The narrative had already been well-established before tonight’s game. MacKenzie Gore had been pitching as well as anybody in the league but had only two wins to show for it because of a lack of run support from his Nationals teammates and a few bullpen mishaps along the way.

August 2, 2022, marked a seismic change for the Nationals organization. On that day, the aforementioned season’s Trade Deadline, Washington sent Juan Soto \-\- a generational talent who had helped the club win the ‘19 World Series -- to San Diego,

It’s Wednesday, June 4 and the Cubs (38-22) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (28-32). Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against MacKenzie Gore for Washington. Chicago took Game 1 of the series, 8-3, to extend their winning streak to three-straight and seven of the past eight.

The Nationals managed to overcome injuries to Dylan Crews and Jacob Young, both by winning the games each departed and by having more outfield prospects ready to be called up to take their place.It may be too much to ask for them to adequately overcome their latest potential injury loss: MacKenzie Gore.

Mark DeRosa examines MacKenzie Gore's 2025 season, where he ranks among the MLB's best starters, and more on MLB Central

Welcome, everyone, to another edition of RotoBaller's Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers article series for Week 10 of the 2025 season! Today, I'll be taking a look at names like Jose Altuve, MacKenzie Gore,