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Welcome to March
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GAME RECAP
🔥 HEADLINE
After Early Start, Nats’ Bats Stifled by Marlins
Final Score: Nationals 0, Miami Marlins 3
Date: Sunday, March 1st, 2026
Location: CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
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After jumping out to an early lead, the Marlins held onto control for the rest of the game as the Nationals were unable to capitalize on any scoring chances. Against strong starting pitching and an even stronger Miami bullpen, the Nats’ offense remained stagnant for a second game so far this Spring Training.
📊 THE BOX SCORE
Winning Pitcher: Chris Paddack ([1–0], 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K)
Losing Pitcher: Brad Lord ([0–1], 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K)
Key Players:
Riley Cornelio: 3.0 IP, 4 K, 2 H, 1 R
Robert Hassell III: 1-for-1, 1 H, 1 BB
Team RISP: [0-for-4]
Errors: Nats 0, Opponent 0
Attendance: 2,889
🎙️ LOCKER ROOM LORE
When asked about camp under new manager Blake Butera, shortstop CJ Abrams said, “It’s been good. You know, he tells us it’s a clean slate; whatever happened last year doesn’t matter. We’re here to win.”
📅 NEXT AT BAT
Next Game: vs. Houston Astros, March 2, 1:05 PM ET, CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
Probables: Nats — Josiah Gray, Astros — Hunter Brown
Key Storyline: Can the Nats bounce back after a rough offensive game? Can they stay competitive with a team that they previously tied?
💬 FAN’S CHOICE
Who was tonight’s MVP?
✅ Hassell III
✅ The Bullpen
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The Week Ahead
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Even with the break in games tomorrow, there’s still plenty of action to be had for the Nationals. Between today’s game and the hard work they’ll be putting in for the slate of games ahead, the hard work of Spring Training truly never ends.
📊 THE BOX SCORE:
Today, March 2, the Nationals take on the Houston Astros at 1:05 PM ET at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches
The likely pitching matchup is Josiah Gray for the Nationals and Hunter Brown for the Astros
This game will not only be Gray’s first start during this year’s Spring Training, but also his first involvement in any game so far this year
The game is available to listen to on WJFK 1580 AM via the MLB app
After this afternoon’s game, the Nationals are off on Tuesday before they play Team Venezuela on Wednesday evening
🗣️ LOCKER ROOM LORE
On today’s starting pitcher, president of baseball operations Paul Toboni said, “Josiah is a little bit different. I think he’s still coming back to being himself, right? And he’s got great potential as well, but he’s got to be patient, because you don’t want to rush through this part of the return-to-performance process and you look up and you ended up rushing it a little bit more than he should have. So we’re going to be patient with them. We’re going to support the heck out of them. And we’re also going to challenge them.”
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WHAT WE THINK THE NATIONALS FRONT OFFICE IS READING
Speed Reads
📌 Step one for Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz was health. Step two may be more challenging. (The Baltimore Banner)
📌 1 prospect making some noise in each spring camp (MLB)