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The Nats struggled to the tune of 2-4 this week. Wins were tough to come by versus the Angels and Guardians. Who were the impactful players of the week? Who takes home Hitter and Pitcher of the Week honors in the third installment of the series.
Reese Evans|
With timely hitting and some late-inning heroics, the Nationals outplayed the Guardians to a final score of 7-6 and avoided a 3-game sweep against Josh Bell and co.
Michael Henshaw|
Through 15 games, Nationals hitters have combined for six home runs, and their extra-base hit rate is the lowest in the majors. With that being the case, why has manager Dave Martinez been so reluctant to play outfielder Stone Garrett?
Stephen Newman|
The Nationals dropped another close game against the Guardians on Saturday, losing the series and their seventh out of eight games at Nationals Park. In a back-
Michael Henshaw|
The Nationals drop game one to Cleveland, 4-3. The bullpen can't preserve the lead and some defensive miscues highlight Washington's night. Are the Nats trending in the right direction? What's next for Washington?
Reese Evans|
The Nats lineup is a mix of players that for the most part lack power. Where they do succeed is making contact and getting singles. Regardless of the amount of hits they get, the lineup has been average due to the way it has been ordered.
Sam Holstine|
The Nationals fell short in their bid to win their first series of the season as the Angels took the rubber match by a score of 3 to 2. The Nats have struggled throughout the season, but they certainly did not look their best as a team on Wednesday.
Nick Meyers|
The Nats offensive performance is deceptive. They've done some scoring and have looked potent at times, but they aren't creating offense in optimal ways. The Nats are tied for last in home runs, 29th in isolated slugging and 25th in slugging % in the MLB.
Michael Henshaw|
The Nationals ran into a wagon on Tuesday night and his name was Shohei Ohtani. The Nationals could not get anything going all night long and it was not unexpected against Ohtani. They only mustered one hit and were ultimately shut out, losing 2-0.
Nick Meyers|
The Nationals won two games this week splitting a series with the Rockies. The Rays swept the Nats. Who had the most impressive performances throughout the week?
Reese Evans|
The Nats played their most complete game on Monday night in Anaheim as they excelled in all phases of the game. Their pitching, particularly their bullpen, was great, their defensive was superb, and everyone in the lineup recorded a hit for 14 hits total.
Nick Meyers|
The Nationals had a chance on Sunday to take their first series win of the season, something that might be hard to come by this season. Ultimately, the Nationals surrendered the lead in what was a very winnable game, losing by a score of 7 to 6.
Nick Meyers|
The Nationals pulled out a victory Saturday night in Colorado for what was their first back-to-back wins of the season. The Rockies scored four 9th inning runs to make the score 7 to 6 before Carl Edwards Jr. struck out Kris Bryant to end the game.
Nick Meyers|
The Nats came alive in all phases of the game Friday night against the Rockies as it was easily their best performance of the year in a 10 to 5 win. The team rallied for 19 hits as well as an additional 4 walks, leading to plenty of traffic on the bases.
Nick Meyers|
Here are three members of the 2023 Washington Nationals who should be on a short leash should things go south this season.
Andrew Potts|
Through seven games, the Washington Nationals have struggled. Center fielder Victor Robles has been a bright spot for the 1-6 Nats. We dive into why the 25-year-old could be a late bloom success story.
Reese Evans|
The Nationals had arguably their most frustrating loss on the young season on Thursday afternoon, as they fell to the Colorado Rockies by a score of 1 to 0 in their first road game of the season. It is only the 11th one score game in Coors Field history.
Nick Meyers|
Here is a short list of things that the we know the Nationals can do that they really need to do. If they can't, things will feel a whole lot worse than they do already. I'm optimistic, but I'm also not trying to dream too big.
Michael Henshaw|
One of the brighter spots of the 2023 Nationals' roster should be their bullpen. So far the unit hasn't been particularly bad, but bad management and poor decision making has cost them already.
Sam Holstine|
The Nationals ran into a juggernaut this week as the Tampa Bay Rays completed the sweep on Wednesday afternoon. The Rays won all three games in the series by at least 4 runs which is a bit deceptive as the Nationals had plenty of chances in games 2 and 3.
Nick Meyers|
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