Overview

• Brandon Nimmo left Wednesday’s game with neck stiffness tied to a chronic condition and sat Thursday; he is day-to-day, according to manager Carlos Mendoza.
• Jeff McNeil was scratched with right-shoulder soreness that affects his throwing, then appeared as a pinch hitter and finished in left field.
• Catcher Francisco Álvarez went on the injured list with a right thumb ligament sprain that will require surgery after his stint on the IL.
• New York dropped two of three to the last-place Nationals, including a 9-3 finale, and has lost 16 of 21 to sit 67-60 with a half-game lead for the final NL wild-card spot.
• Starting pitching woes persisted as Sean Manaea failed to escape the fifth and Kodai Senga’s recent ERA climbed, fueling calls to promote Brandon Sproat after Nolan McLean’s strong debut.