A 4-0 lead was too small for the Nats relievers to hold as the Astros blasted them for ten runs from the 5th to the 8th to hand the Nats a 10-8 loss yesterday afternoon.
MacKenzie Gore got the start and tossed three scoreless, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out three. The loss went to Jake Irvin, who caoughed up seven runs (six earned) on five hits (one HR) and two walks over an inning and 2/3rds.
Trey Lipscomb was the sole watchlister in the starting lineup (2B). He went 2-for-3 with a run scored but committed his second error.
James Wood reached base twice in relief of Lane Thomas in RF, drawing a walk in the 6th and singling in the 8th to extend his hit streak to seven games.
Here’s how the rest of “our guys” did coming off the bench:
- Israel Pineda caught the last two innings and was 0-for-2 throwing out baserunners and 0-for-1 at the plate
- Brady House pinch-ran for Nick Senzel in the 5th and went 0-for-2 with a strikeout while playing 3B the last three innings
- Robert Hassell pinch-ran for Jesse Winker and scored a run then played LF the rest of the way, going 0-for-2
- Darren Baker subbed for Lipscomb at 2B and was 0-for-1 with a walk
The loss drops Washington to 4-3 in Grapefruit League play. The Nats head to the opposite coast to play the Red Sox this afternoon. Josiah Gray is expected start and the flagship station has deigned to stop the Commanders blather to brodcast the game.