Good Morning Washington Nationals Fan,

Here are the latest headlines and analyses around the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball for today, September 5, 2023. My name is Haden Raymer, let’s dive into the news.

Leading today’s Morning Briefing: The Nationals take on a new Mets team

If you told anyone that both the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets would be sellers at the trade deadline before the season started, they would look at you like you were crazy. Well, they both were, with the Mets now one game ahead of the Nationals in the division.

The Mets traded away aces Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, as well as position players like Tommy Pham and Eduardo Escobar. These new Mets have relied heavily on the heroics of Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, and the unlikely DJ Stewart. They have added even more young talent to the roster, with Ronny Mauricio the latest to join the roster, playing at second base.

The Mets have been better of late, winning one more game over the last ten compared to the Nationals. But thankfully, the Mets are not the Marlins, so the Nats can hopefully put up a good fight.

Tonight Patrick Corbin will take on LHP José Quintana (1-5, 3.26 ERA) at 7:05 p.m. on MASN.

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Down on the Farm: What happened last night with the Nationals Minor League teams

The Rochester Red Wings will begin their away series against the Syracuse Mets tonight.

The Harrisburg Senators will begin a road series against the Altoona Curve tonight.

The Wilmington Blue Rocks will begin a road series against the Brooklyn Cyclones.

The FredNats will begin a series against the Delmarva Shorebirds in their final series of the season.

Featured Story of the Day

Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urías arrested on domestic violence charges via ESPN

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