⚾⚾ The Morning Briefing: Nationals return to Minute Maid Park
Good Morning Washington Nationals Fan,
Here are the latest headlines and analyses around the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball for today, June 14, 2023. My name is Haden Raymer and this is your morning briefing. Today’s top story is the Washington Nationals returned to Minute Maid Park for the first time since the 2019 World Series.
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Leading today’s Morning Briefing: Nats return to Houston for the first time since World Series
The Washington Nationals have returned to Houston’s Minute Maid Park for the first time since the 2019 World Series. The only remaining player from that run on the active roster, Patrick Corbin, got the start last night. Corbin had a decent start, allowing two earned runs over five innings. He struck out five and walked five. Both earned runs came from solo home runs.
Chad Kuhl and Thad Ward each gave up two earned runs in relief. The Nationals only run came from a Lane Thomas double that was knocked in by Luis García. In the end, the Nats lost 6-1.
Your Nats Report Player of the Game is Thomas, who went 2-3 with a walk. The next game starts at 8:10 p.m. on MASN.
A’s fans reverse boycott
Last night, A’s fans held a reverse boycott at the A’s-Rays game to show that Oakland still deserves a baseball team. Just before the game, the A’s announced that all revenue from the game will be donated back to the community through two charity organizations.
The A's will donate all ticket revenue from tonight's game to two local community organizations:
— Oakland A's Communications (@AthleticsPR)
Jun 14, 2023
They ended up donating $811,107 to charity. It was a great game and the A’s managed to narrowly win their seventh game in a row.
The announced attendance at the Oakland A's reverse boycott game: 27,759.
And the crowd has been absolutely electric. Constantly engaged, chanting for John Fisher to sell the team and trying to remind everyone that Oakland losing baseball is a genuinely bad thing for the sport.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan)
Jun 14, 2023
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Down on the Farm
The Rochester Red Wings won 18-10 over the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders. Victor Robles hit two home runs, Jake Alu hit a grand slam, and Derek Hill hit a solo shot. Carter Kieboom went 2-6 and Drew Millas went 2-3 with two walks.
The Harrisburg Senators lost 7-3 to the Erie SeaWolves. The Senators only recorded four hits, with Trey Lipscomb’s first Double-A home run being the only one for extra bases.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks shut out the Jersey Shore BlueClaws 7-0. Jared McKenzie and Brady House both went 2-5.
The FredNats defeated the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 6-4. Daylen Lile tripled, and Elijah Green and Armando Cruz each recorded a hit. Paul Witt hit a home run. Lile and Cruz each stole a base.
