(Cincinnati, OH)—Well, Game One of the 2024 season is over, and the Washington Nationals did not fare too well, losing to the Reds 8-2.

WP: Frankie Montas (1-0)
LP: Josiah Gray (0-1)

In his first game of the season, RHP Josiah Gray pitched only four innings and faced 22 players. He threw 80 pitches, 52 of which were strikes. The right-hander struck out six, walked two, and gave up eight hits and seven earned runs, including two homeruns. Gray starts the season with an ERA of 15.75. It's not the start that he or the Nationals were looking for to start the 2024 season.

Before the game even started, there was some news regarding the lineup. An hour before, the Nationals replaced Nick Senzel, who seemed to break his thumb on what seemed to be a mishap or bad hop in taking ground balls and was replaced with Ildemaro Vargas.  According to media reports, Snezel underwent an X-ray during the game, revealing a broken thumb.

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Jesse Winker, who was in today’s Opening Day, hit the team’s first hit of the season. Winker was thrown out trying to stretch that single to right into a double.

In the top of the seventh, Eddie Rosario hit the first homerun for the Nationals in 2024 on a fly ball to right field, scoring Joey Meneses.

In other news from the Nationals before the game, the team officially announced that they placed right-hander pitcher Cade Cavalli on the 60-day IL, where he will be eligible to return to the lineup in Mat. Also, the team announced that outfielder Stone Garrett was placed on the 10-day IL, where he could return to the team before June.

Up next: The Nationals will have tomorrow off before they play again against the Reds. LHP Patrick Corbin will take the mound and make his first start of the 2024 season. [Don’t forget to subscribe to get our Game Notes published and sent to your inbox two hours before the first pitch.]

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