Washington Nationals

Nationals relievers have the eighth-highest walks per nine innings in the majors this season (4.13) and the highest walks per nine innings in high-leverage moments (5.98).

The Nationals used small ball to score three times in the eighth inning of their home victory.

Washington finished its road trip 0-6 with three blown saves — including breaking the 121-loss White Sox’s 2024 record for blown saves in a season.

The Nationals will need a more reliable bullpen next season, when they will likely return a core group of position players that powered the offense.

Abrams hadn’t homered since Aug. 11. He began August with an OPS of .925 and ended it with an .849 mark.

In a season full of stops and starts, Dylan Crews is running out of time to prove to the front office that they should make him a fixture in their long-term plans. But he’s showing signs of improvement.

Mookie Betts hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to complete LA’s comeback.

The Nationals watched another lead slip away when Clayton Beeter allowed a three-run seventh-inning homer to Tommy Edman that put the Dodgers in front in Saturday’s 6-5 loss.

The Nationals scored three runs in the ninth inning but lost the series opener at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.

“[It’s gotta be] something that people know who’s coming up to bat,” CJ Abrams said. “Anything that’ll get you in that mode before you hit.”

“It’s been fun cheering them on, seeing some guys make some strides, and just happy to be back,” James Wood said before Wednesday’s 9-0 loss.

Yohandy Morales recorded his first major-league hit on a third-inning solo homer.

“Because I see myself as a shortstop and [think] that I can be a great shortstop,” Abrams told The Banner on Tuesday. “Being able to have a chance to show [the front office] that, it is big."

Lile finished August with an .897 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, his highest mark over a full month this season.

With two outs in the fourth, Miami third baseman Javier Sanoja hit a 93-mph grounder that caromed off Cavalli, who had not allowed a hit. He recovered quickly enough to throw out Sanoja but limped to the dugout and into the tunnel.

The left-hander, who threw a career-high seven innings with three strikeouts and four walks in Friday’s 9-2 win over the Marlins, could be one option.

Keibert Ruiz and Daylen Lile hit home runs as the Nationals beat the Rockies 7-1.

The Rockies tagged Perales for four runs in two innings during their 13-1 win at Nationals Park.

“I always believed I was a better hitter than I was showing in the big leagues,” Jacob Young said in May. “I’ve hit my whole life, so getting to the big leagues and struggling was really hard.”