It’s Monday, June 16 and the Rockies (14-57) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (30-41). Carson Palmquist is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Jake Irvin for Washington. The Nationals have lost eight consecutive games and are coming off being swept in a three-game series to the Marlins and Mets over the past seven days.

Vitello has produced 10 student-athletes who played for him during his Tennessee head coaching tenure (2018-present) to reach MLB: Garrett Crochet, Chase Silseth, Ben Joyce, Andre Lipcius, Trey Lipscomb, Jordan Beck , Seth Halvorsen, Chase Dollander, Blade Tidwell and Christian Moore.

WASHINGTON – Looking for an offensive spark, the Nationals are calling up third baseman Brady House, the organization’s No. 3 prospect and MLB Pipeline’s No. 91 overall, a source told MLB.com’s Jessica Camerato on Sunday.