3 starter earlier this month when it was announced that Stephen Strasburg would miss the rest of the season with carpal tunnel neuritis. As soon as I start to elevate the ball when I don’t want to, I pay the price.”Saturday represented a step back for Sánchez, who was coming off an outing against the Miami Marlins in which he allowed just one run over seven innings with five hits, no walks and five strikeouts. Between Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin delivering inconsistent performances and neither Erick Fedde nor Austin Voth going deep into games, the pressure is on Sánchez to stabilize the middle of the rotation and avoid exacerbating the pitching staff’s struggles.“In the first few innings, I feel the ball really weird,” Sánchez said Saturday after allowing five runs in five innings against the Red Sox. Individual, group and corporate subscriptions are available—including access to our Ad Age Datacenter. Vanessa Bryant shared a snap of Kobe Bryant tribute jerseys Monday as the Los Angeles Lakers reportedly plan to wear his Black Mamba jersey if they advance past the first round of the NBA … I had a lot of ideas of things I was trying to fix. It's been 210 days since the passing of icon, Kobe Bryant. In 2019, he was 0-4 with a 5.91 ERA after his first six appearances but made a trip to the injured list two weeks later and came back a different pitcher.This year, Sánchez doesn’t have that kind of time. His sagging velocity has turned 2020 into a pitching debacle for him. “Came out of the quarantine, physically, I was feeling good. Bryant was tragically killed in a helicopter crash in January and would have turned 42 years old on Sunday. He talked with Davey Martinez, Mike Rizzo and Paul Menhart. That allowed his knee to rest. But my body wasn’t cooperating.
That kind of support really means a lot to me.“They helped me through this process and I want to do anything I can to reward that trust and that support.”Martinez: "I’m proud of the people who stand for justice”Fresh Take: No hitter for Giolito, Wizards draft needsNats GM Rizzo on MLB trade deadline: 'We're here to win'Nationals react to Stephen Strasburg's season-ending surgeryNationals manager Davey Martinez on MLB's unwritten rulesTriple Play: Should Nationals shut down injured Strasburg?Max Scherzer says road trips now feel like 'a prison league'Brandon Hyde gets emotional following game's cancellationWes Hall: NBA players' boycotts are a call for changeJohn Harbaugh sends his thoughts and prayers to Ron RiveraEdwards, Wiseman highlight top 2020 NBA Draft prospectsWatch Alex Smith return to Washington Football training campBrandon Hyde gets emotional following game's cancellationWes Hall: NBA players' boycotts are a call for changeJohn Harbaugh sends his thoughts and prayers to Ron RiveraEdwards, Wiseman highlight top 2020 NBA Draft prospectsWatch Alex Smith return to Washington Football training campLast-place Nationals need Aníbal Sánchez to be the best version of himselfSean Doolittle tries to regain confidence and return to normalSean Doolittle sees baseball finding its voice through recent demonstrationsChadwick Boseman, star of the film '42', dies on Jackie Robinson DayNationals' Max Scherzer makes a tweak, dominates Red SoxReports: Steve Cohen emerges as favorite to buy Mets as A-Rod's group backs outJuan Soto takes in Fenway Park, Green Monster in first trip to BostonRNC airs clip of Nationals, Capitals White House visits during segment on sportsMets, Marlins hold moment of silence before leaving BLM shirt at home plateMets GM Brodie Van Wagenen caught ripping MLB commissioner Rob ManfredHow the Nationals and Phillies came together for a postponement and pursuit of changeNationals and Phillies will not play Thursday night in protestNationals have to adapt trade deadline approach with scouts in stadiumsDavey Martinez emotionally backs NBA, MLB protests, says Nationals will discuss what to doNationals must help Carter Kieboom re-calibrate after two failed big-league stintsReports: Brewers follow Bucks’ lead, sit out Wednesday’s game for Jacob BlakeNationals demote Carter Kieboom, reinstate Sean DoolittleBill Ripken: Nationals should trade for a starting pitcher but cannot mortgage their future A year later, the Nationals have put themselves in a position where they’re relying on Sánchez to do it once again.Sean Doolittle was on the hunt in Fredericksburg, looking for lively pitches and confidence.Throwing next to him at times was young Cade Cavalli, the Nationals’ 22-year-old first-round pick from this summer. While Bryant is no longer with us, his legacy will certainly live on forever. In fact, it more than doubled to 57.2 million total actions in July compared with March, rising five times faster than the posts themselves.Marketers getting back into the influencer game include Clorox, which generated nearly a million organic views with a video featuring YouTubers the Try Guys subjecting themselves to some of the world’s smelliest foods. Really emotional conversations with Davey that meant everything to me. It also provided him time to clear his head. He pitched three innings and allowed three home runs.“I was just trying to get back to being in a place where I felt like I could trust myself again,” Doolittle said Saturday. Last Wednesday saw L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti the TikTok stars Bryce Hall, Noah Beck and Blake Gray, after they refused to stop partying. While Martinez repeatedly told reporters the team “needs” Doolittle, the two were having heavy conversations on the side.“The Nats organization top to bottom has been incredibly supportive to me throughout this process,” Doolittle said.