The Washington Nationals have a Memorial Day weekend of baseball in Washington, D.C. as they face the team from Seattle, Washington. The Nationals really need to get back to their winning ways more consistently, and the Mariners are trying to stay above .500 and keep their top spot in the NL West with a 27-24 record. Every other team is below .500 in the NL West.
Looking at the Vegas lines, the Nats look to be the underdog in each of these games. It is George Kirby for the Mariners. He was taken in the same draft as Jackson Rutledge. Yes, but Kirby wasn’t picked until three spots after Rutledge.
It also looks like the Nationals won’t rush Lane Thomas back officially onto the roster. There has to be a nervous Victor Robles right now. But you never know what the Nats front office will do.
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The Nationals took their time to list their starters for the weekend series with a change in the ordering as they will use yesterday’s day-off to redo the rotation. After Patrick Corbin‘s latest start, his spot in the rotation should certainly be in jeopardy. For now, they moved him to pitch on Sunday. We will see what is up with that, but certainly they did not want him pitching in Atlanta. Mitchell Parker will start on Monday in Atlanta on two days of extra rest. He might make it until Cade Cavalli or Josiah Gray are ready to return. Here’s what we think the schedule could look like going forward:
Friday: MacKenzie Gore vs. Mariners
Saturday: Trevor Williams vs. Mariners
Sunday: Patrick Corbin vs. Mariners
Monday: Mitchell Parker vs. Atlanta
Tuesday: Jake Irvin vs. Atlanta
Wednesday: Gore vs. Atlanta
Thursday: Williams vs. Atlanta
Friday: Corbin vs. Cleveland
Saturday June 1: Parker vs. Cleveland
Sunday: Irvin vs. Cleveland
Monday: Gore vs. Mets
Tuesday: Williams vs. Mets
Wednesday: Corbin vs. Mets
Thursday: Parker vs. Braves
Friday: Irvin vs. Braves
Saturday: Gore vs. Braves
Sunday: Williams vs. Braves
Monday: Day-off June 10
Your top Washington Nationals on the FanGraphs’ WAR leaderboard has Trevor Williams at +1.3 WAR followed by MacKenzie Gore, Jake Irvin, and CJ Abrams at +1.0 and Jacob Young at +0.9. In total, 20 Nats’ players are in positive WAR and another four at a neutral 0.0 WAR. Eddie Rosario moved back to negative WAR. The issue at the moment is about the four players at the extreme bottom in negative numbers that includes Lane Thomas.
“We’ve just got to work better at-bats. We just do. We’ve got to put the ball in play some of those at-bats.”
— manager Dave Martinez said after Wednesday’s game
The Nats starting pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.22 and 17th in MLB. The Nats are now 30 points from 15th best in baseball.
Here is how they rank:
No. 5 Starter: Patrick Corbin 6.29 No. 4 Starter: Jake Irvin 3.79 No. 3 Starter: Mitchell Parker 3.32 No. 2 Starter: MacKenzie Gore 3.30 No. 1 Starter: Trevor Williams 2.35
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Washington Nationals vs. Seattle Mariners
Stadium: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. 1st Pitch: 6:45 pm EDT TV: MASN Radio: 106.7 The Fan radio and via the MLB app; In Spanish on DC 87.7 FM and La Pantera 100.7 FM/1220 AM. On Sirius/XM, the Nats will be on Channel 177 and the opposing team online.
Line-up subject to change (without notice):
TalkNats is Celebrating the 5 and 100 year anniversaries of World Series Wins by providing Game-by-Game Summaries.
Game 49: The Nationals lost on 05/22 on the road against the Mets resulting in a record of 19-30. This was a classic game of a pitcher’s duel between Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom. The Nats had a slim 1-0 lead going into the late innings, and gave the ball to the bullpen and they blew it. The Nats could only get three hits in the game, and Adam Eaton homered in the first inning. His run couldn’t hold up. Box Score / Standings The Senators lost on 06/15 on the road against the Chicago White Sox resulting in a record of 24-25. Box Score / Standings
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The RV Industry Association recently joined forces with the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) Business Council for a high-impact legislative fly-in in Washington, D.C., according to an RVIA News & Insights post. The two-day event brought together a diverse coalition of outdoor industry leaders to advocate for the continued growth and stability of the $1.3 trillion outdoor recreation economy (see: Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Members Convene in D.C. for previous reporting).
