"The Washington Nationals have a weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles. We all know what that means. There will be plenty of orange in Nationals Park and the orange people will yell at the top of their lungs "O" during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner. It is as predictable as the sun will rise tomorrow."
"For the starter tonight, it looks to be Zack Littell with no opener before him. Thanks to the way the bullpen was used yesterday, none of the current relievers had to pitch. The Nats made two roster moves on the pitching staff as we tweeted during the 6th inning yesterday that we expected Zak Kent to be optioned to Triple-A Rochester with Andrew Alvarez taking his place. That indeed happened."
"Looks like a good chance we see Zak Kent optioned to Rochester Triple-A after this game, with LHP Andrew Alvarez coming back to the roster tomorrow. #Nats- Talk Nats (@TalkNats) May 14, 2026"
"The FanGraphs WAR chart is accumulating data. This will start to give us a clearer picture in a few more weeks when the sample sizes get even larger. The OAA defense stat is now giving us a picture of what the Nats have - and don't have."
The Washington Nationals play a weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park, with Orioles fans expected to be prominent. The scheduled starter for the game is Zack Littell, with no opener planned. Because of bullpen usage in the previous game, none of the current relievers are required to pitch. The Nationals made pitching roster moves, including optioning Zak Kent to Triple-A Rochester and adding LHP Andrew Alvarez to the active roster. Manager Blake Butera’s bullpen usage is tracked, and FanGraphs WAR and OAA defensive metrics are being used to evaluate the team’s performance and roster strengths. The game is set for 6:45 PM EDT with multiple broadcast options listed.
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