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US Presswire file photo Miller Park hosts the Nationals for a four-game, weekend series. |
Davey Johnson will hope this recent string of stellar starting pitching (1.32 ERA over the last six games) continues tonight with Edwin Jackson, who got this run going last weekend against the Braves. He'll face a potent Milwaukee lineup that leads the NL with 116 home runs.
No changes to Johnson's lineup. He's found a combination that works, so why start tinkering now? They'll go up against right-hander Yovani Gallardo, who is having a strong month (2.13 ERA in four July starts).
I'm not at Miller Park for this season, but please keep the conversation going in my stead as always...
WASHINGTON NATIONALS at MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Where: Miller Park
Gametime: 8:10 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv, MLB Network (outside D.C. market)
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM), XM 89
Weather: Mostly cloudy, 80 degrees, Wind 9 mph LF to RF
NATIONALS (58-39)
2B Steve Lombardozzi
RF Bryce Harper
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Adam LaRoche
LF Michael Morse
SS Danny Espinosa
CF Roger Bernadina
C Jesus Flores
RHP Edwin Jackson
BREWERS (44-53)
RF Norichika Aoki
CF Nyjer Morgan
LF Ryan Braun
3B Aramis Ramirez
1B Corey Hart
2B Rickie Weeks
C Jonathan Lucroy
SS Cesar Izturis
RHP Yovani Gallardo
UMPIRES
TBA
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 260 of 260 Newer› Newest»How did the previous pitcher get injured? i was running my fingers and missed it.
Greinke isn't pitching regardless...no way they risk injury 2 days before deadline. Schedule setting up nicely.
Cruising some of the Brewers blogs . . . One of them suggested Livo would start Sunday, assuming Greinke doesn't.
Nattering, it may be that he's just getting overshadowed, rather than overlooked. Zim is lights out, the pitching staff is on a run, and there are just enough compelling story lines now that he's finally getting hot that he's just not getting the spotlight. Just a guess.
Just as long as Greinke never pitches for us.
OK, Henry, just throw strikes. Just throw strikes.
He already isn't looking good. Not confident. Oh Henry.
ouch! Oh, Henry.
Ooooof. Just when it was looking like he might be doing okay. He has to hold on here.
Why would he be confident? What on earth has he got to feel confident about right now? He needs to find some other kind of motivation, because confidence isn't going to show up on its own.
JaneB:
Looks like Jayson didn't play tonight for Syracuse.
That's a shame -- Syracuse scored 17 runs.
My heart is breaking for him. He needs to be done though.
And there goes the shutout and no longer a laugher.
Is anyone checkin up The mets kid debut? 8k's after 4
OK, now you know when you can use Henry. And other team better duck.
Listening to Uecker call a HRod game...hoping for a real life "Juuuuuust a bit outside" call...
Wow...17! Seems funny that he'd be up there for a rehab stint and then not play.
Anyone here trust Rodriguez w/ a six run lead?
Scoreboard:
3-0 Mets @ AZ, bottom 4
Nats212--- looking like the Baby Met is what they were hoping he'd be.
Henry .. there you go again. Why .. oh why are the Nationals so patient with this guy. Let someone else take the chance with Henry; if he makes good, so what.
with the two runs given up on the monster shot to the camera well in cf, henry's e.r.a. has to be near 6.00 or higher.
That was the Brewer who did his HR trot on a foul ball yesterday I think...He didn't have to worry about fair or foul tonight
Something FP said made me think Werth was back on the road to Potomac.
For certain, Swift.
HRod-Baby steps!!! Baby steps!!! His stuff is so electric...no way they get rid of him now. I usually don't advocate pitchers showing emotion, but I would love to see Henry get mad out there...anything but the deer in headlights look. If you are mad, it is hard to be afraid at the same time.
Oh! I missed that, Theo. Makes sense, thanks.
Best record in baseball!
Leave it to Davey, and of course Oh Henry!, to liven up the back end of the game. If I were a Brewer, I'd be terrified to stand in, figuring if he doesn't know where it's going, how do I?
