Nationals @ Braves, Game 2

[OldChelsea]

Second match of three-match series between the Atlanta Braves (26-21, 2nd in NL East) and the Washington Nationals (27-18, 1st in NL East).

FIRST PITCH: 16.05
LOCATION: Turner Field, famous for its undersubscribed playoff matches
AIRING ON: FM-106.7, AM-1500 and 1580, and MASN HD
Preview: http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2012_05_26_wasmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=preview&c_id=was#gid=2012_05_26_wasmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=preview

STARTING PITCHERS
Nats - Stephen Strasburg (R) - 4-1, 2.21 ERA
Braves - Mike Minor (L) - 2-4, 6.96 ERA

LINE-UPS

WASHINGTON NATIONALS
1 Espinosa 2B
2 Harper CF
3 Zimmerman 3B
4 LaRoche 1B
5 Desmond SS
6 Nady RF
7 Moore LF
8 Flores C
9 Strasburg P

ATLANTA BRAVES
1 Bourn CF
2 Pastornicky SS
3 Prado LF
4 Uggla 2B
5 Hinske 1B [late replacement for Freeman]
6 Heyward RF
7 Francisco 3B
8 Boscan C
9 Minor P


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Elsewhere round the NL East:

METS still leading Padres 4-nil, bottom of 7th
MARLINS home to Giants, 16.10
PHILLIES away to St Louis, 19.15

Other local teams active tonight:

19.00 - Mystics vs Tulsa Shock, Verizon Centre
19.30 - DC Unjited vs New England Revolution, RFK Stadiium

Orioles home to Royals, same start time as our match

[sportsfan882]

Nady and Moore both starting in OF

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

It should be in the mid 90s in ATL by first pitch.

[sportsfan882]

It should be in the mid 90s in ATL by first pitch.

Damn. Stras hates that crap

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

I guess it rarely gets above the mid 70s in San Diego.  Well, at least he's thin...he'll manage. 

Damn. Stras hates that crap

[PowerBoater69]

Damn. Stras hates that crap

Stras prefers the temp to be above 78 and below 82, otherwise it throws him off.

[spidernat]

Damn. Stras hates that crap

Stras prefers the temp to be above 78 and below 82, otherwise it throws him off.

What a soft nag. 

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

That you, Dibs?

Stras prefers the temp to be above 78 and below 82, otherwise it throws him off.

[hammondsnats]

blaming the umps heat is for losers

[Lintyfresh85]

When did Strasburg inhabit Maya's sensibilities about temperature?

[RyanZimsKazoo]

I feel like an idiot. For some reason, I thought Atlanta had a dome team. I don't know why.

[OldChelsea]

It should be in the mid 90s in ATL by first pitch.

Weather Channel has 92 at first pitch, 88 at 19.00...also keep an eye on Beryl, currently a subtropical storm (winds topping off at 50 per right now) which could make things interesting tomorrow.

[OldChelsea]

I feel like an idiot. For some reason, I thought Atlanta had a dome team. I don't know why.

You're thinking of the Falcons (Georgia Dome).

MLB has only one hard (i.e. non-retractable) dome team left (Tampa Bay).

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Arizona and Houston might as well be hard domes since they hardly ever seem to open them. 

MLB has only one hard (i.e. non-retractable) dome team left (Tampa Bay).

[PANatsFan]

Arizona and Houston might as well be hard domes since they hardly ever seem to open them. 

that's what she said, or something

[PANatsFan]

What a soft nag. 

He should invest his money in weather control satellites.

[RL04]

Nady and Moore both starting in OF

Why?

[OldChelsea]

Line-ups now posted in lead post on this thread.

[PC]

Xavier Nady is the flashing red signal telling everyone that Rizzo failed at the objective of putting together a complete roster.

The number of left handed bats on the roster makes the Nady signing even worse because, on games like this, he's the only available right handed bat who can play right field.

[aussienatsfan]

it's 5.15 in australia and i haven't slept for 48 hours while drinking non-stop.... but why the freak are nady and moore starting together???

[zimm_da_kid]

stras should be batting 6th

[spidernat]

For some reason, I thought Atlanta had a dome team. 

Any team with Jayson Werth on it is a dome team.

[TylerDC]

What's the weather like there?

[mmzznnxx]

I understand Minor's a leftie, but still would prefer to see Ankiel in there over Nady.

Minor's been beat up so far, so hopefully we don't do our thang where we make opposing pitchers look like Randy Johnson.

[aussienatsfan]

stras should be batting 6th

i'll say!!!!