The young and hungry Washington Nationals are playing with emotion
Between Daylen Lile and Richard Lovelady, the Nats were wearing their emotions on their sleeves in last nights win
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Richard Lovelady #55 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after a 3-2 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park on May 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) | Getty Images Last night, the Washington Nationals showed just how exciting they can be. They erased a 5-0 first inning deficit, and came back to win 8-7 in extra innings.
It was a crazy and emotional game where the boys rose to the occasion. They also wore their hearts on their sleeves, which I love to see, especially for a young team. There were two instances of just raw emotion that I loved last night.
The first one came in the 7th inning, when Richard Lovelady got out of a jam. Lovelady allowed a leadoff double to Elly De La Cruz and then Sal Stewart advanced him over to third on a ground out. The southpaw was in a tight spot, with the go ahead run 90 feet away with 1 out.
He walked the red hot JJ Bleday, and then induced a massive double play with Spencer Steer at the plate. Lovelady is always an expressive guy on the mound, but he went absolutely nuts after he got out of the inning. He was just yelling and screaming as he came off the mound.
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