The Washington Nationals celebrated a significant 10-6 victory against the San Diego Padres in their first matchup this season. Pitcher Mitchell Parker contributed with 6 innings pitched before surrendering a home run and being replaced, while the team maintains a .500 record in his starts. Key players leading the team in WAR, acquired from the Juan Soto trade, are James Wood, MacKenzie Gore, and CJ Abrams, with Wood exhibiting MVP-caliber performance. Additionally, catcher Keibert Ruiz was placed on the IL due to a head contusion, raising concerns for his recovery.
When he went down, we kind of got scared a little bit. He had a nice lump on his head. A little concerned right now. Hopefully he comes out of it OK.
Wood is almost on an MVP pace, and Gore and Abrams are putting up impressive numbers also. If they stay at their current pace or better, that trio would combine for at least a +17.0 WAR.
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