Good Morning, Washington Nationals Fans,

Here are the latest headlines and analyses around the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball for today, May 6.

Welcome to the Morning Briefing! Richard here; Haden has the day off. Let’s talk about the third-place scrappy Nationals on this day off.

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Leading this Morning’s Briefing: Nationals are in third place in the NL East and more…

Well, don’t look now, but the Washington Nationals, wait, the “scrappy Nationals” are now currently in third Place in the NL East and occupy the final Wild Card spot in the National League. If the regular season would end today they would be in the playoffs. I’ll let that sink in for a minute. (I will have more on this in my upcoming Reporter's Note Book, so stay tuned for that!)

Yes, it’s only a month into the season, and there is much more baseball to be played, but watching baseball, specifically Nationals Baseball, has been fun. The team is never out, it seems, and with their win yesterday afternoon, the Nationals completed their 12th come-from-behind win of the season so far, which now leads the Major Leagues!  #StayinginTheFight is back and better than ever.

Today, the Nationals have the day off. They will return to baseball action tomorrow when they host the Baltimore Orioles for a mid-week Tuesday and Wednesday series and then head to Boston to face the Red Sox over the weekend.

In case you missed it, here are some of the game highlights from yesterday’s win:

• Eddie Rosario blasted a two-run homer in the seventh inning that vaulted the Nationals to a 10-8 lead. The homer was part of a 2-for-4 day for Rosario in which he scored two runs.
• Luis García Jr. went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, four RBI, a stolen base, and two runs. García Jr has now hit safely in five straight plate appearances going back to Saturday night’s game. He has reached base safely in nine of 11 plate appearances since his pinch-hit homer on Friday night and has also reached base safely in 14 straight games.
• Jesse Winker gave the Nationals a 7-6 lead in the fourth inning with a three-run bomb off Alek Manoah. This homerun was Winker's fourth home run of the season, and the third came against a right-handed pitcher. Winker finished the game 2-for-2 with a double, a home run, three RBI, two walks, and two runs scored.

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Over the weekend, we asked you, our readers, what Washington Nationals Minor League team you wanted us to go with this week, and you have decided that we should go in-depth with the Harrisburg Senators. So, what does that mean? During the week, we will be providing extra coverage of the Harrisburg Senators on our social media from in-game updates and post-game recaps, and we will even have an extra article from

Owen Ranger

who is our beat reporter for the Harrisburg Senators this week. So stay tuned.

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Washington Nationals Minor League Updates

Here is what happened yesterday around the Minor League Washington Nationals system:

• Fredericksburg Nationals: The Fredericksburg Nationals lost to the Down East Ducks 6-4 to win the series finale. Fredericksburg Nationals are now 18-9 after winning four of six on the week. The Fredericksburg Nationals will begin a two-week road trip on Tuesday, May 7th, against the Charleston Riverdogs.
• Wilmington Blue Rocks: The Wilimington Blue Rock’s game yesterday against the Hudson Valley Renages was postponed due to Rain. The game will be made up on June 8th.
• Harrisburg Senators: The Harrisburg Senators lost the Altoona Curve 2-6 despite good performances from Dylan Crews and Brady House.  Dylan Crews had an RBI, and Brady House went 2-3 in the loss yesterday.
• Rochester Red Wings: After dropping their contest Saturday afternoon, Cocos Locos de Rochester (Rochester Red Wings) secured a series split with Syracuse Sunday afternoon, taking the finale by a score of 6-1. Rochester was propelled by multi-hit performances from RF Travis Blankenhorn and C Drew Millas, while RHP Jackson Rutledge allowed just three hits across 6.0 innings of work in his sixth start of the season.

Okay, you should be all caught up for today, Monday, May 6th. Enjoy the day off, Nationals fans! You’ve earned it!

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