With the Nats come from behind victory in the bottom of the 12th today, the team clinches their third win in a row, and have now won six of their last eight contests. What was a beautifully crafted game from the mound was also an ugly game from the plate, but the Nats seemed to have that little extra which allowed them to come out on top 3-2. The Nationals showed a lot to their fans as they won their second consecutive series these last two nights. This team is going to have its ups and downs, but it is comforting to know that there will be the ups…hopefully we can ride this wave a little longer.
Shawn Hill is back
The Nats ace now appears to be fully recovered from the injury that kept him out of the rotation at the start of the season. Tonight he faced the Atlanta Braves line up head on pitching 8 innings allowing only one run and four hits. He only recorded one strikeout but also only put up two walks. What was most important about Hill’s outing was that he was able to pitch into the 8th inning, effectively. In his previous starts his biggest problems had been endurance related…he had said that he still had tightness in his forearm earlier this month when he returned, but he looked plenty healthy today.
The bats didn’t show up, but clutch hitting kept the Nats in it
Lenny Harris, meet Randy St. Claire. One of you is very good at your job, the
other is not. The Nationals pitching saved them today, its usually impossible to win a 12 inning game with only 6 hits, but thanks to Shawn Hill and the Nats bullpen they pulled it out.
The bottom line is the Nats bats re playing peekabo, first you see it, then you don’t.
The bats didn’t show up, but clutch hitting kept the Nats in it
Lenny Harris, meet Randy St. Claire. One of you is very good at your job, the
other is not. The Nationals pitching saved them today, its usually impossible to win a 12 inning game with only 6 hits, but thanks to Shawn Hill and the Nats bullpen they pulled it out.The bottom line is the Nats bats re playing peekabo, first you see it, then you don’t.
Quick Nat stats:
-One Nat had a multi hit game (the game winner probably would have been a sac fly had the outfield not been playing in)
-Nats only struck out 5 times, but also only drew 5 walks
-Only 1 extra base hit
-Nats answered the next half inning each time the Braves scored
-One Nat had a multi hit game (the game winner probably would have been a sac fly had the outfield not been playing in)
-Nats only struck out 5 times, but also only drew 5 walks
-Only 1 extra base hit
-Nats answered the next half inning each time the Braves scored
A Flair for the Dramatic
This Nats have now had several walk of hits in the last few games. We’ve established the Nats aren’t a team that is going to grind you into the ground, so often when they pull out wins it’s pretty exciting.
Conversely this team has great pitching, even when their bats are silent the game will be close (like today). You will hardly ever see a blow out, it’s always interesting and I love it.
This Nats have now had several walk of hits in the last few games. We’ve established the Nats aren’t a team that is going to grind you into the ground, so often when they pull out wins it’s pretty exciting.
Conversely this team has great pitching, even when their bats are silent the game will be close (like today). You will hardly ever see a blow out, it’s always interesting and I love it.
2 comments:
Nice game by the Nats.
BTW, see that former Nat, Brad Wilkerson, was cut by Seatle. Big contract, no performance. I expect it was a 'designated for assignment' but its trade or release time
Randy St. Claire is a great great piching coach...
Brad Wilkerson, involved in the trade for felipe lopez I believe....HE HELPED US WIN THAT GAME
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