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The Nats lost 8-6 on Tuesday night against the visiting Cubs. Mark begins by relaying to Al that he saw Miles Mikolas saying goodbye to teammates in the clubhouse following the defeat and likely will be released in the near future. Mikolas pitched the final three innings in Tuesday's loss and his ERA is at 5.82 for the season. Jackson Kent is expected to get called up from AAA and make his MLB debut on Wednesday evening.
(07:30) Will Brad Lord get moved back to the starting rotation?
(14:00) Jake Irvin struggled as he gave up five runs in just over three innings of work. Irvin's spot in the rotation is in jeopardy as his ERA is at 5.79 for this season.
(21:00) CJ Abrams hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 1st. Abrams is now up to 29 homers on the year; just one behind James Wood.
(24:00) The offense went deep three times off of Chicago starter Shota Imanaga who has a ERA under 4.00 on the season. The other two taters came off the bats of Jacob Young & Dylan Crews.
(30:00) Jackson Kent will make his MLB debut on the mound on Wednesday night. Kent is a lefty who began the season at AA and has a 4.38 ERA at AAA in 13 starts.
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