Overview

• Brandon Marsh, Harrison Bader and Max Kepler started against Seattle and helped finish an 11-2 win to complete a sweep.
• Kepler delivered three hits with a 108.2 mph homer, and his August hard-hit rate is 54.5% with 18 of 33 balls at 95 mph or higher.
• Nick Castellanos sat for the third time in 11 days as the club monitors a left knee issue dating to July 25, with Thomson framing the usage as a rotation.
• With five outfielders vying for three spots, including Weston Wilson, prospect Justin Crawford’s Triple-A surge underscores internal depth.
• MLB retroactively changed an Aug. 17 ruling in Washington to a hit, officially making Trea Turner’s milestone 1,500th career hit occur before Monday’s home run.