Thursday morning Nats Q&A
MIAMI – You would think three night games at loanDepot Park in front of announced crowds under 10,000 would be enough. But guess what, there's still one more game to be played in this four-game series, and it's yet another night game!
The Nationals saw their winning streak against the Marlins end at five with Wednesday night's ugly, 8-3 loss. That was only their second loss in nine total games so far in September, so the unsightly performance wasn't consistent with the quality of play we had seen over the majority of the last week and a half. And tonight's game sees the surprise return of MacKenzie Gore to the mound exactly 15 days after he landed on the IL with left shoulder inflammation.
It's been a while since we did one of these Q&A's. And since there wasn't really anything else to follow up on from Wednesday's game, let's open the floor this morning to your questions. Please leave them in the comments section below, then check back throughout the morning for my responses ...