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17 hours ago
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Dave Martinez defends coaching staff as sputtering Nationals' losing streak reaches seven
Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins second baseman Javier Sanoja, left, throws to first base to put out Nationals' Amed Rosario for a double-play during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe, center, scores on a bases loaded walk to Riley Adams during the second inning of a baseball game as Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez looks on at left, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia Jr. gestures at second base after hitting a double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, left, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez, right, throws to first but can't get Nationals' James Wood during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, left, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez, right, throws to first but can't get Nationals' James Wood during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins second baseman Javier Sanoja, left, throws to first base to put out Nationals' Amed Rosario for a double-play during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe, center, scores on a bases loaded walk to Riley Adams during the second inning of a baseball game as Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez looks on at left, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Luis Garcia Jr. gestures at second base after hitting a double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, left, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins shortstop Otto Lopez, right, throws to first but can't get Nationals' James Wood during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez bristled Saturday when asked how much of his team's recent offensive struggles should be apportioned between players and his coaches after the 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins. 'It's never on coaching,' Martinez said. 'Never on coaching. Coaches work their (butts) off every single day. We're not going to fingerpoint here and say it's coaches. It's never on the coaches. They work hard. The message is clear. All the work is done prior. So, sometimes, they have to go out there and play the game. It's always been about the players. Always.' Advertisement The Nationals have lost seven in a row, tied for their longest skid of the season. They've averaged 2.5 runs while going 2-10 in June and are a season-high 10 games under .500 at 30-40, two games ahead of the last-place Marlins in the NL East. Martinez led Washington to its first World Series title in 2019, but the Nationals struggled to a 26-34 record in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. The club began a rebuild at the trade deadline in 2021, and has not finished higher than fourth in the division in the last five years. Martinez is 493-609 in eight seasons. 'I played this game a long time,' Martinez said. 'Never once have I blamed a coach for anything. We worked our (butts) off to get better, they gave us information and we used it. These guys understand what the game is, man. I never had a such a group of coaches that work as hard as they do.' Advertisement Washington's offensive issues have been particularly acute this month. The Nationals rank last in the majors in runs (30), walks (23), on-base percentage (.267) and slugging percentage (.304) in June and are 29th in both home runs (six) and batting average (.216) over the last two weeks. They have scored more than three runs in a game only twice this month. The Nationals went 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position Saturday, including Amed Rosario's flyout and James Wood's pop out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning to end the game. The Marlins scored their fourth run when Washington second baseman Luis García Jr. dropped a pop fly with two outs in the eighth inning. 'These coaches, they work their (butts) off,' Martinez said. 'And I know every coaching staff is like that. And the players know. Sometimes you have to put the onus on the players and they have to go out there and they have to play the game and play the game the right way. We can't hit for them, we can't catch the ball for them, we can't pitch for them, we can't throw strikes for them. They've got to do that.' ___ AP MLB:
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19 hours ago
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Jesus Sanchez homers as Marlins hold off Nationals 4-3 to clinch series victory
Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins second baseman Javier Sanoja, left, throws to first base to put out Nationals' Amed Rosario for a double-play during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe, center, scores on a bases loaded walk to Riley Adams during the second inning of a baseball game as Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez looks on at left, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Miami Marlins starting pitcher Cade Gibson throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' CJ Abrams, right, is forced out at second base as Miami Marlins second baseman Javier Sanoja, left, throws to first base to put out Nationals' Amed Rosario for a double-play during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe, center, scores on a bases loaded walk to Riley Adams during the second inning of a baseball game as Miami Marlins catcher Agustin Ramirez looks on at left, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Miami Marlins starting pitcher Cade Gibson throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON (AP) — Jesús Sánchez homered in the seventh inning, and the Miami Marlins held off the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Saturday. Miami clinched its sixth series victory of the season and first since taking two of three from the Los Angeles Angels on May 23-25. The Marlins have won consecutive games for the first time since May 24-25. Advertisement Washington dropped its seventh in a row, matching a May 6-13 skid for its longest of the season. The Nationals scored two runs in the ninth off Anthony Bender — one on a wild pitch, another on a misplayed grounder — and had the bases loaded with none out. But Bender got Amed Rosario to fly out to shallow left, and Calvin Faucher earned his seventh save when he induced James Wood to pop up to shortstop. The Marlins used three pitchers to cover the first 2 1/3 innings before giving way to Janson Junk (1-0). The right-hander allowed only two baserunners in 5 2/3 shutout innings, the longest outing of his career. He earned his second career victory and first since July 27, 2022, when he was with the Angels. Miami managed only a run on Liam Hicks' third-inning RBI single in the first five innings against Washington starter Trevor Williams (3-8). Hicks and Otto Lopez opened the sixth with singles, and two batters later Eric Wagaman poked a single to right off reliever Brad Lord to give the Marlins a 2-1 lead. Advertisement Sánchez's one-out shot to right against Lord in the seventh was his sixth home run of the season. Miami added another run in the eighth when Nationals second baseman Luis García Jr. dropped Javier Sanoja's two-out pop up, allowing Kyle Stowers to score. The Nationals opened the scoring with Riley Adams' bases-loaded walk in the second. Key moment Lopez corralled the final out despite having teammates closing in on him. Key stat The Nationals are averaging 2.5 runs while going 2-10 in June and have scored more than three runs only twice this month. Up next Miami RHP Eury Perez (0-1, 12.00) faces Washington LHP MacKenzie Gore (3-5, 2.88 ERA), who is 2-2 with a 2.97 ERA in five career starts against the Marlins, as the three-game series concludes Sunday. ___ AP MLB:
Washington Post
06-04-2025
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Adams throws out Thomas trying to steal for final out of Nationals' 4-3 win over Diamondbacks
WASHINGTON — Riley Adams threw out Alek Thomas trying to steal second base for the final out in the Washington Nationals' 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. Thomas had just hit a one-out RBI single, cutting the Nationals' lead to one run. Tim Tawa, who had singled in the first at-bat of his major league debut, flied out and Kyle Finnegan started Geraldo Perdomo with a 96.5 mph outside fastball.
