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Nats Go Deep Thrice in 8-4 Win Over Tigers

Washington got back in the win column for spring training with an 8-4 win over Detroit.

Ben Revere and Matt Skole each smacked two-run blasts while Scott Sizemore put up a one-spot with a solo shot as the Nats overcame deficits of 2-0 and 4-2.

Stephen Strasburg got the start and spayed five of the first Motor City kitties he faced before giving up a two-run homer to Bryan Holaday with two out in the 2nd. The Nats 2009 retired the next batter to finish with a line of 2IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, BB, 5K.

Taylor Hill was awarded the win by vritue of pitching two scoreless innings in the 6th and 7th. Sammy Solis did his best imitation of Nuke LaLoosh by issuing a pair of walks with a single in between to load the bases with nobody out. He struck out the next two batters, then got a grounder to short to escape the jam and earn the hold.

Here’s how the watchlist minor-leaguers fared on Saturday afternoon:
• Brian Goodwin pinch-hit for Revere and lofted a sac fly and drew a walk at the plate while replacing the former Jay in CF.
• Skole struck out in his first AB to go 1-for-2 with 2RBI as Anthony Rendon’s sub at 3B.
• Pedro Severino started at catcher and reached base twice with a single and a walk.
• Spencer Kieboom followed Severino behind the plate and went 1-for-2 while throwing out a runner.
• A.J. Cole was roughed up for two runs on four hits, including a home run in his only inning of work

The Nats return to Jupiter tomorrow to play the St. Louis Cardinals. Blake Treinen is expected to start. The game will be broadcast on the MLB Network with the Cardinals TV feed, which may confuse some folks.

9 Commments

  1. Stras again shows both the good and the bad, striking out 5 in 2 IP, but also giving up two runs. Don’t what they are offering him for his extension, but because his weird inability to keep runs off the board he’s at least a half-notch down from being truly elite.

    Say hey, Scott Sizemore. Two dingers already! Now hit about 8 more and you might have a chance to come north. 🙂

  2. The Stras comments by most Nat writers make it sound like he was dominant, which in one respect he was. On the other hand, as you suggest, Karl, he failed to get the job done. In a spring training game that’s considered meaningless, except we’ve all seen too much of that kind of outing from Stras in the past and it wasn’t spring training. What good is 22 strikeouts and an era of 9.00.

  3. Cue the who. The kids are alright !
    Maybe some Van Morrison

    For those especially Luke my canine buddy
    Had emergency surgery @ midnight for an
    Abcess so Rizzo is off the hook for not giving
    Him a spring invite with his catch / fly skills .
    Resting well @ home . He can’t wait for carp
    And FP to Mike up for the season

  4. The man’s fastball is too straight for him to be an ace. He’ll get paid like one from somebody with a big ballpark to limit the dingers. Stras needs to be a quiet #2, do his Jordan Zimmermann postseason impersonation, and earn his payday. Dusty feel free to run this future nonNat just short or Mark Pryor arm abuse!

    1. Time to put on Stras’s big boy pants and send him out there for a 220 IP season–assuming he can keep enough runs off the board. With a relatively thin rotation, the Nats need him to eat as many innings as he can choke down.

      1. You know, Strasburg really sucks … for a guy with a 3.09 career ERA, a 2.83 FIP, and who put up 215 strong innings 18 months ago. He battled injuries last season, but it was the first time since his TJ surgery that he had any serious health issue. But it’s never enough.

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