Nationals' James Wood: Launches three-run homer amid slump
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Wood went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Thursday's 9-3 win over the Mets.
Wood socked his 26th homer of the season and piled up at least three RBI for the ninth time this year. Fantasy managers are hoping Thursday's showing will get the dynamic outfielder back on track, considering it's been an icy stretch at the plate since the start of July for Wood. Across his last 41 contests, Wood is slashing .203/.280/.329 with four homers, eight doubles, 19 RBI and four stolen bases.
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Nationals' James Wood: On bench Sunday
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Wood is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
The 22-year-old slugger started the previous 17 games but will receive Sunday off after posting a .232/.284/.362 slash line and 33.8 percent strikeout rate during that stretch. Days off could become more common for Wood as the Nationals juggle five outfielders through four lineup spots, including DH. Luis Garcia will fill in at designated hitter for Wood, opening up second base for Jose Tena.
Wood went 2-for-4 with a pair of two-RBI doubles and a run scored during Sunday's 8-0 win over the Giants.
Wood finished the three-game set against San Francisco 5-for-13 with four doubles and a home run after notching his third game of 2025 with multiple doubles Sunday. When the outfielder wasn't roping extra-base hits, though, he was often striking out. Wood had seven Ks during the series. On the year, Wood has 25 home runs, 14 stolen bases and an .844 OPS.
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Nationals' James Wood: Launches homer No. 25
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Wood went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Giants.
The young outfielder took Carson Whisenhunt deep for a solo shot in the first inning, the first of three Washington long balls on the afternoon. Wood snapped a 21-game power drought with the blast, a stretch in which he'd slashed a miserable .113/.211/.150 with a 42.2 percent strikeout rate. While that slump dragged his numbers down, on the season Wood still has 25 homers, 14 steals, 64 runs and 73 RBI in 114 contests with an .841 OPS.
Wood is out of the lineup for Monday's contest in Houston.
Wood struck out in four of five plate appearances in Sunday's win over the Twins and has gone 4-for-46 with 26 strikeouts over his last 12 games. Daylen Lile will shift over to left field and Alex Call will receive a start in right field Monday while Wood gets a day off to regroup.
Nationals' James Wood: Nabs second July multi-hit game
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Wood went 2-for-4 with two walks, two doubles and an RBI during Monday's 10-8 win over the Reds.
After playing at an MVP level through the month of June, Wood has lost steam and, outside of a 5-for-5 performance on July 3, has had a tough month. He looked more like his early-season self Monday, reaching four out of six times, including two extra-base hits, and knocking in a run. The fact that his July slash line of .212/.305/.327 is still so far off of his season-long line of .275/.379/.526 is indicative of how dominant he was to start the season. The 22-year-old also has 24 home runs and 70 RBI to his name on the year.
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