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Top Nationals News
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Nationals' Brad Lord: Shelved by side tightness
The Nationals placed Lord on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left side tightness.
Lord last pitched Sunday, when he was rocked for five runs over 1.1 innings. He could return when his 15 days are up or close to it if he is indeed merely dealing with tightness, but the Nationals could still need to send Lord for imaging to see if he has a strain.
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Nationals' Zack Littell: Slated for bulk relief Friday
Littell will operate as a bulk reliever for the Nationals in Friday's game versus the Yankees, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Lefty Carson Palmquist will get the ball first as the Nats' opener. Littell has made 12 starts and six bulk-relief appearances this season and has fared much better in the latter role, holding a 3.03 ERA and 17:7 K:BB over 29.2 innings.
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Nationals' Carson Palmquist: Opening for Nationals on Friday
Palmquist will serve as the Nationals' opening pitcher in Friday's game against the Yankees, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports.
Zack Littell is poised to absorb most of the workload in bulk relief, but Palmquist will take the ball first. The left-hander has made four appearances for the Nationals, allowing five runs with a 7:2 K:BB over 6.1 innings.
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Nationals' Foster Griffin: Dominant in 10th win
Griffin (10-2) earned the win against the Astros on Wednesday, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with nine strikeouts over seven innings.
Griffin allowed a run in the fifth inning but was otherwise untouchable, generating a whopping 22 swinging strikes on 99 pitches. The 30-year-old will head into the All-Star break having allowed exactly one run in seven straight outings while recording nine strikeouts in three of his past four. He owns a 2.77 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 109:26 K:BB across 110.1 innings in what has been one of the biggest surprise campaigns of 2026.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Reaches 20-homer mark in win
Abrams went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Astros.
Abrams opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the third inning before clubbing his 20th homer of the season in the fifth, matching his career high. The All-Star shortstop is rounding out the season's first half with momentum, hitting safely in seven of his past eight games with three homers, 10 RBI and two steals over that span. On the year, he's slashing .276/.355/.517 with 20 homers, 67 RBI, 56 runs scored and 15 steals across 383 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Luis Garcia: Another monster performance in win
Garcia went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Astros.
Garcia broke the game open with a three-run blast in the fourth inning, reaching the 20-homer mark for the first time in his career. It continued a torrid run for the 26-year-old, who finished June on a tear and has opened July with four home runs, 11 RBI and two steals through the month's first seven games. On the season, he's slashing .291/.322/.572 with 20 long balls, 68 RBI, 45 runs scored and four steals across 307 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Jacob Young: Exiting starting nine
Young is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Young started the previous two contests after overcoming a hand injury, but he'll exit the lineup for Wednesday's series finale. Dylan Crews will shift over to center field for the Nationals.
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Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Not in Wednesday's lineup
Nunez is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Astros.
Nunez started the first two games of the series, but the speedy infielder will take a seat in the finale. Jorbit Vivas is handling second base in the rubber match.
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Nationals' Andrew Alvarez: Gives up five runs in loss
Alvarez (2-2) took the loss against the Astros on Tuesday, allowing five runs on four hits and five walks while striking out three across 5.2 innings.
Alvarez returned to a starting role after serving in a bulk-relief role against the Red Sox last Wednesday. He ended up pitching five-plus innings for the first time this season, but he also gave up a season-high five runs in the process. The Nationals have an off day Thursday, so Tuesday's outing figures to be Alvarez's last turn in the rotation before the All-Star break. He has a 3.64 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 51:21 K:BB over 47 innings this season.
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Nationals' Jose Tena: Smacks late homer as pinch hitter
Tena went 1-for-1 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to Houston.
Tena was brought out for the ninth inning to pinch hit for Jacob Young, and the former answered the call by taking Alimber Santa deep to right-center field for a solo homer. It was the fifth long ball of the season for Tena, two of which have come over his last four games. He is slashing .239/.303/.411 with 19 RBI, three steals and 16 extra-base hits across 178 plate appearances this season.
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Nationals' James Wood: Belts solo homer in loss
Wood went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during the Nationals' 6-3 loss to the Astros on Tuesday.
Wood wasted no time in getting the Nationals on the board, taking the second pitch he saw from Tatsuya Imai deep to right-center field for a solo home run in the first inning. Wood continues to rake at the plate, and over his last eight games he has gone 12-for-29 (.414) with five home runs, 12 RBI, one steal and 11 runs scored. His .949 OPS and 25 home runs rank fourth and sixth, respectively, in the majors this season.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Not in Tuesday's lineup
Crews is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Astros, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.
Crews started the previous 16 games and will receive a day off after posting a .290/.362/.435 slash line with three doubles, two homers and three steals during that span. James Wood is shifting to the outfield Tuesday while CJ Abrams rests his legs as the designated hitter.
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Nationals' Nasim Nunez: Flashes wheels in three-hit game
Nunez went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base in Monday's win over the Astros.
All three singles were groundballs and two of them never left the infield, as Nunez used his speed to put together a strong line in the box score. The 25-year-old infielder leads the majors with 33 steals on the season, and since the beginning of June he's delivered a .349/.417/.453 slash line over 29 games with one homer, 12 RBI and 15 runs. That surge has boosted his batting average on the season over 50 points, from .189 to a far more respectable .243.
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Nationals' CJ Abrams: Blasts three-run homer in win
Abrams went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, an additional run scored and a steal in Monday's win over the Astros.
Abrams tallied a trio of hits, highlighted by a three-run blast in the third inning that left the bat at 108.1 mph. Monday marked the shortstop's sixth three-hit game of the season and his first since June 13. Over his past 15 contests, the 25-year-old is slashing .228/.262/.526 with five homers, 10 RBI, eight runs and three stolen bases.
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Nationals' Curtis Mead: Goes deep in three-hit effort
Mead went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, a double, three total RBI and two total runs scored in Monday's 12-11 win over Houston.
Mead was a constant contributor in Washington's offensive outburst, with each of his three hits driving in a run, highlighted by a solo homer in the fifth inning. The third baseman had gone 9-for-31 (.290) over his previous eight games entering Monday but hadn't driven in a run since June 25. The 25-year-old has seized regular playing time this season and is making the most of it, slashing .240/.333/.483 with 15 homers, 42 RBI, 40 runs and five stolen bases across 75 contests.
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Nationals' James Wood: Crushes grand slam Monday
Wood went 1-for-2 with a grand slam, two additional runs scored, a steal and three walks in Monday's 12-11 win over the Astros.
Wood's lone hit was a big one, as he demolished a 446-foot grand slam to center field in the fifth inning. The big outfielder has been particularly hot of late, going 10-for-25 (.400) with four homers, 11 RBI, nine runs and a stolen base over his past seven games. The 23-year-old has put together an incredible 2026 campaign, slashing .268/.398/.541 with 24 homers, 60 RBI, 81 runs and 14 stolen bases across 92 games.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| Avg | R | HR | ERA | |
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.251 (8th) |
508 (1st) |
132 (2nd) |
4.76 (26th) |
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 |
| M. Kranick RP Max Kranick RP | Elbow |