The 2024 U.S. Open gets started bright and early on Thursday morning. Let's target a couple first-round bets for you to sweat out while faking your way through the work day.
Jake Irvin pitched six scoreless innings and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 2-1 Friday night. Jesse Winker had two hits for Washington, which snapped a four-game losing streak by leveling the four-game series at one win apiece.
Yes, Jake Irvin has been really good. But so has Chris Sale. The 2024 season has caused baseball watchers to recalibrate their expectations regarding what constitutes a reasonable level of offense, and therefore, what constitutes effective pitching.
Notes and quotes on the Nationals’ series finale with the Guardians in Cleveland... Given a 4-0 lead to work with in the top of the second inning of the
Jake Irvin allowed two runs and struck out six over six solid innings, while Joey Meneses and Lane Thomas each had two RBIs, as the visiting Washington Nationals cooled off the Cleveland Guardians with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.
The Washington Nationals (26-31) go on the road at Progressive Field against the Cleveland Guardians (39-19) at 1:40 PM ET on Sunday. The Guardians will give the nod to Carlos Carrasco (2-4) against the Nationals and Jake Irvin (2-5).
Notes and quotes from Jake Irvin’s 10-K start in Truist Park... Jake Irvin struck out a career high 10 batters last night in Atlanta’s Truist Park, tossing six scoreless frames on 90 pitches, 58 strikes, but Braves’ starter Max Fried held the visiting Nationals off the board through eight in the pitchers’ duel.
The Atlanta Braves (30-21) have a home game against the Washington Nationals (24-28) on Tuesday. The contest is set to begin at 7:20 PM ET. The Braves will give the nod to Max Fried (4-2) versus the Nationals and Jake Irvin (2-5).
Streaming starting pitchers is a common strategy that often leads to success in fantasy baseball. For those unfamiliar with the concept, the idea is simply to pick up a “lesser” pitcher for an inviting matchup or two that is soon to come.
Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ 3-2 loss to the Twins on Wednesday... Jake Irvin left a first-pitch fastball up and in for Max Kepler in the top of
Notes and quotes from the Nationals’ 4-2 loss to the Red Sox in Fenway on Saturday... Some shaky defense on a damp infield led, in part, to four unearned
Jake Irvin responded from his worst outing of the season to pitch six solid innings and CJ Abrams smacked a two-run homer to help the Washington Nationals complete a four-game sweep of the host Miami Marlins, winning 7-2 on Monday night.
YB's Jack Dougherty closed last week with a 2-1 mark in strikeout props with two plus-money winners on Friday, and he's looking to stay hot to start the new week. Here are Jack's three favorite K props for Monday's MLB slate.
After a 2-4 start to the 2024 season, The Nats rebounded slightly to finish week two of the season at 3-3 and 5-7 overall. After winning two of three in San Francisco, Washington remained in the Bay Area for a three-game series against the A’s before heading to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers before returning home.
Here are three streamers to consider grabbing off the waiver wire ahead of their upcoming two start weeks, headlined by Rangers’ righty Jon Gray. Streaming starting pitchers is a common strategy that often leads to success in fantasy baseball.
Notes and quotes from Tuesday night’s game with the Dodgers in Nationals Park... As of Wednesday morning, Washington’s GM and President of Baseball Ops Mike Rizzo was still hoping for some good news from the MRI on Lane Thomas’s left knee.
The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped their series to the Washington Nationals in the rubber match on Wednesday as they were shut out for the first time in 2024, losing 2-0.
The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped their series to the Washington Nationals in the rubber match on Wednesday as they were shut out for the first time in 2024, losing 2-0.
Right-hander Jake Irwin went six scoreless innings and CJ Abrams hit a leadoff home run as the Washington Nationals finished off a long California trip in style with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon.
We've got a big NBA play-in game tonight in the East to secure the conference's seventh seed, and we also have an emotional NHL game that is worth tracking.
The Washington Nationals are considered to have overachieved in 2023 with a 71-91 record. This year, however, it’s possible that they could underachieve.
YB's Jack Dougherty has cashed only one home run prop three days into the week, so he's due to find a winner on this shortened slate. Here are Jack's three favorite HR props for Thursday's MLB action.
The Washington Nationals will face off against the Oakland Athletics in an interleague matchup at Nationals Park. The Nationals, currently sitting at a record of 51-66, are looking to continue their recent success after winning six of their last 10 games.
Corey Dickerson, 34 next week, was signed in the offseason to a one-year deal worth $2.25M plus incentives. Unfortunately, he only got into two games before landing on the injured list due to a calf strain that ultimately kept him away from the club for about six weeks.
The Washington Nationals once touted one of the best starting rotations in baseball. But since winning the 2019 World Series, the Nats went through a firesale that ultimately reshaped their rotation.
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