Nats @ Braves - Doubleheader 9/4. Game 2

[jpx7]

Off their best reliever lmao

... who they've now burned, just to get a tie-game situation with three innings to go.

 

[CyYoung31]

Freeman aside, we were flailing something fierce at Rainey’s stuff.

 

[UNCBlue012]

I am so nervous now lol I really want this one

 

[jpx7]

"[Freeman] is the most underrated player in the league."
-- Bryce Harper

When did he say that?

 

[CyYoung31]

When did he say that?

On Sunday Night Baseball.

 

[jpx7]

Freeman aside, we were flailing something fierce at Rainey’s stuff.

Coming into today, he had 0.6 fwar, a 2.28 fip/2.92xfip, and was striking out 13.22/9. He's been pretty damn good—and it's as visible in his stuff as his numbers. That hr/fb% was bound to regress from 8.3%, however, and—outside that k/9 (which will actually go up)—all his numbers are going to look worse tomorrow.

 

[jpx7]

On Sunday Night Baseball.

Damn—I was watching at work, so no game-sound. Have to begrudgingly cede him some respect for saying that.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Umm... Grant. He had a .071 AVG with a .259 OPS. How do you walk him??

 

[Heyward]

Not sure why Dayton is in when Smith, Martin, or MM didnt pitch in Game 1.

 

[Heyward]

Not sure why Dayton is in when Smith, Martin, or MM didnt pitch in Game 1.

Got out of it. Get some runs, boys.

 

[jpx7]

Umm... Grant. He had a .071 AVG with a .259 OPS. How do you walk him??

I mean, dude put up like a twenty-seven-pitch PA; hard not to lose a batter at that point.

 

[CyYoung31]

Markakis coming back to Earth.

 

[jpx7]

Looks like Markakis is hitting his second-half slump, despite the season only being sixty games (and his version being even shorter) ...

 

[USMA76]

Neck looked lost in that at bat which is unusual for him.

 

[USMA76]

Phillies up 3-2 over NYM in the top of the 8th and threatening to add on.

 

[jpx7]

Phillies up 3-2 over NYM in the top of the 8th and threatening to add on.

Would really like to take this game and keep the pressure on. With the ZE's luck tonight in game-two, though, that outcome feels sort of sus.

 

[UNCBlue012]

Jesus, Smith. Dude won’t stop giving up homers

 

[Heyward]

Will Smith, not good. Trea Turner continues to own us.

 

[CyYoung31]

Will Smith can’t pitch one ****ing inning without getting jacked.

 

[jpx7]

Just absolutely felt in my guts that the RH Turner was going to do that against the LHP Smith. Was hoping to be wrong.

Should've stuck with his FB. That slider still ain't it this season.

Or **** it: just walk Turner, with no Soto in the lineup.