⚾️⚾️ The Morning Briefing: Nationals announce spring training schedule
Good Morning Washington Nationals Fan,
Here are the latest headlines and analyses around the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball for today, July 26th. My name is Haden Raymer and this is your morning briefing. Yesterday the Nationals released their Spring Training schedule so let’s talk about it.
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Leading today’s Morning Briefing: Nats release spring schedule
Yesterday the Nationals dropped their Spring Training Schedule. Their first game is February 24 against the Houston Astros, the team they share their complex with.
You can read more about the schedule here on our site.
Nats take late win over Colorado Rockies
The Nationals won 6-5 last night. The Nats fell behind early in the second. They attempted to come back, scoring a run in the bottom of the second, but the Rockies answered with two more runs in the third. No more runs scored until the bottom of the seventh, when Stone Garrett hit a solo shot. In the bottom of the eighth, the Nats rallied, scoring four runs, three coming from a Joey Meneses go-ahead home run.
Meneses went 3-4 with an additional double. Stone Garrett went 2-3 with a walk. Riley Adams went 2-4 with a double. Kyle Finnegan earned the save.
The Nats Report Player of the Game is Joey Meneses. Tonight the Nationals take on the Colorado Rockies at 12:05 p.m. on MASN.
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Down on the Farm
The Rochester Red Wings begin a series against the Worcester Red Sox tonight after rain postponed yesterday’s game.
The Harrisburg Senators took on the Altoona Curve and won 6-5. James Wood went 2-4 with two doubles. Robert Hassell III went 2-4 with a double and Jacob Young went 2-4 with a home run. Lucius Fox went 3-4 with a home run. A ton of offense yesterday.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks won 11-9 in extras against Brooklyn Cyclones. Jeremy De La Rosa went 3-5 with a home run and a triple. Daylen Lile went 1-4 with two walks.
The FredNats lost 11-6 to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Jarlin Susana had an uncharacteristically short start, not even getting out of the first. Roismar Quintana went 2-3. Johnathan Thomas stole two bags.
