House Hits a Moonshot in Kent's Gem

The Nats took care of the Marlins 9-2 on Friday evening in D.C. Mark & Al dig into Jackson Kent's impressive seven inning performance in just his 4th career Big League start. Kent ran into trouble in the top of the 7th, but convinced Pitching Coach Simon Matthews to let him wriggle out of it himself. Kent allowed just one run while striking out three Marlins on 106 pitches. (09:00) This outing came just five days after Kent lost in Miami on Sunday. Kent was lifted in the 5th inning and allowed three runs in the 6-2 loss that resulted in a sweep. (11:00) Is Kent in line to be part of the 2027 Opening Day rotation? (15:00) The Nats lost to Eury Perez on Saturday last week, but the tables turned in Navy Yard. Perez only lasted three innings and allowed five runs along the way. (17:30) Brady House crushed a 3-run shot off of Perez in the bottom of the 3rd. The actual distance was ultimately adjusted to 445 feet per Stat ast and it was one of the furthest balls ever hit towards LF in Nationals Park history. (23:00) Harry Ford homered and Daylen Lile tripled for the 6th time this season. Lile's ascending OPS is now up to .729. (28:00) Connelly Early recently threw live BP in West Palm and the current plan is for him to make a rehab start on September 8th. (30:00) James Wood took full BP and he might be able to return during this home stand. (33:00) CJ Abrams made a great play at SS as the wait continues for him to make the announced switch to 2B. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.