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Josiah Gray Is Back in MLB After Nationals Reinstate Him From Injured List The Washington Nationals are getting an opportunity to evaluate another pitching option before the end of the season, and this one is a fami...
SEPTEMBER 17 • SI.COM
Josiah Gray - Back in big leagues The Nationals activated Gray (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Thursday, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.
Impact Gray has not pitched in the big leagues since April 2024, as he was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and also more recently a flexor strain. The righty was unscored upon in his final eight rehab appearances, though he struck out only four batters in 8.1 frames over that stretch. Gray could eventually get another opportunity in the Nationals' rotation, but he'll be deployed as a reliever down the stretch of this season.
SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE
Cardinals Pitching Probables for Final Home Series vs. Nationals After dropping a series to the San Francisco Giants, the St. Louis Cardinals are facing elimination. They could be officially eliminated fro...
SEPTEMBER 17 • SI.COM
Tigers' defensive collapse was a painful reminder of how they got here despite recent hope The Tigers' defensive miscues against the Blue Jays were nothing fans haven't seen before, but these ones hurt more.
SEPTEMBER 17 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM
Phillies Can Clinch Playoff Berth Over the Weekend With Some Help from Yankees With the Philadelphia Phillies in need of a win, the team was able to get a vintage performance by Zack Wheeler on Wednesday against the Was...
SEPTEMBER 17 • SI.COM
King swats 20th homer to punctuate breakout 2026 season 2026 has seen a massive breakout from Seaver King, the Nationals’ 2024 first-round Draft pick. He punctuated it by reaching the 20-homer mar...
SEPTEMBER 17 • MLB.COM
Connelly Early - Tracking toward Sept. 26 return Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni said Wednesday that Early (elbow) is tentatively scheduled to make his team debut Sept. 26 against the Mets, Spencer Nusbaum...
Impact Early made his first rehab appearance with Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday, allowing three runs and throwing 35 pitches in one inning. The southpaw is scheduled to throw again Sunday -- presumably at Rochester -- before making his Nationals debut on the penultimate day of the regular season. Acquired at the trade deadline from the Red Sox, Early has missed the better part of three months with left elbow inflammation.
SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE
Connelly Early trade just took another turn for Nationals as Red Sox wait for Curtis Mead The Boston Red Sox probably won't get a full sense of their 2026 trade deadline performance this season, despite the positive injury updates...
SEPTEMBER 17 • BOSOXINJECTION.COM
Nats tie dubious record, issuing 13 free passes to Phils WASHINGTON – Manager Blake Butera began his postgame press conference by addressing the glaring statistic on the box score.
SEPTEMBER 17 • MLB.COM
Riley Cornelio - Fares well behind opener Cornelio didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Phillies, striking out one while allowing no hits and two walks in 2.2 relief innings.
Impact Opener Jared Simpson couldn't find the plate Wednesday, walking four in one-third of an inning, but Cornelio helped settle things down out of the bullpen before handing things over to Will Dion. The Nationals don't appear to be ready to expand his workload, however, as Cornelio has not yet reached the 50-pitch marker in any of his last four outings since being recalled from the minor leagues. He has a 4.45 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 32:24 K:BB in 30.1 major-league innings this year.
SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE
Andrew Pinckney - Optioned to Rochester The Nationals optioned Pinckney to Triple-A Rochester after Wednesday's game against the Phillies.
Impact Pinckney was recalled from Triple-A on Thursday and went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored during his brief stint in the majors. Unless the Nationals need to replace an injured player down the stretch, the 25-year-old will most likely play out the rest of the season at Rochester.
SEPTEMBER 17 • ROTOWIRE
Wheeler carves up Nats as Phillies get needed rotation boost WASHINGTON – The Phillies needed an encouraging outing from Zack Wheeler on Wednesday night not only to split this two-game series against t...
SEPTEMBER 17 • MLB.COM
Nationals Fans Should Be Ecstatic About These Farm System Developments After a brutal stretch of play that put a damper on an otherwise positive season, the Washington Nationals have found their groove a bit. Th...
SEPTEMBER 17 • SI.COM
Jacob Young - Taking seat Young is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Phillies.
Impact Young started the last five contests in center field, but he'll get a break Wednesday. Dylan Crews will play center field for the Nationals, and he'll be flanked by Daylen Lile and James Wood.
SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE
Brady House - Out of lineup Wednesday House is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Phillies.
Impact House manned third base in the first game of the series Tuesday, but he'll take a seat in this one. Jorbit Vivas will cover the hot corner for the Nationals on Wednesday.
SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE
CJ Abrams - Back in Nationals' lineup Abrams (neck) will start at second base and bat cleanup in Wednesday's contest versus the Phillies.
Impact Abrams was unable to play Tuesday because of neck tightness, but he's ready to roll after one day to rest. It's the sixth career start at second base for Abrams, who has split time between the two middle infield positions over the last two-plus weeks.
SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE
Nationals Announce Their Nominee for 2026 Roberto Clemente Award One of the most coveted awards in Major League Baseball isn't handed out solely due to what takes place on the field. The Roberto Clemente A...
SEPTEMBER 16 • SI.COM
Walk-Off Wagers: MLB Best Bets Today (Predictions for Phillies-Nationals, Red Sox-Rangers, Royals-Astros) We have a full slate of MLB action on Wednesday with four afternoon contests and 11 at night. After a 2-1 performance last night, I’m target...
SEPTEMBER 16 • SI.COM
Paul Toboni Reveals When Connelly Early Is Going to Make His Nationals Debut There was a lot of mystery surrounding left-handed pitcher Connelly Early about if or when he would be making his Washington Nationals debut...
SEPTEMBER 16 • SI.COM
Phillies' Magic Number Drops Despite Recent Struggles Tuesday night was another tough one for the Philadelphia Phillies, who lost to the Washington Nationals 6-3 on the road. This marks their fo...
SEPTEMBER 16 • SI.COM
Nuñez relishes 'impactful' Clemente nomination This story was excerpted from Jessica Camerato’s Nationals Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it...
SEPTEMBER 16 • MLB.COM
Connelly Early - Labors through first rehab start Early (elbow) was charged with three runs on two hits and two walks over one inning in his first rehab start with Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday.
Impact Making his first appearance since late June, Early showed considerable rust in needing 35 pitches to get through his lone inning of work. He averaged 93 mph with his four-seamer in the outing, which is one mph less than his average for the season. As long as Early recovers well from the start, he could make his Nationals debut next week. It would be an abbreviated outing but could offer the southpaw some peace of mind with his health heading into the offseason. Early missed nearly three months with left elbow inflammation.
SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE
SI:AM | Mets' Sean Manaea Thinks Curtain Call for Pete Alonso Was 'Crazy' The Orioles slugger hit his 300th career home run in dramatic fashion and earned a warm response from the fans in Queens.
SEPTEMBER 16 • SI.COM
Phillies' Jonathan Bowlan another question mark as team limps down stretch: 'Just looking for the bounce back' WASHINGTON — Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly had a hunch that the Nationals would pinch-hit for leadoff batter Dylan Crews. He still...
SEPTEMBER 16 • PHILLIESNATION.COM

Nationals try to keep home win streak alive, host the Phillies

The Washington Nationals host the Philadelphia Phillies aiming to continue a four-game home winning streak
SEPTEMBER 16 • Associated Press
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