Nationals vs Braves, Game 4

[spidernat]

how in the freak did they score that a hit?

[awbb]

. Only if they're playing St-Louis.

I hope I can steal a little summoning from you, Dave.

[trangert418]

how in the freak did they score that a hit?

The scorer did this "H" 

Looked pretty close to routine

[awbb]

how in the freak did they score that a hit?

Just to piss you off.

Increase Wilmer's trade value (please?).

[mitlen]

how in the freak did they score that a hit?

Homecookin'

[varoadking]

how in the freak did they score that a hit?

Yeah...that was E6 all the way...

[mitlen]

Yeah...that was E6 all the way...

SSgt   

[spidernat]

Homecookin'

awful meal

[imref]

if we could do this every game, we wouldn't need to worry about fixing the bullpen.

[spidernat]

pitcher got pegged with 3 ER's because of the official scorer.

[trangert418]

"don't mess around with Slim" does not apply today

[Elvir Ovcina]

if we could do this every game, we wouldn't need to worry about fixing the bullpen.

If we could play sub-.500 teams in the playoffs, we also wouldn't need to either.  Equally likely.

[awbb]

Joe Ross start. 10 runs. No doubt.

Does Rendon get something on that Murph double? Freeman looked like a 1st baseman on the replay.

[varoadking]

Murphy is the best signing Rizzo ever made...and it was an after thought..

[Slateman]

Joe Ross should start every game

[mitlen]

Murphy is the best signing Rizzo ever made...and it was an after thought..

Wasn't he like the third guy we went after that year?

[Slateman]

Murphy is the best signing Rizzo ever made...and it was an after thought..

It was the backup plan to the backup plan after they couldn't get Heyward

[trangert418]

Murphy is the best signing Rizzo ever made...and it was an after thought..

Thank you Brandon Phillips

[nats2playoffs]

Scoring Summary                               ATL   WSH
1st   All Star Ryan Zimmerman hit sacrifice fly to right, Brian Goodwin scored, Difo to third, Harper to second.   0   1
1st   Rendon doubled to center, Wilmer Difo and All Star Bryce Harper scored.   0   3
3rd   F. Freeman homered to center, Inciarte and Camargo scored.   3   3
4th   Heisey doubled to deep left center, Anthony Rendon scored, Wieters to third.   3   4
5th   Wieters singled to center, All Stars Ryan Zimmerman and Daniel Murphy scored, Rendon to second.   3   6
6th   Camargo homered to left.   4   6
6th   Markakis grounded into fielder's choice to first, F. Freeman scored, Kemp out at second.   5   6
7th   Matt Wieters hit sacrifice fly to left, Anthony Rendon scored.   5   7
8th   All Star Bryce Harper singled to right, Brian Goodwin scored, Wilmer Difo to second.   5   8
8th   All Star Daniel Murphy doubled to left, Wilmer Difo and All Star Bryce Harper scored.   5   10

      Atlanta Barves    5
Washington Nationals 10

[Elvir Ovcina]

It was the backup plan to the backup plan after they couldn't get Heyward

And Brandon Phillips.   

[imref]

Kolko noting that the Nats haven't recorded a save in more than 3 weeks, only 1 since June 7, and have won 14 games in that stretch.

[mitlen]

If we lose this, will it count as a blown save even though it's not a save opportunity at the beginning of the inning?

[trangert418]

Hopefully the pen doesn't create a save situation

[Elvir Ovcina]

If we lose this, will it count as a blown save even though it's not a save opportunity at the beginning of the inning?

Yes, because it would become a save opportunity somewhere in that mess.  Assumedly they won't let one pitcher mess it up, so someone will come into a save situation.

[trangert418]

If we lose this, will it count as a blown save even though it's not a save opportunity at the beginning of the inning?

It will if it's a save situation when a pitcher enters the game. It's not yet.