2020 Washington Nationals. Can the Nats build a dynasty?

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W, (7-4) @Nationals Park
We faced the Reds on the first series of the year. The bats came up swinging from the start and we scored 7 runs in the first three innings. Victor Robles had a great game as he went 3 for 4 with a huge 3-run home-run on the third innings. Garret Richards struggled in his second start as he gave up 4 runs in 4.1 innings pitched. Daniel McGrath had a great relief outing and he has been excellent so far. Brad Hand earned his ninth save of the year.

W, (5-0) @Nationals Park
We had our second shutout win of the year thanks to a great performance by Trevor Bauer. Bauer had complete command of his curveball and lead the team to a win thanks to seven innings of 2-hit shutout ball. McGrath and Rainey finished the game. The offense was commanded by Trea Turner went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Carter Kieboom also had a good multi-hit game.

Roster Moves
Keone Kela was diagnosed with a strained triceps and he will be out for 6 weeks. He went to the 15-day IL. James Borque was recalled from AAA.

W, (7-4) @Nationals Park
We managed to win by a very slim margin and sweep the Reds. Scherzer only threw 4.2 innings and allowed 5 runs. Nevertheless, the game was close as the offense came through on the first few innings. Carter Kieboom had his 4th homer of the year. Guerra, Givens, and Suero struggled in relief and the Reds tied the game on the top of the eighth. But a single by Kolten Wong in the bottom of that same inning gave us the edge and Brad Hand recorded his 10th save of the year.

League News
Michael Kopech was diagnosed with a torn labrum and will miss 4 months of action.
SP Lucas Sims was traded from the Reds to the Blue Jays.

W, (4-2) @Miller Park
We won our fifth game on a row thanks to a good performance by Strasburg. Stephen went 7.2 innings, allowed 2 runs and punched out 9 rivals. Suero finished the 8th inning and Brad Hand handled the ninth recorded yet another save. Carter Kieboom was named player of the game as he had a grand slam on the 4th inning that gave us the lead.

W, (12-10) @Miller Park
The second game at Milwaukee was a nailbiter. We scored early thanks to a homer by Juan Soto and some good rallies. Castro and Kieboom also went deep but on the bottom of the eighth Tailon and Givens struggled and gave up 4 runs. The game went to extra innings and at the top of the 12th innings, Turner and Murphy scored. James Bourque handled the bottom of the inning and earned his second save of the season.

W, (4-2) @Miller Park
A late out rally helped us take the final game of the series and win our sixth win of the week. Garret Richards had his first quality outing of the year and he went six innings allowing 2 runs. The bullpen had a good outing and kept the Brewers scoreless for the three final innings. Zimmerman had a clutch homer on the top of the ninth of Josh Hader that gave us a two-run deal. Javy Guerra handeld the ninth and earned his first save of the year.

Roster Moves
We´ve traded Mychael Givens to the Texas Rangers in exchange for minor leaguers 1B Curtis Terry and 2B Yonny Hernandez. Jhonatan German was recalled from AAA.

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W, (7-1) @Dodger Stadium
Max Scherzer had a good outing in the first game of the series against the Dodgers and we extended our winning streak to 8. Scherzer went seven innings and in which he allowed one run in 3 hits. McGrath and Taillon handled the final two innings. We batted around Walker Buehler as we scored 5 runs in 4.1 innings. Victor Robles went 4 for 4 with a homer (his 6th of the year) and a couple of RBI´s.

Roster Moves
Carter Kieboom was diagnosed with a strained oblique and was placed on the injured list. Drew Ward was recalled from AAA and will play 3B until Kieboom is back.

L, (2-3) @Dodger Stadium
In spite of a good performance by Trevor Bauer, we lost the second game of the series and our winning streak is over. Trevor Bauer went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. All 3 runs came thanks to a home run by Gavin Lux in the 4th inning. Trea Turner had a 2-run shot to keep the game close but we were unable to break the Dodgers bullpen.

L, (4-10) @Dodger Stadium
Strasburg had to leave the game after just one inning because of an undisclosed injury. The bullpen had a terrible game as McGrath gave 3 on just 1 inning. German first appearance of the season was not a good one as he gave up a run in 1.1 innings pitched. Rainey, Suero, Borque, and Guerra all had bad outings and gave up 2 runs each. Drew Ward had his first home run in the majors.

Roster Moves
Terrible news as Trevor Bauer was diagnosed with ruptured finger tendon and he will be out of action for 4 months. He will go to the 60-day IL. Will Crowe was called from AAA to replace him.

W, (7-6) @Nationals Park
We´ve won the first game of this home series against the Cardinals in spite of Brad Hand's first blown save of the year. Hand, who took over in the ninth with a 3 run lead gave up a 3-run homer to Dansby Swanson. Garret Richards had another good outing as he went 6 innings and allowed just one run. McGrath has struggled and has been in a slump the past week. The offense was powered by the long ball. Trea Turner, Jason Castro, and Daniel Murphy had two-run shots.

W, (8-5) @Nationals Park
We took the second game of the series thanks to a good performance offensively. Trea Turner went 2 for 4 with a homer and a double with a couple of RBI´s. Drew Ward who is making his debut in the majors had two hits and is batting for .250. Javy Guerra earned his second save of the year.

League News
Chris Archer from the Baltimore Orioles will miss the rest of the season
Miles Mikolas was injured and will have to undergo TJ surgery. He will be out for the rest of the season.

Roster Moves
Another terrible blow for our rotation as Stephen Strasburg was diagnosed with a torn labrum and will miss 4 months. Drew Harrington was recalled from AAA. Taillon will return to his role as a starter.

W, (9-4) @Nationals Park
In spite of the terrible injury news, we have received in the last couple of weeks we are still winning some ball games. Scherzer had a bad outing as he allowed 4 runs in 6 innings whilst punching out 11. The bullpen and the offense bailed out Scherzer. Drew Ward had a towering home run in the third inning to bring home 3 runs. Robles had a three-hit game and he was named NL player of the week.

