the series versus the struggling Mets, getting themselves a needed NL East matchup victory.
💬 FAN’S CHOICE
Do you think the Nats finish off the Mets in tomorrow's day game?
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theFUTURE
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
FredNats continue to stay hot, Red Wings, Blue Rocks both pick up good victories, continuing to show the strength of the National’s farm league teams. With all 4 of the teams sitting above .500 on the year, every game seems to be a must watch, with each squad containing a number of Nats top 30 prospects.
📊 THE BOX SCORE:
The FredNats pick up back-to-back wins to continue their hot streak, moving them to 16-7 on the year, the best record in Single-A baseball. In their 1-0 victory yesterday, Nats number one prospect and former number one overall pick Eli Willits drove home the only run, singling in extra innings. The young rookie has continued to look poised as the season continues.
With a rain delay yesterday, the Rochester Red Wings picked up a 10-1 win on Tuesday. The Nats Triple-A affiliate is back to .500 on the year standing at 14-14. Recently, Nats number 3 prospect Harry Ford is finally getting more chances on the Triple-A roster after a slow start, tallying a hit in Tuesday’s win, continuing to find his footing.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks, the National’s High-A affiliate moved to 12-10 on the year, picking up back-to-back big wins. National’s number 9 prospect Devin Fitz-Gerald has played incredibly well in the last 2 games, tallying 5 runs, 4 RBIs and 9 total bases. Keep an eye out for him to get called up soon, being a great piece in the Nats high flying offenses.
The Harrisburg Senators move to 1-1 against Akron, dropping a tough loss yesterday. Senators relieving pitcher Luke Young had a good outing despite the loss, tallying 1.0 IP with 2 Ks as he kept the game in check, doing his part for the team.
📈 MORNING STAT
The National’s minor league affiliates now have a combined record of 56-39 on the season, an insane mark to begin the year.
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