Nationals @ Dodgers, Game 3

[KV]

Ace Irvin

[GataNats]

Dumb to pull Jake

[Five Banners]

Gallo….

If only we could’ve seen this coming

[zimm_da_kid]

Only 70 something pitches.  Why pull?  At least leave him in for the 8th and 9th guys and pull at mookie or once you get to the lefties

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Luis Leather, Harvey Hold

[GataNats]

Louie saving us today

[imref]

Roberts should be fired if the Dodgers lose this series and get shut out today.

[IanRubbish]

I’ve been wrong before (Schwarber , Werth) but also right with Smith. Get Gallo the heck off of this team. Useless POS.

Mini Me already paid him, Rizzo's responsible for signing him, so he's not going anywhere.   Remember, internal politics take precedence over performance on South Capitol Street.

[aspenbubba]

Joey needs to be sent to Rochester. He needs to get right. Bring Yepez up

[aspenbubba]

Mini Me already paid him, Rizzo's responsible for signing him, so he's not going anywhere.   Remember, internal politics take precedence over performance on South Capitol Street.

They have to stop playing the contracts and play on performance

[GataNats]

Senzel giving us absolutely nothing

[imref]

did they say why Irvin came out? He was only at 73 pitches.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Winning road trip. Shutout!

[imref]

Bullpen is fixed

[GataNats]

Finny is ridiculously nasty now adding that slider

[IanRubbish]

did they say why Irvin came out? He was only at 73 pitches.

Probably Davey's quick hook, but getting that extra inning from the starter is always helpful.

Yay, 8-10, two games under.  Mini Me and Rizzo have me thinking like yet another low expectations DC fan.

[Elvir Ovcina]

how fast?

I get the joke here, but there's a real point in it: he was still pumping 95 and 96 consistently in the 6th.  That's a couple ticks higher than he has been in the past.

[imref]

Probably Davey's quick hook, but getting that extra inning from the starter is always helpful.

usually davey makes the opposite mistake, leaving starters in too long.

[Senatorswin]

did they say why Irvin came out? He was only at 73 pitches.

From the Post:

"But there was a clear argument against sending Irvin out for the seventh Wednesday: He struggled last season against left-handed batters. In the sixth, lefties Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman hit balls with exit velocities of 106.7 and 99.6 mph — for a single and a double play — before Smith struck out. Set to lead off the seventh for the Dodgers: Max Muncy, who feasts against righties."

[JCA-CrystalCity]

With the posted, we honor the memory of our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglophile style.

THE RACING PRECEDENTS - Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 8th win, each season:

2014 - 14th April (13th match of season)
2016 - 15th April (9th match)
2013 - 15th April (13th match)
2012 - 16th April (11th match)
2018 - 16th April (17th match)
2005 - 17th April (12th match)
2011 - 17th April (15th match)
2019 - 17th April (16th match)
2024 - 17th April (18th match)
2017 - 18th April (13th match)
2010 - 21st April (15th match)
2021 - 24th April (18th match)
2023 - 25th April (22nd match)
2008 - 25th April (24th match)
2007 - 27th April (23rd match)
2015 - 28th April (21st match)
2006 - 28th April (23rd match)
2022 - 1st May (24th match)
2009 - 5th May (25th match)
2020 - 16th August (19th match)

Wraps up a 5-4 west coast road trip. Kyle Finnegan leads MLB in saves with 7.

[English Natsie]

Dodgers clearly Knackered...