Nats Pull Back Even with 3-1 Win over Mets
Harper Homers Again
Astros Blast Nats, 8-2
A five-run 3rd, lowlighted by a three-run HR, did in A.J. Cole and the Nats for an 8-2 loss.
Cole was also stung for a solo home run in the 1st and was charged with seven runs total during his three and 2/3rds innings pitched. In four outings, he’s given up 15 runs on 16 hits (four HRs) and six walks with four strikeouts over 12⅓ innings.
Three watchlist players came off the bench:
• Rafael Bautista struck out while pinch-hitting then replacing Adam Eaton in CF.
• Brian Goodwin followed Bryce Harper in RF and led off the 8th with a flyout.
• Pedro Severino subbed for C Matt Wietersand whiffed to start the 9th.
The loss drops Washington to 7-8-3 for the spring.
The Nats switch dugouts at the BotPB to host the Mets on Thursday. Gio Gonzalez is scheduled to pitch for the Nats. The game will not be broadcast on TV, radio, or Obama’s wiretap of the Trump Towers.
Nats Tie Again, 3-3
Washington’s subs rallied for three in the 8th to salvage a 3-3 tie in 10 innings against Detroit. The rally took Stephen Strasburg off the hook, as he had given up two runs on three hits over four innings. He walked none and struck out five. Koda Glover was the sole watchlist reliever to appear. …
Ward, Stevenson Combine for Walkoff Win, 5-4
Drew Ward tied the game with a solo shot in the 8th while Andrew Stevenson plated the gamewinner with an opposite-field single in the 9th to give the Nats a 5-4 win over the Astros on Sunday afternoon. Joe Ross got the start and looked sharp in four scoreless innings, with two hits and a …
Nats Stop Winless Streak, Blank Mets, 6-0
A three-run 6th broke open a 1-0 game as the Nats won for the first time in more than a week with a 6-0 shutout of the Mets on Saturday afernoon. Erick Fedde got the start and did nothing to contradict his status as Washington’s top pitching prospect with three scoreless innings. He allowed one …
Cards Deck the Nats, 7-1
St. Louis’s five-run 4th broke open a 1-0 game as they beat the Nats yet again, 7-1. The one Nats run came on a Bryce Harper home run, his fourth of the spring. Gio Gonzalez was charged with the loss, though he wasn’t ineffective with one run let in on four hits and a walk …
Cole Tosses Four No-Hit Innings in 2-2 Tie
After getting hammered in his first two spring starts, A.J. Cole was nearly perfect yesterday in West Palm Beach, as the Nats and Marlins played to a 2-2 tie. Cole retired 12 of 13 batters faced, issuing a leadoff walk in the 3rd and striking out two over four no-hit innings – quite the contrast …
Cards Triple Up Nats, 9-3
St. Louis went to town on Stephen Strasburg with four in the 1st and two in the 2nd and cruised to a 9-3 win over Washington. Strasburg retired just six of 14 batters faced while giving up a walk and seven hits, which did not include a home run. [Insert obligatory remark about pitching from …
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 …
Twins Double Up Nats, 4-2
Tanner Roark threw four strong innings early, but the Nats gave up four runs late to drop their fourth game, 4-2 to the Twins. Roark, who will pitch for the United States in the WBC, allowed just two hits, no walks, and struck out three. The loss went to Sammy Solis as the 28-y.o. southpaw …