#sundays-game

#sundays-game

The Washington Nationals were on a 13-10 run and were 2.0 games from the Wild Card when they rolled into Miami and had the win sewn up in the first game of that series - until a blown save unraveled the fabric of the team.Since that point, the Nats went on a 9-17 skid.Last night, the Nats showed they can beat one of the best teams in baseball.

The Washington Nationals are back at the scene of the celebration of the team's first World Series win in Game 7, back on October 30, 2019.It was exactly 3.62 years ago (1,322 days) from today when Howie Kendrick hit the go-ahead homer off of that right field foul pole that was the "Clang heard 'round the world."

Joey Meneses got the first triple of his major league career Sunday, but the Nationals didn't do much else at the plate in a loss to the Phillies.(Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images)The Washington Nationals' matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park came with heightened stakes - relatively speaking because it's early June.

Backup catcher Riley Adams went 4 for 4 with two doubles and a home run as the Nationals beat the Tigers on Sunday.(Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images) Comment Gift Article When the Washington Nationals look the field Sunday afternoon, the defense in front of and behind right-hander Josiah Gray was far from typical.

What a fun day of action on Sunday for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates.Let's jump straight into the fun.Link to the 2023 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL) All listed positions are the positions played in that game.AAA Sacramento (28-34)
Sacramento River Cats lost to the Las Vegas Aviators (A's) 11-6Box score Of the notable prospects on Sacramento's roster, none has gotten as little press as shortstop Will Wilson (No. 21 CPL), who a lot of people were down on entering the year, and who hasn't had the strong performance that some of his teammates have had.

La Liga president Javier Tebas says he did not mean to "attack" Vinicius Jr on social media after the Real Madrid player was racially abused by opposition fans at Valencia on Sunday.Vinicius and Tebas were involved in Twitter row after the forward said the Spanish league "belongs to racists".

Entering Sunday afternoon's matchup in Bergamo, the thought that ran through my head was along the lines of " Juventus couldn't really blow a third straight chance of moving into second place after a Lazio loss, could they?"We had already seen it happen twice, but a third time seemed completely possible considering who Juve were facing this weekend.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET

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Boston Celtics players couldn't help but give each other knowing smiles this week when first-year coach Joe Mazzulla had his drop-the-mic moment.

Dodgers LHP Julio Urias will not be making his return to the mound on Sunday as initially expected.Urias, who's been recovering from a hamstring strain he suffered against the Cardinals last month, was supposed to return on Sunday to face the Phillies in Philadelphia.However, Urias suffered a setback in his recovery, and is having his return timeline pushed back.

The Dodgers and Yankees are getting set for the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday night, with another primetime game and a huge test for rookie phenom Bobby Miller (2-0, 1.64 ERA).New York sends ol' sticky fingers Domingo German (3-3, 3.98 ERA) to the mound making his second start since being suspended for violating the league's foreign substance policy.

Not what the Dodgers wanted to see at the end of this long road trip but Max Muncy was forced from Sunday's game against the Rays with an apparent leg injury.He pulled up slowly at second base in the 2nd inning and was checked on by Dave Roberts and the training staff.The issue looked to be either his left knee or possibly a calf cramp - something in the lower left leg area.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting set for a three-game series with the best team in baseball this weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays.The Dodgers enter the series following a much-needed day off, after a grueling stretch of baseball where they played a game on 13 straight days, and had a starting pitcher go more than five innings just three times.