New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo (neck) will take a seat for Thursday's divisional clash against the Washington Nationals in D.C. Tyrone Taylor will get the nod in left field and will hit seventh in the batting order against Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore.

At the trade deadline, the Nationals made the wise decision to be sellers and move some of their desirable assets. The team nearly gutted the roster of all of their veterans on ex

Prior to the 2024 season, UVA Baseball alum Sean Doolittle was named a pitching strategist for the Washington Nationals under Davey Martinez,

New York Mets (67-59, second in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (51-75, fifth in the NL East) Washington; Thursday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Sean Manaea (1-1, 4.78 ERA, 1.16

The season has not gone as the Washington Nationals hoped it would. Before the year, there was excitement around the young core of James Wood, CJ Abrams, MacKen

Jul 30, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore (1) works the ball before pitching against the Houston Astros in the first inning at Daikin Park. Thomas ...

Nationals MacKenzie Gore, a hot topic as trade deadline nears, struggles again The Nationals lose at Houston, 9-1, as the left-hander gives up six runs and fails to get out of the sixth inning.

Jul 25, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore (1) throws to the Minnesota Twins in the fifth inning at Target Field. / Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images

Shea Langeliers homered three times and finished with five hits in his first game batting in the leadoff spot, and the Athletics pounded the slumping Washington Nationals 16-7.

The Phillies will have the same top five but made some changes to the bottom of the order. With a lefty on the mound, Harrison Bader will play center field. Edmundo Sosa will slide over to second. Weston Wilson and Otto Kemp will fill out the final two spots in the lineup. Veteran ace Zack Wheeler is on the mound.