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The last game of the series against the Cardinals was rained out.

L, (2-6)@Nationals Park
Will Crowe had a good major league debut as he gave up just 2 runs in six innings. He left the game with the score tied at 2. The bullpen could not hold the Dodgers offense and they allowed 4 runs in the final innings. Drew Ward went deep for his third of the year and he has been red hot since being called up.

Roster Moves
Kendal Graveman was claimed from waiver. His previous team was the Boston Red Sox´s

W, (2-0)@Nationals Park
We won the second game of the series thanks to an amazing performance by Jameson Tailon who delivered seven innings of 2-hit and no-run baseball. Brad Hand earned his 12th save of the year. Our runs came thanks to a 2-run homer by Victor Robles on the 5th inning.

L, (4-6)@Nationals Park
We dropped the final game of the series thanks to a ninth-inning home run from Will Smith. Garret Richards struggled and had to leave the game early due to an injury. Drew Ward had yet another home run and has been amazing.

Roster Moves
Wilmer Difo was DFA´d. Carter Kieboom was activated from the IL.

L, (5-8)@Citizens Bank Park
Rick Porcello had a difficult outing as he gave up 5 runs in just 3.2 innings. The offense was driven by a great performance of Carter Kieboom. Kieboom went 3 for 4 with 3 runs batted in and a home run. Taylor went deep as well for his first homer of the year. That was not enough as the Phillies scored late off Wander Suero and secured the victory.

L, (3-5)@Citizens Bank Park
Like last season Scherzer has been suffering due to the long ball. In the second game of the series against the Phillies, he went seven innings and allowed 5 runs. The runs came thanks to a couple of homers from Hoskins (2) and Harper. Drew Harrington struggled in his second outing of the year. Trea Turner went deep to get his 13th of the year.

W, (12-4)@Citizens Bank Park
A late out rally helped us secure the last game of the series. Will Crowe started for us, his second start of the year, and had a decent outing going seven innings and allowing four runs. German and McGrath handled the rest of the game. Victor Robles and Christian Vazquez went deep.

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W (5-2)@Sun Trust Park
We took the first game of the series against the Braves. Jameson Taillon started for us and went just 6.1 innings allowing 2 runs (1 unearned). The bullpen took care of the rest and Brad Hand had his 13th save of the year. Juan Soto had a good game going 3 for 4 with a couple of doubles and a couple of RBI´s

L, (0-3)@Sun Trust Park
We were shutout by the Braves on the second game of the series. A great performance from their young starter Ian Anderson helped them secure the victory. Garret Richards was okay for us and managed to go 7 innings allowing just 3 runs.

League News
Jordan Lyles from the Texas Rangers was diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament and will undergo TJ surgery. He will be out for the rest of the season.
Matthew Boyd, one of the new acquisition from the Yankees suffered a damaged elbow ligament and will be out for the rest of the year.

W, (5-2)@Sun Trust Park
The final game of the series was a pitching duel that we won by a slim margin. Rick Porcello was as good as we hoped by going 8 innings and allowing just 2 runs. He gave the bullpen some crucial time to rest for the next series. Brad Hand handled the ninth and earned his 14th save of the year. Juan Soto went deep of Foltynewicz with 2 men on base for his seventh homer of the year

L, (16-0)@Nationals Park
We had a great blowout shutout win on the first game against the Rockies. Scherzer threw seven innings of 3-hit baseball whilst punching out 10. McGrath finished the shutout by keeping the team from Colorado hitless on the last 2 innings. It was a HR fest for us as Turner, Wong, Eaton, Soto, and Kieboom x2 went deep.

L, (4-6)@Nationals Park
Will Crowe's third start in the major was pretty bad. He allowed six runs in the first two innings. The bullpen kept the game close but the offense couldn't overcome the big deficit. Juan Soto and Drew Ward had a mult-hit effort. The player of the game was Brendan Rogers who had 2 homers for the Rockies.

W, (9-5)@Nationals Park
Ryan Zimmerman had an incredible 3-run home run on the bottom of the 8th inning to give us the series. Tailon was rolling when he had to leave the game with a sprained anklet. The bullpen gave the Rockies offense some hope allowing 5 runs in the eighth. Adam Eaton and Michael Taylor both went deep.

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Roster Moves
Will Crowe and James Bourque were optioned to AAA. Austen Williams and Kendal Graveman were called to the major league roster.

W, (6-0)@Nationals Park
Garret Richards threw a gem and we won the first game of this short 2-game series. Richards went 8 innings and allowed just 2 hits whilst punching out 9. Brad Hand handled the last inning of the shutout. Carter Kieboom went deep in the 1st inning for his 10th home run of the year. Zimmerman had a clutch homer on the 5th with 2 men on base.

League News
Luis Patiño, the young Colombian starter from the San Diego Padres, threw his first career no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants.

W, (13-4)@Nationals Park
Rick Porcello went 5 innings and allowed 4 runs. Daniel McGrath went 2 scoreless innings and Austen Williams had his first appearance of the year by throwing 2 scoreless innings and finishing the game. The offense had a big game as they scored 13 runs, powered by a great performance from Victor Robles, who had 2 home-run and six runs batted in.

Roster Moves
I´ve signed relief pitcher David Phelps to a minor league contract.

League News
Drew Steckenrinder was traded from the Miami Marlins to the San Diego Padres in exchange for minor leaguers Bryan Rodriguez, Jason Pineda, and Dakota Donovan.

W, (3-2)@Marlins Park
We won the first game of the road series against the Marlins thanks to a good outing by Max Scherzer. Scherzer went seven innings and allowed 2 runs in 4 hits whilst punching out 10 rivals. Wander Suero threw a scoreless eighth and Brad Hand secured the victory with his 15th save of the year. Daniel Murphy had a good game offensively and went 2 for 3 with a double a home-run and a base on balls.