Advancing Key Industry Priorities
The primary objective of the fly-in was to deliver a unified message to federal agencies and congressional leadership regarding the vital role outdoor recreation plays in national economic health and community well-being. Representatives from the RV industry met with a bipartisan slate of influential offices, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV).
Central to the discussions was the implementation of the EXPLORE Act and the ongoing importance of the Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF). These initiatives are critical for maintaining and modernizing infrastructure on public lands – the very places where RVers seek high-quality outdoor experiences.
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High-Level Engagement
Chad Reece
The itinerary featured deep-dive sessions with the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation (FICOR) and the Department of the Interior. A cornerstone of the event was a meeting at the White House with the Domestic Policy Council and the National Economic Council, where industry leaders emphasized the need for sustained investment in outdoor access.
Winnebago Vice President of Industry and Government Relations and Chair of the RV Industry Association Government Affairs Committee Chad Reece was among the key industry figures participating in the advocacy efforts.
“I was very pleased with the fly-in and the opportunity to engage with offices outside our usual purview,” said Reece. “It was a valuable chance to share the RV industry’s perspective on the positive economic influence the Legacy Restoration Fund has had, particularly in supporting the vitality of rural and gateway communities.”
Looking Ahead
By speaking with a collective voice alongside partners in boating, fishing, and powersports, the RV Industry Association reinforced that outdoor recreation is not just a pastime, but a massive economic driver. The momentum gained from these meetings will be essential as the industry continues to push for policies that ensure public lands remain accessible and well-maintained for generations of RVers to come.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – On March 27, 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft and the wife of Japan’s ambassador to the U.S. planted the first two cherry trees in Washington, D.C.
The more than 3,000 trees were a gift from the mayor of Tokyo, a symbol of international friendship between the two cities.
The two women planted the trees along the northwest wall of the Tidal Basin, where they still stand today.
By 1938, the trees had become so popular that when construction began on the Jefferson Memorial, around 150 society ladies chained themselves to the trees to protect them. President Franklin Roosevelt dubbed the incident the “Cherry Tree Rebellion” and promised the women the trees would be transplanted instead.
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D.C. is now home to nearly 4,000 cherry trees.
Today marks the start of the four-week-long Cherry Blossom Festival, the longest-running festival in the city. The festival will celebrate 100 years next year.
The personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2026’s Healthiest Cities in America to show where people are saving and costing themselves the most money. Washington DC came in ranked 6th in the nation.
WalletHub compared more than 180 of the largest U.S. cities across 41 key metrics. The data set ranges from the cost of a medical visit to fruit and vegetable consumption to the share of physically active adults.
Healthiest Cities
Unhealthiest Cities
1. San Francisco, CA
173. Memphis, TN
2. San Diego, CA
174. Montgomery, AL
3. Seattle, WA
175. Corpus Christi, TX
4. Salt Lake City, UT
176. Toledo, OH
5. Portland, OR
177. Huntington, WV
6. Washington, DC
178. Fort Smith, AR
7. Denver, CO
179. Shreveport, LA
8. Honolulu, HI
180. Laredo, TX
9. Austin, TX
181. Gulfport, MS
10. Scottsdale, AZ
182. Brownsville, TX
Key Stats Across the Country
Washington DC has high rankings in the food (10th overall) and fitness (5th overall) categories. The city’s lowest ranking comes in the Health Care category (56th overall)
Overland Park, Kansas, has the lowest share of physically unhealthy adults, which is two times lower than in Huntington, West Virginia, the city with the highest.
Augusta, Georgia, has the lowest cost per doctor’s visit, which is 2.9 times less expensive than in Juneau, Alaska, the city with the highest.
Portland, Maine, has the lowest share of adults eating fruits less than once daily, which is 1.6 times lower than in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the city with the highest.
Columbus, Georgia, has the lowest average monthly cost for a fitness-club membership, which is 15.7 times less expensive than in New York, the city with the highest.
To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/healthiest-cities/31072
