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Nats Double Up Astros, 4-2

Trea Turner drove in three of the four Nats runs with a double in the 3rd and a two-run single in the 4th as the Nats doubled up the Astros, 4-2.

Anibal Sanchez broke the streak of strong starting pitching as Houston had no problem in the 1st, scoring both runs on three hits and a walk. He was also dinged for a fourth hit in his second inning of work and did not strike out a batter in either inning.

Led by Joe Ross, who was credited with the “W,” the Washington ‘pen combined for eight scoreless innings with three hits and three walks allowed and six K’s. Austen Williams was the lone watchlist pitcher to appear but came on in the 9th for the save, retiring the side in order on three groundouts.

Victor Robles and Raudy Read both got the starts at their best defensive positions – CF and DH, respectively. They both reached base twice with a single and a walk and struck out once. Robles scored twice and stole his third base of the spring.

Three watchlist IFs appeared in the game as reserves:

  • Jake Noll took over 1B from Matt Adams and popped out to the catcher for the first out in the 7th.
  • Carter Kieboom followed Turner at SS and grounded into a double play to end the 7th.
  • Luis Garcia was the second 2B but struck out for the 5th time in 14 PA for the second out in the 8th.

The Nats head back to Jupiter to visit the Marlins on Monday afternoon. The game can be heard on MLB Audio (Miami feed).

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  1. The Astros radio broadcasters said Luis Garcia swung under a pitch that was literally above his head for strike three. Against an A-ball pitcher brought over from the minor league side of camp. That’s…not good.

  3. Does anyone know if the MASN nonsense is the reason all the feeds are the away feeds?

    1. MASN generally televises six or seven games and the FAN broadcasts eight or nine. The two usually intersect a couple of times, so you’re only able to avoid FP twice in spring training. All of these are home games (i.e. West Palm Beach or DC).

      While we’d like to blame this entirely on the O’s, the fact of the matter is that DC is not a baseball town, and especially does not have a tradition on the radio. Almost every single game is on WEEI or WFAN out of Boston and New York, for example. But those are outliers. Most teams are like the Nats (more but not every game).

      1. Luke does the Lerner family want to embolden the Nats footprint in the D.C. Radio waves or
        Enhance the ALT media streams
        Repeat question : the Bryan Kerr release farm list doesn’t include those ” sent into the hallway by teacher for bad behavior ” or injured inbound into WPB camp ( or as we say in the airline industry : PBI). ???
        Yet again us long in the tooth fans can also appreciate the kid who decides at the last minute : career change !

      2. Let’s take Raffie Bautista as an example with his knee rehab coming into camp. Maybe he is on a special list as Jonathan Pryor is on another special list . Connell must have something going on. Right , Luke ??

  5. With the great snark about Noll & Read, I’d say your writing is in mid-season form. 🙂

  6. Now that we know the minor league list has been expanded slightly since the Goeddel signing . Knorr “s F troop should see a familiar list : Snyder , Collier, Abreau , Jones, Dominguez , Reynolds , Gonzo, Sardinas, Wilson , Orange , ( however the catching tandem plays out with whoever doesn’t have too be handy on short call @ Burg)
    Taylor should be handy for a short call up from Burg with Goeddel , Norfolk pitching in with Banks , Agustin , Wiseman
    And maybe Keller , unless he earns a ticket to F troop

      1. Hernandez has nothing left to prove at AA. He spent the majority of 2018 at AAA. I guess the Fresno OF would project to be Taylor, Jones, and Stevenson, but Hernandez is a better hitter than any of them.

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