First-year amateur draft
The first pick of the 2021 draft was for Baltimore and thy drafted 3B TJ Rumfield out of college.
Our main picks were:
1st round: CF Roc Riggio out of HS. (17 years)
2nd round: SP Kerry Wright out of College. (20 years)
5th round: SS Connor Simmons out of HS (18 years)

W, (8-1)@Marlins Park
Kendal Graveman debuted as a Nat and had an amazing outing. He went 7.2 innings allowing just one run and was tagged with the win. Daniel McGrath took care of the rest and we held the Marlins to just one run. The offense had a regular game and was powered by a Vazquez home run on the 5th inning.

League News
Oscar Mercado was diagnosed with a broken kneecap and will be out for the rest of the season.

W, (10-5)@Marlins Park
We took the third game of the series thanks to a good performance by our offense. Jameson Taillon had to leave the game early due to an injury. The bullpen took care of the rest of the game and managed to win the game. Daniel McGrath earned his second win of the year. Juan Soto had a great game and had a key homer in the second inning of the game.

L, (3-12)@Marlins Park
The Marlins took the last game of the series and we could not get the road sweep. It was a total bullpen loss as all of our relievers struggled and gave up 10 runs on the middle and final innings. Sandy Alcantara and dominated our offense and we only scored three runs.

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Roster Moves
Austen Williams and Drew Harrington were demoted to AAA. David Phelps was promoted from AAA. Durbin Feltman was promoted from AA.

W, (3-1) @Nationals Park
Rick Porcello bounced back from a tough last performance and had his best outing of the year by going 6.2 innings and allowing just one run. David Phelps had his first appearance of the year in a Nationals uniform and finished the seventh inning. Wander Suero and Brad Hand had a clean eighth and ninth inning. Hand had his 16th of the year. The offense relied on a couple of doubles of Murphy and Juan Soto.

W, (6-2) @Nationals Park
We took the second game of the series thanks to another quality performance by Max Scherzer. He went seven innings and struck out 12. He allowed 2 runs, both came thanks to a 2-run shot by Brock Holt on the third inning. Juan Soto had a great game going 3 for 4 with 4 runs batted in. Adam Eaton went deep on the third inning to achieve his 7th homer of the year.

L, (12-15) @Nationals Park
Kendal Graveman struggled in his second outing and gave up 5 runs in just 2.1 innings. The bullpen gave up 6 runs in the seventh and the eighth but the offense managed to come back in the ninth with a 3 run homer by Daniel Murphy and the game went to extras. Nevertheless, Brad Hand could not handle the Brewers offense in the 12th and gave up 3 runs that went unanswered by our offense.

Roster Moves
We lost yet another starter. Jameson Taillon was diagnosed with a ruptured disc and will be out for 8 months.
I´ve traded left fielder Yadiel Hernandez to the Indians in exchange for reliever James Karinchak and minor leaguer RHP Colton Hock
I´ve traded reliever Javy Guerra to the Texas Rangers in exchange for SP Kolby Allard, LHP Quintin Torres-Conta, and minor leaguer LF Steele Walker.

L, (4-7) @Nationals Park
We dropped the first game of the series against the Marlins after a terrible outing by Garret Richards. Quintin Torres-Costa made his debut as a National and recorded 1.1 innings of shutout baseball. Juan Soto had a homer and his 10th homer of the year.

W, (9-7) @Nationals Park
We secured the second game of the series thanks to an extra-innings walk-off win by Carter Kieboom. Rick Porcello had a bad outing and allowed 6 runs in 2.2 innings. Nevertheless, the offense came through and we won. Jason Castro went deep with 2 men on base on the seventh inning.

W, (8-1) @Nationals Park
The last game of the week featured an incredible performance by Max Scherzer. He struck out 16, a season-high for him, and had a complete game allowing just one run in 2 hits. The run came thanks to a long ball by Chisolm on the ninth inning. Kieboom had another big game as he went deep twice and Daniel Murphy recorded his 11th homer of the year.

League News
Nolan Arenado reached his 300th career Home-run.
Mackenize Gore, of the San Diego Padres, will undergo TJ surgery and will be out for the rest of the season.

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L, (1-4) @Wrigley Field
We lost the first game against the Cubs thanks to a great performance from their starter, Carlos Carrasco. Cookie went 8 innings and only allowed one run whilst striking out 10. Our only run came thanks to a solo shot by Victor Robles. Kendal Graveman had a quality start by going seven innings and allowing 2 runs but unfortunatly that was not enough.

L, (0-2) @Wrigley Field
We were shutout by the Cubs on the second game of the series. Yu Darvish and the rest of the Chicago pitching staff was amazing and only allowed 4 hits in all the game. Kolby Allard had a good first game as a nat. He went 6 innings and allowed 2 earned runs.

L, (2-3) @Wrigley Field
We dropped the last game of the series and were swept for the second time this season. It was another great performance by the Cubs pitching staff and they led their team for their 6th win in a row. Richards had a decent outing going 6 innings and allowing 2 runs but it was not enough. In the tenth Hoerner had a walk-off solo home run. Juan Soto went deep in the third inning to record his 11th homer of the year.

W, (8-3) @Nationals Park
We faced the Braves at home on the second series of the week. We took the first game after a fine performance by Juan Soto. Soto went deep twice. Jason Castro and Kolten Wong also had home runs. Porcello went 7.1 innings and allowed 2 runs. Feltman struggled in the final inning but he only gave up one run and we escaped with the victory.

W, (2-1) @Nationals Park
The second game of the series was a pitching duel. Scherzer is in a hot streak and he had another incredible game by going 8 innings and allowing one run in eight hits. Brad Hand handled the final inning and he got his 19th save of the year. Our runs came thanks to a 2-run shot by Kolten Wong on the 4th inning.

