Overview
- Over four games at Nationals Park, Washington became the first MLB team to allow 80 hits, 50 runs and 10 home runs in a single homestand.
- In Tuesday’s 16–7 loss to the Athletics, MacKenzie Gore yielded eight earned runs on 12 hits across three innings, pushing his ERA from 3.80 to 4.29.
- Gore openly called the stretch “embarrassing,” noting that the team was outscored by 33 runs during the four-game skid.
- Facing a thin rotation due to injuries and inconsistency, the club promoted former first-round pick Cade Cavalli to start its next game.
- At 44–68, the rebuilding Nationals confront mounting pressure to shore up their pitching as their season derails.