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Washington Nationals — Roster

Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
CJ Abrams	SS	0.275	20	67	0.340	0.510
Curtis Mead	3B	0.247	17	44	0.365	0.502
Daylen Lile	LF	0.246	10	44	0.316	0.400
Drew Millas	C	0.185	2	11	0.266	0.262
Jacob Young	CF	0.224	8	31	0.299	0.369
James Wood	RF	0.279	28	64	0.437	0.575
Jorbit Vivas	3B	0.236	3	16	0.297	0.330
José Tena	DH	0.241	5	20	0.313	0.412
Keibert Ruiz	C	0.275	7	35	0.274	0.465
Luis García Jr.	1B	0.284	20	68	0.360	0.554
Nasim Nuñez	2B	0.242	1	28	0.268	0.291
Andrés Chaparro	1B	0.167	1	7	0.325	0.278
Dylan Crews	RF	0.211	6	18	0.318	0.343

Athletics — Roster

Player	Pos	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Carlos Cortes	RF	0.279	6	23	0.340	0.431
Jeff McNeil	2B	0.226	3	26	0.296	0.302
Lawrence Butler	RF	0.196	5	22	0.307	0.296
Shea Langeliers	C	0.257	21	46	0.360	0.483
Colby Thomas	RF	0.204	4	11	0.261	0.357
Jonah Heim	C	0.232	9	29	0.297	0.451
Alika Williams	SS	0.262	2	8	0.223	0.417
Henry Bolte	CF	0.261	3	16	0.300	0.347
Brian Serven	C	0.250	0	0	0.194	0.250
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer	SS	0.422	0	1	0.304	0.533
Jacob Wilson	SS	0.281	4	26	0.285	0.388
Joey Meneses	1B	0.150	0	2	0.327	0.150
Tyler Soderstrom	LF	0.241	14	42	0.343	0.465

Washington Nationals — News

Nationals Outright Robert Hassell III to Triple-A

Hassell clears waivers with minimal MLB service time, freeing a roster spot for Washington's .500 team. The move suggests confidence in depth options rather than immediate roster weakness.

Robert Hassell III

Washington Nationals

Nationals Recall Abimelec Ortiz For MLB Debut, Designate Matt Krook

Krook departs with a 12.79 ERA and 2.37 WHIP across 8 games—well below replacement level. Ortiz's arrival provides depth for Washington's first base position as the Nationals sit at .500 in the NL East.

Abimelec Ortiz

Matt Krook

Washington Nationals

Nationals Select Tom Cosgrove To Replace Brad Lord

Lord (3.31 ERA, 5-1, 51 SO) was Washington's most reliable reliever before the left-side injury; Cosgrove enters a bullpen where Lawrence (7.44 ERA, 0-3) has been a disaster and Beeter (3.00 ERA) remains the only other dependable option.

Brad Lord

Tom Cosgrove

Washington Nationals

Nationals Designate Hassell III, Select Yean From Triple-A

Yean enters a rotation where Lawrence (7.58 ERA, 1.96 WHIP in relief) is bleeding runs and Littell (5.02 ERA, 0.384 xwOBA) has been unreliable; Washington's depth addition suggests continued bullpen instability rather than starting rotation help.

Robert Hassell III

Eddy Yean

Washington Nationals

Nationals Claim Matt Krook Off Waivers From Athletics

Krook arrives with a 17.18 ERA and 9.82 BB/9 across 3.2 IP—depth reinforcement for a WSH rotation missing reliable arms behind Griffin (2.87 ERA, 9-2) and Cavalli (3.69 ERA).

Andre Granillo

Matt Krook

Athletics

Washington Nationals

Athletics — News

Athletics Fire Pitching Coach Scott Emerson

Oakland's rotation is 3-9 with Springs at 6.08 ERA and Lopez at 6.83 ERA—among the AL's worst. Hubbs inherits a staff that's allowed 528 runs (fourth-worst) while the team sits 41-55 in a nine-game losing streak.

Athletics

Athletics Claim Donovan Walton Off Waivers

Walton is batting .319/.312/.505 with a .312 xwOBA across 32 games for LAA—solid contact production that provides depth to Oakland's infield while the A's sit 41-54 and minus-98 run differential.

Donovan Walton

Athletics

Athletics Place Nick Kurtz, Zack Gelof On Injured List

Kurtz (.280 AVG, .393 xwOBA, 19 HR in 82 G) and Gelof (.273 AVG, .289 xwOBA, 11 HR in 67 G) represent Oakland's primary offensive threats; their absence worsens an already -84 run differential in a team on a 6-game losing streak.

Nick Kurtz

Zack Gelof

Athletics

White Sox To Activate Munetaka Murakami From IL

Murakami returns with a .379 xwOBA despite a .240 AVG, indicating his 44 BB in 57 G has generated quality at-bats that actual contact hasn't matched. CWS gains a power source (20 HR) against an Athletics rotation anchored by Springs (6.08 ERA) and Civale (5.10 ERA).

Munetaka Murakami

Athletics

Chicago White Sox

Athletics option Muncy, activate Soderstrom

Muncy's .232 AVG and .300 xwOBA in 41 games forced the move, while Soderstrom's return (minimum stint on IL) gives Oakland a catching option in a lineup already featuring Wilson (.272 AVG, 51 G) and Gelof (.281 AVG, 11 HR, 65 G) off recent returns. McNeil's .227 AVG across 81 games illustrates the A's 41-50 record and -76 run differential stem from systemic offensive struggles, not one player's absence.

Athletics