He spent the winter working at Home Depot. Now he’ll be in the Nats’ bullpen.
At the start of spring training, Brad Lord, a right-handed reliever, was a long shot to make Washington’s Opening Day roster.
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Nationals are swept in Toronto as the offense continues to struggle
The bats waited until the ninth inning to show signs of life and the rally is snuffed out by a caught stealing as the Blue Jays cap a three-game sweep.
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Wed, Apr 2
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CJ Abrams stays hot, the rest of lineup remains cool in loss to Blue Jays
CJ Abrams collects three hits in a 5-3 loss at Toronto.
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Tue, Apr 1
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Nationals’ depth takes another hit as Michael Soroka exits loss to Blue Jays
Right-hander Michael Soroka’s first start for the Nationals ends when he leaves a 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays in the sixth inning with an injury.
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Sun, Mar 30
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Josh Bell and Nathaniel Lowe power up to give the Nats their first win
Mitchell Parker didn’t allow a run as he lasted into the seventh inning, and the bullpen secured a 5-1 victory over the Phillies.
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Bullpen swamps another opportunity as the Nationals stumble to 0-2
The sixth inning went sideways as the Nationals lost, 11-6, to the Phillies to fall to 0-2 on the young season.
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Fri, Mar 28
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MacKenzie Gore dazzled on Opening Day. Here’s how he set up his final pitch.
Nationals left-hander MacKenzie Gore was making his first Opening Day start for Washington on Thursday.
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Photos from the Washington Nationals’ Opening Day
Eight Nationals participated in their first Opening Day on Thursday and saw MacKenzie Gore record 13 strikeouts -- the franchise record for an opener.
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MacKenzie Gore shines, but Nationals fall on an optimistic Opening Day
MacKenzie Gore allows one hits and strikes out 13 in six scoreless innings, but Opening Day ends with the bullpen allowing four runs in the 10th in a loss to the Phillies.
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