2024 Season
Nationals were defeated by the Colorado Rockies with the score Rockies 3, Nationals 1.
Colorado Rockies(47-79) vs Washington Nationals (56-70)
First Pitch: 6:45 PM - Attendance: 16,433 - Game Time: 2 hours, 21 minutes
Winning Pitcher: Austin Gomber (4-8) 4.64 ERA - Pitches 96 / Strikes 63
Losing Pitcher: DJ Herz (2-6) 4.15 ERA - Pitches 93 / Strikes 61
Saving Pitcher: Angel Chivilli - Save #1 - 4.70 ERA Pitches 19 / Strikes 14
DJ Herz Outing: Pitched 5.2 innings, with 7 K's Pitches 93 - Strikes 61 (gave up six hits and three runs, and two walks. Good outing for the young pitcher, with NO run-support. Over his last six starts, he has posted a 3.07 ERA (10 ER/29.1 IP) withe a .216 opponent batting average and 34 strikeout's.
Herz Seven K's
Washington, DC - In spite of a seven K outing from our rookie pitcher Herz, our Nationals Bats could not produce enough offense to help Herz secure a win.
Only homerun of the night was from our CJ Abrams, in the 6th inning. A lone homerun, off Gomber with no runners on, and no outs.
CJ Abrams Homerun
Other Worth mentioning's for the Washington Nationals :
Luis Garcia, Jr. went two for three with a double and a walk. He has hit safely in 15 of his las 19 games. He is hitting .373 (25-67) with a .567 slugging percentage (4 2b, and 4 HRs), nine RBI's, six walks , four stolen bases, and 11 runs during this stretch.
Jose Tena notched a hit, and ended the day one for 4. He has now gone 8 for 20, with a double. three RBI's, a walk and a run scored, since joining the club August 10th.
Alex Call finished one for 3, with a double and a walk. He has now hit safely in 11 of his last 13 starts. He's hitting .365 (27 for 74) with eight doubles. three homers, 13 RBI's, eight walks and seven runs scored in 20 games since July 29th.
Washington's Bullpen pitched 3.1 shutout innings tonight. They have posted a 1.95 ERA and a .220 opponents average since August 5th.
The Rockies used a solid start from Austin Gomber, and two scoreless innings from their bullpen to earn a 3-1 victory of the Nationals.
Worth mentioning's for the other side of the field Colorado Rockies:
Austin Gomber tossed seven innings of one-run ball. striking out five, three hits and one walk on the day.
Brenton Doyle went two for four with a walk and a run scored, and has now hit safely for a career high nine straight games.
Brendan Rogers finished one for four with a run scored. He has now hit safely in 14 of his last 16 games in August.
Drew Romo notched his first major league hit with a single in the ninth inning.
Angel Chivilli notched his first major league save, with a scoreless ninth.
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Coming up next: Wednesday, August 21st game two of three with the Rockies - Probable Pitching Matchup
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