Nationals @ Reds, Game 1

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WASHINGTON NATIONALS at CINCINNATI REDS
Where: Great American Ball Park
Gametime: 6:40 p.m. EDT
TV: Nationals TV (channel listings)
Radio: 106.7 FM
Weather: Partly cloudy, 74 degrees, wind 9 mph right to left-center

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (19-22) RF James Wood 1B Luis García Jr. 3B Brady House SS CJ Abrams CF Jacob Young LF Daylen Lile 2B Nasim Nuñez DH José Tena C Keibert Ruiz RHP Miles Mikolas (1-3, 7.44 ERA)

CINCINNATI REDS (22-19) CF TJ Friedl 1B Spencer Steer SS Elly De La Cruz DH Sal Stewart LF JJ Bleday 2B Matt McLain RF Will Benson C Tyler Stephenson 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes RHP Brady Singer (2-2, 5.63 ERA)

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Zuck notes that Mikolas has pitched to a 3.71 ERA and 0.941 WHIP over his last four starts.

Fun fact: WKRP is now, nearly 50 years after the show aired (yes, nearly 50 years), a real radio station in Cincinnati. https://www.openculture.com/2026/05/nearly-50-years-later-wkrp-in-cincinnati-becomes-a-real-radio-station.html

[English Natsie]

So - will we get 'St Mik' or 'Ol' Mik'?...

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Southern Ohio is THE PLACE for roadside sellers of velvet paintings...the velvet Elvis might be an even more important cultural export than cinnamon-infused "chili" ladled onto overcooked spaghetti

[IanRubbish]

Nice stat in the Gameday feed

"Luis García Jr. has posted an aggressive 45.1% first-pitch swing rate this season (MLB avg: 31.1%)."

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I wonder if we'll start seeing Ruiz getting more starts than Millas? Ruiz has topped Millas in most aspects of the game. Not that he's good or even adequate, just the better of the two

[Slateman]

#justruizthings

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I wonder if we'll start seeing Ruiz getting more starts than Millas? Ruiz has topped Millas in most aspects of the game. Not that he's good or even adequate, just the better of the two

didn't age well.

[welch]

Sparky delivers a homer.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

So, who is going to be the first to post about Wood,  Garcia,  and Lile going

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What happened to Mikolas???  Who is this guy??

[JCA-CrystalCity]

OK, time to drug test the Nats. If Nunez gets a single too, there must be something in the chili. Probably cinnamon

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Singer sung blue.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

What happened to Mikolas???  Who is this guy??

same as he ever was

[welch]

We know this Mikolas all too well.

[Slateman]

Poor Lord. Being mis managed. Again.

[varoadking]

 

House could likely benefit from some time in AAA...

[RobDibblesGhost]

Awful defense - again

[RobDibblesGhost]

Thank goodness for the DP

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Poor Lord. Being mis managed. Again.

and House adds to his fielding rep

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Poor Lord. Being mis managed. Again.

he's going 2.1 and you'll like it.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Luis!

[JCA-CrystalCity]

This is the LGJr management thought they kept

[Slateman]

he's going 2.1 and you'll like it.

Might be able to vulture a win

[GataNats]

CJ