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15 hours ago
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Nationals' Daylen Lile makes incredible catch even MLB's cameraman couldn't track
The post Nationals' Daylen Lile makes incredible catch even MLB's cameraman couldn't track appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Washington Nationals are headed for their sixth straight losing season, as the team hasn't reached the playoffs since its title run in 2019. If there's an upside to another lost season in Washington, it's that the Nationals' talented, young prospects are getting playing time. One of those players is making the most of his opportunity. Daylen Lile hit his first MLB home run last week against the Rockies. And the young outfielder flashed some leather against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday. Advertisement The rookie right fielder demonstrated the importance of backing up every play when he made an outstanding running catch on a ball that center fielder Jacob Young never saw, per MLB. Daylen Lile flashes potential in Nationals win Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images With the Nationals up 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy got under a 2-2 Jake Irvin curveball, lifting a towering fly to center. However, no one, including the camera operator, could track the ball. Young hesitantly drifted in before putting his hands up to signal that he couldn't find the ball. Second baseman Luis Garcia trotted toward him and began pointing at the sky as the camera remained fixed on the two players converging in shallow center. Advertisement Just when it appeared the ball would drop in, allowing Teoscar Hernandez to score from first base and cut the Nationals' lead to 2-1, Lile suddenly sprinted into the frame. He chased down the errant fly, making a spectacular backhand stab at the warning track to retire the side. The play seemed particularly important at the time, as the Nationals were clinging to a two-run lead. But Washington's offense came alive Saturday as the team would plate five more runs to beat the Dodgers 7-3. Lile, the Nationals' ninth-ranked prospect in 2025, demonstrated his defensive abilities against LA. And James Wood, Washington's No. 2 prospect last season, continued to contribute at the plate. Wood snapped the Nationals' 11-game losing streak with a walk-off home run against the Rockies Thursday. And he would go deep again against the Dodgers Saturday. Wood is putting together a superb second season with Washington. The 22-year-old left fielder is slashing .278/.375/.560 with 21 home runs, 57 RBI, 46 runs scored and 3.4 bWAR in 77 games. Advertisement Lile, meanwhile, has struggled offensively in the majors after a strong showing in Triple-A earlier this season. He did double and draw a walk against the Dodgers but he's slashing just .163/.222/.347 with one homer, three RBI and five runs scored in 16 games with the Nationals. Related: Nationals' Nathaniel Lowe hits career milestone vs. Dodgers Related: Nationals' James Wood sets new MLB benchmark with blistering bomb vs. Dodgers
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16 hours ago
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Nationals' Daylen Lile hits 1st MLB home run vs. Rockies
The post Nationals' Daylen Lile hits 1st MLB home run vs. Rockies appeared first on ClutchPoints. Daylen Lile had a memorable moment during Monday's game between the Washington Nationals and Colorado Rockies. Advertisement Lile is progressing through his rookie season after the Nationals selected him in the second round of the 2021 MLB Draft. He played in the minor leagues until he finally made his major league debut on May 23 this year. Going into Monday's matchup, Lile has made 11 appearances for Washington. He's had 31 at-bats as he landed six hits for two RBIs with a .194 batting average. He earned an incredible achievement in his major league season against Colorado. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Lile fired a solo shot to right field for the first of his career. How Daylen Lile, Nationals performed against Rockies Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Unfortunately for Daylen Lile, his special moment was all for naught as the Rockies stunned the Nationals 6-4 on Monday night. Advertisement The Nationals boasted a 4-3 lead going into the final inning, needing the bullpen to close out the game. Unfortunately, that didn't come to fruition as the Rockies found home runs from Hunter Goodman and Mickey Maniak, scoring three runs in the final frame. Washington was unable to recover from this sudden outburst, going scoreless as they lost at home in disappointing fashion. Lile and James Wood were the bright spots from Washington's offense, scoring three of the team's four runs. They both had home runs in the game, giving the Nationals the lead they had before Colorado rallied. Washington fell to a 30-43 record on the season, holding the fourth spot of the NL East Division standings. They are 2.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves and 13 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies. The Nationals will look to bounce back in Game 2 of their four-game series against the Rockies. The contest will take place on June 17 at 6:45 p.m. ET. Advertisement Related: Nationals' James Wood breaks 50 RBIs with 2-run blast vs. Rockies Related: Davey Martinez passionately defends coaches amid Nationals' brutal slump
Washington Post
4 days ago
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- Washington Post
Nationals' offense remains MIA in 11th straight loss
Colorado Rockies first baseman Michael Toglia saw the curveball, then crushed it Wednesday night at Nationals Park. Washington left-hander Mitchell Parker saw it make a beeline for the visitor's bullpen, then had some choice words for himself muffled into the fabric of his jersey in the sixth inning. It wasn't even a bad pitch. That breaking ball had allowed him to cruise through six. That lone bit of damage, the only run he conceded, shouldn't have put the Nationals on the defensive, not against the 17-win Rockies who are headed for the wrong kind of history. But it did. It put the Nationals behind. And as has so often been the case as of late, the slimmest of margins was not one the Nationals could overcome. The result: More scattered boos, more of the same from a sputtering offense and the Nationals' 11th straight loss, this one a 3-1 defeat to the Rockies. The loss tied the Athletics' stretch in May for the longest losing streak in MLB this year. The Nationals (30-44) are one loss from tying the club record for consecutive losses, set back in 2008. They have lost back-to-back series against two of the three worst teams in the National League, the Miami Marlins and now the Rockies. They are still