Game Details

• Arizona Diamondbacks (5-3) vs. Washington Nationals (1-6)

• Pitching Matchup: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 5.06) vs. LHP Mitchell Parker (1-0, 0.00)

• Date: April 5, 2025 | 4:05 p.m. EDT | Game: #7 | Home Game: # 4

• Location: Nationals Park | Washington, D.C.

Game storylines and notes

The Washington Nationals will continue their three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks today. LHP Mitchell Parker will take the mound for the Washington Nationals in search of the Nationals’ second win of the 2025 season. The Arizona Diamondbacks will send LHP Eduardo Rodriguez to the mound to face the Nationals.

Game Recap
LAST GAME RECAP

The Washington Nationals dropped a tough game last night to the Arizona D-Backs by a score of 6-4 after an early offensive explosion gave them a lead they could not hold. Jake Irvin struggled to keep the ball in the park, and the D-Backs got to the bullpen, albeit with some assistance.

Irvin took the mound for Washington, coming off a decent start against Philadelphia, but he did not look as settled this time. A Ketel Marte double followed by a Josh Naylor single gave the D-Backs a 1-0 lead in the first. Irvin pitched a 1-2-3 second, but with two outs in the third, he allowed a solo homer to Corbin Carroll. He pitched a clean fourth inning but then allowed another home run to Carroll in the fifth, but this one was for two runs, giving the visitors a 4-3 lead. Irvin finished the inning, but that would be it for him. He went 5.0 innings, allowing seven hits and four runs, while striking out three.

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Washington Nationals Schedule
Up Next…

Tomorrow, the Washington Nationals will conclude their three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 1:35 p.m. start. The Nationals have yet to announce who they plan to send to the mound and face RHP Corbin Burnes (0-0; 4.15) in the series finale.

On Deck…

The Washington Nationals will host the 2024 World Series Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, for a three-game series starting Monday, April 7.

In the hole…

After the Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Nationals, the team will embark on a three-city ten day road trip that will bring them to Miami, Pittsburgh, and finish the road trip in Denver.

PARK your Car

Left-handed pitcher Mitchell Parker has pitched scoreless appearances in three of his last four starts, dating back to September 12, 2024, against the Miami Marlins. During this span, Parker is 1-1 with a 2.11 ERA, with five earned runs, 16 strikeouts, and six walks over 21.1 innings pitched.

• Sept. 12, 2024 vs. MIA- 6.1 IP, 5 SO

• Sept. 17 vs. KCR - 5.0 IP, 5 SO

• March 30, 2025 vs. PHI - 6.1 IP, 5 SO

vs. Eduardo Rodriguez 

Washington National Josh Bell has the most plate appearances against today’s Arizona Dimonbacks starter, Eduardo Rodriguez, with 11. Bell is hitting .222 batting average against the left-hander with three strikeouts, two walks, and only two hits. Amed Rosario has the second-most plate appearances with eight and a batting average of .125, with one hit, one strikeout. Nathaniel Lowe has the second-best batting average of all the Nationals with .571, three RBI, four hits, a double, and one strikeout. Leading the Nationals against Rodriguez in batting average is Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz with .667, with two hits, no strikeouts over three plate appearances.

Nationals vs. Lefty’s

So far this season, Washington Nationals batters have a combined batting average of .197 against left-handed pitchers. They have had 75 plate appearances, with only two home runs, four RBI, four doubles, 14 hits, 25 strikeouts, and only four walks.

Lefty’s vs. Righty batters:

The Nationals’ right-handed hitters have also been struggling against left-handed pitchers. They have a combined batting average of .132, with only one home run, two RBI, 10 strikeouts, four walks, one double, and five hits.

On the mound for the Washington Nationals
LHP Mitchell Parker

Left-handed pitcher Mitchell Parker will start this afternoon’s game against the Diamondbacks. Parker is the only Nationals pitcher with a win in 2025 after an impressive first outing against the Philadelphia Phillies on March 30th, where he pitched 6.1 scoreless innings. In his only game against the Diamondbacks, Parker allowed two runs in 5.0 innings.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS BY THE NUMBERS

The Washington Nationals have the following records

• Day: 1-3 | Night: 0-3 | Extra Innings: 0-1

• Month Record: | Current Streak: L4 | Previous Month Record: 1-2

• A.L. Teams: 0-3 | N.L. Teams: 1-3 | N.L. West: 0-1

• vs. LHSP: 0-2| vs. RHSP: 1-4

• Walk-off Wins: 0 | Comeback Wins: 0

• White Script Nationals: 0-1 | Red Curly W: 0-0 | City Connect: 1-2 | Blue Jersey: 0-0 | Road Gray: 0-3 | 42: 0-0

Opposition Research 
Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks stand third among all teams with a .476 SLG, trailing the Yankees (.621) and Cardinals (.502). They’ve notched 33 extra-base hits, tying for third alongside the Cubs and Yankees (both 35). Their 51 runs scored align them with the Cardinals, placing them third behind the Cubs (63) and Yankees (62). The D-backs rank fourth in OPS at .835, following the Yankees (.997), Cardinals (.879), and Phillies (.846), while their .359 OBP sits fourth behind the Cardinals (.377), Yankees (.376), and Phillies (.373).

vs. Washington Nationals

Since April 20, 2022, the Diamondbacks have won eight of their last nine games at Nationals Park. During this stretch, Arizona’s team batting average stands at .361 (96-for-317) with a .362 OBP, and they’ve averaged 5.89 runs per game.

ON THE MOUND FOR THE VISITORS
LHP Eduardo Rodríguez

LHP Eduardo Rodríguez will get his second start of the 2025 season after pitching 5.1 innings and only giving up three earned runs on three hits. Rodríguez struck out five, walked three, and faced 21 batters in his first-season start against the Chicago Cubs. In 13 career games (12 starts), has gone 7-2 with a 3.74 ERA (28 ER in 67.1 IP), 20 walks and 79 strikeouts against teams from the N.L. East.

vs. Washington Nationals

Eduardo Rodríguez has been dominant against the Washington Nationals in his regular-season career. Across three starts and 12.0 innings pitched, he’s a perfect 3-0 with a pristine 0.00 ERA, leaving no room for Nationals hitters to breathe. Rodríguez has racked up 13 strikeouts while issuing just four walks. The last time Eduardo Rodríguez faced the Washington Nationals was in 2021 when he pitched with the Boston Red Sox.

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