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

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

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.

Washington Nationals star pitcher MacKenzie Gore did not mince his words when speaking on the team's recent performance.

Get this part out of the way first: MacKenzie Gore is scheduled to make his 22nd start of the season for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon, and it’s highly likely that six days ...

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 ...

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.

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