Nationals' Dylan Crews: Lands on IL with oblique strain
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The Nationals placed Crews on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left oblique strain.
Crews suffered the injury on a check swing during Tuesday's game against Atlanta. The severity of the strain has not been revealed, so it's difficult to say at this juncture how much time Crews might miss. Robert Hassell was called up from Triple-A Rochester to take Crews' spot on the roster and could get a long look in the Nationals outfield, especially with Jacob Young (shoulder) also banged up. Alex Call should also see an uptick in playing time.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Nursing back injury
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Crews was removed from Tuesday's game against Atlanta with a left lower-back injury, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
Crews aggravated his back on a check swing during his at-bat in the fifth inning, and he was replaced on defense to start the sixth. The 23-year-old said after the game that his injury is something he's been playing through for about a week, and he's scheduled to receive an MRI to determine if it's a structural issue. He can be considered day-to-day until the results of his tests come back.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Homers in win
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Crews went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 10-4 win over the Orioles.
Crews smacked a three-run homer in the second inning and added a single in the fourth. While the 23-year-old has provided two home runs and five steals in May, he's gone just 8-for-53 with 17 strikeouts. He's slashing .191/.257/.331 with six long balls, 14 RBI, 23 runs scored and 11 steals across 171 plate appearances this season, and the Nationals appear content to let him work through his growing pains at the plate.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Day off Thursday
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Crews is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in Atlanta.
It's the first day off in more than a month for Crews, who has just a .412 OPS over his last 16 games. Alex Call is in right field and batting seventh in the series finale.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Steals 11th base of season
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Crews went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a run scored during Wednesday's 5-4 win over Atlanta.
Crews snapped out of a slump at the plate, logging his first multi-hit game since April 26 (17 games) on a pair of singles. Crews attempted to steal second base both times he reached, going 1-for-2 on the attempts. Through 159 plate appearances, Crews is slashing .189/.245/.317 with five home runs, 22 runs and 11 RBI.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Pilfers bag No. 10
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Crews went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a stolen base in Monday's loss to Atlanta.
The second overall pick in the 2023 First-year Player Draft has been as advertised on the basepaths, with Monday's steal being his 10th (in 11 attempts) in 39 games this season. Crews has also hit five homers, but a 27.8 percent strikeout rate against a 5.3 percent walk rate has held back his overall offensive game, leaving him with a .186/.245/.321 slash line.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Swipes bag Sunday
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Crews went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Reds.
Crews successfully swiped a bag for the third time in his last four games and leads the Nationals with nine for the season. He's still struggled tremendously at the dish and has just one hit over his last six games. For the year, Crews is slashing .197/.248/.325 with four homers, six RBI, 18 runs, and a 6:36 BB:K in 125 plate appearances.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Three hits, triple in win
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Crews went 3-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored in Friday's 5-4 win over the Mets.
Crews got the Nats' rally started in the ninth with a leadoff triple off Ryne Stanek, eventually scoring the tying run on Jose Tena's single. After a slow start to the year, Crews now has hits in nine of his last 10 games -- he's gone 13-for-37 (.351) with a 1.044 OPS in that span. Overall, the 23-year-old outfielder is slashing .214/.241/.357 with three homers, five RBI, 16 runs scored and six steals across 87 plate appearances this season.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Cracks solo homer against Orioles
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Crews went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-0 win over the Orioles.
Crews extended the Nationals' lead to six runs in the sixth inning, when he belted a 429-foot solo homer off Dean Kremer. That home run extended Crews' hitting streak to seven games, and over that span he has gone 9-for-27 with three stolen bases, eight runs scored, three home runs and five RBI.
Crews went 3-for-5 with two home runs, a double, four RBI and four runs scored in Saturday's 12-11 win over the Rockies.
Crews launched his first two home runs of the season, both clearing 400 feet. It was a much needed breakout effort for the 23-year-old, and he has now hit safely in four straight games without striking out. While he's still hitting an uninspiring .177 with two homers, four RBI, 11 runs scored and four steals across 65 plate appearances, Saturday's performance offered a glimpse of his potential to turn things around.
Nationals' Dylan Crews: On bench for second straight game
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Crews is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Crews finds himself on the bench for the second game in a row against a right-handed pitcher. With the Nationals providing no indication that Crews is dealing with an injury, the consecutive absences from the lineup appear to be a result of poor production to begin the season; he enters Sunday's contest with a .116/.156/.116 slash line and a 37.8 percent strikeout rate in 45 plate appearances. Jacob Young will patrol center field Sunday while Crews takes a seat.
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Nationals' Dylan Crews: Sitting Saturday
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Crews is not in the Nationals' starting lineup against the Marlins on Saturday, Bobby Blanco of MASNSports.com reports.
Crews has gone 0-for-7 with one walk and four strikeouts over his last two games. He'll cede his spot in center field to Jacob Young, who will bat in the ninth spot against Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara.
Nationals' Dylan Crews: Two hits, stolen base in win
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Crews went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Crews posted his best stat line of the season, recording his first multi-hit effort and swiping his second bag of the year. The 23-year-old's average now sits at just .103 with an ugly 1:13 BB:K across 30 plate appearances, but there's still plenty of time for him to turn things around.
Crews is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Toronto, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
It's a much-needed day off for Crews, who is 0-for-15 with 10 strikeouts in his first four games this season. Alex Call will start in right field and bat eighth Tuesday while Crews regroups.
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