But Davey's doing the right thing. Doubtful Henry's head can be straightened out this year, but you either deal him for something or hope that, like Hanrahan, if you hold on to him his head matures next year.
Potomac is at Frederick this weekend. Makes it an easy commute for Jayson.
Gosh.....all the piling on poor HRod. Ya know he is 9 for 12 in save opportunities. In 26 innings he has given up only 16 hits while fanning 29. His problem....20 walks. But the way a lot of you people pile on the guy, you would think he was walking people on purpose.
check out the thick handle on Aoki's bat.
great for linedrive slash hitting
No walks, a hit batter ... and after the home run right down the middle ... what would have been a wild pitch. But then he gets the come backer.
Henry's working on it. Definitely, absolutely looks like a confidence problem. I hope psychologists Davey and Catty can work this out but
perhaps this would be a job for Manny Acta who speaks Spanish and may
be trained in the area?
Why is it that Henry has no options left? I don't really understand the rules on that...Was he in the majors for a certain number of years with the A's?? Just wondering when his options were used if anyone knows...
In the feel good department -- even for "the other guys"
1. Henderson, for Brewers, 29 years old, *finally* makes his major league debut -- pitches a 1-2-3 inning against the Nats.
2. Mets, 23 year old Matt Harvey makes his major league debut. He starting, and, after four innings has allowed no runs, 8 K's, 3 H, 1BB, and has two hits himself.
Manny A. speaks Spanish -- that's about it.
Key tonight was EJax having a strong 1st inning plus great defense.
Shark Attack!!
OK, Bernie. Wonder if that will make the highlights?
Way to Stretch it out and get dirty, Bernie!!
"If you are mad, it is hard to be afraid at the same time."
I have always sort of believed that. I think it has something to do with adrenaline.
Curly W 59
Nats may have a problem -- although a nice problem,
If Bernadina stays in the .290's, who where does Werth play and why?
WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO!.. or should I say phew.. Good Job all around tonight. Glad to see the bats at it and another excellent start by our staff.
Swift, Henry was up and down in 2009, '10, and '11. That burned his three option years.
Thanks Sofa...I bet even Henry wishes he could go down to get things worked out...
Great interview by E-Jax. Compliments the defense, the hitters, the bullpen. What a guy!
This team has come so far since the night Werth was injured, he will be able to assume a role more similar to the one he had in Phila...Not as much weight on his shoulders, I think he'll play a lot better
@Swift Eagle -- Henry played for the A's in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons. Each player gets three option years. If any of those seasons didn't qualify as one of Henry's three options, Rizzo would have figured it out by now.
The last time a Washington-based team was 20 games over .500 was 1933, when the American League Senators finished 99-53 and lost the World Series in five games to the New York Giants.
So glad Jackson got the win. No runs today, 1 run on Saturday, great job!
And tied for the best record in baseball with those damned Yankees!
Is this like the eighth time EJax has gone at least seven?
Similar to.
Our pitching staff has got to be the best in baseball at the dish as a group. They handle themselves so well with a bat.
Ejax may not be the most valuable member of the rotation, but he has certainly worth his weight in gold. ... Well at least $11m.
222: Great interview by E-Jax. Compliments the defense, the hitters, the bullpen. What a guy!
well, he WAS one of the hitters ;-)
Awesome to get home after work and see that the Nats put on a beat-down on the Crew. Here's to hoping that can continue. What a team!
Nice win. Liked the catch by our CF against previous CF.
I wanna see how we do against Fiers. We have had a nice little HR streak going on. Let's hope we put some out of Miller Park against Fiers. Reading articles about him on fangraphs and other places, it seems we should wait for his fastball which tops at 90 mph.
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2012/7/9/3146765/michael-fiers-versus-the-radar-gun-how-is-he-winning
btw we are tied for the best record in ML. Go Nats!!!
Yay! Happy game results email. Peeked at the game before going to bed and it was 7-0. My Nats, I think I'll keep them. :-)
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