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What more can be said at this point? After now having lost the season series to the lowly Rockies, the Nationals must win this afternoon to avoid a four-game sweep in their home ballpark at the hands of the major leagues’ worst team. A victory would also keep them from a winless homestand and finally end this 11-game losing streak before it ties a club record.
Trevor Williams will look to continue the solid effort the starting rotation has put forth. He is 3-8 with a 5.71 ERA and 1.428 WHIP through 14 starts. But the right-hander has been charged with two earned runs or less in three of his last four outings, posting a more respectable 4.05 ERA over that stretch.
The Nats' offense will, yet again, try to break out of this prolonged funk against an opposing starter with a high ERA. Chase Dollander is 2-7 with a 6.57 ERA and 1.539 WHIP over his first 11 major league starts. The rookie right-hander, who was the No. 9 overall pick out of the University of Tennessee in 2023, has seen some better results as of late, being charged with three earned runs or less in four of his last five starts. But he hasn’t pitched deep into games, completing just 22 ⅔ innings and getting past the fifth only twice over that stretch.
The Nationals got to Dollander to the tune of nine runs (six earned) on nine hits and four home runs back in April at Coors Field. Maybe this rookie is just who they need to see again to turn things around.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. COLORADO ROCKIES
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, DC 87.7 (Spanish), MLB.com
Weather: Mostly sunny, 89 degrees, wind 13 mph out to center field
ROCKIES
LF Jordan Beck
RF Mickey Moniak
C Hunter Goodman
3B Ryan McMahon
1B Michael Toglia
DH Brenton Doyle
CF Sam Hilliard
2B Orlando Arcia
SS Ryan Ritter
RHP Chase Dollander
NATIONALS
SS CJ Abrams
LF James Wood
2B Luis García Jr.
1B Nathaniel Lowe
3B Brady House
DH Josh Bell
RF Daylen Lile
C Keibert Ruiz
CF Jacob Young
RHP Trevor Williams
