WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - APRIL 22, 2026: Joey Wiemer #21 of the Washington Nationals hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park on April 22, 2026 in Washington, District of Columbia. The Braves beat the Nationals, 8-6. (Photo by Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images The Nationals are hitting the road, where they have been a much better team this season. They will face a White Sox team that is pretty similar to themselves.
Both are rebuilding teams that do not have great records but have shown flashes of a bright future. This should be a fun little series.The White Sox are using a lefty opener, so the Nats have made some lineup tweaks to account for that. Luis Garcia Jr. will be in the 8 hole so he can avoid the lefty.
Daylen Lile will be in the 2 spot, which is the highest he has hit this season. Brady House will be the DH and hit third. That means the hot hitting Jorbit Vivas will be at third base.
Drew Millas will be behind the plate. PJ Poulin will be the opener, while Miles Mikolas and Riley Cornelio will follow him.wonder if NL home run leader james wood took his new bonsai tree to chicago→ https://t.co/iUBDqlACVspic.twitter.com/9WH2r602Hh— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) April 24, 2026This White Sox lineup is led by new addition Munetaka Murakami. The Japanese slugger is a true three outcome hitter.
He is hitting third. Colson Montgomery is another exciting young power bat for the southsiders. This White Sox lineup has some big time power, but they do not hit for a ton of average.
Lefty Bryan Hudson will open for the White Sox and he will be followed by former Nat Erick Fedde, who has had a lot of success against his old club.On Fridays, we wear red ‼️ pic.twitter.com/Hp0fHQmuwe— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 24, 2026Join the conversation!Sign up for a user account and get:Fewer adsCreate community postsComment on articles, community postsRec comments, community postsNew, improved notifications system!Game Info:Stadium: Rate FieldTime: 7:40 PM ESTTV: Nationals.TVRadio: 106.7 The FanIt is not the sexiest matchup, but I am excited to watch these two rebuilding teams. Hopefully Murakami does not feast against this homer prone pitching staff.
If the Nats can keep him and Montgomery in check, I like their chances. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats!