New York Yankees at Washington Nationals

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NYY	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	9	0
WSH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0

First pitch was 4:05 PM ET, with Cam Schlittler squaring off against a Nationals staff that leaned on PJ Poulin to open things. Schlittler came in red-hot off an 8-inning, 1-run gem against Tampa Bay his last time out, the kind of start that's turned him into a 9-5, 2.05 ERA workhorse for a Yankees rotation that's otherwise been gutted. Poulin, normally a bullpen piece, drew the ball with a 3-0 record and a 2.70 ERA, fresh off a tidy 1-inning tune-up against the Phillies.

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Yankees(53-42)

WWWLL

4

-1.5-113-182o10.5+163

Nationals(48-48)

LLWLW

2

+1.5+113+178u10.5-167

Best BetYankees -199

Postgame

Yankees won 4-2 on a four-run eighth, cashing the pick after Poulin's early stinginess briefly made it look shaky.

Pregame

We backed the Yankees at -191 on the moneyline, leaning on Schlittler's front-of-rotation form even with Judge and Stanton sidelined. The price reflected a clear talent gap on the mound, and Washington's bullpen-first approach with Poulin was always going to be tested if the game ran deep. Sharp money was already stacked on New York pregame, and the roster gaps for Washington were simply too wide to bet against.

New York is doing this with a M*A*S*H unit of a lineup and rotation. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are both still on the injured list, and Carlos Rodon, Max Fried and Clarke Schmidt are all out of the rotation picture too. Washington isn't much healthier — its bullpen has been bled dry by injuries to Brad Lord, Richard Lovelady, Mitchell Parker, Max Kranick and Ken Waldichuk, and the rotation is missing Jake Irvin, DJ Herz and Josiah Gray, with Cade Cavalli serving a suspension on top of it. Neither team was fielding its best version of itself, and it showed.

Cam Schlittler

(10-6)·2.07 ERA

Jul 6 @ Rays

W

8.0IP

1ER

8K

0BB

101P

07/11 Lineup

PJ Poulin

(3-0)·2.70 ERA

Jun 23 vs Phillies

ND

1.0IP

0ER

1K

0BB

8P

07/11 Lineup

Washington made the early ledger look great. Poulin and company jumped the Yankees for 2 runs in the bottom of the first, and for six more innings after that, nothing moved. New York had won its last two meetings with the Nationals coming in, capped by Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s go-ahead homer the night before, but for most of Saturday it looked like Washington was going to snap that run.

New York Yankees

(5)

• 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Thursday that Stanton (calf) has resumed running after receiving a PRP injection, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.07/09
• 10-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Thursday that Judge will get follow-up imaging on his injured rib during the All-Star break, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.07/09
• 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Rodon (elbow) will play catch Thursday, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.07/09
• 15-Day-ILMax Fried (SP) — Fried (elbow) threw a successful 36-pitch live batting practice session Sunday and will face hitters again Thursday or Friday before embarking on a rehab assignment, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Schmidt (elbow) tossed a side session Wednesday and is "a couple of weeks" away from facing live hitters, per MLB.com.06/19

Washington Nationals

(10)

• 15-Day-ILBrad Lord (RP) — The Nationals placed Lord on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left side tightness.07/09
• 15-Day-ILJake Irvin (SP) — Irvin (shoulder) is slated to face live hitters in batting practice Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.07/06
• 15-Day-ILRichard Lovelady (RP) — The Nationals placed Lovelady on the 15-day injured list Monday with a left triceps strain.06/29
• SuspensionCade Cavalli (SP) — Major League Baseball announced that Cavalli's seven-game suspension has been reduced to five games following an appeal, Spencer Nusbaum of The Athletic reports. The right-hander will begin serving the ban in Monday's series opener versus the Astros.07/06
• 60-Day-ILTrevor Williams (SP) — Williams (elbow) is slated to make his third rehab start Wednesday at Triple-A Rochester, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILMitchell Parker (RP) — The Nationals transferred Parker (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.07/02
• 60-Day-ILDJ Herz (SP) — Herz (elbow) was diagnosed Monday with a left flexor strain, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.06/22
• 60-Day-ILMax Kranick (RP) — Kranick (elbow) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Fredericksburg on Sunday, striking out two over 1.2 perfect innings.06/22
• 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk (RP) — Waldichuk (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery and an internal brace procedure April 21 and is hopeful to return to game action at some point early in the 2027 season, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.06/11
• 60-Day-ILJosiah Gray (SP) — Gray (elbow) has resumed a throwing program, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.05/08

Then the eighth inning happened. New York put up a 4-spot to flip a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 lead in one swing of momentum, and Washington's already-taxed bullpen had nothing left to answer with. It was the only scoring either offense managed outside that Nationals first inning — a game that sat still for seven straight frames before breaking wide open all at once.

New York Yankees

(53-42)

Jul 11W@ Nationals4-2

Jul 10W@ Nationals5-3

Jul 9W@ Rays12-4

Jul 8L@ Rays0-3

Jul 7L@ Rays4-6

Washington Nationals

(48-48)

Jul 11Lvs Yankees2-4

Jul 10Lvs Yankees3-5

Jul 8Wvs Astros8-2

Jul 7Lvs Astros3-6

Jul 6Wvs Astros12-11

The result pushes New York to 53-42 and stretches its win streak to 3, while Washington slips to 48-48 and has now dropped 2 straight after a promising stretch that included a wild 12-11 comeback over Houston. For a Nationals team already thin on the mound, blowing a 2-run lead with a patchwork bullpen is the kind of loss that stings well past the box score.