How Unexpected Gore Became the Nationals’ Secret Weapon to Stay in the Hunt

The Nationals are one of those teams that can only hope they have a turnaround like the Tigers. Actually they have a really similar trajectory overall. They were very good a few years ago, seemingly having a ridiculous amount of talent on the roster – Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, Stephen Strasburg, Max Scherzer, Trea Turner, Kyle Schwarber, and Jayson Werth are all names that were on the roster, among others. They won a World Series, and then the team spent years kind of being average and trading away players. They’ve gotten talent via trades, but it hasn’t panned out. One guy who has been good for them though is MacKenzie Gore, who takes the ball today. While Gore’s record is kind of ugly at 3-8, he has a 3.09 ERA and 1.20 WHIP. He also is 4th in strikeouts this season with 129 for the year. Gore has been better at home than on the road with a 1.50 run lower ERA at home. Six of his seven home starts have been quality outings. Only Gleyber Torres and Matt Vierling have faced Gore, and they are combined 2-for-6. 

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