"The Washington Nationals started the season at 1.000 and went down to .500 and up to .667 and further up to .750. The last time the team saw .500 was on April 1. Fitting, right? The team is 0-6 trying to get back to .500 since that point - but there's a reason for that. Almost every time they are in position to win to get back to .500, they are facing some really good starting pitchers like Tyler Glasnow, Paul Skenes, Logan Webb, Janson Junk, and Chase Burns."
"Today's starting pitcher the Nats will face is Chris Bassitt. The Nats have their Opening Day starter, Cade Cavalli, on the mound today. Can Cavalli replicate what Zack Littell did last night? Littell threw 5.0 innings of scoreless baseball on Friday night for the win. In his past three games, Littell has only given up 3-earnies with a 0.950 WHIP, and a .186 opposing batting average (8-for-43)."
"The Nats got length out of Littell and Andrew Alvarez, and nearly went the whole way using just those two, until Alvarez ran into trouble in the 9th inning and manager Blake Butera had to use both Gus Varland and Richard Lovelady to seal the victory. Here is a quick look at the use and usage in Butera 's bullpen:"
The Washington Nationals began the season at 1.000, dropped to .500, then rose to .667 and .750. The team last saw .500 on April 1 and has been 0-6 since, trying to get back to that mark. When the Nationals are close to winning and reaching .500, they often face high-quality starting pitchers such as Tyler Glasnow, Paul Skenes, Logan Webb, Janson Junk, and Chase Burns. The next matchup features Chris Bassitt, while Cade Cavalli is scheduled to pitch for Washington. Zack Littell earned a win by throwing five scoreless innings, and his recent performance included only three earned runs over three games with strong WHIP and batting average suppression. Washington also relied on Andrew Alvarez, then used Gus Varland and Richard Lovelady in the ninth to finish the game.
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