PJ POULIN NEWS

Secures first career save Poulin struck out one in a perfect 11th inning Saturday to record his first career save in a 5-3 win over the Mets. He struck out one.

Impact After Daylen Lile broke open a 3-3 tie in the top of the 11th with an inside-the-park homer, Poulin got the call in the bottom of the frame to face the Mets' 9-1-2 hitters, which included Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto. The rookie left-hander didn't flinch, firing seven of 12 pitches for strikes and getting Soto on a called strike three to end it. Jose Ferrer had worked the eighth and ninth just to get the game to extras, and Poulin isn't likely to get more closing chances this season, but through his first 22.2 MLB innings he's delivered a 2.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 23:11 K:BB with two wins and five holds in addition to Saturday's save.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Secures first career save Poulin struck out one in a perfect 11th inning Saturday to record his first career save in a 5-3 win over the Mets. He struck out one.

Impact After Daylen Lile broke open a 3-3 tie in the top of the 11th with an inside-the-park homer, Poulin got the call in the bottom of the frame to face the Mets' 9-1-2 hitters, which included Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto. The rookie left-hander didn't flinch, firing seven of 12 pitches for strikes and getting Soto on a called strike three to end it. Jose Ferrer had worked the eighth and ninth just to get the game to extras, and Poulin isn't likely to get more closing chances this season, but through his first 22.2 MLB innings he's delivered a 2.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 23:11 K:BB with two wins and five holds in addition to Saturday's save.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Lile's inside-the-park homer in 11th inning sends Nationals to 5-3 win over Mets

Daylen Lile hit an inside-the-park homer in the 11th inning that sent the Washington Nationals past the New York Mets 5-3

SEPTEMBER 21 • Associated Press

Chandler tosses five perfect innings, Pirates rally in eighth for 5-1 win against the Nationals

Bubba Chandler took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Andrew McCutchen and Nick Yorke had two-run singles in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Na...

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

PCA exits with right knee contusion vs. Nationals CHICAGO -- Pete Crow-Armstrong exited after the bottom of the sixth inning of the Cubs’ game against the Nationals on Saturday at Wrigley Fi...

SEPTEMBER 6 • MLB.COM

Everson Pereira's first career home run helps Rays beat Nationals 4-1

Everson Pereira hit his first career home run as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Washington Nationals 4-1

AUGUST 30 • Associated Press

Nabs first MLB win Poulin (1-1) picked up the win over the Phillies on Friday, striking out three over two perfect innings of relief.

Impact The rookie southpaw worked the eighth inning with the Nationals down 4-3, and after the team took the lead in the top of the ninth, Poulin stayed on the mound for the final three outs to lock up his first win in the majors. He got that opportunity with Jose Ferrer and Cole Henry each having worked the prior two days, but it was still a big vote of confidence in Poulin's ability to handle high-leverage situations. Over his first 10 big-league innings, he's delivered a 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 12:4 K:BB.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

James Wood hits a 3-run homer and the Nationals beat the banged-up Mets 9-3 to win series

James Wood broke out of a slump with a three-run homer, and the last-place Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 9-3

AUGUST 21 • Associated Press

Alec Bohm homers in his return as the Phillies defeat the Nationals, 11-9

Alec Bohm hit a three-run home run in his return from the injured list, Nick Castellanos also homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Washington Nationals 11-9 to earn...

AUGUST 17 • Associated Press

No team makes fewer moves than the Nats. That might be changing. A new regime brings a new approach to waiver claims, which sometimes yield big results — or at least nice stories, such as relief pitcher PJ...

AUGUST 11 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Justin Verlander Becomes 10th MLB Pitcher To Reach 3,500 Career Strikeouts

Justin Verlander became the 10th pitcher in MLB history with 3,500 career strikeouts on Sunday.

AUGUST 10 • FOX SPORTS

Jacob Lopez strikes out career-high 10 in 7 2/3 innings as A's beat the Nationals 6-0

Jacob Lopez struck out a career-high 10 batters in 7 2/3 innings, Colby Thomas hit his first major league home run and drove in three, and the Athletics defeated the Washington Nat...

AUGUST 7 • Associated Press

Heading to majors The Nationals will recall Poulin from Triple-A Rochester, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Poulin was claimed off waivers from the Tigers on Sunday and is poised to report to the big-league roster. The southpaw has collected a 3.38 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 62:17 K:BB across 42.2 innings this season at the Triple-A level.

AUGUST 4 • ROTOWIRE

Heading to majors The Nationals will recall Poulin from Triple-A Rochester, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Poulin was claimed off waivers from the Tigers on Sunday and is poised to report to the big-league roster. The southpaw has collected a 3.38 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 62:17 K:BB across 42.2 innings this season at the Triple-A level.

AUGUST 4 • ROTOWIRE

Claimed by Washington The Nationals claimed Poulin off waivers Sunday.

Impact The left-hander was added to Detroit's 40-man roster in early July but was designated for assignment Thursday. Poulin has a 3.38 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 62:17 K:BB across 42.2 innings this season at the Triple-A level, where he should remain with his new organization.

AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE

Added to 40-man roster The Tigers selected Poulin's contract and optioned him to Triple-A Toledo on Sunday.

Impact Detroit placed lefty Sean Guenther (hip) on the 60-day injured list to clear up a spot on the 40-man roster for Poulin, whose contract contained an upward-mobility clause that would have allowed him to pursue opportunities elsewhere if the Tigers didn't promote him, per Evan Woodbery of MLive.com. Though he'll remain with Toledo, Poulin's presence on the 40-man roster will now make it easier for the Tigers to add him to the 26-man active roster when the team is need of a bullpen arm. The 28-year-old lefty has submitted a 3.72 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 54:14 K:BB in 36.1 innings over 29 appearances (three starts) for Toledo this season.

JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE