The Nats fought back tonight. Going down 3-0 in the 5th usually has led to the Nats bowing over without any attempt at a comeback; not this time. The Nats rallied, not once, not twice, but three times en route to their 10-5 victory over the Mets.
Felipe Lopez is productive….
No really, he is. Lopez going into tonight had 2 RBI’s in 18 games. Lopez had no homers and only two extra base hits. Tonight Lopez blasted 6 RBI’s tripling his total for the season. Felipe Lopez of the last few nights is the same Felipe Lopez from the Reds all those years ago. The Nationals need that Felipe Lopez and not the one they have seen since he’s come to Washington.
Nats continued to keep the big names quiet
Nats continued to keep the big names quiet
While the Nationals pitching performances in this two game series were far from excellent, they still did a good job of keeping the Mets two biggest players off the base paths.
David Wright in series: 0/8, 0 Hr, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 ST (Wright is now 0 for his last 14)
Jose Reyes in series: 1/10, 0 HR, 0 RBI, O BB, 1 K, 1 ST
Now the Nats need to focus on not letting Luis Castillo, Raul Casanova, or Ryan Church to beat them.
Shawn Hill and the call up of Mike O’Connor
Shawn Hill looked solid in his second start of the season against a good Mets line up. He allowed only 6 hits in 5 innings and struck out five. This is a good sign for the Nats because now they have when healthy a very solid rotation with Hill, Perez, Redding, Chico, and Lannan. Nobody in that list is a star, but all of them are very solid and can promise 6 good innings every time out.
The Nationals best starter in the minors, Mike O’Connor got the call up Thursday and earned the win in his first major league game in 2008. O’Connor had been great in Tripple A Columbus so far this season and looks to take over as the club lefty specialist as Ray King got the demotion in his place. I’m not quite sure what the Nationals are trying to do with this; it’s clear that Acta was completely abusing Ray King. Lefties only hit 4-17 against King, so it’s obvious that he still has the ability to be a solid lefty specialist, he was just kept in to face righties after he got that one lefty out. It’s really risky only having one lefty in the bullpen, perhaps they should have found a way to keep both O’Connor and King on the major league club.
David Wright in series: 0/8, 0 Hr, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 ST (Wright is now 0 for his last 14)
Jose Reyes in series: 1/10, 0 HR, 0 RBI, O BB, 1 K, 1 ST
Now the Nats need to focus on not letting Luis Castillo, Raul Casanova, or Ryan Church to beat them.
Shawn Hill and the call up of Mike O’Connor
Shawn Hill looked solid in his second start of the season against a good Mets line up. He allowed only 6 hits in 5 innings and struck out five. This is a good sign for the Nats because now they have when healthy a very solid rotation with Hill, Perez, Redding, Chico, and Lannan. Nobody in that list is a star, but all of them are very solid and can promise 6 good innings every time out.The Nationals best starter in the minors, Mike O’Connor got the call up Thursday and earned the win in his first major league game in 2008. O’Connor had been great in Tripple A Columbus so far this season and looks to take over as the club lefty specialist as Ray King got the demotion in his place. I’m not quite sure what the Nationals are trying to do with this; it’s clear that Acta was completely abusing Ray King. Lefties only hit 4-17 against King, so it’s obvious that he still has the ability to be a solid lefty specialist, he was just kept in to face righties after he got that one lefty out. It’s really risky only having one lefty in the bullpen, perhaps they should have found a way to keep both O’Connor and King on the major league club.
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