The Nationals are quiet on offense after an early-morning arrival in Cleveland messes with their routine before a loss to the Guardians.
Keibert Ruiz, tags out Steven Kwan at home on a throw from Jacob Young to keep the Nationals close in the fifth, but the Guardians pulled away late for a 7-1 victory Friday night. CLEVELAND — About 3½ hours before the Washington Nationals fell, 7-1, on Friday night, their clubhouse was practically a ghost town. On one side of the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field was Patrick Corbin, the Nationals’ starter who used a foam roller on the ground.
The circumstances presented to the Nationals weren’t ideal, especially facing a Guardians team that has the third-best record in the majors behind only the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. Cleveland continued to test the Nationals in the later innings. Jacob Young threw out Kwan at home in the fifth inning to preserve the score. Corbin was able to complete six innings, avoiding damage against a Guardians team that swung early in the count. And perhaps more importantly, he gave the Nationals’ offense a chance to wake up.
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