Nats' Home Opener Nightmare vs Dodgers

It's April 3rd.

This is Washington Nationals News today, AI-powered stories from Inside Your Team.

Nationals Home Open are turned into a nightmare against the Dodgers, dropping an 11-4 decision

after jumping out to a 3-0 lead.

CJ Abrams smashed a 3-run Homer early, but starting pitcher Miles Nicholas shattered

a team record by giving up 11 earn runs.

Things flip fast from Nicholas, who retired the first six batters cleaned through two innings

before the Dodgers lineup erupted.

Joehei Otani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Andy Pages all went deep off him between

the 3rd and 5th, piling on 11 runs in that stretch.

Alone Manager Blake Boutera called it straight, saying

Nicholas had to be nearly perfect against that elite group, and when he slipped, it was

batting.

Practice.

Still, the Nats offense showed fight, with every starter getting a hit despite the blow-out.

Bright spots included Abrams with his second straight Homer, pulling outside pitches

for power like clockwork.

Brady House looks sharp or two, drawing two walks that push his season total to 4 and

7 games, a huge jump from last year.

Jake Irvin takes the hill tomorrow with a fresh arsenal, coming off a strong debut.

Nats need to shake this off quick and steal a couple from the champs before they head out.