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MILWAUKEE – After struggling against two Brewers pitchers last night, the Nationals offense hopes to get going in the second matchup of this three-game set before the All-Star break, which will feature two starting pitchers making just their second starts of the season for completely different reasons.
The Nats' bats’ challenge doesn’t get any easier against Brandon Woodruff. The veteran right-hander, who is coming off various injury setbacks, dominated in his first start of 2025, holding the Marlins to just two hits and one run over six innings while striking out eight.
For the Nats, Shinnosuke Ogasawara takes the hill for just his second major league start. His season wasn’t delayed due to injury but rather because the 27-year-old Japanese left-hander, who was the first player the Nats have ever signed directly out of Asia, wasn’t yet up to the challenge of major league hitters. And his debut was evidence of that, as he was charged with four runs and seven hits in 2 ⅔ innings against the Red Sox.
The roof is open for the first time this weekend at American Family Field, so playing conditions will be less controlled.
A quick shoutout to our colleague Andrew Golden at The Washington Post. He and his now-wife Jasmine celebrated their wedding last night back home in the D.C. area. Wishing a lifetime of health and happiness to the newlyweds!
WASHINGTON NATIONALS at MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Where: American Family Field
Gametime: 4:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN2, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, DC 87.7 (Spanish), MLB.com
Weather: Partly cloudy, 81 degrees, wind 11 mph from right to left field
NATIONALS
SS CJ Abrams
LF James Wood
DH Josh Bell
1B Nathaniel Lowe
2B Luis García Jr.
3B Brady House
RF Daylen Lile
C Riley Adams
CF Jacob Young
LHP Shinnosuke Ogasawara
BREWERS
RF Sal Frelick
C William Contreras
CF Jackson Chourio
DH Christian Yelich
1B Andrew Vaughn
LF Isaac Collins
2B Brice Turang
3B Caleb Durbin
SS Joey Ortiz
RHP Brandon Woodruff
