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Daylen Lile - Productive in Monday's rout Lile went 2-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and two RBI in Monday's win over the Phillies.

Impact The Nats ran away with a 13-2 victory, and Lile got the rout started with an RBI on a fielder's choice in the first inning. The 23-year-old has hits in four straight games to begin the season, going 6-for-18 with two doubles, three RBI, five runs and a 2:3 BB:K as he gets an early jump on demonstrating his 2025 breakout was no fluke.

1 HOUR AGO • ROTOWIRE

Cole Henry - Not in high-leverage mix Henry gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning during Monday's win over the Phillies. He struck out one.

Impact The right-hander entered the game with the Nationals cruising to a 13-2 rout. Henry's made two appearances so far, and both came in blowouts -- he also delivered a scoreless inning in Saturday's 10-2 loss to the Cubs. Henry was viewed as potentially part of the closing picture coming into the season alongside Clayton Beeter, but his early usage suggests he's a long way from a high-leverage role.

1 HOUR AGO • ROTOWIRE

Last Night in Baseball: Cal Raleigh Walks it Off For Mariners

Cal Raleigh gets a vital hit, Luis Castillo hits a career milestone, an immaculate inning, an impossible slide and more from Monday's MLB ac...

1 HOUR AGO • FOX SPORTS

Last Night in Baseball: Cal Raleigh Walks it Off For Mariners

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3 HOURS AGO • COMMANDERS.COM

Zack Littell - Could work in bulk relief Tuesday Littell is a candidate to pitch in bulk relief behind opening pitcher PJ Poulin in Tuesday's game in Philadelphia, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports.

Impact According to Nusbaum, manager Blake Butera merely grinned and said, "Poulin's starting," when asked if Littell would be involved in the Nationals' pitching plan for Tuesday, but all signs point to the right-hander making his Washington debut. After signing with Washington late in spring training, Littell built up to 2.2 innings and 64 pitches in his final Grapefruit League outing, so he likely would have been under a bit of a workload restriction if the Nationals had elected to use him as a traditional starter Tuesday. He should eventually move into the rotation once he's fully stretched out.

3 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Phillies Fall for Oldest Trick in the Little League Playbook Nationals run classic to perfection in blowout.

4 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Edward Cabrera Talks Cubs Debut After Six Scoreless Innings After a disappointing series loss to begin the year against the Washington Nationals, the Chicago Cubs entered play Monday looking to bounce...

4 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Cardinals' bullpen struggles prove volatility was always inevitable One thing you can never be sure of heading into any season is how a bullpen will perform.

6 HOURS AGO • REDBIRDRANTS.COM

Phillies vs. Nationals: Injury Report, Updates & Probable Starters – March 31 The Washington Nationals (3-1) play the Philadelphia Phillies (1-3), who will be attempting to stop a three-game losing skid, Tuesday at 6:4...

10 HOURS AGO • BLEACHERNATION.COM

Joey Wiemer - Ties MLB record Wiemer went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored and tied an MLB record for most consecutive plate appearances reaching base to start a season in Monday's 13-2 win over the Phil...

Impact With two singles to start Monday's game, Wiemer officially matched the mark of 10 consecutive plate appearances reaching base to start a season set by Carlos Delgado in 2002. The streak stopped at 10 after he grounded out in the fifth inning. Regardless, the first three games of Wiemer's Nationals tenure couldn't have started much better as he's slashing .800/.846/1.600 with two home runs and eight RBI.

11 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Luis García Jr. - Knocks in three Garcia went 2-for-6 with a double, a run scored and three RBI during Monday's 13-2 win over the Phillies.

Impact It was a great day for essentially everyone in the Nationals lineup with all but one starter recording an RBI in the game. Nobody had more than Garcia's three, though, as he knocked in a run on a fielder's choice in the third inning and drove in two with a single in the ninth. Those were the first RBI of the season for the 25-year-old, who had 66 in 139 games played last year.

11 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Foster Griffin - Works through five in win Griffin (1-0) earned the victory Monday against the Phillies, giving up two runs on five hits while striking out five over five innings.

Impact It was just about a dream start to the game for Griffin as he was handed a 4-0 lead before he even threw his first pitch Monday. He handled that run support well, holding down the Nationals lineup in his five innings of work aside from a two-run home run surrendered to Rafael Marchan. That's an encouraging start to the season for the 30-year-old Griffin in his first MLB start since 2022.

11 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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12 HOURS AGO • FOX SPORTS

Nationals top Phillies as Wiemer's record run sparks 17-hit rout

Joey Wiemer tied a Major League record by reaching base in his first 10 plate appearances of the season as the Nationals pounded out 17 hits in a 13-2 win over the Phillies

14 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Nationals' Joey Wiemer grounds out with chance at immortality | Sporting News Unsung player makes first out on 11th plate appearance this season.

14 HOURS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

After 3 years away, Griffin wins return to MLB with Nats PHILADELPHIA -- Foster Griffin sat calmly in the Nationals clubhouse three hours before first pitch. He looked like he was preparing for the...

15 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Joey Wiemer, MLB's Hottest Hitter, Has Come Out of Nowhere for the Nationals

Washington Nationals outfielder Joey Wiemer has capitalized on his opportunity.

15 HOURS AGO • FOX SPORTS

Joey Wiemer, MLB's Hottest Hitter, Has Come Out of Nowhere for the Nationals

PJ Poulin - Working as opener Tuesday Poulin will open Tuesday's game against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.

Impact Poulin has appeared in two games so far this year, walking two and striking out one over 1.2 scoreless frames. He figures to work the first inning before giving way to a primary pitcher, who the Nats have yet to name. Zack Littell figures to be in the mix to eat up innings considering he's the only starter who's yet to see action in 2026.

15 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Taijuan Walker's nightmare start against Nationals fuels $72 million regret for Phillies | Sporting News Things have gone from bad to worse for the veteran during his Phillies tenure.

16 HOURS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Why isn't Justin Crawford playing for Phillies vs. Nationals? The Philadelphia Phillies will be without Justin Crawford for the first game of their series against the Washington Nationals, leaving fans...

17 HOURS AGO • BOLAVIP.COM

Giants acquire RHP Smith in trade with Tigers, part ways with Matos, Fitzgerald SAN DIEGO -- The Giants parted ways with two of their former top prospects on Monday, trading outfielder Luis Matos to the Brewers and desig...

20 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

The 2.33 MPH reason to believe even more in Nationals' Daylen Lile | Sporting News Lile is a promising young player.

20 HOURS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Nasim Nuñez - Taking seat Monday Nunez is absent from the lineup for Monday's contest in Philadelphia.

Impact Nunez started all three games against the Cubs in the Nationals' first series of the season, but he'll begin Monday's festivities on the bench. Jorbit Vivas is handling second base and batting eighth for Washington.

22 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Keibert Ruiz - Out of Monday's lineup Ruiz is not in the lineup for Monday's game in Philadelphia.

Impact Ruiz and Drew Millas have split starts at catcher in the early going, as Millas will get the call in Monday's series opener. Both of the switch-hitting Ruiz's starts have come against left-handed pitching, though that seems more like happenstance than a trend that will continue.

22 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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Nationals top Phillies as Wiemer's record run sparks 17-hit rout

Joey Wiemer, MLB's Hottest Hitter, Has Come Out of Nowhere for the Nationals