Scenes from Spring Training
With today being the official first day of spring, we have, courtesy of Springfield Fan, some pics from this weekend on the backfields in West Palm Beach…
Shifting Gears
Like two years ago, I’m not making this call based on a set of cuts or circumstances. It’s just time for me to stop covering the spring training games and wait for the minor-league seasons to begin. It’s pretty clear from the playing time that Brian Goodwin, Rafael Bautista, and Pedro Severino will be the …
Astros Edge Nats, 5-4
Houston took an early 3-0 lead, Washington rallied to tie it at 4-4, but the Astros pushed across a run in the 9th against Koda Glover to take this one, 5-4. Glover gave up a leadoff double and a one-out single to wear “L.” It was the first run he had given up in seven …
Nats Don’t Lose, 5-5
The Nats rallied for four in the 7th to tie, and loaded the bases in the 8th, but couldn’t push across the go-ahead run as they tied the Marlins, 5-5 on Friday afternoon – the fourth tie in 20 spring training games. It also took Erick Fedde off the hook for the “L,” as Miami …
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 …