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Washington Nationals Kick off the 2026 Season with a Curly W
🔥 HEADLINE
Powered by Three Homers, Nats Start Off Strong
Final Score: Nationals 10, Chicago Cubs 4
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Location: Wrigley Field
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
Driven by a six-run fourth inning, the Nats steamrolled the Cubs on Opening Day on the road, 10-4. An outstanding performance from Cade Cavalli, who went 3 2/3 and recorded five of the Nats’ nine total strikeouts.
📊 THE BOX SCORE
Winning Pitcher: Brad Lord ([1–0], 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K)
Losing Pitcher: Matthew Boyd ([0–1], 3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR)
Key Hitters:
Joey Wiemer: 3-for-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB
Brady House: 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Jacob Young: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Team RISP: [3-for-6]
Errors: Nats 2, Opponent 1
Attendance: 39,712
🎙️ LOCKER ROOM LORE
“It’s turning a leaf, starting new with a lot of things,” said center fielder Jacob Young. “It’s awesome for Blake to get that first one, and it’s awesome for a lot of guys in here just to start feeling good on the winning side of the column. It’s a good feeling, and we’re hoping just to keep it going.”
📅 NEXT AT BAT
Next Game: vs. Chicago Cubs, March 28, 2:20, Wrigley Field
Probables: Nats — Miles Mikolas, Cubs — Cade Horton
Key Storyline: Can the Nats keep their momentum going after a day of rest?
💬 FAN’S CHOICE
Who was tonight’s MVP?
✅ Wiemer
✅ House
✅ The Pitching
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Player of the Game: Cade Cavalli
Via Washington Nationals
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
For our Morning Briefings, we are going to spotlight a player who performed extremely well. So it just makes sense that Cade Cavalli is our Player of the Game.
📊 THE BOX SCORE:
Cade Cavalli had quite the outing against the Chicago Cubs as the Opening Day starter, going 3 ⅔ innings and recording five strikeouts with just two earned runs
Though the majority of the Cubs’ runs came against the right-hander, so did the majority of their strikeouts, with him striking out a total of five Cubs batters out of the Nats’ team total of nine
It was quite the strong performance from Cavalli, who didn’t yet have the benefit of being able to relax with Nationals run support behind him while he was in the game, meaning he absolutely had to have his best stuff out there on the mound
🗣️ LOCKER ROOM LORE
This start proves that Cade Cavalli has not only come back strong from Tommy John surgery, in what will likely and hopefully be his first full season back, but that he has the capability to be one of the Nats’ primary pitchers going forward, so long as he stays healthy. While only pitched just under four innings, those innings showed promise that can be built upon and developed in the ramp-up to his next start for the team, as well as for the rest of the season.
💬 FAN’S CHOICE
What did you think of Cade Cavalli’s start yesterday? Do you think he can keep up this strong performance on a regular basis?
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Opening Day: Rochester Red Wings
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
Tonight the Rochester Red Wings will kick off their 2026 season as they face the Jumbo Shrimp (pretty cool name huh?) down at Vystar Ballpark in Jacksonville, FL. The Red Wings are looking to start off the season really strong and so is a certain outfielder who is looking to get back the majors as soon as possible.
📊 THE BOX SCORE:
The Red Wings have yet to announce the starter for tonight’s game, however, the Jumbo Shrimp are starting LHP Robby Snelling. Snelling finished the 2025 MiLB season with a 9-7 record and an ERA of 2.51 over 136.0 innings pitched and struck out 166.
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Announced Nationals TV Lineup
Via Washington Nationals
⚾ DUGOUT DISPATCH
The Nationals have officially released the cable channel lineup for Nationals TV just in time for the start of the regular season! Be sure to find your provider and stay tuned for any and all upcoming Nats games.
📊 THE BOX SCORE:
Comcast/Xfinity’s channel number is 1261, while Charter/Spectrum (IP National) is channel 425, and Cox’s channel number is 159
Charter/Spectrum has localized STB systems; Norfolk-Portsmouth, Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, and Salisbury DMAs are all channel 330
The DirecTV and DTV Stream channel number is 641, while the Easton Utilities channel number is 173
The channel number for Verizon FiOS is 579 in most areas, but is 578 in Sussex, DE, and 581 in Kent, DE
RCN d/b/a Astound’s channel number is 356, and games can also be found on FuboTV
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