"Leading 25-1 in the ninth, the Nationals still hit a little speed bump at the end. Daniel Murphy hit two home runs to key the highest-scoring game ever for the Nationals, who pounded out 26 hits and won 25-4 Tuesday night in the most lopsided defeat in Mets history. Besides limiting the Mets to a run on four hits over seven frames, the veteran righty went 2-for-5 at the plate, including a bases-clearing double off of Matz that concluded the scoring in the first inning. But I think more should be about being able to be here as long as I can. Marcus Stroman is not an option yet; still scheduled to throw a sim game.The Cubs' place in history, the pressure on the overdue Yankees, how Moneyball might be remembered ... this season is short, but its effects could last a long time.Pat Valaika, Pedro Severino and Anthony Santander homered during a five-run rally in the eighth inning as the Baltimore Orioles roughed up Washington's relievers and beat the Nationals 5-3 Saturday night.From Chris Paddack's improved curve to Christian Yelich's slow start, here are key scouting takeaways for how the Senior Circuit is shaping up.It didn't take long for the reality of the pandemic to reshuffle the restart of the 2020 baseball season. "Even winning pitcher Roark (5-12) got into the act. The official scoreboard of the Washington Nationals including Gameday, video, highlights and box score. His RBI single in the first inning was the 1,695 of his career, moving him past former Expos infielder Tim Wallach for most hits in franchise history. "Zimmerman collected a pair of hits, including a two-run homer that was one of five Washington round-trippers. Later, Hembo stops by to give his review of the extra-innings rule and the three-batter minimum for pitchers (34:20).How real are your team's playoff hopes in a season that's already racing by?Scherzer on first-inning exit: I tweaked my hammy (1:59) Reliever The homer came after Kelley, working quickly, had been told to slow down by the plate umpire. ... Atlanta Braves Atlanta Miami Marlins Miami New York Mets NY Mets Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Washington Nationals Washington. Get the latest Washington Nationals news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more from ESPN. "I was just trying to get through the inning and get the game over with," Kelley said. The first occurrence was on May 13, 1876, when the Hartford Dark Dukes held a 21-0 lead over the New York Mutuals through five innings. The official scoreboard of the Washington Nationals including Gameday, video, highlights and box score. "But when you start to see people hit a homer, you get more serious, because even though I'm not a pitcher, you don't want to see that.

Good at-bats all day. "Nobody wants to lose like that. "I think from the first at-bat of the game with Trea, and all the way through that first inning and through the whole game, even when Jose came in and pitched for them, we were still grinding out at-bats. "I've gotten broken bat or jammed, hurt my thumb big time. We've got to do better.

We all want to win games. "Washington's final six runs came off Reyes, who became the 38th position player to take the mound this season, the most since the beginning of the expansion era in 1961.Reyes made the first pitching appearance of his career, and the 35-year-old infielder got tagged for home runs to "When you're on the mound, before you throw a pitch, it is fun," Reyes said after his 48-pitch night. Manager Luis Rojas said he's unsure who'll be the starter vs. Nationals Wednesday. "Tough loss," manager Mickey Callaway said. "A player obviously wants to play here, but the organization has to want you here as well to be here for 13 years or however long it's been.