L, (2-3) @Nationals Park
We dropped the last game of the series by a slim margin. Mike Soroka had a great outing for the Braves as he went 8 innings allowing 2 runs, that were both unearned. Kendal Graveman struggled in the first inning by giving up 3 runs but managed to recover and went 6 more shutout innings.

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W, (6-5) @Oracle Park
We traveled west to face the Giants in a 4 game series. We took the first one by a one-run difference. Adam Eaton was named player of the game as he went 4 for 5 with 3 doubles and 4 runs batted in. Kolby Allard suffered a bit because of an error by Kolten Wong that allowed 3 unearned runs. His final slash line was 5.2IP/9H/2ER. The bullpen took care of the rest of the game and kept the one-run difference. Torres-Costa and Phelps had been great since joining the active roster.

W, (9-4) @Oracle Park
We won the second game of the series thanks to a late-inning rally. Both starters Richards and Webb gave up 4 runs in 5 innings and the game was tied in the 6th inning. On the eighth, Jason Castro went deep with men on base to give us the lead. In the next inning, Carter Kieboom had a three-run shot to create a comfortable difference.

W, (5-1) @Oracle Park
It was our third win in a row. Porcello had another good outing by going seven innings and allowing just one run. He punched out seven. Torres-Costa and Rainey finished the game. Trea Turner had a good game and went 2 for 5 with a home run and a couple of runs batted in.

League News
Jose Quintana, from the Los Angeles Dodgers, has suffered an injury and will miss the rest of the season.

W, (5-2) @Oracle Park
We took the final game at San Francisco and swept the Giants in a four-game series. In spite of Max Scherzer´s first-inning struggles the offense bounced back and got some runs in on the final innings. The bullpen had a good performance and managed to keep the Giants hitless on the final 3 innings. Daniel Murphy had a good game offensively by going 3 for 4 with 3 runs batted in.

L, (2-4) @Petco Park
The offense struggled against the Padres pitching staff. We scored just 2 runs in 5 hits. The runs came thanks to a Home-run by Adam Eaton. Graveman went seven innings, allowed 4 runs and was tagged with the loss.

L, (0-6) @Petco Park
Dinelsom Lamet had a complete shutout game for the Padres. He allowed only 5 hits and punched out 6 runs. In our side, Kolby Allard struggled and gave up 5 runs in just 4.2 innings.

L, (2-3) @Petco Park
We were swept by the Padres. Another great performance from their starter helped them secured their 5th win in a row. Garret Richards struggled and gave up 3 runs in 4.1 innings. Michael A Taylor went deep and his season total is up to 4.

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W, (12-1) @Nationals Park
Rick Porcello had a complete game for the first time this season and we had a blowout win against the Giants. Porcello allowed one run in 2 hits. Juan Soto was named player of the game thanks to his 2 home runs and his 4 runs batted in. Zimmerman went 3 for 5 as did Vazquez. Starlin Castro had his first home run of the year by going deep in the seventh inning with a man on base.

League News
Michael Brantley was traded from the Orioles to the Angels in exchange for Jeff Samardzija.

W, (5-1) @Nationals Park
Another Max Scherzer´s gem allowed us to win the second game of the series. Scherzer went 8 innings and allowed 1 run in 5 hits. He also punched out 11 rivals. Victor Robles, Adam Eaton, and Juan Soto went deep for us. Max Scherzer was named the NL pitcher of the month. He won all his starts and had an ERA of 1.46.

League News
Tucker Banhart was traded from the Cincinnati Reds to the Pirates.
Hyun-jin Ryu was diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow and will miss the rest of the season.

W, (7-3) @Nationals Park
We took the series finale to sweep the Giants for the second time in a row. Kendal Graveman started for us and went 5.2 innings allowing 3 runs. The bullpen took care of the rest and Brad Hand had his 20th save of the season. Adam Eaton went deep for his 10th home run of the year.

W, (9-8) @Nationals Park
It was thrilling walk-off win against the Padres on the first game of the series. Kolby Allard had another rough outing and he has not been what I expected when we traded for him. McGrath had a good relief outing by going 3 scoreless innings. The offense came alive and we carried a 2 run lead to the top of the ninth. David Phelps was in charge of the ninth but he gave up 2 runs and the Padres tied the game. But at the bottom of the ninth Daniel Murphy had a walk-off single to give us the win. Turner, Murphy, and Wong all had homers.

W, (4-0) @Nationals Park
Garret Richards had a great outing by keeping the Padres hitless till the sixth inning. German, Feltman, and Hand combined to finish the game and we won by having a 2-hit shutout. Juan Soto had another great game offensively and had two solo shots. He has now 18 and is leading the team in that category. Victor Robles also went deep with a man on base.

L, (4-7) @Nationals Park
We dropped the Sunday game against the Padres thanks to a good performance by Fernando Tatis Jr. Tatis Jr had 2 home runs and 4 runs batted in. Rick Porcello only went 4.2 innings and allowed 3 runs. Juan Soto had a three-run homer and he is still improving his season numbers.

League News
The Mariners shipped 2B Donovan Walton the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor leaguers RHP Jeffrey Passantino and RHP Ryan Jensen

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Roster Moves
Kolby Allard was demoted to AAA. Keone Kela was recalled from his rehab assignment in the minors. McGrath will occupy a spot in the rotation.

W, (5-4) @Nationals Park
It took 14 innings but we won the last game of the series against the Padres. Scherzer went 7.1 innings and allowed 3 runs. The 3 runs came in the top of the 8th inning. We tied the game at the bottom of that same inning thanks to a bases-clearing double from Kolten Wong. Padres scored a run in the top of the eleventh but we responded quickly thanks to a home run by Ryan Zimmerman. We won the game in the 14th thanks to a rally and a Vazquez single

Roster Moves
Robles was diagnosed with a sprained knee and will be out for 8 weeks. Andrew Stevenson was called up to replace him.

