Nationals blast Rockies 13-3 as Lile drives in five
Daylen Lile's five-RBI night powered a 13-3 rout of Colorado that snapped a four-game skid, even as the Nationals designated Trevor Williams for assignment and Josiah Gray inches closer to a return.
Cavalli goes six, Lile drives in five
Rockies13-3The Nationals beat the Rockies 13-3 at Nationals Park on August 24, snapping a run of four straight losses that included a 2-0 defeat to Texas and three consecutive losses to Miami. Daylen Lile went 3-for-5 with a double, a home run, five RBI and a stolen base; Foul Territory noted his homer was the swing that "blown this game open" to make it 13 runs on the night.
Jorbit Vivas added a 3-for-5 night with two RBI, and Cade Cavalli held Colorado to two earned runs on five hits over six innings, striking out seven against one walk. The Nationals' own account summed up the night simply: "sparked 'em."
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The Nationals designated right-hander Trevor Williams for assignment Tuesday, per MLB Trade Rumors, the latest move in a rotation that has already cost them Josiah Gray and Connelly Early to the 60-day injured list.
On the injury front, Gray is scheduled to make the third start of his rehab assignment Tuesday with High-A Wilmington, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports, while Early threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Saturday, per Danielle Allentuck of The Washington Post. Allentuck also reports that James Wood has extended his flat-ground throwing to 120 feet and resumed hitting off a tee, a step forward for a player who has been out since early August.
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Colorado's Mason Adams, still looking for his first big league decision at 0-0 with no ERA on the board yet, opposes Andrew Alvarez, who is 2-5 with a 3.60 ERA. Alvarez allowed just one earned run on four hits over five innings with five strikeouts against three walks in his last start, a loss to Texas on August 20.
The Nationals host the Rockies tonight as favorites, with the market reading the scoring as middling. That leans on Alvarez missing bats after his last outing and Colorado sending out an unproven arm in Adams, though a Washington bullpen still finding its footing behind a patchwork rotation is the thing that could push the total the other way.