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BoSox Beat Nats, 5-3

A three-run 4th proved to be the difference in this one as Boston beat Washington, 5-3 Tuesday afternoon.

Joe Ross was lit up twice with back-to-back one-out homers in the top of the 1st by Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez before issuing a walk. He settled down to retire six straight before giving up a two-out safety to Betts, who was thrown out stealing to end the 3rd.

Just three watchlist players were used.

• Drew Ward pinch-ran for Annthony Rendon in the bottom of the 6th and drew a bases-loaded walk in the 7th.

• Brian Goodwin subbed for Chris Heisey in the top of the 6th, walked to lead off the 7th, scored on Ward’s BB, and lined into a unassisted DP at 1B to end the 8th.

• Koda Glover struck out the side in the 6th – the second time he’s done that this spring.

The loss drops the Nats to 5-5 on the spring. Stephen Strasburg is expected to make the start today against St. Louis in Jupiter, FL.

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As noted in the comments, Nick Lee’s injury has been revealed as a non-displaced elbow fracture while John Lannan has been signed to minor-league deal, apparently to convert him to a submarine reliever.

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  1. I saw the news that Lannan wants to be a submarining lefty and started to try to think of any others. There were several guys who would drop down sidearm from time to time, but the only true submariners who come to mind were righties.

    Anyway, good luck to him. It can’t hurt to give him a look, particularly with the lefty reliever ranks so thin, all the more so with Lee’s injury on top of Bryan Harper’s.

    1. The conventional wisdom on LHPs as submariners is that right-handed batters hit so well against them that they’re only useful as LOOGYs. I’ve never seen one, so I have to wonder if that CW is so old that the Nats (*gasp*) are trying to see if there’s any value in trying a contrarian approach.

  2. Kudos to Glover for making his case. He has seven K’s over three IP thus far, with no walks and only one hit allowed.

    Meanwhile, the “long man” and #6 starter-in-waiting spots look wide open. Cole has spit the bit thus far in his opportunity for either designation. Worley was thought to have a good chance at “long man” but was shaky again yesterday. The door is open for Voth to get into those conversations, although there are other options in camp, like Guthrie and Turner.

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