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Nationals' Zack Littell: Scalded for eight runs in loss
Littell (7-7) took the loss against the Athletics on Saturday, allowing eight runs on eight hits and four walks while striking out four batters over six innings.
Littell's outing began ominously when Jacob Wilson led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run. That was one of five runs given up by the righty hurler in the first frame, so he probably deserves some kudos for ultimately making it through six innings. Nonetheless, Littell tied a season-worst mark with the eight runs he allowed, pushing his ERA up to an ugly 5.34 on the campaign. He had been showing some improvement with a 2.84 ERA and 16:3 K:BB across his final four starts before the All-Star break, but he's been very streaky this year -- in fact, the other three times he gave up eight runs came in consecutive outings in April.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Idle Saturday
Young isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Young will retreat to the dugout Saturday after going 1-for-4 with two walks, an RBI and two runs scored during Friday's blowout victory. Daylen Lile, Dylan Crews and James Wood will start across the outfield while Young sits.
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Nationals' Curtis Mead: Getting breather Saturday
Mead isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Mead will get a chance to catch his breath after beginning the second half by going 4-for-6 with three doubles, three RBI and four runs scored during Friday's 23-4 rout. Jorbit Vivas will pick up a start at third base as a result and bat eighth.
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Nationals' Harry Ford: Belts first career homer
Ford went 2-for-5 with a walk, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in Friday's rout of the A's.
In his ninth career MLB game and his Nationals debut, Ford took Justin Sterner deep for a two-run homer in the fifth inning, giving the 23-year-old backstop his first career long ball. Ford wasn't exactly lighting it up at Triple-A Rochester prior to his promotion, managing a .705 OPS and four home runs in 58 games, and he could be limited to a short-side platoon role while working behind Keibert Ruiz.
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Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Swipes 35th bag in Friday's rout
Nunez went 3-for-6 with three runs scored and a stolen base in Friday's win over the A's.
The Nationals scored three or more runs in five different innings on their way to a 23-4 rout, and Nunez was one of six Washington players with multiple hits and one of seven to cross the plate multiple times. His sixth-inning steal was his 35th of the season, putting him five clear of Bobby Witt for the major-league lead. Nunez was getting by on his defense and speed early in the season, but since the beginning of June he's produced a stunning .343/.407/.431 slash line over 114 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Daylen Lile: Launches three-run homer Friday
Lile went 2-for-6 with a three-run homer and an additional RBI in Friday's win over the A's.
Lile was one of three players who went yard for the Nationals in this 23-run outburst, launching a ninth-inning blast off Carlos Cortes. While Lile is up to 11 homers on the season, he hasn't been seeing the ball particularly well of late. He's hitting just .222 across 45 at-bats since the start of July (11 games), although six of his 10 knocks have been extra-base hits over that span (three homers, three doubles).
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Nationals' Andres Chaparro: Homers twice Friday
Chaparro went 4-for-5 with two home runs, eight total RBI and four total runs scored in Friday's 23-4 win over the A's.
Chaparro went yard twice in this game, launching a two-run blast off Jose Suarez in the fifth inning and a three-run long ball off Yunior Tur in the seventh. Chaparro has three homers this season, and all of them have come since the beginning of July. He's played just seven games since the beginning of the month but has been productive in a small sample, hitting .429 with a 1.538 OPS in 15 plate appearances. Those numbers aren't sustainable, but Chaparro could be a player to look at as a waiver pickup as long as he's carrying a hot bat.
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Nationals' Curtis Mead: Stays hot, racks up three doubles
Mead went 4-for-6 with three doubles, three RBI and four runs scored in Friday's win over the Athletics.
Mead is up to 16 doubles on the season, and he's been seeing the ball extremely well of late. He's hit safely in all but one of his last 10 games, posting six multi-hit performances and slashing .439/.500/.829 with a 1.329 OPS, three homers, five doubles, a triple, eight RBI, 10 runs scored and a stolen base over that stretch.
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Nationals' Cade Cavalli: Fans nine in win over A's
Cavalli (6-4) earned the win Friday over the Athletics, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out nine over six innings. He did not issue a walk.
Cavalli gave up a two-run homer to Tyler Soderstrom in the bottom of the fourth inning, but that would be all the damage he'd allow en route to his fourth quality start in his last five appearances. In that five-game stretch, Cavalli owns a 2.96 ERA and 0.88 WHIP with a 12.2 K/9 across 27.1 innings. He'll aim to keep it going in his next start, scheduled against the Rockies at Coors Field.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Back in action Friday
Young (hand) will start in center field and bat eighth Friday against the Athletics.
Young has missed five of the Nationals' 10 games since the beginning of July due to a left hand injury, but he appears to be feeling better after getting four days off to heal during the All-Star break. The 26-year-old outfielder has gone 4-for-13 with three walks, an RBI, two runs and a steal this month when healthy, and he'll aim to remain hot to begin the second half.
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Nationals' Keibert Ruiz: Resting Friday
Ruiz isn't in the lineup for Friday's game against the Athletics.
Ruiz will grab a seat on the bench Friday after going just 4-for-21 at the plate since the beginning of July. Harry Ford will fill in as Washington's catcher and bat sixth.
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Nationals' Harry Ford: Summoned to big leagues
The Nationals recalled Ford from Triple-A Rochester on Friday.
Ford's promotion was reported earlier this week and is now official, as he'll absorb the roster spot vacated by the injured Drew Millas (finger). The 23-year-old has slashed a disappointing .223/.370/.335 with four homers, zero stolen bases and a 45:65 BB:K across 257 plate appearances at Rochester. Ford should operate primarily as the backup catcher behind Keibert Ruiz.
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Nationals' Jake Irvin: Shifted to 60-day injured list
The Nationals transferred Irvin (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list July 10.
Coming back from a right shoulder strain, Irvin began a rehab assignment Monday with three scoreless innings in the rookie-level Florida Complex League. Irvin will need additional rehab appearances, likely at a higher affiliate, before the Nationals consider re-inserting him into their rotation. Having been sidelined since May 23, the shift to the 60-day IL doesn't impact the right-hander's return timeline.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.251 (8th) |
540 (1st) |
142 (1st) |
4.85 (27th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| B. Lord RP Brad Lord RP | Side |
| J. Irvin SP Jake Irvin SP | Shoulder |
| J. Gray SP Josiah Gray SP | Elbow |
| D. Herz P Davidjohn Herz P | Elbow |
| T. Williams SP Trevor Williams SP | Elbow |