League News
Starling Marte was traded from the Orioles to the Mariners
James Hoyt was traded from the Indians to the Dodgers

W, (2-0) @Tropicana Field
We traveled to Tampa to face the Rays in a short 2 game interleague series. The first game was a pitching duel that we managed to win. Graveman went 8 innings for us allowing no runs and just 5 hits. Brad Hand completed the shutout by throwing a perfect ninth inning. McKay and the Rays pitching staff also had a good game but a couple of back to back solo shots from Vazquez and Castro on the second inning decided the game in our favor.

L, (2-4) @Tropicana Field
McGrath was scheduled to start for us but before the game, he had some injury soreness and we had to rely on the bullpen for all the game. It was a valiant effort from them but we lost the game. Keone Kela allowed 2 runs on the fifth inning. Jon Lester started for the Rays and had a good game by only allowing one run in 7.2 innings.

L, (5-7) @Citi Field
We dropped the first game of the series after a poor outing from Richards and McGrath. Eaton had a good game offensively by going 3 for 5 with 3 runs batted in.

League News
A big trade as the Reds shipped Moustakas to the Mets. They received Seth Lugo and a minor leaguer, C Jackson Greer.

L, (1-3) @Citi Field
A poor offensive performance wasted a good outing by Rick Porcello against his former team. Carter Kieboom went deep and had his 15th homer of the season.

All-star Players
SP Max Scherzer, RP Brad Hand, LF Juan Soto
All-star Prospect
SP Joan Adon (A+), RP Jurgen Zwitzer (A+), CF Jeremy De La Rosa (A)

L, (1-5) @Citi Field
Scherzer struggled in the first innings and the offense could not figure out deGrom stuff. Juan Soto had his 20th homer of the year

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All Star News
Joey Gallo won the HR Derby. The AL team won the all-star game by 12-2- The MVP of the game was Giancarlo Stanton.

League News
Luis Guillorme 2B was traded from the New York Mets to the San Diego Padres.

W, (4-3) @Nationals Park
Kendal Graveman had a good outing as he went seven innings and allowed 3 runs. The key player of this one-run win against the Angels at home was Starlin Castro who went deep twice and had 3 runs batted in. The other run came thanks to a solo shot by Carter Kieboom on the seventh inning.

L, (0-1) @Nationals Park
We dropped the second game after a good performance from our starter Daniel McGrath. He went 7.1 innings and allowed just one run. Our offense could not figure out opposing starter Griffin Canning and we were shutout for the fourth time this season.

W, (13-12) @Nationals Park
We took the final game and the series thanks to a walk-off home run by Adam Eaton. It was a slugfest as both offenses attacked early starting pitchers. Zimmerman and Soto also went deep.

Roster Moves
I´ve traded minor league catcher Tres Barrera to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for reliever all-star Austin Adams. Durbman will be optioned to AAA to make room for him in the active roster.

League News
Travis Shaw was traded from the Tigers to the Cubs
Magil was traded from the Tigers to the Angels
Adam Haseley was traded from the Phillies to the Pirates

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W, (6-5) @Great American Ball Park
We took the first game of this road series vs the Reds thanks to a late-inning rally. Rick Porcello had a decent outing until the seventh inning in which he gave up a grand slam to J.P Crawford. Nevertheless, the offense did their job and managed to score 4 runs in the last innings. Juan Soto´s home run in the ninth was the decisive run. Wong, Turner, and Kieboom also went deep. Brad Hand recorded his 23rd save of the year.

W, (9-3) @Great American Ball Park
Another great performance by Scherzer led us to our 61st win of the season. Max had seven innings of one-run baseball. The run came thanks to an Evan White Home run. Nevertheless, Max punched out 10 rivals for the 10th time this season. Kieboom got the offense going by going deep in the third inning and he has already doubled his home run total of last year. Zimmerman went deep as well and he has 8 on the season.

Roster Moves
We´ve signed veterans C Francisco Cervelli and 2B Ehire Adrianza to minor league deals.

L, (6-8) @Great American Ball Park
Our pitching staff struggled again and gave up 8 runs on the five innings. Austin Adams made his first appearance with the team and recorded 2 outs on the eighth inning before being replaced.

League News
Mike Trout suffered a Torn labrum and will miss 3 months. That means that his probably out for the rest of the season.

W, (8-5) @Sun Trust Park
We took the first game of the series against Atlanta thanks to a nice team effort. McGrath started but gave up 5 runs in 3 innings. The pen bailed him out of the bad outing and managed to throw 6 innings of 2-hit shutout baseball. Brad Hand earned yet another save. There were no homers in the offense but Wong was named player of the game as he went 4 for 6 with a couple of runs batted in.

W, (8-0) @Sun Trust Park
We had a shutout win thanks to a great performance by Garret Richards, Wander Suero, and David Phelps. The three pitchers combined to allow just 3 hits, 1 base on balls and punch out 8 rivals. The offense had some run support for their pitchers thanks to some good performances from their best men. Kieboom went deep and he is up to 19th homers. Soto had a 2 for 4 day with four runs batted in.

League News
Justin Verlander from the Houston Astros has announced he will retire at the end of the season.

L, (1-3) @Sun Trust Park
We dropped the last game of the series inspite of a quality outing by Rick Porcello. Austin Adams could not manage to throw a clean 8 innings and gave up a run. We were dominated by the Braves starter Kyle Wright.

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L, (2-3) @Nationals Park
We dropped the first game of the short series against Tampa after a good performance by opposing starter Tyler Glasnow. Scherzer struck out 9 and gave up 3 runs in seven innings for us.

League News
Tommy Doyle from the Colorado Rockies will be out for the season
Blockbuster trade as the Boston Red Sox´s sent Andrew Benintendi and a minor leaguer to the New York Yankees. They received starting pitcher Kevin Gausman

W, (6-5) @Nationals Park
We won this one-run affair to end this 2-game series in a split. Michael Taylor, Juan Soto, and Ryan Zimmerman went deep for us. Graveman threw six innings and allowed 3 runs and our big arms in the pen (Hand and Adams) struggled a bit and each gave up a run.

