AFL Update: October 6, 2011
The 2011 campaign started with a whimper as the Scottsdale Scorpions were pounded for a 10-1 loss. Four Nats saw game action…
- Zach Walters played 3B and went 1-for-3, one of the two hits the Scorpions managed for the game
- Bryce Harper played LF and went 0-for-3 with a strikeout
- Derek Norris played C and went 0-for-3, but picked a runner off 1st
- Pat Lehman got the last out of the 7th, but also threw a wild pitch
Sammy Solis gets the start today, according to MASN’s Byron Kerr, who also had a feature on Lehman yesterday morning.
If Zach Walters turns out to be a star I will eat my words I said after he Nats acquired him…….
I was ‘watching’ on Gameday and Norris also threw out a runner:
With Joe Terdoslavich batting, Mikie Mahtook caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Derek Norris to shortstop Jean Segura.
Jeez, that was a bit of a smackdown for the opener. Let’s hope that was simply an outlier performance by Scottsdale and that they get things squared away quickly.