Rookie says Braves fans' chop 'devalues us', Verlander's latest gem puts Astros in front, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Corey Seager struck out on a change-up to end the frame. But for the fans, who saw a pitcher having the game of his life and a bullpen that blew a 3-1 lead in the eighth inning of Game 1, it seemed like a big risk. Stephen Strasburg has faced 16 batters:Strikeout (swinging)GroundoutStrikeout (swinging)GroundoutStrikeout (swinging)GroundoutStrikeout (swinging)Strikeout (swinging)LineoutFlyoutGroundoutStrikeout (swinging)Strikeout (swinging)Strikeout1BStrikeout (swinging) pic.twitter.com/lCEkKbd41T. The frustration was furthered by Adam Eaton giving an out away earlier in the inning by popping a bunt attempt to third. Pollock — look silly on strikeouts with a change-up and curveball, respectively. Copyright © 2017-2020 Let's Play Index. They have Stephen Strasburg on the mound Friday night in Game 2, when they’ll attempt to avoid that fate. The Nationals got their insurance run. Although we do not pre-screen comments, we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. (Read more), Charting the wildest season in Nationals history. Pollock struck out three times. MLB 2020 playoffs: Wild-card standings, playoff picture and postseason format Do you have a sports website? Oct 4, 2019, Attendance: 53086, Time of Game: 3:37. As Atlanta’s Game 1 starter, he lasted just two innings and gave up a pair of home runs to set the table for a 6-0 loss. Then the Nationals intentionally walked Max Muncy to bring the winning run to the plate. Strasburg’s pitch count will not be restricted, even though he threw 34 pitches out of the Nationals’ bullpen in Tuesday’s wild-card game.
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That gave Strasburg a three-run cushion to protect.
We invite you to use our commenting platform to engage in insightful conversations about issues in our community. ---------------------------- Are you a Stathead, too? Snitker saw an opportunity to add to the lead and decided to go that route, sending Duvall to the plate. The best chance the Nationals have is if he goes at least seven innings, because the middle relief showed itself Thursday night as an existential threat to this season. Cody Bellinger and the Dodgers take on Juan Soto and the Nationals in Game 2 of the 2019 National League Divisional Series. Juan Soto made a diving catch in left he probably wouldn’t have made earlier this season to prevent the Dodgers first hit. Business E-mail: nadasfan2@gmail.com Not bad considering he was almost invisible the final two weeks of the regular season. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Manager Dave Martinez left nothing to chance. All games telecast on MLB Network, TBS, FOX and FS1 will be available to MLB.TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to the applicable network through a participating pay TV provider. Dodgers: Three RBIs from Muncy were big in Game 1, considering his recent recovery from a broken wrist. Clayton Kershaw emptied out the tank in sixth and, while he allowed a two-out double to Victor Robles, he sailed around it by getting a weak tap out in front of the plate by Stephen Strasburg to end the inning.
The Nationals’ wild-card win was both thrilling and emotionally exhausting. Howie Kendrick’s first out of the inning took center fielder Cody Bellinger to the warning track and Kershaw is getting hit hard. Game 2 of the National League Division Series on Friday will be only the second time they have ever started against each other.
They’d expanded the lead to 4-2. Find out more. Strasburg is 3-5 with a 2.54 ERA in 11 career starts against the Dodgers. That gave their dugout, quiet for most of Thursday evening, a reason to bang on the padded railing and pass around high-fives. They loaded the bases in the first inning before Howie Kendrick singled in Trea Turner. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post). Seager swung through it. If a left-handed hitter comes up in a crucial situation before the eighth inning, will Martinez deploy his only left-handed reliever, Sean Doolittle? (Read more), The Nats picked the wrong time to show the worst of themselves. Follow him on Twitter at @jamalcollier. Bellinger struck out twice, but he also walked twice, the latter probably more important than the former. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. As Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer show, ‘There is no routine in the postseason’, a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Stephen Strasburg on the mound Friday night in Game 2. Yet first Strasburg cruised, one batter at a time, using 85 pitches to craft a work of art. Two of the MLB’s perennial All-Stars will take the mound in Game 2 of the NLDS, but Friday will be only the second time the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw and the Nationals’ Stephen Str… Posted on October 4, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears. What are the starting lineups?Nationals: Despite the fact that Howie Kendrick made a pair of errors at first base in Game 1, the Nats kept him at second base for Game 2.