this washington nationals Will try to match their longest winning streak of the season against the hosts on Monday night seattle mariners
this NationalsThe bottom-ranked team in the NFC East has won just nine games this season.Their only three-game winning streak is May 2-4 at home against the Chicago Cubs
After a 13-3 loss in San Diego on Friday, Nationals 2-0 and 8-3 victories over the weekend.Lane Thomas and Jeimer Candelario hit solo homers on Saturday, and Candelario went 3-of-5 with a three-run RBI on Sunday. score added a double and a home run
“These guys have been playing off-ball screens all season,” Nationals Pitcher Josiah Gray said. “Hopefully these guys can continue to be successful.
thomas lead Nationals” regular, batting .295 with 13 homers and tied for the team lead with 39 RBIs. Candelario batted .261 with 10 homers and 36 RBIs
“I can’t say much about Ryan,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “I keep saying this: ‘If he keeps doing what he’s doing, to me, he’s an All-Star.’ He really is.
“He played really well out there. He hit big runs, hit home runs for us. And Jermer was solid — hit the ball and played good defense for us. When those two were going to hit some balls When we hit a home run, we’ll score.”
this sailors Return home after 2-4 trips to New York and Baltimore.They scored 10 points in the final against the Yankees, then scored 13 in Game 1 against the Orioles, then lost the next two games
Seattle continues to struggle with its production run.this sailors They lost 6-4 in 10 innings with four home runs on Saturday, and the only run in Sunday’s 3-2 loss came from Cal Raleigh at Camden Yards. Yards’ two-run hit on Eutaw Street outside the right field wall
“We do have a lot of baseball left,” said sailors Manager Scott Servais, whose team is 4 1/2 games behind in the American League wild card
Three hits and five runners sailors tied a season low on Sunday, and were held to two points or fewer for the 17th time
“Apart from (Sunday) and the lockout, I do think our offense is trending in the right direction, and I don’t think you can just throw it in the trash because you’ve had a tough day. You’ve got to stick with it,” Saivis said. “We’re coming home and we need to keep swinging the bat like we did on this trip because it’s there. We’ve got the ability to do that. It’s got to be consistent.”
this NationalsTrevor Williams (4-4, 4.14 ERA) is scheduled to start Monday against Seattle’s Luis Castillo (4-6, 2.89), a showdown of veteran right-handers
In a 3-0 win over visiting St. Louis on Wednesday, Williams allowed five hits, no walks and four strikeouts in six innings. He is 2-0 in his past three fights. It will be the first time Williams has faced the Sonics in his eight-year career.
Castillo is 0-5 with a 4.81 ERA in six career starts against the team Nationals
Castillo sailorsDespite a high 3.42 ERA, the ace has lost all four starts this month.He allowed three runs on four hits in five innings, walked on four walks and struck out in a 4-2 win over the Yankees on Wednesday
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