The front end of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers couldn't have gone much worse for the Washington Nationals. Detroit racked up six runs in the first inning alone, then built out a 10-0 lead midway through the fourth.
The Washington Nationals need pitching help in a major way. Their bullpen has been one of the worst units in the bigs all season long, and their starting rotation has not been much better outside of MacKenzie Gore.
Major League Baseball rules allow teams to add a 27th man on doubleheader days, and today the Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Andry Lara from the Double‑A Harrisburg Senators to fill that role against the Detroit Tigers.
The Washington Nationals announced another round of cuts from their big league camp Friday with Opening Day fewer than three weeks away, including a promising step forward for a once-coveted international prospect.
After struggling for years, Andry Lara looks like he might finally be living up to his $1.25 million price tag Signed all the way back in 2019, Andry Lara had a lot of hype as an international prospect.