averaging fewer than three runs per game this month. They will have a chance to prevent a four-game sweep on Thursday afternoon. The Rockies scored again in the seventh when Daylen Lile failed to come up with a diving catch that was ruled a triple and Ryan Ritter pushed him home with sacrifice bunt. James Wood doubled CJ Abrams home in the seventh to get Washington back within one. And Jose A. Ferrer put the deficit back at two runs after he allowed a solo shot in the eighth. In June, the Nationals' offensive production has been divvied up like so: They do not score early, and then they turn it on late. Since the start of the month, they have scored 20 runs in the first six innings, by far the worst mark in baseball. The offense has actually ranked in the top half of baseball in the final three innings this month. This time, hard contact saturated the first four innings, but runs did not. After four frames, the Rockies had hit eight baseballs at least 100 mph. The Nationals had four off Germán Márquez. Neither team had a run. Wood and Abrams caught scorching liners in the first to strand Colorado's leadoff hitter at second. Abrams walked to lead off the game and stole the 100th base of his career, but back-to-back fly outs followed the effort. In the second, Brady House's first career steal put a runner in scoring position. Josh Bell and Lile followed with two loud line outs to the outfield. After Jacob Young was caught stealing in the third and Abrams popped up, three straight Nationals reached. That kept a run off the board, but Washington's zero-run third will be better remembered for the following: With the bases loaded, House tattooed a liner that looked certain off of the bat. It was low, sure, but the sort of ball that usually gets through. At third base, Orlando Arcia snagged it at full extension, laid on his back for a few seconds, then chuckled as Ritter helped him up. The Nationals then put runners on first and third with two outs in the sixth before Lile grounded out. And with Wood standing on second in the seventh, Luis Garcia Jr. grounded out on the first pitch he saw. Before the game, Washington Nationals Manager Dave Martinez used the word, 'relax,' when asked what Parker needed to do to improve his first-inning woes. The natural follow up, then, was whether he felt his whole team could stand to take that advice during this losing streak. 'Right now, yes,' Martinez said with a chuckle. They looked a little looser than usual after a one-hour, 46-minute rain delay. But it didn't matter: Eight of their 11 losses have come by two or fewer runs. Notes: Right-hander Mason Thompson (Tommy John surgery) pitched in his first rehab game with a Nationals affiliate, pitching one scoreless inning with Class AA Harrisburg. Paul DeJong, who is rehabbing from a broken nose, also hit a homer in the game.
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6 days ago
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Goodman and Moniak homer in the 9th to give the Rockies a 6-4 victory over the Nationals
Washington Nationals right fielder Daylen Lile reaches for a two-run home run by Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak (22) rounds the bases on his two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman (15), Orlando Arcia (11) and Michael Toglia (4) celebrate after a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman (15), Orlando Arcia (11) and Michael Toglia (4) celebrate after a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Nationals right fielder Daylen Lile reaches for a two-run home run by Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak (22) rounds the bases on his two-run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman (15), Orlando Arcia (11) and Michael Toglia (4) celebrate after a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Goodman homered twice, including a tying shot in the ninth inning, and then Mickey Moniak connected for a two-run drive that gave the Colorado Rockies a 6-4 victory over the skidding Washington Nationals on Monday night. Colorado entered with 57 losses this season, tied with the 1932 Boston Red Sox for the most in the modern era (since 1901) through 71 games. Both the Rockies and Red Sox won their 72nd game. Advertisement Washington has lost nine straight overall. Goodman tied it 4-all with a solo shot to left-center — his 13th homer of the season to lead National League catchers. Moniak, who tripled in the fifth and scored on Michael Toglia's single for a 3-1 lead, sent a two-run homer into the bullpen in right field to put Colorado ahead with his eighth home run this season. Seth Halvorsen walked the leadoff batter in the bottom of the ninth before getting a double play and a groundout to earn his fourth save. Victor Vodnik (2-2) pitched a scoreless eighth. Kyle Finnegan (0-2) was handed his fifth blown save of the season. Advertisement Thirteen of Colorado's last 20 games have been decided by two or fewer runs, with the Rockies going 6-14 during that span. Key moment The Nationals hit two home runs in the fifth for a 4-2 lead. Daylen Lile hit his first major league homer to right field. James Wood powered a two-run shot the other way to left for his 18th of the season. Key stat Rockies batters entered with 35 strikeouts in their last two games, one shy of Boston's mark of 36 over two games in 1986. Colorado fanned just seven times against Washington — keeping the MLB record for a three-game span at 52, set by the 2016 Orioles and matched by the 2017 Brewers. Up next Game 2 of the four-game series matches Colorado RHP Antonio Senzatela (1-10, 7.23 ERA) against Washington RHP Michael Soroka (3-4, 5.14) on Tuesday. ___ AP MLB:
Al Arabiya
6 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Brady House gets called up by the Nationals. He was the 11th overall pick in the 2021 draft
Third baseman Brady House was promoted by the Washington Nationals from Triple-A Rochester on Monday – the club's latest rookie to get a look at the big league level this season. In other moves before opening a series against the worst-in-the-majors Colorado Rockies, the Nationals recalled outfielder Daylen Lile from Rochester, optioned outfielder Robert Hassell III and infielder José Tena to the Triple-A club, and designated infielder Juan Yepez for assignment. Washington entered Monday on an eight-game losing streak and with a 30–41 record. The 22-year-old House was the 11th overall pick in the 2021 amateur draft. He is considered Washington's No. 3 prospect and leads the club's minor league system with 13 home runs, 41 RBIs, a .519 slugging percentage, and an .872 OPS in 65 games at Triple-A in 2025. Lile made his major league debut in May. Hassell, another rookie, hit .218 with one homer and eight RBIs in 21 games since making his debut. Tena hit .248 in 44 games with the Nationals this season.
