New York trailed most of the afternoon before a two-run fifth tied things up, and the Nationals actually clawed back in front 3-2 through seven behind a couple of one-run innings. It didn't matter. The Yankees answered with two in the eighth and one more in the ninth to close it out 5-3, the same formula that's produced comeback wins in this series before.
- 10-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — Yankees GM Brian Cashman said Thursday that Stanton (calf) has resumed running after receiving a PRP injection, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.07/09
- 10-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Thursday that Judge will get follow-up imaging on his injured rib during the All-Star break, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.07/09
- 15-Day-ILCarlos Rodon (SP) — Rodon (elbow) will play catch Thursday, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.07/09
- 15-Day-ILMax Fried (SP) — Fried (elbow) threw a successful 36-pitch live batting practice session Sunday and will face hitters again Thursday or Friday before embarking on a rehab assignment, Jorge Castillo of ESPN.com reports.07/05
- 60-Day-ILClarke Schmidt (SP) — Yankees GM Brian Cashman said this week that Schmidt (elbow) could be used as a starter or as a reliever when he returns from the injured list, MLB.com reports.07/12
- 15-Day-ILBrad Lord (RP) — The Nationals placed Lord on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left side tightness.07/09
- 15-Day-ILJake Irvin (SP) — Irvin (shoulder) is slated to face live hitters in batting practice Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.07/06
- 15-Day-ILRichard Lovelady (RP) — The Nationals placed Lovelady on the 15-day injured list Monday with a left triceps strain.06/29
- SuspensionMiles Mikolas (SP) — Major League Baseball announced that Mikolas will begin serving his five-game suspension Sunday, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.07/12
- 60-Day-ILTrevor Williams (SP) — Williams (elbow) is slated to make his third rehab start Wednesday at Triple-A Rochester, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.07/06
- 60-Day-ILMitchell Parker (RP) — The Nationals transferred Parker (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.07/02
- 60-Day-ILDJ Herz (SP) — Herz (elbow) was diagnosed Monday with a left flexor strain, Kyle Williams of TheBanner.com reports.06/22
- 60-Day-ILMax Kranick (RP) — Kranick (elbow) began a rehab assignment with Single-A Fredericksburg on Sunday, striking out two over 1.2 perfect innings.06/22
- 60-Day-ILKen Waldichuk (RP) — Waldichuk (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery and an internal brace procedure April 21 and is hopeful to return to game action at some point early in the 2027 season, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.06/11
- 60-Day-ILJosiah Gray (SP) — Gray (elbow) has resumed a throwing program, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.05/08
That's three straight over Washington to wrap the set, each one decided in the final innings, and it says plenty about where these two clubs are right now. The Yankees are finding length from a shredded rotation and just enough offense late. The Nationals keep building leads their bullpen can't hold, and with Mikolas now suspended and half the pitching staff on the injured list, that problem isn't getting fixed this week.
For Washington, the silver lining is a lineup that's shown it can put up crooked numbers - a 12-11 slugfest against Houston earlier this month proves the offense isn't the issue. The pitching depth is. For the Yankees, the concern is obvious: this club is winning close games with a rotation held together by tape, and at some point that stops working against better lineups than this one.