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You have to give the Nationals credit. After the disaster that was the first game of yesterday’s doubleheader against the Tigers, the Nats rallied for one of their best come-from-behind wins of the season in the nightcap, setting themselves up tonight for a chance to win this series against one of the best teams in baseball.
We are one day shy of the one-year anniversary of Jake Irvin’s best start of his career. Last year on the Fourth of July, the right-hander shut out the Mets over eight innings of one-hit, one-walk ball with eight strikeouts. It’s not Independence Day yet and it’s not the Mets, but Irvin will look to repeat his holiday dominance tonight against a tough Tigers lineup.
Meanwhile, the offense will look to carry over their late-inning fireworks from last night into tonight’s finale against Dietrich Enns. The left-hander has only made 12 major league appearances (two starts) over parts of the 2017, 2021 and 2025 seasons. After having his contract selected from Triple-A Toledo on June 26, he shut out the Athletics over five innings with one hit, two walks and four strikeouts in his lone big league start of the year.
The Nationals would love to start the holiday weekend with early fireworks ahead of tonight’s postgame show.
They also made a pregame roster move, reinstating Andrew Chafin from the 15-day injured list and optioning Ryan Loutos to Triple-A Rochester.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. DETROIT TIGERS
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 6:45 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, DC 87.7 (Spanish), MLB.com
Weather: Sunny and clear, 86 degrees, wind 8 mph in from left field
TIGERS
1B Colt Keith
2B Gleyber Torres
RF Wenceel Pérez
LF Riley Greene
DH Spencer Torkelson
3B Zach McKinstry
C Dillon Dingler
CF Parker Meadows
SS Javier Báez
LHP Dietrich Enns
NATIONALS
SS CJ Abrams
LF James Wood
2B Amed Rosario
1B Nathaniel Lowe
RF Alex Call
DH Paul DeJong
3B Brady House
C Riley Adams
CF Jacob Young
RHP Jake Irvin
