Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats and Phillies’ opener postponed; doubleheader in CBP today; Robert Garcia gets opportunity…

Delayed:

With the series opener between Washington and Philadelphia scheduled for Monday postponed due to inclement weather in the City of Brotherly Love, the Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies Four games begin today with a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park.

This is a single entry twin fare with the first game at 4:05 PM ET and the second game 30 minutes after the opening game ends. It is reported that Trevor Williams vs. Zach Wheeler, Josiah Gray and Nightcap’s Ranger Suarez in match one. Here are the details from the Phillies:

Sp1-0ilers:

2 out of 3 games against NL Central leaders Milwaukee Brewers In Washington DC, Cincinnati sweeps the Reds, Washington Nationals led by Davey Martinez (As of Monday, they were 49-63 for the season, 22.5 games behind the NL East and 9.0 games behind in the wild card race.), Martinez said on Sunday the club was not looking to spoil the game and was just focused on ().wait for it), going 1-0 every day.

what? Did you think Martinez would disappear from the brand? A reporter asked if the manager and his club were happy to be spoiled.

“I’m happy to win, to win 1-0. That’s a big thing for me,” Martinez said.

“None of us here like to lose, not really, but we just have to be 1-0 every day to go out and play our game, right? That’s the beauty of this game.”

Martinez’s club has been strong in recent weeks, going 11-5 in its last 16 games and heading into a four-game winning streak this week against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

They’ve been playing well lately, and the sixth-year manager of the nation’s capital said he’s seen the club’s confidence grow.

“I think they’re starting to believe in each other,” Martinez said over the weekend.

“If one person doesn’t do something, the next person will do it.

“That’s the great thing about team games. Everyone has to work hard. They’re all doing it, they’re pulling on each other, and they’re enjoying it.”

New Opportunities for Robert Garcia:

Robert Garcia, a 15th-round pick from Kansas City in 2017 from the University of California, Davis, was traded to the Miami Marlins to make his major league debut before coming to the Marlins in 2021 and earning a Phish early this summer. acted as a pitcher. He was waived and claimed his rights on Aug. 1, when the Washington Nationals were hitting the trade deadline.

“It’s been a great Triple-A season so far,” said GM Mike Rizzo of Garcia’s performance in the Marlins’ AAA Jacksonville, posting a 2.85 ERA, 3.74 FIP, 94.83 BB, and 913.61 K/K in 31 games. bottom. game (30 from the bullpen) and 41 IPs per year.he just threw ¹⁄₃ before being waived in the inning against Miami.

“A lefty who had two good pitches and showed a tendency to strike out,” Rizzo added.

“It’s tough left vs. left. And the players we think are going to add to the flaws in our minor league system.”

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“It’s another left-handed reliever we like,” manager Davey Martinez said after the waiver was announced. “He threw in the mid-’90s and had a good curveball and a good changeup. He has some swing-and-miss. He’s struck out 13-of-9 innings.

“His stride is a little high, but hopefully we can bring him here and correct him a little bit. Having another person definitely helps.”

Garcia, who is now one of three left-handers Martinez can choose from in the bullpen, was called up a day after the club made a claim and played Sunday’s 6-0 at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park. He finally appeared in the game against the Reds, who won by 3. There, he allowed two clean sheets, walked one, and struck out two on 31 pitches, leading the Nationals by two at the time.

Garcia gave the lead a walk, but a double play with K ended the first inning and returned to the mound in the seventh inning at 1-2-3. His fastball averaged 94.7 mph, threw 97 mph 52% of the time, and mixed a changeup (42%) with a few sliders (6%).

When asked about using Garcia, Martinez said: “I’ve seen him play, really good changeups, he keeps the ball down, he’s in the mid-’90s and he’s had a great performance. He said.

“That was a big two innings for us. He came in and immediately shut the door.”

“He had a mean fastball,” the manager continued.

“His changeup was really good, he threw some great sliders, but he threw in and out, kept the ball down, and that’s kind of what we knew about him.”