League News
Adisson Russel was acquired by the Marlins from the Braves
Pedro Baez was acquired by the Dodgers from the Reds

W, (5-3) @Nationals Park
It was a decent outing for McGrath who went six innings and allowed three runs. The bullpen took care of the rest and kept the Mets scoreless for the final innings. The offense was powered thanks to a couple of homers by Daniel Muphy and Trea Turner.

League News
Toukie Toussaint was traded from the Braves to the Phillies in exchange for catcher Deivy Grullon.
Jimmy Nelson was acquired by the Rockies from the Orioles
Jon Lester was traded from the Rays to the Braves in exchange for Travis D'Arnaud.

W, (6-5) @Nationals Park
Moustakas had a great game for the Mets by going deep two times against Richards but we managed to prevail and take game 2 of the series. Richards allowed 3 runs in five innings and the bullpen struggled a bit but we won the game. Juan Soto and Daniel Murphy both went deep to help us secure a tough game.

W, (11-8) @Nationals Park
We took care of the third game of the series against the Mets. It was a slugfest as there were 7 home runs in the game. Murphy, Wong, Turner, and Soto went deep for us and reliever Shane Greene was tagged with the loss. Austin Adams has not found his groove since arriving in D.C and he gave up a 3 run shot to Michael Conforto on the seventh inning.

L, (5-7) @Nationals Park
We dropped the final game of the series in extras. Adams and German struggled for us and allowed 4 runs in the top of the 12th inning. Starlin Castro went deep on the bottom of that same inning to try an epic comeback but that was not enough.

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L, (5-6) @Chase Field
We dropped the first game of the series against the Diamondbacks at home. Graveman gave up 4 runs in 6.1 innings and Keone Kela allowed two more on the final inning. Murphy went deep for his 16th homer of the year. Carter Kieboom went 4 for 4.

Roster Moves
Michael A Taylor was diagnosed with a bruised collarbone and went to the 10-day IL. Carlos Tocci was called up from AAA to replace him.

L, (0-1) @Chase Field
We dropped the second game and wasted a great outing by Daniel McGrath. Arizona´s starter Merril Kelly had a complete game and allowed only 3 hits. This was our third loss in a row.

L, (6-11) @Chase Field
We were swept by the Diamondbacks. It was a terrible game for our pitching staff mainly for our starter Garret Richards who gave up 6 earned runs in 2.2 innings. The bullpen could not stop the rival's offense and allowed 5 more runs. Starlin Castro went deep for his 6th homer of the year.

League News
Giancarlo Stanton recorded his 400th career homer.

W, (11-8) @Coors Field
We snapped out of the losing streak by beating the Rockies on the first game of the series. Carlos Tocci made his major league debut and went 2 for 5. Rick Porcello struggled and gave up 6 runs in 4 innings. Carter Kieboom and Juan Soto went deep.

W, (14-5) @Coors Field
Max Scherzer´s 15 win of the season was his 200th of his career. He allowed 4 runs in 6 innings whilst punching out 11. Austin Adams has been improving and he struck out the side on the ninth inning. Murphy and Turner had a three-hit game but the player of the game was Andrew Stevenson who went 4 for 5 with three runs batted in and a home-run.

W, (10-7) @Coors Field
Another slugfest in Colorado. Graveman gave up 6 runs in just 2 innings but the offense came from behind and scored 10 runs in the middle innings. Eaton, Kieboom, Soto, and Murphy went deep to secure our third win in a row.

W, (13-12) @Coors Field
We swept the Rockies at Coors Field. We managed to score 48 runs in 4 games and in spite of allowing a lot we earned a valuable series win. The last game featured an amazing performance from Drew Ward who had 2 home runs and 8 runs batted in. Murphy and Soto also went yard. The bullpen arms were all tired so we had to used starter Garret Richards on the final two innings and he earned the save.

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W, (4-2) @Nationals Park
We took the first game of this home series against Philadelphia. Rick Porcello had a very decent outing by going 8 innings and allowing just 2 runs. Brad Hand took care of the final inning and earned his 27th save of the year. Kolten Wong had a great game offensively by going 3 for 4 with a couple of runs batted in.

W, (7-6) @Nationals Park
It seemed to be an incredible night for Phillie as they managed to score 6 and shut us out until the ninth inning. We had an unbelievable rally and managed to tie the game. Juan Soto hit a 3-run home run. In the tenth, Daniel Murphy came through with a run-scoring walk-off double.

League News
Bryce Harper recorded his career home run #300.

W, (12-7) @Nationals Park
We took the last game of the series against the Phillies to record our second series sweep in a row. In spite of our starting pitcher struggles the offense came up big and came back from a 5 run deficit. Carlos Tocci had his first home run and he is batting for .300 in his first week as a major leaguer. Trea Turner went deep as well and he reached his 20th homer of the year.

L, (3-5) @Nationals Park
We faced Atlanta and dropped the first game of the series. Daniel McGrath had another good outing as a starter by giving up 3 runs in seven innings but Wander Suero blew the game by allowing 2 runs in the next inning. Daniel Murphy went deep in the first inning to record his 20th home run of the season.

W, (10-9) @Nationals Park
We took the second game of the series in 14 innings. It was a dramatic game as we edge past the Braves by a very slim margin. The game went to extras and at the top of the 12th Rainey allowed 4 runs. Our team refused to lose the game and scored 4 at the bottom of the frame to keep the game going. Having used all of our relievers Max Scherzer went out for a final couple of innings and he struck out 5 and was tagged with the win. A walk-off walk by Trea Turner was the decisive run.

W, (8-4) @Nationals Park
We took the final game of the series thanks to a good performance by Rick Porcello and Juan Soto. Porcello went seven innings and allowed just one run whilst punching out 9 rivals. An error from Starling Castro cost us two unearned runs but Torres-Costa got the final two outs and the save. Juan Soto went deep on the first inning of Jon Lester with a man on base and recorded his 30th home run of the year.

