Nationals vs Braves, Game 1

[nats2playoffs]

Scoring Summary                           ATL   WSH
1st   Markakis homered to left center, Inciarte scored.   2   0
1st   Kemp homered to center.   3   0
1st   Trea Turner homered (6th) to center.   3   1
1st   Matt Wieters singled to right center, Bryce Harper scored, Lind to third.   3   2
2nd   Goodwin homered (3rd) to right.   3   3
2nd   Anthony Rendon hit sacrifice fly to right, Trea Turner scored.   3   4
3rd   M. Adams homered to center, Phillips and Markakis scored.   6   4
3rd   Stephen Strasburg grounded out to second, Matt Wieters scored, Goodwin to third.   6   5
4th   Bryce Harper homered (16th) to right.   6   6
4th   Adam Lind doubled to deep center, Daniel Murphy scored.   6   7
4th   Michael A. Taylor singled to left center, Adam Lind scored.   6   8
4th   Brian Goodwin singled to right, Michael A. Taylor scored.   6   9

  Atlanta Barves  6
Washington Nationals 9

It's the heat...

[skippy1999]

Odds Stephen can get it together and hold the lead?

[bluestreak]

He ran towards 2B just in case and once Inciarte threw his hand s up he took off.

Rare good baserunning by a Nat. But I would not have expected less from Murphy. He's a real ball player.

[spidernat]

this is like Tex Cob trying to go toe-to-toe with Mike Tyson

Awful analogy

[bluestreak]

ruled no error on the play so that nets Goodwin an RBI

Wouldn't he get the RBI even with an error? Also, I've never seen a missed diving catch scored an error. Never.

[RiotAct]

Wouldn't he get the RBI even with an error? Also, I've never seen a missed diving catch scored an error. Never.

True, it would be a non-base-hit RBI.

[NatNasty]

I've never seen so many missed diving catches in one game, let alone one inning...

I've seen it in Little League.  Speaking of which, anyone see that score from the other day?  Something like 31-3.  Made me feel sorry for the losers.  I'm sure one of their pitchers will make it to the Nats' pen in about 10 years.

[spidernat]

Wouldn't he get the RBI even with an error? 

no

[spidernat]

Also, I've never seen a missed diving catch scored an error. Never.

This is true but the dive is what caused the ball to roll away and allow the run to score.

[spidernat]

Our battery has a real problem with the signals. That's at least 4 times, recently, that Weiters has been crossed up.

[awbb]

Let's tack some on for the howitzers (I wish) coming out of the bullpen. They usually need it.

[bluestreak]

Wouldn't he get the RBI even with an error?

Turns out I was wrong.

"If a run is scored because of a fielder's error, on a wild pitch, a passed ball, a balk or on a steal of home base, the hitter concerned is not credited with a RBI. This may mean that a run is scored but no RBI credited."

I've watched a lot of baseball in my life and didn't know this. Thanks, Spidernat.

[NatsAllThe Way]

Bullpen for 4 innings should lose us this game easy.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Freeman aged out of little league recently

[nats2playoffs]

Turns out I was wrong.

"If a run is scored because of a fielder's error, on a wild pitch, a passed ball, a balk or on a steal of home base, the hitter concerned is not credited with a RBI. This may mean that a run is scored but no RBI credited."

I've watched a lot of baseball in my life and didn't know this. Thanks, Spidernat.

Always trust spidernat... on Rules questions...

[spidernat]

Turns out I was wrong.

"If a run is scored because of a fielder's error, on a wild pitch, a passed ball, a balk or on a steal of home base, the hitter concerned is not credited with a RBI. This may mean that a run is scored but no RBI credited."

I've watched a lot of baseball in my life and didn't know this. Thanks, Spidernat.

A player can actually be credited with an RBI on a play where said player reaches base on an error but the play today, had it been ruled an error, would not have fallen under that category.


And BTW, I didn't have a problem with the scoring. Goodwin got some home cooking to pad his stats and at the same time Markakis didn't get penalized for his effort.

[spidernat]

Always trust spidernat... on Rules questions...

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I found a spidey for president picture but it was too late to submit it to VaRK for the bet he lost to me last night.

[slhubic]

Rare good baserunning by a Nat. But I would not have expected less from Murphy. He's a real ball player.

I was quite impressed!  yeah, I obviously wondered if I got the count wrong as I was watching that, thinking there were two outs, and that, at least, we'd get one run from the play.  but yeah, that was just...great...seeing him just moving like that, and obviously just being a good ball player..

[nats2playoffs]

I found a spidey for president picture but it was too late to submit it to VaRK for the bet he lost to me last night.

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[imref]

I found a spidey for president picture but it was too late to submit it to VaRK for the bet he lost to me last night.

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that's about the only person I could think of who 'wouldn't' be an improvement over the current WH inhabitant.

[imref]

Bullpen for 4 innings should lose us this game easy.

gotta have gott!

[RiotAct]

Turns out I was wrong.

"If a run is scored because of a fielder's error, on a wild pitch, a passed ball, a balk or on a steal of home base, the hitter concerned is not credited with a RBI. This may mean that a run is scored but no RBI credited."

I've watched a lot of baseball in my life and didn't know this. Thanks, Spidernat.

Oh that's weird.  So you can have a "run batted in" if you get a base on balls, but not if you actually bat the ball to the outfield and reach on a error?

[NatsAllThe Way]

Mets are in refuse to lose mode.  Better win this one.

[NatsAllThe Way]

Turner for closer obviously.

[RobDibblesGhost]

Mets are in refuse to lose mode.  Better win this one.

We'll never catch them now.