In the eighth inning, he worked a walk — the only free pass the Washington Nationals would earn Saturday. The moment was worthy of a celebration, so Call flipped his bat and jogged to first base as Robert Hassell III moved into scoring position.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jacob deGrom has a 2.12 ERA. He has pitched at least five innings and allowed two or fewer runs in 10 straight starts, a Rangers record. His strikeout-to-walk rate continues to climb.

The Washington Nationals had no answers for Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom on Saturday, as they dropped a 5-0 contest to the Rangers at home.

Michael Soroka struck out seven in six sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat Patrick Corbin and the Texas Rangers 2-0.

Turns out, nothing does, in fact, happen very quickly in the nation’s capital. In this case, we’re not talking policy or governance, but just the continuing theme of the Rangers’ erstwhile 2025 season.

WASHINGTON — Patrick Corbin will be the first to tell you that he still has plenty of friends over in the Washington Nationals clubhouse.

David Quinn will rejoin the New York Rangers organization, but this time as an assistant coach under Mike Sullivan.