Nationals @ Reds, Game 1

[2k6nats]

May 21, 2007 - Great American Ballpark, 7:10

Bronson Arroyo 2-4, 2.64 ERA	Levale Speigner 1-0, 4.91 ERA
Ryan Freel (3B) Norris Hopper (CF) Ken Griffey Jr. (RF) Brandon Phillips (2B) Adam Dunn (LF) Alex Gonzalez (SS) Scott Hatteberg (1B) David Ross (C) Bronson Arroyo (P)	Felipe Lopez (2B) Cristian Guzman (SS) Ryan Zimmerman (3B) Dmitri Young (1B) Austin Kearns (RF) Brian Schneider (C) Nook Logan (CF) Ryan Langerhans (LF) Levale Speigner (P)

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It may be difficult to improve against Arroyo (2-4, 2.64 ERA), who has been one of the league's most effective pitchers despite his record this year.

He is 1-0 in two career starts against the Nationals, allowing seven hits in 16 scoreless innings with three walks and 16 strikeouts.

Levale Speigner  (1-0, 4.91) makes his second career start for the Nationals. The rookie right-hander filled Shawn Hill  's spot in the rotation Wednesday against Atlanta and lasted four innings, giving up four runs and eight hits.

Speigner, who had been used primarily as a long reliever, was 1-0 with a 3.77 ERA in 12 relief appearances before he was called on to start. This will be his first appearance against the Reds.

[sportsfan882]

Langerhans and Nook both starting..  and Speigner

[joker]

This is definetly a winable series but this game will be the hardest to win

[Kenz aFan]

Question: Why do you keep putting the Nats as the home team, even when they play on the road? Don't you have a pair of templates, so you can do it both ways?

[joker]

Brian Schneider better step it up today. he has a horrendous average

[nats2playoffs]

Arroyo led MLB in innings pitched in 2006 with 240, went 14-11 with a 1.19 WHIP and a 3.29 ERA.  Of course, he had Austin Power Kearns and Felipe Lopez on the team back then.  But he's only 2-4 in 9 starts.  The offense needs to step up and Speigner needs to give us 6 decent innings.

[sportsfan882]

2 on, no out!

[nats2playoffs]

"Lopez singled to shallow left center, Lopez to second on left fielder Dunn´s throwing error."

Already working on a deal to get Dunn, I see, as he winks at Lopez?  Heating up fast, as Cristian walks.  2 on.  I started Arroyo on my Forum fantasy team... 

[PC]

What's wrong with the announcers?

[sportsfan882]

RBI Double For Zimmerman.. Is anyone else's sound off from the video?

[ernie0326]

Anybody notice the picture is ahead of the commentary?!?! this is very distracting.

[sportsfan882]

3-0!! Young 2 run Double!! WTF is wrong with the sound?

[PC]

What's wrong with the announcers?

RBI Double For Zimmerman.. Is anyone else's sound off from the video?

Anybody notice the picture is ahead of the commentary?!?! this is very distracting.

Yes & Yes.

[KnorrForYourMoney]

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

Eck, I hate this audio, but it's hard to complain about anything right now.

[shoeshineboy]

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

Eck, I hate this audio, but it's hard to complain about anything right now.

Yes and yes

[PC]

FIX THE SOUND, MASN!!!

[ernie0326]

there is a 5 second delay between the picture and sound

[sportsfan882]

damn, Kearns can't get the runner over.. missed a hanger

[sportsfan882]

finally the sound is fixed..

[PC]

Don't leave a RISP!

[ernie0326]

I think they've got it together now

[joker]

 :shock:wow what has happened?

[nats2playoffs]

Anybody notice the picture is ahead of the commentary?!?! this is very distracting.

I'm not watching it, but I noticed the MASN normally has a 2-second delay, if I play the radio play-by-play.  Maybe they got the picture right and the sound still on delay.  Kearns continues slumping after Zimmerman and Young both double for RBIs.

Nationals 3
Reds 0

[joker]

yeah that sound was messed up

[sportsfan882]

SCHNEIDER KNOCKS IN YOUNG!!!! 4-0!!!