Roster Moves
Rick Porcello was diagnosed with wrist soreness and was placed in the 15-day IL. Will Crowe was recalled from AAA. Michael A Taylor finished his recovery and was placed on the active roster. Carlos Tocci was demoted.

League News
George Springer from the Houston Astros suffered a broken kneecap and will miss the rest of the season.

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W, (13-5) @Minute Maid Park
We traveled to Houston to face the Astros on a 3 game series. We took the first game thanks to a great offensive performance. Graveman had a quality outing and went 6 innings allowing 2 runs. Wander Suero has entered a slump and gave up 3 runs in the seventh inning. Starlin Castro was named player of the game by going 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 bases on balls. Drew Ward, Michael Taylor, Kieboom, and Murphy all went deep.

L, (4-18) @Minute Maid Park
Max Scherzer struggled and allowed 6 runs. Kyle Tucker had a historic game by going deep three times. Yordan Alvarez also had a good game for the Astros as he went deep two times.

L, (6-10) @Minute Maid Park
We dropped the final game of the series against Houston. Altuve had a good game for the Astros by going 4 for 5 with a homer. Kieboom went deep for us and recorded his 24th home run of the year. Tanner Rainey and Jhonatan German struggled in relief.

L, (7-8) @Globe Life Field
We lost the first game of our last interleague series of the year. The Rangers came back on the final innings after batting around Suero and Brad Hand. Garret Richards gave up 5 runs in 4.1 innings. Jason Castro and Starlin Castro went deep for us.

W, (5-3) @Globe Life Field
We took the second game of the series thanks to a good bullpen effort. Will Crowe started but went only 1.1 innings and the bullpen took care of the rest of the game. Wong, Vazquez, and Murphy went deep to give us the second win of the season.

L, (7-11) @Globe Life Field
It was a tough week for us as we dropped the final game of the series against the Rangers. Graveman struggled a lot in the first few innings and the offense could not manage to overcome the difference. Kieboom went deep and Eaton had a good game by going 4 for 5.

Roster Moves
We´ve signed Brad Hand to a one-year extension worth 9.5M
Keone Kela was placed on the 15 days IL with a finger blister. James Borque was recalled from AAA.

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W, (9-6) @Marlins Park
In spite of the struggles by Max Scherzer, we took the first game of the series against the Miami Marlins. Scherzer gave up 5 runs in six innings whilst punching out 10. At the top of the ninth, we were down by one run when Ryan Zimmerman went deep with the bases full and gave us another comeback win.

W, (5-3) @Marlins Park
Another ninth-inning rally helped us secure the second win of the week and the 80th of the season. The offense struggled all game but in the final inning, we came up big against Tommy Eveld and scored 4 runs. Daniel McGrath allowed just 3 runs in seven innings. Bourque and Rainey handled the final two innings. Eaton had a good game by going 2 for 4 with a couple of runs batted in.

Roster Moves
Patrick Corbin who was injured in spring training was recalled from his rehab assignment and will make his season debut. Will Crowe was demoted. Phelps was placed in the 15-day IL and Drew Harrington was promoted.

W, (8-4) @Marlins Park
We swept the Marlins at their own home thanks to another good offensive performance. Garret Richards went 6.1 innings and allowed 3 runs. The bullpen took care of the rest of the game and Wander Suero was credited with his third save of the year. Adam Eaton has been in a hot streak and had another multi-hit game.

League News
J.D Martinez of the Toronto Blue Jays recorded his 300th career home run.

L, (2-7) @Nationals Park
Patrick Corbin's first start of the year lasted 4 innings in which he gave up 2 runs. He also struck out 7 Cubs and threw 73 pitches. Phelps and Rainey struggled in the middle innings and allowed 5 runs. Jason Castro went deep in the ninth to get us on the board.

L, (2-8) @Nationals Park
Another Kendal Graveman rough outing as he gave up 5 runs in 5 innings. Torres-Costa gave up 2 runs and Drew Harrington one more to allow the Cubs their 4th win in a row. Juan Soto had a 2-run home run in the 8th inning.

L, (3-5) @Nationals Park
We were swept by the Cubs at home. Max Scherzer´s allowed 3 earned runs and punched out 7 rivals. The offense could not come up big against James Paxton and trailed all game. Ryan Zimmerman had a good game and went 3 for 4 with 2 runs batted in.

Roster Moves
Kendal Graveman was demoted to AAA. Trevor Bauer who was injured in April was recalled from his rehab assignment.

League News
Anthony Rizzo suffered a broken hand and will be out for the rest of the season.

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W, (8-7) @Nationals Park
After being swept by the Cubs we took the first game of the series against Arizona. Our pitching staff struggled a bit but the offense came through in the middle innings. Juan Soto went deep twice and had 4 runs batted in. Daniel Murphy also went deep and he has a career-high of 26 home runs on the season.

W, (4-2) @Nationals Park
We took the second game of the series thanks to a good outing by Garret Richards and our pitching staff. Madison Bumgarner came in relief for the Dbacks and we scored all 4 runs off him. Daniel Murphy and Ryan Zimmerman had back to back home runs.

League News
Luis Severino of the New York Yankees threw a no-hitter against the Rays

Roster Moves
The roster expansion date is here: I´ve called up Rick Porcello and Carlos Tocci.

W, (8-3) @Nationals Park
Starlin Castro was named player of the game as we cruised through the third game of the series. Castro went 2 for 3 with a double, a homer and 3 runs batted in. Patrick Corbin's second outing of the year was limited to 80 pitches and he went 5 innings allowing 1 earned run and punching out 8. The run came thanks to a homer by Ketel Marte.

L, (3-8) @Nationals Park
Trevor Bauer's first outing after 6 months on the IL was okay. He went seven innings in just 78 pitches and allowed 2 earned runs. Jhonatan German blew up the game and allowed 4 more runs in the eighth inning. Jason Castro and Carter Kieboom went deep for us.

L, (3-5) @Nationals Park
We dropped the first game against Miami after a mediocre outing by Scherzer and a couple of runs allowed by the pen. Torres-Costa was tagged with the loss and he has a season record of (5-2). Our offense could not deliver some clutch hits and we left 11 men on scoring position.

W, (6-0) @Nationals Park
After a couple of weeks in the IL Rick Porcello came back and delivered a great game. He went 7.2 shutout innings allowing just 5 hits and punching out 8 rivals. Wander Suero finished the shutout victory. Juan Soto and Daniel Murphy went deep.

W, (7-1) @Nationals Park
We took the series finale thanks to another great pitching performance. This time it was Garret Richards who had 10k performance in six innings. He allowed just one run. Soto and Murphy had homers on went back to back on straight days. Daniel Murphy was named NL player of the week.

League News
J.A Happ from the Milwaukee Brewers has announced he will retire at the end of the season.

Roster Moves
Victor Robles has recovered from his injury and was placed on the Active Roster. Carlos Tocci was demoted to make room.

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W, (8-5) @Citizens Bank Park
4 runs in the 9th inning helped us win the first game of the series against the Phillies. Patrick Corbin gave up 4 runs in 4 innings. The bullpen recovered from that and allowed just one run on the middle and final innings. Brad Hand earned his 31st save of the year. Carter Kieboom was named player of the game as he went 3 for 4 with a home run. Murphy went deep and he has a 3 game home run streak.

W, (13-7) @Citizens Bank Park
Starlin Castro had an amazing game and went 3 for 3 with 3 home runs, 5 runs batted in and a base on balls. Trevor Bauer starter for us and went 5.1 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. James Bourque, who is having a bad season, allowed 4 more runs. Nevertheless, the offense was amazing. Besides the three home runs by Castro, Murphy, Turner, and Soto also went deep.

L (5-6) @Citizens Bank Park
Brad Hand had a bad final inning and allowed 3 runs, blowing his second save of the season. Scherzer started for us and went 7 innings whilst striking out 9 rivals. Jason Castro had a three-run homer in the second inning.

Roster Moves
Stephen Strasburg has recovered from a torn labrum and will be part of the active roster after 4 months. He will go to the bullpen for a few games. James Bourque was demoted.

W, (3-0) @Busch Stadium
We won the first game of a doubleheader against the Cardinals thanks to another great performance by Rick Porcello. Porcello went eight innings and allowed just 6 hits. Austin Adams handle the final inning to secure the shutout. Juan Soto went deep and recorded his 37th homer of the year, a season-high for him.

W, (9-4) @Busch Stadium
We won the second game of the day thanks to a great offensive performance by Trea Turner. Turner went 4 for 4 with 2 home runs and 4 runs batted in. Richards started and went 6.1 innings allowing 4 runs. Strasburg threw again and he worked for 1.1 innings allowing one base on balls and punching out 2.

W, (10-5) @Busch Stadium
Another great performance by our offense allowed us to win the game and secure the NL east title!!!! Patrick Corbin had a great start by going 8 innings and allowing 3 runs. McGrath gave up 2 in the ninth but the game was already decided. Turner, Robles, and Castro went deep for us.

L, (3-6) @Busch Stadium
We lost the final game of the series after Jack Flaherty had a complete game for the Cardinals. He allowed 3 runs in 9 hits and punched out 9. Our pitching staff was batted around and Bauer was tagged with the loss. Daniel Murphy went deep for his 30th homer of the year.

League News
The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the NL West

Roster Moves
Stephen Strasburg was moved to the rotation and Garret Richards will be a long reliever.

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W, (6-5) @Nationals Park
Having won the division all of our starters will have a pitch limit of 80. Scherzer struck out 8 and allowed 2 runs in 5.2 innings. Victor Robles, Daniel Murphy, and Starlin Castro all went deep to help us secure this one-run win against the Mets.

L, (6-10) @Nationals Park
We lost the second game of the series after a bullpen catastrophe in the final few innings. Harrington, Hand, and German combined to allow 6 runs. Drew Ward went deep and recorded the 10th home run of his rookie season.

Roster Moves
Starlin Castro agreed to a contract extension worth 14M for 2 years. The second-year has a team option attached to it.
Drew Harrington was demoted to AAA and Keone Kela was recalled from his rehab assignment in the minors.

L, (1-3) @Nationals Park
Strasburg started again after a couple of outing of the pen and went 5 innings allowing 1 run. McGrath struggled and gave up 2 runs in 2 innings pitched. Our offense was dominated by the Mets pitching staff.

League News
The Chicago White Sox´s have won the AL Central

W, (8-7) @Nationals Park
We took the first game of the series against the reign champions the Oakland A´s thanks to a great 8th inning. Adam Eaton had a great game by going 3 for 4 with a homer and 3 runs batted in. Victor Robles and Juan Soto went deep as well. Corbin struggled and gave up 6 runs in 3 innings. Hand recorded his 33rd save of the season.

L, (6-16) @Nationals Park
It was a terrible day for our pitching staff as all of them struggled and we suffered a blowout loss. Matt Chapman the third baseman of the A´s had a 2 home-run day. Victor Robles went deep for us and he has 17 home runs in the season.

League News
The Pittsburgh Pirates have won the NL Central.

Juan Soto has recorded 166 bases on balls this season. This is the 5th most in history after Barry Bonds (2004,2002, and 2001 seasons) and Babe Ruth. If he records more than 11in the final seven-games, his season will be third in the all-time list.

W, (7-2) @Nationals Park
We took the series finale thanks to another great performance by Max Scherzer. Scherzer allowed 2 runs in seven innings and struck out 10. He is 8 strikeouts away from having a 300 strikeout season. Victor Robles went deep and he is riding a 3 game streak. Zimmerman went deep and he is up to 13 home runs this season.